If want less density and less high rise then need to go further to Setia Alam, Emina, Cove and others areas still in developing stage. But if you feel you are tiring in spending more than 2.5~3hrs back and fore going to office in KL, you would hunger for LRT/MRT or even bus.. Those areas solely rely on car to go everywhere but you need to stand with the massive jam. Imagine there is 750k nominal new cars come out yearly and existing highway cannot cope with this amount of cars. You will no complain that there is so many high rises in Kwasa Damansara. Why I choose Linari as I can easily to reach centre of KL within 50~1hr by MRT 1 or 2 if I am tiring to drive. I have no idea how the traffic condition during peak in the morning at Kwasa Damansara but it is at least MRT giving 2nd option. Just that if you are going to use Jalan Subang Airport then it should be the worst traffic jam direction. Whereby going to KL by using DASH or via Kota Damansara should be good but not the best. Of course going to Sungai Buluh direction is also another nightmare due to many heavy trucks around that area.

This post has been edited by edtai: Apr 25 2025, 06:30 PM

When Kwasa was announced, TOD wasn't even a thing. Go for secondary market. Plenty of condos and apartments with walking distance to LRT. Not sure whether the late launches were planned this way or too much political wrangling and covid intervened. But the longer you wait for launching the more costly the construction/ materials. And this is the result we have now. Not saying Kwasa is a bad development. On the contrary, if your office is nearby, it is a good place to stay. But the delays have caused prices to rise when if launched earlier like 5 years ago or even 10 years ago, the prices would be much lower.

Progress at site today.

kwasa damansara masterplan update

i agree with you. But by the same argument, a new place in PJ/ damansara near MRT/LRT would be even better no? The main reason why people buy far away is you can still get landed at a lower price compared to those established areas near the city.

The road planning is out of expectation! Some area are even come with 4 lanes one direction. I am not sure why they don't build 4 lanes all the way from North Kwasa (KDCC) to South Kwasa.

Actually I have seen few in PJ/Damansara and Subang/Sunway. Price wise all are between RM700~900psf. So if I go for similar 1350sf then price is over RM1mil which is beyond my budget. For the similar price, I probably only get 2 rooms units. My family quite like the Atera (Lumeo) by Paramount Group but after seeing Linari for comparison then we decided Linari. Atera has very high density at about 1400units if I am not mistaken and it will be probably full of tenants type resident instead of family. Also, limited access road probably only one access road but they claim they will build another access road which I am really not sure when see it at site. Perhaps they will build it later but the limited land space i doubt it will be 2 lanes one way type road. Asia Jaya station is 400m away but semi-covered shelter. From my site survey, the covered pedestrian path always fully parked by motobikes and blocking the walkway so the shelter walkway just becomes covered parking for motobikes. Also, the authority approved master plan has 3rd tower so we don't want the risk that the developer proceed to build the 3rd tower to earn more profit. 2 towers already 1400units..... Although they said 3rd tower will not be proceed. Locations wise, Atera should be the best as in the centre of PJ with better accessibility to all the places by car or public transport. But we don't care much as we are retireee by then.

This post has been edited by edtai: May 22 2025, 02:51 PM

For many ordinary people, it boils down to one very important factor. Which is PSF and upfront cost. For same amount of money one can only get a small 700-800 sqft size condo in prime area. For direct MRT/LRT connection maybe even smaller. Older subsale especially in PJ with the same price point are usually about 20+ years old. Renovation cost is another consideration.

Same goes to landed houses. New launch Elmina ridge is selling about 1.2-1.3 mil now. For that price one can get a landed house in Bandar Utama. Why not BU then? Because its not New and require high renovation cost.

In conclusion, No right or wrong. Choose either longer traveling time or higher upfront cost. U get what u pay for.

IMO, a far away place like kwasa damansara is not really that far from PJ, BSD, DPC or TTDI by km distance. So it depends on which part of City.

If people keen to have affordable landed house then only out skirt area should fit well, but to compromise the travel time. Travel time is very important other than enjoying the landed house benefits and lower price. I have seen many of my neighbour moved to Setia Alam from PJ/Sunway/Subang and then later moved back to PJ/KL/Sunway/Subang areas due to worsen traffic jam day by day. Accessibility to workplace, eatery places and others is very important factor today if you are planning to buy properties for own stay. Of course, if you are earning enough then buying landed properties within PJ/KL is perfect! Those properties near to LRT/MRT usually either smaller size or higher price but the extra price that you pay is the easy accesibility to everywhere by car or availability public transportation. By the way, if you are freelancer, bussinessman, insurance or properties sales, wfh then easy accessibility may not your key factor for consideration.
Anyway, as rave23 said no right or wrong. You just need to make up a priortity table when you are buying own house, by then you will get your answer what you need.

However, this is the example if your township does not has public transportation:

https://malaysiagazette.com/2025/04/26/the-...broken-promise/

This post has been edited by edtai: May 23 2025, 08:36 AM

📢 A new chapter in education begins at Kwasa Damansara!

Kwasa Land Sdn Bhd has officially partnered with Educ8 Group – the Asian partner of Epsom College UK – to develop a state-of-the-art private education facility on an 11.6-acre site in the heart of the township.

This landmark collaboration aligns with Kwasa Damansara’s vision of becoming a green, connected, and inclusive urban centre, while meeting the rising demand for world-class education in Malaysia.

Set to cater to over 1,500 students, the new campus will serve as a centre of excellence for learning and innovation, complementing the township’s existing public school plots and boosting its socioeconomic growth.

With strong infrastructure, seamless connectivity, and a holistic masterplan, Kwasa Damansara continues to evolve as a model city for living, learning and progress. 🌱📚🏙️

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The progress of the underpass between Kwasa east and west.

i'm considering to buy a unit here for ownstay purpose but upon visit to the site i have few question and found this thread maybe someone here can clarify because i scared sales agent will only tell the good part but not the bad part

1) this kwasa damansara advertised as pedestrian friendly at the moment i do not see any walkway to the park. will kwasa land build it? or just leave it to mbsa?

2) the urban eats@kwasa seems they will open soon but why they opening before any residential project is completed? star avenue is just nearby it doesnt seem to be doing well. will urban eats will turn like another star avenue?

3) the land beside the showroom underneath the the mrt line pillars is so dirty? will the developer clean it up or leave it to mbsa and eventually no takes responsibilty? pay premium price but dirty.

4) it seems in the selangor dewan there is discussion between juta permai and kwasa land will work together to connect subang bestari and kwasa damansara via persiaran atmosfera. doesnt this bring the elmina traffic problem to kwasa damansara particularly linari as it sitting on persiaran atmosfera?

5) does anyone knows in the kwasa damansara city centre videos in youtube there is a link bridge connecting kwasa damansara mrt station to epf side of the building but if you go to mrcb showroom no link bridge shown in their model and their sales agent dunt seem to know about this? will this link bridge will be built or just marketing tactic?

6) i understand one of the linari selling point is 35 steps to mrt station, why dunt they make it covered walkway, even inside rhe linari compound the roof is only a portion not all the way until the lobby?

7) the canvas roof from the mrt side entrance towards linari is already so dirty, you can see this from level 1 mrt station. will developer clean this? or just handover to residents in that condition during project completion

sorry asking these questions because this is my first property purchase and talking to sales agents seems all positive no negative and it makes me feel sceptical.

1. only pedestrian friendly to mrt & epf building. unlikely the whole kwasa will be pedestrian friendly

2. cater to epf & visitors. will do well once the property owners moves in

3. doubt so they will clean

4. yes can forsee future traffic will challenging, but for now still ok

if you are non,better book fast, units booking rate very fast

if first property question uu should be asking are :-
1. is the location good for you, 2. is the purchase good use of my first property discount 3. is the layout good/sufficient for your ownstay purpose.

I heard from a sales agent that the developer has jacked-up the price at least RM100k. Lucky for those who bought at earlier phase

Building and construction costs have increased due to SST. Tariff measures by USA may make things worse. Developer's jack up price is normal but the quantum this time may be more because they are afraid of the uncertainty - sudden increase in materials, consultants and labour costs (SST coverage and minimum wages), maybe to cover for loss of profit margin on earlier phases since the price already locked in for earlier buyers. Fact is costs of development will always be increasing.

I believe the road will open eventually. Now there will be resistance from Kwasa Land because they need to sell their projects and folks may not want to buy if they see the traffic is bad.

1) this kwasa damansara advertised as pedestrian friendly at the moment i do not see any walkway to the park. will kwasa land build it? or just leave it to mbsa?

Need to ask kwasaland, but the park is not opened yet and construction is ongoing, don't think kwasaland will build the pedestrian path now.

2) the urban eats@kwasa seems they will open soon but why they opening before any residential project is completed? star avenue is just nearby it doesnt seem to be doing well. will urban eats will turn like another star avenue?

At the moment I think it will mainly serve the kwsp staff and contractors. As compared to Star Avenue, urban eats is much smaller, mainly for eateries and it will be surrounded by high-rise, so I think it will perform better when everything is completed, Dedaun rimba is completing soon.

3) the land beside the showroom underneath the the mrt line pillars is so dirty? will the developer clean it up or leave it to mbsa and eventually no takes responsibilty? pay premium price but dirty.

Didn't notice it. Need to check who owns the land and complain.

4) it seems in the selangor dewan there is discussion between juta permai and kwasa land will work together to connect subang bestari and kwasa damansara via persiaran atmosfera. doesnt this bring the elmina traffic problem to kwasa damansara particularly linari as it sitting on persiaran atmosfera?

At least u have 2 mrt lines at doorstep and the junction to jln sg buloh is just right in front of linari and kwasaland already built a flyover at the kwasa damansara side and is building an underpass near kwasa sentral side to connect with kwasa damansara PJ.

5) does anyone knows in the kwasa damansara city centre videos in youtube there is a link bridge connecting kwasa damansara mrt station to epf side of the building but if you go to mrcb showroom no link bridge shown in their model and their sales agent dunt seem to know about this? will this link bridge will be built or just marketing tactic?

Saw the pedestrian bridge done halfway but not crossing the road and connect with epf, not sure if kwasaland will connect it with kwsp side in the future.

6) i understand one of the linari selling point is 35 steps to mrt station, why dunt they make it covered walkway, even inside rhe linari compound the roof is only a portion not all the way until the lobby?

I hope they can connect Linari with mrt station🙂. But there is a road in between. If shelter is too low, it will stop the bomba or truck cranes to enter in case of emergency.

7) the canvas roof from the mrt side entrance towards linari is already so dirty, you can see this from level 1 mrt station. will developer clean this? or just handover to residents in that condition during project completion

The canvas, and entrance were built long time ago as this project supposed to be launched earlier. Residents can submit as defects for public areas upon VP.

For first property, I'm curious that you are not buying affordable house like kwasa idaman as they offer large size unit 🤔

This post has been edited by Unicorn27: Jul 24 2025, 04:39 PM

so is Linari is still a good investment?