Thank you for the recommendation. I went to the sales gallery just now and I really like masterplan of Dedaun Rimba, it's pretty impressive. Looking forward for their launch in Jan 2024 (the receptionist told me). .

I like the upper unit of the townhouse as it has double height ceiling in the living room.

Anyone going this Sunday?

Not sure tbh since they haven’t announced the price. If they still maintain the 800k for the townhouses then it might be out of reach for many and not worth since you can get far more in nearby areas like gamuda/rawang and Elmina. Pricing is key here

Seems based on the APDL on their brochure, townhouse will be 870k and above, 3 storey link house 1.9 mil and above LOL. I don’t know how much rebates they can give but assuming 10/15%, that’s still out of reach for many.
Without rebates, Dedaun is launching at RM635 psft for townhouse. I think that price for 16 Sierra townhouse is after rebates? SPA price is still above a mil. Both mrt connected, both in developing townships, both leasehold. At this rate I’d just go for the one most convenient to commute to work and family

I’ve booked a townhouse, upper unit today. Net price is RM730k for 1,559 sq ft, which translates to RM468 per sq ft, which I believe is quite reasonable.

Terrace house starting is RM1.39mil.

Lower unit townhouse is RM780k for 1,396 sq ft, equivalent to RM 559 sq ft.

Maintenance fees is RM0.28 per sq ft (tentative).

Today only open for YTL and EPF staff and many people booked the unit.

All the best for tomorrow!

Link house not many ppl booked when I checked in the afternoon. Maybe because it’s expensive

corner lot with extra land of 1,269 sq ft is RM1.7mil net. U have to pay maintenance fees also for the land.

Suggest u come early morning tomorrow, expected to have bigger crowds

Nice! I managed to snag a lower one as well. But tbh I would’ve picked an upper for investment purposes since the price is decent

Congrats future neighbours Jack & Victorian! : D Was there long queue?

I checked that the units 50% bumi and 50% non-bumi

May I know what is Accessory Parcel?

How's the sales for the link house ? Killer maintenance fee haha

Also 3 year completion is quite long

Is the bumi allocation equal between the link house and townhouse ? So only 32 units of link house available to non bumis?

Thats a bit pricey. What are the facilities on offer?

Interesting. Are the maintenance fees also used to pay for the clubhouse facilities ie. you will forever be paying for the clubhouse even if you don't use the facilties? Parks, playground and jogging tracks should not cost too much to maintain but I am guessing since there are not many units therefore the maintenance cost is high.

Another landed strata development by a reputed developer separated the clubhouse facilities from the maintenance fees ie. if you don't use the facilities you can opt out of the membership fees. Also that development has about 200+++ units in total so landscape security facilities roughly about 200++

any buyer can share your view on this?

Anybody have the pricing of the units (with any rebates) for Type B

As someone who bought a upper townhouse unit here for my ownstay, here’s my 2 sen analysis regarding the pros and cons of Dedaun Rimba compared with other landed developments that have recently launched new phases with comparable prices including: Sime Darby Elmina @ Shah Alam, IJM Rimbayu @ Jenjarom, Gamuda Gardens @ Rawang, Gamuda Cove @ Putrajaya, Eco Ardence Setia Alam @ Shah Alam, Eco Grandeur @ Bandar Puncak Alam, Eco Majestic @ Semenyih, Bandar Sri Coalfields @ Sungai Buloh, Setia Alam Sari @ Kajang, Setia Templer Park @ Rawang, LBS Bina Kita Cybersouth @ Dengkil.

PROS:

Dedaun Rimba is simply nearer to KL city centre compared to the other landed developments. I have compared traffic conditions during peak morning and evening hours using waze, and it requires the least travel time with reasonable toll rates. As someone who needs to travel daily to KL, the time and energy saved from traveling is priceless.



It is also within reasonable driving distance to areas with established townships, amenities, variety of food and abundance of job opportunities such as Kota Damansara, Subang, Bandar Utama, Surian, Ara Damansara, Damansara Damai, Kepong and so on.

Alternatively, there is public transport access via around 700m walking distance (no covered walkway) or park and ride at the MRT Kwasa Sentral station (Kajang line), which can transfer to the MRT Putrajaya line in just 1 station away. None of the other landed developments have MRT access. Even if I drive most of the time, having the MRT as a backup is a significant advantage.



The PSF price of around RM470-530 PSF is relatively low for its location and MRT access advantages. I previously considered Sunway D’hill which is a condo nearby selling at around RM722k for a 1079 sqft unit, equal to around RM670 PSF. So switching to a larger sized landed option (1559 sqft) at around the same absolute price and lower PSF price was an easy choice.

Within the immediate surrounding of Dedaun Rimba there is no industrial/farming activity (factories in Sungai Buloh are around 1km away, but I have not sensed any obvious noise or air pollution from them at the project site), no massive highway, no high tension cable, no PPR, no squatter settlement, no sewerage treatment plant, no cemetery and it is not in any low altitude aircraft flight path. It has honestly been quite difficult to find a newly launched project with no such elements within or surrounding KL.

Compared to other landed developments with similar prices, Dedaun Rimba has one of the lowest plot ratio and density with only 264 units on a 12.7 acre land, and 3 acres dedicated to landscaped greenery.



There is also a 28 acre public park right in front of the site, providing further recreational activity space and greenery.



As for the whole Kwasa Damansara masterplan, setting aside the decade long delays and failure to materialize, the projects that have now launched have reasonable densities and the road infrastructure that has been constructed hopefully should be able to cope with future traffic. Even the Rumah Idaman/affordable component of Kwasa Damansara has minimum 2 car parks for each unit, which would hopefully mitigate illegal roadside parking issues.

CONS:

There is a large mosque that is going to be built right next to the public park in front of the site, which may cause some to be concerned about noise and traffic. However, the public park has a large number of parking lots which would hopefully be able to cope with Friday prayer traffic.



It is a landed strata development with a clubhouse inside, so owners will have to pay higher monthly maintenance fee as compared to gated & guarded individual title developments that provide an option to sign up membership at a developer maintained clubhouse nearby. However, I do appreciate that the unit owners in strata developments cannot change the exterior facade of the units. This also mitigates the risk of your neighbour carrying out months long drilling and hacking for renovation which can make life living hell.

The units only come with water heaters in the bathrooms and are otherwise bare. The title is also leasehold with 91 years remaining.

There is uncertainty in EPF’s (Kwasaland) ability to make Kwasa Damansara a successful township. Instead of playing the role of master township developer like Sime Darby in Elmina, IJM in Rimbayu and etc., EPF has split up the whole master plan into separate pieces of lands and is selling the development rights to individual developers like YTL, TSR, Gadang, Impiana and Exsim. EPF and MRCB are also jointly developing “Kwasa Damansara City Centre” which promises to be a 2,257 acres mixed development with residential, commercial, retail and central park components.

However, after around a decade of delays, nothing except the EPF office and public park has materialized and there were no projects launched until late 2023, whereby several other projects (Tujuh Residences, Daya Residence, Linari Damansara, Laman Waringan and Idaman Kwasa Damansara) are finally launching with actual construction work started at the respective sites.