I stayed in Damai since 2008. I think it's the best neighborhood around. It is individual title and not strata tiles as you mentioned. SP Setia actually illegally sold it as though it is a gated and guarded to the equivalent of Eco Park back then due to the loose law in grey areas. However, due to a very good percentage of paying residents (probably the highest in KV) on maintenance fees (only less than 5 fingers out of 800 houses has outstanding), the taman is properly maintained as gated and guarded given rights to do so by MBSA. There a lot of professional and business owner staying inside and also retired old folks. So, the environment is much better with very little units rented out. I worked from home so I can't comment much on the traffic but I do noticed since the opening of DASH highway, the NKVE is usable again. Damai and Setia Utama 2 are on higher ground and not affected by flood directly but there are parts of Setia Alam that is affected. However, with the recent steps on re-digging all the water retention ponds and redoing the road side water outlet, I do think it will be less severe if the big flood happens again. Bukit Raja too is constructing a new water retention pond, so we can hope for better. All 3 Damai (14,15 and 16) has a very good track record on security. The few breaches over the span of 15 years are mostly internal (maid in cahoot with outsider, renovation workers) and nothing major. Damai 15 and 16 has the best bang for bucks maintenance and security fee at RM143 and Damai 14 at RM200 (last I heard). From these fees, you get proper company running the show and doing landscaping. So it's not just security. We like it here so much to the point of getting ourself a 2nd unit few months ago.

The law now stated that it has to be strata title for it to be gated and guarded. I'm not sure how Eco Park goes around this. As it stands, majority of Eco Park is individual title but the newer (Arundina section) is strata title. This is one of the reason why Eco Ardence is strata title units.

It is generally like that in Malaysia. Setia Damai is the one of the few and rare exception due to very high paying ratio of owners.

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You are right. It works perfectly especially in project like Eco Park as they are all like minded people that wanted the best for the place. In Damai, there's currently 1 court case where the owner doesn't want to pay the maintenance fees and the court case is still pending. This owner is trying to take advantage of the grey area of these non-strata title ownership. But despite this, MBSA has been granting the stay of the G&G status until today due to the fact close to 100% of owner is paying. I think Eco Ardence is afraid such cases could arise, hence they went with the strata approach.

How much is your budget? 😁

But with the on-going process of deepening all the water retention ponds in Setia Alam and fixing the road water outlet into the water retention pond, I think the next flood won't be that bad anymore. I'm really glad the effort is quite massive and has been going since late 2022. During the most recent rainy season, water on the roads can been seen subsiding into the pond much faster now and by early noon no water is seen on the road if it rain the entire night before.

I think the Permai(s) & Setia Indah fits both price and flood free. The rest are well above the 800K including the newer Bywaters.

Water on the road yes but didn't until enter car porch which I think also due to that unusual amount of water during that flood. My SIL stays in Indah 12. But towards the side of retention big pond next to current Musika site, that portion of Indah probably is affected. But that retention pond recently being digged deeper while they were doing the foundation for Musika.

Saw an older Toyota Vios totalled at the traffic light in front of Shell Setia Indah. Kena banged from behind by a sand carrying lorry. Does look like the lorry going downhill either didn't stop on red light or the car coming from the Shell section went out when it's not green light. Looks the former is more likely. Just be careful at this part as it's a downhill and most people drove down fast without caring about the traffic light. Driver is a kwailo.

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Used to have a unit in Impian 2. Bought for RM205K in 2005, end lot unit. Sold back to developer for RM235K in 2007. That area all got sinking issue. Many sold back to developer.

Impian area should have. Indah in the range of 650-850K. The newer ones on the other side are mostly more than Indah unless the Permai area.

This post has been edited by contagiouseddie: Mar 12 2023, 07:24 PM

Did a quick browse on iProperty, I do noticed a bulk of auction units are on the lower spectrum of the pricing range like 400-600K in Setia Alam area. I guess these of the owners mostly affected by the bad economy.

It will better once the loop detectors are turn on as for now it is pretty much fixed timetable implementation. Not optimized yet. The junction at the Health Institute will also have the same implementation. This will ease the traffic definitely. The Eco Ardence over head bridge has been opened already, that diverts a bulk of the traffic away from the traffic lights.

Where is this Thong Kee exactly located? Not yet listed on their website. It looks like a trend now to open this style of coffee shop.

Thong Kee and Mama Kopitiam was full house just now and line until outside. Gave up and ended in McDonald's.

Saw few units previously like half a year ago for sale but now mostly doing renovation now, I guess sold already.
There's still a corner unit facing north for sale I saw the past 1 month. Owner moved out already but a very huge and heavuly renovated.

Have any photo from the roof top?

My regular Indonesian renovation guy said need to open up and see. He stays in Indah 10 and can check if you want to. But most these gutter are custom made using metal sheet in order to fit that tiny area and it is prone to rust over time. Best is to replace the gutter and water proof the gutter itself. Here in Damai 15, there are similar design but the gutter is at the edge. We did waterproofing on the gutter and that seems to hold up longer. The screws on the roof is also another source of water leak. Usually they would put bitumen and paint a layer of water proofing before 1-2 of layer of paint prolong the life span.

If you were to do a jog around the central park and walk around the Musika construction site, you will notice that area is really low. Do that after a rainy day, you'll think twice.

And no, newer launches has been shrinking in built-up size not increasing.

If you go to any private hospital nowadays, it is crowded like.pasar malam. Build a few more also it will be flooded with people. The Columbia Asia is also full everyday. Soon they will extend another wing, surely.

And very flat, no gradient. Water has no where to go.