D5 (10) 936 687 vs B3 (9) 1087 779
first and foremost, between D5(10) vs D5(3A), the later seems to be the better unit.
why? less intrusion from prying neighbours, better privacy, guaranteed views (recreational deck).
but anyway, i am gonna comment strictly on D5 (10) vs B3 (9) now.
Car park - needless to say, B3 wins with the side by side feature.
cars are private and personalised. tandem just doesn't work at all. even if you say you are gonna drive your partner's vehicle for work, there are bound to be items which you would need from your car such as office access card, your favourtie mp3, cd or usb, and all other stuff.
you guys already know how i adore B3 layout, so i am gonna concentrate on D5 now.
D5 is actually a pretty neat design as well. it doesn't waste unnecessary space.
room size are decent without wastage although the master could use a bit more luxury to it.
if you compared closely between the two, the living and dining is more or less the same. in fact, D5 living is longer than B3 due to balcony effect. the difference lies in the kitchen, balcony and master bedroom for the differences.
but D5's 2nd bedroom is the biggest problem. it is a tad near to B3. judging from the brochure, it could be just a mere 2m apart. the views are also questionable. they better make all the windows to swing left. else you could be looking right at B3's yard.
the D5 with it's ratio of 2 bedroom 2 bath is ideal living condition for its inhabitants.
size is decent and it should be quite comfortable.
so boils down to pricing and investment point of view (POV).
let's assume the following.
let's assume difference of 90k apart for discussion's sake.
i am gonna discount 15k for the car park comparison. we take it that is the price to compensate the usability of tandem against side by side.
so the difference now is 75k.
and assuming the difference between 2 bedders and 3 bedders is gonna net you an additional RM500 bucks in rental or appreciation in future between these two options.
so the return for this extra bedroom is RM500x12months/RM75k= 8%.
so in terms of layouts and also investment POV, imho i think B3 still whips D5's ass slightly.
it is a very close fight.
bravo!
Thank you kochin. Tho I agree B3 is the bestest of all, I still go for D5. I dont mind buying on the lowest floor, clarita's rooftop garden is for residence with unobstructed KL skyline view.