There are people into investing in this dumpster shithole? Seems mostly dead since Tesco moved out.

Several months ago an agent intro-ed an owner that had 3 units there including a corner unit, was willing to let go either of the 2 units, 1 of which had been empty since VP, agent said all I needed was a mortgage of RM270k (290k for the corner) and everything else owner would settle including the stamp duty and SPA.

Facilities seems rundown for a place that isn't that old.

Such duplex units only make sense in high end areas.

What's the allure of buying something like this these days?

I doubt anyone is buying this for own stay?

It had been that way since day 1.

Not just lower floor, even higher floors also can hear the thumping bass as many of those pubs placed their speakers outside their premise.

Used to have a massage there every week by this Thai woman, one of those kinds that after it is over your whole body would be hurting like crazy.

Neighbour was a PRC fuck-joint.

Oh yeah fights and accidents were a norm then, especially among those who double parked outside.

A few years back there was a major pileup, 7 cars in total were affected when an Audi Q7 sped and collided with a car reversing.

Well it is quite cheap to buy these days especially from a distressed seller.



Even during the days when Tesco was newly opened it never really took off very well. It lacked foot traffic and the layout kind of sucked. The problem was people always felt it was a drinking hole rather than a place to shop. eateries weren't all that fantastic either.

The main thing that killed this wasn't so much the tenants of the commercial units.

The problem came when with its initial success the rental rates of the area shot up to the point where you could get better bang for the buck elsewhere.

Also it was mostly drinking joints where people just gathered around and had fun, then when the rentals shot up a lot of other "stuff" came along as well, chief among which were money launderers, drugs and fuck-joints.

Actually there wasn't really anything wrong per say with the layout relying a lot on natural ventilation, it helps save on energy cost and remember it was also at a time when oil prices were creeping up and energy savings was all the buzz that time. Also as at that time the place was untried and untested the developer made a right choice, imagine if it was all enclosed and the JMB opts to not switch on air conditioners, imagine how bad it could be.

Either way developer made shit loads of money from this project as the land was dirt cheap.

Nope.

Used to be, a lot less these days other than at a few hot spots namely Sentosa and Dato Harun.

Kuchai itself got a few active gangs but they are mostly at all the nightspots rather than on the streets.

Its not the first time a JMB has banned those types of tenants.