Agreed n that's why I invested toooo

How about you? Vested in EKC too?

no la.. i target to buy more from next year onwards ni..

Mind to share your reason to buy more next year onwards?
Better price? More choice?

yup, mind to share why u think next year is better year....?

I think should be ok, it is not a tall slope anyway. The houses on top of the slope is scarier.

Again, no one property (super hard to find one ) is 100% positive without any problem. As long as the pros (selling points) out do the cons.

Understand no property is 100% positive
It would be safer if developer will perform some cement work to the slope close to BlkE...
This will address the only con item from the list.

Side track a bit, for your reading pleasure...
Article in Chinese on various property types of KV for comparison (Retails, Office, Hotel etc)
http://property.sinchew.com.my/node/2600

The above article quoted some examples from the following WTW article (English).
http://www.wtw.com.my/Portals/0/WTW/PMR/WTWPMR2014.pdf
(WTW article is much comprehensive)

Pretty sure developer will do piling plus retaining wall at the slope n it's is only a small slope

Design of Cheras Sentral becoz of refurbishment from the old Phoenix is not so efficient as there are many dead corners n one of the wing is quite secluded. Currently probably 50% with operators. Out of the few newly opened malls I visited, Main Place is the best, followed by NU Sentral n Cheras Sentral, both with potential but will need some time. One City is so so n Encorp Mall n Jaya Shopping Centre are a bit worrying...

Wonder how is the Silka hotel doing?

Compared to Leisure Mall, Cheras Sentral is probably less than 50% comparatively. Looks like it is not easy for a new Cheras mall to take over the matured Leisure Mall. Maybe Ekomall should see how it can complement Leisure Mall with a new concept

Between Ecomall n You City Mall, believed that whichever able to recruit good brands early n open for business early will have competitive advantage. You City is nearing its final phases n the the mall should be the last to be built. But this also means that they have very strong cash flow from earlier phases to fund the mall. But judging from PJD previous record in managing Endah Parade, reservation is natural

In EKC case, will they operate the mall first? Becoz it is not highrise, the mall can be completed earlier. Paradigm mall has opened for some time n the office n residence tower are still under construction now. Tropicana City Mall opened for a year before Tropics serviced apartment was vp.

I don't like the parking design in cheras Sentral.
And ekocheras mall also need to be extra careful when designing the entrance n exit of car park. Failure may lead heavy traffic jam in the Jalan cheras..

This post has been edited by soon9913: Jul 21 2014, 09:32 PM

Per a phone conversation with Joe Wong last year, he indicated Ekomall will be in operation while the highrise still under construction. But he did not reveal which blk (s) in construction.
My guess to this strategic move is
1) to generate some profit from Ekomall
2) to compete with nearby malls so that it does not loose the first sip of the soup from MRT connectivity system.

Agree, entrance n exit is important. Imagine if mid Valley has good entrance n exit this place would have been perfect!

As for endah parade, the problem is the retail units are all for sale, that way they lost control of the tenants. All malls should learn from their experience.

This post has been edited by neonikson1: Jul 21 2014, 10:12 PM

Yes, it makes sense to operate the mall first. So that once residence moved in there are already businesses ready to provide service.

some people see it the other way round.. make the resi first then create extra demand for the mall

BTW, are the soho towers 60 storeys high?

This post has been edited by Babizz: Jul 22 2014, 09:23 AM

It would be more appealing for home buyer if the mall is already in operation during VP.