i'm now actively looking for a condo at pelangi damansara 1, neaer the ikea one.
any one have any comment?
it will be my 1st property.
i'm currently working at IBM tower/KPMG tower beside TV3.

have been thinking very very long...... and far... include things after marriage.... kids.. bla bla...

Personally, I don't like the place. Have a few friends who stayed there for a while, then moved out. The main road (Surian) is very jammed. People park on the road shoulder and make the jams worse. Opposite are low cost flats, a lot of mat rempits. Haven't been there in a few months, maybe now is better but I doubt it.

Better alternative is just nearby, damansara perdana. The penchala link really life saver there, as it's never jammed. Riana green area also okay, traffic sometimes bad but at least neighborhood is nice. Else if budget is a concern, then flora damansara is affordable, accessible via damansara perdana also. There's also condo/apartment in bandar utama, cannot remember the name now, bukit utama?

flora damansara seems to have some problems. saw some forum forming some kinda group to make complains.. not sure.

will check on damansara perdana and bukit utama is very very expensive lor..

bout the thing in pelangi damansara, i went there recently... the car parking on the roadside seems no longer there d. my fren stay there as well.... a girl. so far havent heard complaint from her.... mayb she will when i ask. haha.

my budget is RM170-180k

This post has been edited by areankim: Dec 31 2007, 09:45 PM

I remember now, bukit utama it is. Best if you get opinions from people living at Pelangi now. I stay in Dsara Perdana a few days a week, and i'm pleasantly surprised that the traffic is pretty good. Tempting me to stay in DP more permanently. As you can tell, traffic is a big concern for me . Also like tonight, the whole curve area is jammed up, want to go home also cannot. Lucky DP got penchala link.

Btw, do you think it's worthwhile waiting to see if prices will fall?

This post has been edited by myusername: Dec 31 2007, 09:51 PM

A lot of break-in for cars parked outside Pelangi D'sara. No security at all. Not worth investing. Better look for D'sara Perdana.

I bought Flora D'sara but until now, unit still not ready... already 5 years! Saujana Triangle really sucks!

It's the mat rempits I tell you. I remember last time go visit my friends, can see damn a lot of them in big groups. Got once, police catching one on foot some more, like TV show, just opposite at the row of shops with the mamak

the car parking at the side still got mer? that day i went.. no more d... i went to stay with myf ren that nite and go work around 8.15... no jam...

damansara perdana how much?

This post has been edited by areankim: Dec 31 2007, 10:23 PM

Can u even get a unit for RM170-RM180k in that area ur looking at?

Is Flora Damansara the one just opposite the Shell station? Anyhow, whether it's Spring, Flora or Summer Damansara *grins* I find that area a little too congested - there's so many blocks and it's so high - a little too populated for my liking!

What about checking out Opal and Sutera or something like that? But those are probably at least twice of what ur expecting to pay

Tinkerbel, opposite Shell is Palm Spring. That one cannot use at all. It's the highest density condo I've ever seen. Have friends living there too, and to walk from your car park to your unit is like a marathon. Opal quite new and quite expensive, 350k at least. Low density from the developers of Cita (on of my favourites). Flora Damansara is just before the LDP toll (Kepong). Also quite high density, hence the cheaper price.

I believe 180k can get Flora damansara or Pelangi, unless prices have increased. Palm Spring also maybe can.

This post has been edited by myusername: Jan 1 2008, 11:06 PM

@myusername,
AhHh.. oK... Just too many Damansara's around *grins*. And Flora Damansara's worst than Palm Spring Damansara so my advise is to stay away.

Also at the price it was initially sold, have u asked urself what kinda quality building ur getting, not to mention, neighbourhood [just my 2 cents!]

very true, super high density, unlimited foreign workers, a MKLand's property, the list is endless

Not only that... Block H is NOT even ready after 5 years!

so u bought ur unit 5 years back? thats sad to hear, fren.

Hopefully things will turn out better for you in 2008

@acbc,
Any particular reason as to why Block H is still incomplete? As a purchaser u probably have the right to ask

How about Bayu Puteri? low density and near to BU

@qbb,
Bayu Puteri near BU.. hMmm... just exactly where is it, if u don't mind me asking?

Near the tropicana tunnel, next to the highway

@myusername,
If I didn't get the place wrong, I had a friend who was renting a place there. Been there once and thought it was really bad - it's more like 'low cost' apartment! The lifts weren't working very well and place was dimly lit. Not to mention the amount of units situated on 1 floor - reminds me of a 'rumah panjang'!

I didn't like the finishings either - wouldn't get that place [oopS...]

Neither would I. Been there a few times too, and the units are really small. Maybe it's due to poor layout. Very low cost, you can even see big pipes running through your "kitchen". Looks fine from the outside though

Is Palm Spring Damansara the one next to the traffic lights? That looks much better (facade wise) from Bayu Puteri. After having been to Bayu Puteri, I don't think much places would fair worse than it!

I wouldn't even put my enemies up at Bayu Puteri !