- Tallest Building in Kota Damansara with unobstructed view
- Above a 3-storey mall – convenient (all under one roof)
- High accessibility (walking distance to Giant hypermarket, fast access to major highways like LDP, NKVE, Penchala Link, less than ten minutes’ drive to PJ’s Golden Triangle – One Utama, The Curve, IKEA, Damansara Perdana)
- Matured neighbourhood for both investment/owner occupation
- Nearby Amenities (golf courses, hypermarkets, shops, businesses, medical centres, colleges, schools, petrol stations)
- Future Dataran Sunway MRT station 750m away

any one know more about this?

Still available?

Yes, both small units and big units available

Small units selling more than RM800psf

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1NBxHdxzjM

this one right? looks exclusive..

i think its only 7th floor and now still under construction...
is it right opposite Giant?

Wow ... After such long time , they still have units left ? It looks like not selling well . I have Been to their encprp red carpet , nice design , nice atmosphere .i personally like the feel there . Sadly all the bars there no people , only one or 2 Kuching . some even closed down . Wonder why such a nice design but not " Wong " as compare to dataran sunway / Giza. Maybe encorp marketing team is not strong enough lol . Those who wana buy got to think carefully . hopefully when the mall open . it will brings some crowd in .

Btw What's is the smallest unit available now ? Any idea who are the big tenants for this encorp mall ?

personally, i think there will be many pubs and bistro coming up... KD will be a more happening place d...

now even giza there can say jam most of the time....

Been to the strand. I think population not enough in KD area. Unless sungai buloh people coming in.

Effing jam!!!!

Hahaha yea .. Jam jam jam . Any strand owner here ? Mind to share some thoughts why you pick this property ? Initially I plan to invest here but all smallest unit kena sapu left only those 700 sqft above . Which come to about 500k , kinda pricey . Also it's location to me somehow like stuck in nowhere . No fronting main road like nexis and TG . Another point is the developer . Malay developer hmmm ... Not so confidence on them .

I passing by the site daily.
I believe It is not selling well, mainly becauase:
1. It is right beside NKVE;
2. The big few storey tall GIANT big sign panel (a really big one) is few meter from the building. So you will be looking at the GIANT panel in front of your unit when you look out. Not very good view i guess.

850psft?? studio LH+Com low density, can invest??

wrong project lah. the one next to the GIANT is cascade

This post has been edited by corleone74: Nov 23 2014, 02:29 PM

Encorp shopping mall also half dead now, what say u?

New owner of Encorp, Felda may have plans to sell this mall

selling the mall might be the best way to cash out & wash hands before a retail oversupply in KD

For a mall, once it start on a wrong footing from the beginning, very hard to find buyer liao...even specialized mall operator also dare not take up the job

Encorp balance sheet has very high gearing...

I like that place. Walking distance from home. More grocery choices. Lepak at Starbuck, buy cheap stuff at Chai, spend my $5 at Daiso, etc.

true also.. they btr figure something out or they will continue to face losses.. but I like d overall design n interior of Strand Resi..not bad for the price but one cnt compare the price of TG n this la..both have their own pros n cons..

This post has been edited by Babizz: Nov 24 2014, 09:25 PM

Hald dead= almost die

600psft will u buy??

this mall sure dead , sunway and tropicana will build large beside and link to MRT station ..
but i like starbuck n tgv there , some more free parking

why dead? all big big franchiser going into the mall..
more and more cars each day...
i see it improvin

i also think that the strand mall will die...the crowds basically wont go there except for starbucks and tgv. Reason is because of its accessibility and it is blocked by the surrounding shoplots, bad feng sui from my point of view...

after cosan cafe open in cascade , i seldom go thier starbuck jor

cosan taste better ah?

cosan taste better and environment also very good .
main point - very nice sandwith + latte cost RM 16 if show watson card



This post has been edited by LTG: Nov 25 2014, 11:55 PM


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Dear sifu, is it can advise kan worth to buy ? Got bumi release unit and the studio unit price at 630k that Is still within my budget . I foresee some capital appreciation after the mrt completed and the SUNWAY shopping mall is up too...

~ if can sustain till MRT completed will be good bet

after discount how much? how many sqft?
600k can get tropicana gardens right?

This post has been edited by Babizz: Nov 26 2014, 01:46 AM

Vested interest in Cosan?

hmm, i look at the overall thingy, the strand residence is only got a tower and can access to the condo using NKVE avoiding Persiaran Surian, and is ready by next year. perhaps i need to compare lagi with gardens.

garden and sunway nexis wont be cheap than strand resident

sighhhhhhh

boss, why consider the strand residence?
objective?
is it because of the mall.
with their mall's present performance, i don't think this is your main driving force?

is it because of location?
if yes, do a comparison with these following nearby residences too:
1. cascades
2. palm spring
3. pelangi damansara
4. opal damansara
5. cita damansara
6. i-residence
7. casa tropicana
8. casa indah 1
9. casa indah 2
10. cova villa
11. cova suites
12. tropicana gardens
13. tropicana avenue
14. riana green
15. sunway sutera
16. others

yeah, i strongly doubt their anchor tenants can tahan in the long run with TG n Sunways mall coming up!

strand mall walk to MRT not near also ..around 700 m if no cover bridge..abit far lolz

ya true.. someone said the distance is not bad n one should enjoy the walk on the Cyperus thread.. anyone knows TG's sales?? the other thread so quiet!

Casa tropicana seems not bad. But recently when I pass by I saw many foreigners, darker skin (no discrimination).
From what I heard some particular country residents will affect the area property price also. Is that true?

Yup.. A lot of African stay in Casa Tropicana.. They just loitered around doing nothing and harrasing single females. they also flood the place like cova square n suites, Palm spring, pelangi damansara n flora Damansara..

hello , i staying in casa tropicana for 5 year , very very less african staying in casa tropicana because strong JMB commitee implement some ruling retrict owner rent thier unit to african. that is some african student like dinner in W cafe there but that is outside our condo and we proud with our security .


This post has been edited by LTG: Nov 26 2014, 07:22 PM

oh no wonder u post the pics from the cafe haha.. but the condo looks a bit messy with the mamak downstairs? and super high density but the view is fantastic la!!

Hehe i said it! provides u with much needed walking as exercise also
as momomimi pointed out also with the strand u have an alternate access avoiding persiaran surian (not yet changed to sultan name thank god)

personally, im considering a 3 bedder at strand or a 3 bedder at wangsa maju

Cool down

wawa, bad comparison
Strand wins hands down.. After u move to Wangsa Maju no friends there.. i personally find the areas of Gombak, Wangsa Maju, setapak to be crappy although Ampang/malawati is nice.. i wouldn't buy anything in Wangsa

U should buy Strand! 700m is still walking distance and as long as the mall doesn't close shop, then u are safe la..

Moreover, u can shop/dine at Tropicana Gardens n Sunway Nexis Mall even if the mall dies

How much is the 3 bedder at Strand?

ok, make my mind to proceed the strand, discussed with family and this projek got potential.

3 bedroom if not mistaken is around RM940k.

for investment smaller unit will better then big unit

cheap la.. just grab before murray balls buy
Encorp's design all quite nice one.. their interior using marble floors for the lobby n all.. facilities also look good

So i think 940k is worth it.. GO BUY faster!

My negative comments are based on the 1 bedroom unit.. layout not efficient.. 3 bedroom MUCH better

good deal

Which floor? I still think the studios for RM630k would be a better buy though. RM940k can buy landed already around that area.

yeah landed in KD quite cheap, but can't compare landed with condo la.. Some pipu looking for lifestyle, convenience, facilities and security that many landed props can't afford.

I think the studios at 700+sqft is too big. I'm not sure which floor but momomimi will know

tropicana boss, what u think of the strand mall other than the sucky access?

The mall has got 2 things right going for them TGV & Sam's Groceria. It also has CHI Fitness. With the VP of the serviced units soon, I'm thinking more retail outlets will open.

The interior of the mall also looks good, designed by Axis Identity. I wonder how the serviced residences look like though.

can see on their website.. generally, encorp's design n workmanship quite good one..

partly as strand is too close to cascades, have a 2 bedder there and might as well diversify a lil
wangsa maju is super close to kl! and with duke its a breeze to drive to pj/damansara
tho predominantly malay area, with all the recent higher end new launches the demographic is bound to shift a little

oh how much ur absolute price n sqft for ur 2 bedder in Strand? what project u looking at in Wangsa Maju?

2 bedder at cascades, since bought it 3 years ago confirm lot lot cheaper la haha

irama wangsa/seri riana/wangsa 9
look look only first..not sure if lepas budget

okok.. still not my cup of tea.. what about lumi tropicana?

The strand mall, bad layout, wrong location, the mall hides behind all the retails, could not see it from the front.

kota damansara landed double story 22x75 is very old lease hold ~ but still around 900k -1.2 m gated and guard with peaceful environment.
but need pump in alot extra fees like S &Ｐ　，　ｒｅｎｏｖａｔｉｏｎ　ｃｏｓｔ
own stay for family or capital gain is better than strand resident
but for rental..income strand resident may higher but big unit always hard to rent out.

Can see, from NKVE...haha

Change my mind to 3 bedroom, hope everything goes well lucky the unit I bought is a bumi release unit.

can share the saiz and price??

Unit size is 1129, final price is close to rm 940k.

wow, 832psft.....dman high

I survey around that area new property and this consider lower psf, also next year gonna complete, plan to move in once is ready

congra to u have a new prop....PJ-Damansara future price easily hit rm1500psft??

Kota Dsara could be hitting rm1300 next year because of new dev from Sunway, Tropicana ?? ;p

Tropicana Crperus hit 1267psft......dman geng...

now almost same lah......+-

Sunway's mall nearby confirmed; Competition to the mall here n added convenience to the residents

Sunway Galaxy Kota Damansara

Phase 2 - 2 towers of 15 corporate office tower, a 11-storey hotel sitting on a 4-level shopping mall

Source: Accetera from the Sunway Galaxy Thread

Congat!!!

Did u see any units available at 1800 sqft? Price??

just went to the sales office collect document, passby and snap the current progress...

around 1800sf all sold, left studio, and some 3 bedrooms unit.

Went to encorp strand residence sale office a few weeks ago, no units left except bumi units.

can check with them again, because got few units open for non-bumi

Look at the picture sure can deliver by June ??????

well, this was been informed by their SA, hopefully can be done by June lah, i wanted to move in asap

Went there last week.quiet, looks like a dead town ?

heard this mall only getting worse in term of footfall n average spend per visit.. all those who bought the apartment above may face living above a closed down mall by the time they VP.. Dnt think the mall can even last 3 yrs..

Ever since PKNS bought over Strand. It then became a highly failed mall. Not trying to be racist here but this mall is gonna end up like maju junction mall in KL.

any idea why this retail is failing so badly?

I have been there only once during the early days of opening - at that time there were a few restaurants but
guess many have closed down.. I mean the location is not too bad and the population should be enough to support this mall in KD..? or am I missing something here ..wrong concept? poor management? poor access or parking?

PKNS bought over. Turn it into a Maju Junction kinda mall. Not trying to be a racist here but if you get what I mean. even the supermarket is a halal supermarket. Peace out.

This post has been edited by mthc: May 10 2015, 10:54 AM

It was failing b4 n now fail even more.. I bliv it was acquired by feldA with the bad share performance.. after 1 yr, share hardly worth half the listing price..

location, frontage n access is VERY BAD.. Only area in KD doing well now n will do is the giza dataran sunway, tropicana gardens, sunway nexis area (still empty now waiting for MRT). Encor/casket area is far from the centre of gravity n a mall. Management is another factor here with louya consultant hired.. good luck to those who bot apartment above stran mall

YAYAYA!! FELDA sorry my bad!

Not being racist here but i heard from my retailer friends that Quikk mall in sultan ismail (which is dying at an even faster rate than encor) is facing the same problem n is further worse after EPFF bought it (retailer dnt trust in them)... I expect tht one to close down soon..

TG mall is smart, focus on grocer, cinema, amusement park n with jerde concept, i expect giza grocer to decline in biznes.. i stil think TGs mall will do OK at best as KDs spending power remains 'average' due to many LCost thr (albeit well planned).

The grocer in giza is village grocer. Owned by Ong Tai Kim grocer started from Setapak. They can't use the name Ong TAI kim in places like giza or bsc or the upcoming m-city ampang. Very old and solid supermarket player in malaysia ady.

Their business is going on an incline. They make most from bsc and giza. Very very solid.

I heard village groce in giza's prices are good n more reasonable compared to others.. Village is expanding to a big mall in Damansara soon..

This post has been edited by Babizz: May 10 2015, 11:48 AM

ai.. this mall , when openning is stunnng with thier toilet very very beatiful , now bad management , toilet no maintaince well too wasted..

too many malls lioa...

never been to tis one...and doubt will ever visit.

Quill Mall not doing well? this mall is really sui.....took them so loooooong to get it up.....but cant erect for long....

Vg giza slowing down since mid last yr. Vg bsc still growing.

if i wanna think negative, seems like easy cashout for Encorp to make money using FELDA
to think positively, FELDA benefits from encorps (relative) experience as developer, while Encorp gains more landbank from FELDA

this side lags behind giza side, but overall past 2 years this side is picking up nicely to me
to console strand buyers, dont worry la u still got a good deal if u bought it at 700-800 psf
and i wouldnt harshly criticize Strand management, at least until i see how welll Atria and Uptown mall does

Even Giza mall is slowing down with many vacant lots for rent. IMO greedy management demanding overly high rentals are causing business owners to close down. Business seems slow as there are just too many malls like this all around town and people are not flocking to only 1 mall but have many choices around.

This post has been edited by TOMEI-R: May 10 2015, 01:24 PM

shows gross inexperience and foresight ..business acumen seriously lacking...

ya I think I heard giza is struggling..
location is very bad?? Its behind dataran sunway?
not that bad ma..

wah once the rest of the malls like nexis, and TG opens, this one kantoi forever .

Doing very badly until maybe mus close down.. its that bad n location is sibeh bad at chowkit.. I forsee putra mall will do OK only n sunwai n tenant will be shocked cos sunwai mall usually do well..

Yes very good cashout jus like Tropicana mall as the risk of weak small/mid sized malls failing is passed on..

Tomei, my friends shop thr nvr even tok about rent but mention the biznes is jus NOT good thr compare to other malls.. Sunwai like to up the rent n i see retail shop losing money n only mall owner making money.

Encor mall at the end of KD 'city' area beside NKVE but access is from giza n KD (none from NKVE). nexis opened n empty..

Its called the chain effect. High rent drives operating costs up. High operating costs drives up prices of items and products sold by the traders which in turn drives away customers. Simple!

Today gt article in the papers tht since the GST got 1 watch shop owner first time in life nvr sell any watches tht day Retail (non FnB) memang koyak in q2 2015.. hope ppl spend in q3 n 4 or expect many new malls to be empty..