I downgrade my tropicana ranking la.. didnt know they so bad..

Actually MRT2 gt few projects which are relatively cheaper. This ones pricing might nt be tht attractive anymore given the weak markets.

If they made it 700sqft with 2 bedroom or 1+1, then will be more attractive la. This is still a luxurious project i mus say

i heard some buyers here willing to settle for 3.5k rental for 1.1mil condo (2 bedroom). Shld be doable given the surrounding prices are quite high as well right?

Yeah fully furnished. Even 3.5k on a 1.1mil unit is below 4%

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This post has been edited by Babizz: Mar 4 2015, 08:58 AM

btw, how are buyers facing the MRT tracks gona take the sound? it looks a bit too close to me..

Gd to know noise barrier is installed..

to felix kor, yes will be like alarm clock frm 6 am to 12 am.. even units facing golf course might be able to hear

i think the station looks like its right infront of bayberry from wikimapia.. havent been to the site in a few months.

btw, anyone knows hows the mall gona operate if they are only building portions of d mall as they build the resi/office block.. for eg, the mall portion below arnica n bayberry will be completing way before the portion below cyperus, apartment D n the office tower in d middle..

This post has been edited by Babizz: Mar 28 2015, 09:04 AM

patchay kor, share the Jerde news for tropicana gardens mall here la..

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SPONSORED NEWS ::: Los Angeles-headquartered, international shopping mall designer The Jerde Partnership has been appointed to design an upcoming world-class 1.1 million sq ft shopping centre at Tropicana Gardens in Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya. The Jerde Partnership will be introducing the firm's iconic "placemaking" design aimed at creating memorable places where people can gather and experience a sense of community. Every level of the mall will be memorable, robust and thematic. A dynamic-styled urban terrace gardens will highlight its curvilinear facade design amidst a tropical life. The shopping centre aims to be a premier neighbourhood mall given its advantage of being integrated with the Surian MRT Station.

Here's the brighter side of life, where a new MRT Station is at your doorstep. [www.tropicanagardens.com.my]



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Tropicana Gardens Cyperus Update:

All 2 bedroom units fully sold.. only studio n 3 bedroom left. MRT is closest to Bayberry as picture above n SA mention..
Mall will only operate when cyperus n office tower (tropicana HQ) completes which will be late 2018.. Final tower will be service apartment also which is D something.. Tenants so far remain GSC n the usual FnB players..

Yes, when u look thru the rebate package n factor in the fully furnished, this is indeed a good buy fr ownstay.. the 2rooms esp although i might replace the chair in the second room with a bed.. Fr investment mus be willing to settle for less la.. If only their 2 bedroom was 850sqft n studio 550sqft then will be super BBB scene

CD kor, This is what Jerde does n their projects include Namba Parks, Zlote Tarasy & our upcoming KL Eco City. http://www.jerde.com/featured.html

Jerde Placemaking is focused on making places where people love to go. Our Places attract millions of people every day and make them want to come back.

Jerde Places attract so many people because they are designed as experiential environments. It is the experience, the memories people have for a particular place, that attracts more people and more success.

Jerde Placemaking reinvents the authentic urban experience that has often been lost by modern planning. The world's great cities evolved naturally over centuries, their town squares, streets and public marketplaces serving as commercial and social centers. The organizations and forms of early cities organically grew out of the natural pedestrian paths people used to move into, about and through them, and these patterns informed the cities' distinct characters, particular forms and mix of uses.

Rapid modernization, especially the automobile, placed demands that traditional pedestrian patterns could not accommodate. In existing urban cores, new urban planning principles overlaid organized grids onto the organic urban fabrics and segregated formerly integrated uses. In undeveloped areas, these new principles resulted in the creation of "instant" car-culture towns that had not grown out of pedestrian experience. The result has often been the creation of intellectually appropriate, yet generic, spaces that are ultimately devoid of the life, vitality and community that embody the true essence of cities.

Jerde Placemaking recreates the communal pedestrian experiences upon which great cities were built, while meeting the evolving demands of rapid modernization. We see each site as a potential economic and social engine that can recreate the urban experience and transform its environment.

So i think there are 32-34 levels of apartments frm level 7 to level 42 (minus M&E rooms). each floor has 8 studios (high supply n competition post VP), 2 2bed n 2 3bedders..

Sales by now should be circa 40-45% given low sales of the studios n high sales of the 2bedroom (not sure of 3 also). If thrs anything i wana find out about cyperus, its about how many million they have spent on advertising.. advertisements everywhere from highways to newspapers.. good marketing for the future mall..a lot of ppl on the street knows Tropicana Gardens

To all those genuine buyers who missed the 2bedroom boat, this is truly a good deal with DIBS.. But the mall may only be completed when cyperus is ready which doesnt favor early buyers..

Funny how tropicana website/advertisement nvr reli promote on Jerde designed mall.. The mall so beautiful leh.. sure can get shoppers...

If u are looking at rental might have to accept lower yields due to STIFF competition with units among Tropicana gardens also.. for ownstay, great product if u dnt like to drive

Boss,

Here no flip game.. might lose money when count interest & holding period.. Btw, many arnica & bayberry buyers nvr anticipate the loss of rental due to the mall only being ready end 2018 when cyperus is complete.. I hope they dnt delay again.. they shld start to build the opis n hotel tower in the middle or the mall might be open even later.. maybe phase 4 D apartment's mall can be extended later on..Just 2 levels there will be good..

Arnica definitely above 1kpsf when VP.. take cascades price+add 25-30% for direct MRT n mall below.. Premium to nexis maybe 15% for true blood service apartments+better concept (luxury)..

My point about the mall is that those arnica n bayberry buyer might have to suffer no tenant until mall ready (due to construction noise/no mall) which will be together with cyperus n then SURPRISE 1.3k units fighting for tenants n if all the same price CYPERUS would win as the concept is the best so far..

Mayb Arnica 90% for investment, Bayberry 70%, Cyperus 40-50% for investment.... I expect some units to be weekend homes la... Arnica VP end of next yr? Same with completion of the 1st phase of MRT until Damansara Heights (major opis place).

Phase 3 minimum 1200 before rebate but fully furnish vs DIBS for phase 2.. phase 4 better have more of those mid sized units...

Bayberry now close to 40 floors d..fast fast tropicana

This post has been edited by Babizz: May 3 2015, 11:27 PM