Those who plan to buy property in Elmina please do site visit and don’t ever trust what the salesperson told you.

Salesman for Sime Darby name Victor almost convinced me to buy Elmina green. I actually want to buy Elmina Valley but Victor said no more available. We went for a drive and saw banner on the gate developer unit available. Called another salesperson and it is available. This was a year ago and we are now living here happily.

We went to Elmina Green and saw the actual house and area, it is not as pretty in the photos and brochure. Victor said the lake is 3x bigger than central park lake, but finished product is not what was advertised. The connecting road shorea not open even though completed for a while. Traffic is really bad from sungai buloh to saujana utama. The area is surrounded by workshops and unsightly properties.

We are grateful we avoided this mistake. My recommendation is don’t rush. Sometimes even when the house is completed there will be few units that still available from developer. So try your luck.

Every township has its pros and cons. I have been living in Elmina Valley 4 for the past one year, here’s my few thoughts:

1. Initially I stayed in Kepong but decided to get a landed here. Love the serenity here and its location right next to forest reserve. Every morning you’re greeted by the morning mist and fresh air. I personally love to run around the park and Elmina Central Park is big enough for you to go for your morning run.

2. Love how close the bonding amongst the neighbours here. The neighbours have a good mixtures of every races, Chinese population is around 30%. People tend to stereotype other races but I chose good neighbours over races. Sometimes Chinese neighbours can be nasty too. There’s a group chat to connect each other and we had occasional gotong royong, sports events. Felt more warmth here compared to the PJ area.

3. Got to admit that the location is not that close to city centre but is within acceptable range. 30 mins drive to PJ and Sunway. 45 mins to KL using NKVE. Somehow get used to it after one month time. BTW I worked in KL Sentral. But this is up to everyone’s preference and tolerance level.

4. There is only one Chinese food choice for now, located at Denai alam. If you want more choices, would need to visit Subang Bestari or Kampung Baru Subang, which is around 15 mins drive away. The closest SJKC is also located at kampung Baru subang.

5. There is lack of commercial centre now on Elmina. Not sure Temu will be booming but at least is a good start. The township would need another 10 years to reach the sufficient population to initiate a shopping mall I guess.

6. There are defects in my units mainly due to water leakage. But not that bad compared to some of my neighbours. Need a few rounds of follow up with SD for rectification.

7. EV 4 is not under the flight path directly but sometimes you might hear sounds from the plane. Maybe 3 times a day. But wouldn’t cause that much of disturbance.

My POV, love where I stay now with no regret. Can’t really compared with other matured township like Setia Alam, it’s still a fairly new township and hope that SD can do more works to lobby for connection to DASH and commence the construction work for Elmina City Centre to fetch more future population.

Temu is smaller commercial area compare with denai alam, so don't pay high hope

chinese restaurant https://goo.gl/maps/gV7vXQQoMhBtzwY87

Hi Sifus, Im interested to buy Ilham type 3 after visiting sales gallery. Should i go for it or opt for EV5 subsale if available?
Will Ilham aka elmina grove 1 be a good buy nw, or its better to wait for elmina grove 2?

1. I am good with 2-3yrs completion as this gives me ample amount of time to save up for renovations.
2. As a first time home buyer, I am afraid of falling to the trap of reaching a decision too quickly. Perhaps phase 2 Elmina grove 2 will have even more improvements? As in size, facilities.
3. Correct me if im wrong, strata title are freehold with maintenance fee right? I actually weighed d pros & cons after reading through the forum & decided that its better that way for me personally.
4. Would 513 units be overwhelming for the guardhouse to ensure proper security?
Yep. I have been following this thread since the launch of elmina, and for me, i would prefer ilham(strata, G&G, “better maintained”?, cheap maintenance)or valley(bigger, good location, less maintenance fees, adequate facilities) over elmina green(rsku, further from interchange, rentice).
I do have to admit i am having some second thoughts and would like to ask sifus here to make an informed decision as this is my first home.
From the units shown by SA, i found a strategic unit near d cul de sac to my liking.
Should i get this ilham phase 1 or wait for elmina grove 2 or EV5 subsale?

They have also started clearing the E&O's lands at Elmina Wellness Park beside central park. Don't know E&O is going to build something soon or just clearing only for the time being.

Yup can be. Since the HQ move to Ara Damansara, a lot of their staffs stay here. My friends in EPF too are buying here since EPF HQ is moving to Kwasa.

and u still need to drive to denai alam commercial right? i dont think its walkable distance for most of the elmina phases... imagine those live further inside like elmina green and etc... cincai no need 5km to reach denai alam commercial centre? cincai no need drive 5km to get a piece of onion?

i dont deny its accessibility to PJ and etc... what i mean is normal amenities for daily living...

so Saujana utama there have jaya grocer ?
and nearest kopitiam ?

TQ.

Sorry got a little bit confused. Actually the DASH interchange at GCE southbound is the entry point towards Puncak Alam. Not the outbound from KL. The nearest exit from KL to Elmina is at Subang Airport road around Caltex & Petron as I mentioned earlier. And I'm 110% sure there is no entry from Elmina's GCE at all  You can go there and carefully look at the DASH's road/interchange design around Elmina's GCE to confirm it.

You can called it a cut throat planning but actually it was designed like that to avoid people along Jln Sungai Buloh (Kg Melayu Subang - Subang Airport) to use DASH Hwy as a joyride road without paying any toll fare. If they don't design it that way, people will simply use DASH as free shortcut and avoid the traffic along Jln Sungai Buloh. In total there are 3 toll booth along DASH and if you enter DASH, you'll have to at least pass thru and pay for one toll fare before you can find any exit point.

I'm resident of Elmina East Gardens and  my taman residents ratio I think between Bumi and Non Bumi is about 62%:38% based on the chat group list.  My guess only the early phases bumi and non bumi resident ratio are like ariza (85:15), Kenna & Rega (75:25), Garinnia (70:30).  The newer phases I think is 60%:40%.

Nice to know these figure estimates.   Even if the newer phases are 60:40%, i would still feel that the entire elmina is generally too polarised for my preference, most likely due to nearby Shah alam population demographics   and affordability. Been there a few times before covid and drove by the large park. There were many cars/bikes parked beside the wide entrance road, many jogging/sitting by the river on a picnic.

The park is quite a contrast compared to Desa park city's.

hi hi! may i ask the link of this group? i tried searching on fb but unable to find :S TIA!

CADANGAN PEMBANGUNAN PERUMAHAN DIBAWAH SKIM KOMUNITI BERPAGAR DAN BERKAWALAN (GATED & GUARDED) DIBAWAH AKTA PENGURUSAN STRATA 2013 (AKTA 757) & PERATURAN YANG MENGANDUNGI : - FASA 1 (185 UNIT ) A) 89 UNIT RUMAH TERES 3 TINGKAT (23' X 75') JENIS A B) 71 UNIT RUMAH TERES 3 TINGKAT (23' X 75') JENIS B C) 25 UNIT RUMAH TERES 2 TINGKAT BESERTA 1 ARAS SEPARAH BAWAH TANAH (23' X 75') JENIS C D) 1 UNIT RUMAH KELAB 1 TINGKAT YANG MENGANDUNGI PEJABAT PENGURUSAN, SURAU LELAKI DAN WANITA, SETOR, DEWAN SERBAGUNA, GIMNASIUM, TANDAS DAN KOLAM RENANG E) 1 UNIT PONDOK PENGAWAL BESERTA GERBANG F) 2 UNIT PENCAWANG ELEKTRIK G) 1 UNIT SETOR BESERTA TANDAS FASA 2 ( 175UNIT) A) 70 UNIT RUMAH TERES TERES 3 TINGKAT (23' X 75') JENIIS A B) 87 UNIT RUMAH TERES 3 TINGKAT (23' X 75') JENIS B C) 18 UNIT RUMAH TERES 2 TINGKAT DENGAN 1 ARAS SEPARA BAWAH TANAH (23' X 75') JENIS C D) 1 UNIT PENCAWANG ELEKTRIK DI ATAS NO.4 PT 52004, JALAN SHOREA U15/36 (ELMINA WEST), MUKIM SUNGAI BULOH, DAERAH PETALING, SELANGOR DARUL EHSAN UNTUK TETUAN EASTERN & ORIENTAL EXPRESS SDN BHD

Hi guys. I was wondering, i actually book for ilham 1. The unit was released due to loan issue so was offered by sales agent. But now theres a new elmina green 6 with bigger size. Should i change and take elmina green 6 instead? The price is not much different.

May I know any time soon dash highway complete ?

Ok so SRKC is confirmed, i stand corrected. Does anyone know where it will be exactly?

Seems like Elmina Lakeside Mall is progressing well and fast......Hopefully can be completed and opening earlier best is before CNY 2024.

Any name so that we can google it to find out more? Hope there will be some nasi Kandar type places like Pelita or Kayu in the area also. Love those type of food.

Thank you, yes Hevea at Elmina Gardens.
Getting keys this Wednesday, hope the house has been cleaned/ cleared of all the construction debris.

So many mamak. That's the third one at TEMU?