Referring to my eaelier post:
"As for landscapping, I have e-mailed to KLK with suggestions to plant palm trees all along the entry and exit roads behind the row of Banyan semi-ds that have the road higher at the back of these homes! This acts as a barrier against petrol fumes and to some extent provides some safety as the road side rail guard is rather low. Palms can greatly provide a luxury ambience to any housing estates."
I have sent an email dated 7th. March to KLK explained the above. 3 weeks have passed and I am still waiting for their reply.

To all house buyers:
If you have any valid complaints on any property developer, you can email to:


Kementerian Perumahan Malaysia (Ministry of Housing)
U.p.Y. Bhg. Ketua Setiausaha. ( pl. check their website for full address)

If there is sufficient evidence of wrong doing, they can be blacklisted and their licence revoked.

This post has been edited by Supreme1394: Apr 1 2013, 06:00 PM

I am up for a meeting if there is one pls inform me.
Duranta

For the low road rail guard on the raised road well above the row of Banyan semi-d homes where my unit is situated, I am just waiting to see what kind of fencing is put there. If it is low and weak, it will not have strength to block any vehicle from plunching down the slope to even sprint and plough into the back portion of some homes as the distance of the road is extremely near the back wall of homes.

I will observe and if necessary, forward a complaint to JKR top management. And the technician who has granted approval in the Technical Committee for the building plan specs approval for such will be in trouble! As for the developer, they will be asked to redo the fencing and that will incur costs! Then their reputation as an honest developer will go.

This is a matter of basic security that the authorities will not allow to overlook, and I don't see any need to forward any enquiry to KL-K on this.

This post has been edited by Supreme1394: Apr 4 2013, 11:47 AM

Right on BSCalex. Every homeowners please feel free to make suggestions even if the VP is still a long way to go (Areca)
For the info of those affected, Duranta & Oleander are within the same perimeter fencing with the only entry/exit at the point where Jalan BSC 1A/1 & BSC 1A/2 meets. Since Oleander's VP is at a later date, a temporary fence will probably be erected along Jalan BSC 1A/5.

Just received info from public bank - Oleander intermediate unit valued at RM 560k

Hi,
I'm one of the Areca owner and bought for own stay . I support the idea of R.A Committee .

Apparently all the roads are done already for Banyan. Handover should be soon!!

I wonder how much a standard unit of Banyan semi-d would be worth now? If not mistaken, the standard unit was going for 638k, right? Should be at least 850k now?

Is the main entry from Jln Kuala Selangor/Meru Tambahan allow us to drive in? Or KLK still blocking it..
Actually what is the bank progress stage for Banyan owner if the road is ready and bank have release the 2(h) this mean we can drive in phase 1

my monthly payment is still the same so maybe KLK haven't updated the Bank. I think they're doing the finishing touches now and perhaps handover will happen by June. in S&P they suppose to deliver vacant possession within 24 months, so since i bought in June 2011, it should be by June 2013. Gosh, time flies so fast!

wow....just around da corner only june

Similar semi-d at Rawang M-Residence semi-d advertised by developer a few days ago are already selling for min. around RM1.2 million. Rawang is further away from PJ than BSC. Facility wise, BSC is not losing out to M- Residence as we have a wet market, kindergarten, shops and petrol station in the bandar itself, and banks and Tesco a few km away.

This post has been edited by Supreme1394: Apr 8 2013, 09:15 PM

That's true. However the plus points for them is the designs are nicer, and is it gated?

Below is a comparison btw. M residence(MR) Corus68 phase 4 semi-d and BSC phase 1 Banyan semi-d(Banyan1):

Total land area: MR is 5ft longer 40'x85', but actual size of home for MR is smaller 28.6x47.6=1,361.36sq.ft; Banyan1 has 30x47=1,410 sq. ft. MR has a smaller hall because the staircase is right in the hall itself. There is no powder room.

For a smaller home, MR has a slightly broader land strip of 11.4' compared to Banyan's 10'. Question: which is more important?

The 2 rooms downstairs have no attached bathroom. Guests and maid have to walk out of their room to take bath.

The kitchen of MR is exposed via open concept. Cooking smell can enter the hall. The open kitchen is very unsuitable for Asian style frying, as it originated from the west. The only one to benefit is the developer by saving the cost of building a kitchen wall.

However, the external design of the MR has advantage over Banyan1 due to the absence of vertical columns. This allows easier parking. There is also a small balcany upstairs for the master room.

MR offers gated like Banyan plus clubhouse facilities. But there is a need to pay the monthly fees!
My view: I would opt for a more affluent living style offerred by Banyan1 as all rooms have own bathroom, the bigger hall and a concealed kitchen. The only matter that bothers me is the smaller parking space confined by the verticle columns in Banyan1. It is cramp for our class D and C cars! May need to extent the RC Roof porch all the way.

This post has been edited by Supreme1394: Apr 9 2013, 02:27 AM

Is Banyan gated? My understanding is it's only guarded

Yes, both Mresidence and Banyan are ONLY guarded. Mistyped earlier. For the benefit of others, the authorities only approve gated and guarded for layout where there is only one point for both entry/exit such as condos and some landed residence with all surrounded fencing.

any improvement from klk?

Only housing developments with strata titles are allowed to have a gated & guarded concept and not because there
is only one entry/exit point.

Technically yes but practically , there are many ways to do so (to set up G&G with individual title house), i am referring to new development. However, there are pros and cons:

1. All buyers are not committed to pay as when they purchased the house, they didnt expect this
2. Not easy to function well and can only have certain aspect of a full G&G that include the landscape, the more proper fencing, optional CCTV, etc.
3. ease of implementing certain policy and enforcement .

On the subject of 'commitment', some people object stroungly to any guarded effort due to the inconvenience caused to accessibility and why not leave it all to the Police? But once they suffer a robbery, they will naturally come to understand the need for such. For the time being, we are still lacking in Police personnel. So the need to fix the problem. It does deter crimes to a large extent if the guards are good and do their checking. If people accept that the objective is to REDUCE crimes as something rather than nothing, then the inconvenience and dollars paid is nothing compared to the pain and suffering and cost of treatment, not to mention the psychological trauma it can cause. Victims don't feel safe anywhere they are after the robbery. A lady quit her house after a robbery and she won't return to even be at the front gate of that house after that. She cannot forget the sound of her own uncontrollable scream and what they did and the humiliation she was made to feel! It is not what is robbed but the violent pushing, dragging and weapon drawn so close up that triggers the victim's panic flight reaction, and the resulting yell or body's involuntary movement is often what pushes the robbers to stab the victim! And lots of them will first chopped without any warning to floor the victim!

We should all reflect on the experience of victims and lend our support to such schemes. This is far wiser than paying for monthly club facilities. Of what use is there, being at the pool side party if you sustain body injury?

All such schemes require certain percentage participation for approval. Commitment is a vital issue here. Be big hearted to join and pay your share. The message: even if you feel safe ( some rely on spiritual protection), help your neighbors who feel threatened.

This post has been edited by Supreme1394: Apr 10 2013, 07:29 PM