I respectfully disagree with you on TA Dalia vs TA Cheria Type B.
Let’s not hijack the Eco Sanctuary forum. We can discuss about the disagreement in the TA forum.

For me, this is a very good deal at $880k.
I want to bid for this but too bad my other half/my wife just want a semi-D or bungalow.
She likes to have some side windows for natural sunlight into the house and some side land to do simple/minor DIY gardening.
Let me know if you see any ES Monterey or ES Grandezza available for auction in the future.

One of my Hong Kong buddy has a change of plan due to the unexpected COVID 19 pandemic.
Instead of buying a luxury high rise condo downtown KLCC, he now wants to buy a low density landed bungalow at ES instead.
Grandezza bungalow looks good to him.

https://youtu.be/MpiirgbHm8U

Yes. Practicing social distancing in real estate investing indeed.

The rental tenancy agreement has not expired.
We are still looking around.
Wife still prefers TA Cheria Type B or TA Dalia.

Not really looking into an external renovation or external personalization.
If we were to go with Cheria Type B, we have no plan to change the external look and feel nor extend out. since 3200sqft for a family of 4 is more than sufficient for our needs. Likewise for Dalia.
My wife thinks that the Cheria Type B model house's renovation or Dalia Model house's renovation is perfectly fine.
Both Cheria and Dalia have lots of windows downstairs already. No plan to change windows frame or add windows etc
Cheria Type B's kitchen is brighter as it faces the outer house perimeter wall plus Cheria Type B has side windows on the dry kitchen area vs
Dalia's kitchen which faces inner wall(darker)
Also, Cheria Type B master bedroom has bigger front-facing windows (which my wife prefers) vs a smaller upper wall outlet windows on Dalia's master bedroom(darker).
Cheria Type B and Dalia floor plan already have the modern and open floor plan that we a looking for.
So...our renovations will mostly internal and simple interior design renovation only e.g. kitchen island, cabinets, plaster ceiling, curtains etc
No plan to move in until next year. By that time Cheria will be under JMB management instead of Tropicana.
So we still have time to decide, research etc.

Hengdai,
As I have mentioned earlier, for Cheria Type B with 3200sqft build-up, it is more than sufficient for our family of 4 needs. We are not looking to extend out the house's wall to make it bigger or to change the external facade look. We just need some land on the side for some simple landscaping, timber deck flooring, simple small water features etc .My personal opinion is that the land size on the side of Cheria Type B is just nice(not too small, not too big). Bigger land requires a lot of time, money and energy to maintain. The Cheria land size is also just nice for my wife to plant some herbs , plants and some simple vegetables. Malaysia's weather is too hot and humid to spend outdoor for too long in the side garden.

Cheria especially Type B has a lot of windows(open, bright and with plenty of natural lights).So...no plan to hack windows or add windows but what I think I will need is a good set of curtains.

JMB members are owners too. They are voted into the position by the majority of owners to look after, manage the neighbourhood and supervise MO staffs. JMB members are not the king that dictates what can or cannot be done. The majority of owners are the one that will decide what is best for the neighbourhood. JMB members can be voted in or out each year depending on what the majority owners want. I am sure there are many like-minded and reasonable owners out there in Cheria or Dalia that will allow non-intrusive variation to the facade.
To be honest, I am not a fan of all the 'rainbow colour facade' and pattern within my wife's parents individually titled neighbourhood in Subang Jaya . Very ugly LOL

Strata title has a lot of benefits. especially security-wise.
For example, in my wife's parents individually title landed property neighbourhood in Subang Jaya.....some of the owners converted their house into kindergarten, some converted into the small temple, within the neighbourhood. Nothing can be done to prevent these neighbours/homeowners to do that etc. Thus, despite having security gates, there is nothing to prevent this ' outside traffic e.g. parents of the kindergarteners to come into the neighbourhood during the day time. A MO/JMB in strata neighbourhood can prevent this type of situation.

I am still taking time to decide on Cheria, Dalia or ES. Who knows if there is an ES Monterey or Grandezza semi D on fire auction sales in the future ..I may pick it up despite not liking its floor plan LOL

Thank you Hengdai. You are right on. The keyword you mentioned is 'the price is right'.
We have existing commitments in HK and have a preset budget for our new semi D home in Malaysia.
We are targetting the purchase for the next 1 year or so.

Noted with Thanks for the tip. I agree.

Hi there.
Long time no chit chat.
Well....I told you earlier my Hengdai and Cheemui will check out and check in this area, right?
They are all slowly discovering and moving here.
Now with the new Quayside mall open in addition to the ES mall, it is not as Sangkala/remote anymore. (at least for me)
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you too.

Slowly and for sure it will over the long term.
I am confident.
Due to Covid, many of my HK friends are reconsidering their condo lifestyle in KL/DPC/MK.
Nothing beats the safety and convenience of parking our cars in front of our landed home and not having to carry our groceries from condo car park->lifts-> home.

Haha.
Those people u can avoid. But if one lives in a condo, to squeeze inside a lift with other people, very hard to avoid.
Due to Covid, some of my friends who live in condos, see people in the lift, like seeing a ghost (Cantonese)haha

Hengdai,
I totally agree with your concern.
Not only lifts.
Now, it is discovered that COVID can be spread in high rise structures that share common pipe to remove waste matter from bathrooms etc.
This is based on a scientific study carried out in South Korea recently.
https://www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-97...ulltext#fig0005

Stay safe.

We know this can happen because we, Hongkie have encountered these types of situations during SARS in 2003.
The 2003 SARS outbreak at Amoy Gardens(HK) high rise famously led to 300 cases of the old SARS Coronavirus it was infamous!
Most of the initial 107 patients from Block E (of the high rises) lived in flats that were vertically arranged.
History can repeats.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amoy_Gardens

My HK friends say 流口水 ( mouth watering).
Flying in soon to buy.

I think if Ecoworld is smart, they should pay Mrs trouble茶煲太太 to do Eco Sanctuary home promotion.
She lives in ES and she has a large HK audience that is curious to know how life is in Klang Valley for Hongkie.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf6yYnPG6j...9f4Zyc6A/videos

She must be reading Eco Sanctuary lowyat forum

Oh no. These people from mainland China especially Beijinger and Shanghainese people can be very aggressive when it comes to real estate.
Money is no object to them and they are willing to spend as much $ they want to get something they desire.
My HK friends better 'move faster'.