QUOTE(willyboy88 @ Mar 4 2016, 12:19 PM)
Mont Kiara is Mont Kiara.
Mont Jalil is Mont Jalil.
They are different areas in KL.
I also dont know what's so nice about Mont Kiara with its super dense high rises cramp into such a small areas hahaha. It's hard to compare the two areas. For me, based on my own circumstances.. BJ is a better location compared to MK.
I currently live around Bandar Utama/Tropicana area and is willing to move to BJ in the future just because of its location. In my opinion, BJ will morph into the hub for KL south in the future.
BJ is not 100% low end dev. It has a good varieties of development from low end, mid end and high end for everyone to choose from. Pavillion BJ, Paradigm Garden city, MRCB Garden city....if you look at their launching price psf..Those are not low end price no matter how you look at it.
Dont forget BJ has so much empty land in TPM to support its future price appreciation with new launches of high tech offices or future campuses. That will create demand for housing in BJ. There is a reason in places like Silicon Valley in US ..why home prices there are so expensive at places surrounding Silicon Valley areas. Tech workers generally want to stay close to where they work.
Wah you live near bandar utama and thinking to come to BJ. Makes me wonder why? I have once thought of moving to BU from BJ. Now looking at the BJ development, i might think twice before moving out of BJ. Maybe you can share what you dislike about BU.
Personally, BJ is a fantastic place to stay. Many pointed out the beauty of this location with ample of amenities. The living cost here comparatively cheap, it was then but now it has gone up so much due to development and more affluent crowds shifting here. There are couple of Chinese schools around, and these are reputable schools which has been named above. For evening exercise, taman bukit jalil is a large and friendly compound with paved roads which can accommodate large neighborhood dwellers, unfortunately, Pavillion construction adjacent to the park is in progress, another condo development just at the park entrance. I am not sure how it is going to look like in future but definitely the park would not be greener or air would not be fresher than before.
Depending which condo you are living in BJ, there are pockets of traffic jams during peak hours. True. But there are also many slip roads around it. Therefore, if thinking to invest over here, best to drive up here during peak hours and see yourself. Frankly, I have no problem getting out of BJ during peak hours for me to either get on to MEX, KESAS or seremban highway. Advise is that the bukit jalil highway is jam gila during peak hours, it is just a double lane road. However, alternatively you can take Kesas to your destination. (depends where you live).
Talking about food, chinese food in particularly. You can find some in BJ, many in Sri petaling or OUG or Old klang road. Wet market in OUG and Sri petaling. Party and clubbing - surely not in BJ.
I am not a frequent kaki in Mont Kiara, if base on faint impression, the condo in MK is packed to the brim and the roads are narrower and less exit compare to BJ. Is just my opinion, i might be wrong. So if you can live with MK traffic per se, BJ shouldnt be a big issue.
Btw, not many mention about International Medical University there. Is also full of students renting condos around there. The older condos occupancy rate is very high, only the newer ones are low occupancy rate. KM1, Covillea, Kiara 2, the leaf occupancy are rather low. This place is not an expat place as of now. Hence the rental rate is rather weak. Those with high rental is tenanted by students, it is far from the MK rental rate though. I am not sure how the two new malls going to change BJ landscape, but one thing sure is that if you are in for investment, you need holding power and a long one. Just my 2 cents.