Hamstead Review
In all fairness, let me tell you guys something about this development (especially potential condo buyers). I had been living in PPR Desa Tun Razak for more than 10 years before shifting to other place. Some of my family members still stay there. The sewage treatment pond was filled up years ago since IWK has adopted new technology. Forget about those "durian" smell nonsense because the pond now has become a huge green field. Alas, the sight is not as pleasing as a golf course. And yes, the proposed condo and rumahwip are going to be built just next to a light industrial area. Access is going to be challenging since the main access road (Jalan 9/118B) is quite narrow (access from MRR2). In addition, some tenants from PPR always like to park their cars beside this road. Hopefully this situation will improve once the multi-storey car park in the PPR completed (it's a 7-storey car park that has just began construction earlier this year - 2017). Looking at the land area, having condo and rumahwip hundreds of units together is quite compact. Buyer must accept that roads, trees, lights and everything will be squeezed all together into this small area. Not to mention that the entry road will also be shared with trucks and lorries from the industrial area. If you know PPR well, this is the place that some society scums hang around often. Me and my brother's cars were stolen before (we parked near PPR vicinity) and as ridiculous as it sounds, even motorcyclists have their petrol stolen too. Buyer need to be prepared to deal with this type of madness outside of their comfy condo. By the time you think it is safe to be out of your unit, just bear in mind that you will be facing the second madness of the toughest traffic jam along MRR2. This second madness is becoming worst on top of the daily rush hour. Wherever direction you are heading (to Bdr Tun Razak, Tesco Extra Cheras, Connaught, Bkt Jalil etc.), there will be cars fighting their ways into yours. So simply put, condo buyers sandwiched between PPR and rumahwip (escape only via traffic jam). Take this!
Now the question is what is good about this place then? If you look at the proposed area, it is near Tasik Selatan LRT station and TBS. The selling point is not "near". It is you can actually walk to take trains/ buses to any where you want (walking distance is considered ok for a normal healthy person). How often have you come across with developers boasting about their development near "here and there" but taking a closer look, it is neither here nor there? If you have doubts, drop by to PPR and try walk to these stations. If you can dream it, you can do it. These prime stations of LRT/ TBS take you virtually any where in Malaysia and even oversea (i.e. take transit to KLIA/ KLIA2). If you are not keen of taking public transport, you can always face the traffic jam at MRR2. Or you can try your luck at another exit from the industrial area straight to Bdr Tun Razak (not many people know about this road as it is usually used for goods transportation). If you have actually dropped by this proposed area physically, you will notice that the wind is good and the view is clear facing north. It might not matter much but if you have stayed at landed house before, you are likely to feel stuffed if the fengshui is not good. If you managed to read on until now, it is pretty clear that due to the centrality of this area, you should have no problem setting your appointment any where in Klang Valley using the same travelling duration. This place is NOT perfect. It has its pros and cons whether you like it or not. Issues about developer absconding or fail to complete the project is something that we cannot control. Nobody plan to buy a house that cannot be completed. You can do tons of researches, look into financial status of this developer and so forth but there is just no way to tell if it will become another Talam. What matter is by due diligence, based on what you can afford, your future lifestyle and that of your family, you can make a decision to purchase. It is a very important decision and certainly a "yes" or "no" cannot be determined by a durian smell or two.