Introduction Probably one of the most exciting news or a game changer in sluggish construction and property sector is government approval on MRT3 or better known as Circle Line last month. A quick introduction, MRT3 or better known as Circle Line is expected to have 31 stations with prominent area such as Titiwangsa, Setapak, Setiawangsa, […]
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PROPCAFE Review: Est8 at Seputeh by EUPE
Introduction Driving along Jalan Syed Putra and Jalan Salak, many travelers may just overlook tranquil Seputeh. Located adjacent to one of the busiest junctions with sprawling interchanges and opposite Mid Valley, all the hustling and bustling just simply overwhelming for serene Seputeh. This is not surprising given that the neighborhood is mature with the residents […]
PROPCAFE Review : Platinum Mira Residences @ Maluri by Platinum Victory Part 2
Welcome back folks to part 2 of Platinum Mira Residences @ Taman Maluri. In this part 2, Propcafe will the cover what differentiate Platinum Mira versus other competitors as well as Platinum Victory’s previous projects. As a bonus, Propcafe also covers indepth about the potential and future prospect and incoming supplies in Maluri. We are […]
PROPCAFE Review : Platinum Mira Residences @ Maluri by Platinum Victory Part 1
Introduction Sitting adjacent to Pudu and Chan Sow Lin, Maluri is covering an area of about 703 acres and probably one of the most prominent suburban in Kuala Lumpur, alongside Sentul, Wangsa Maju, Setapak, Brickfields etc. Maluri is bordered by Jalan Cochrane on the north, Chan Sow Lin on the west, Miharja on the South […]
PROPCAFE™ 360 Degree View: Rica Residence @ Sentul by Fajarbaru
Past 15months has been a rollercoaster ride for most property owners especially landlords. Unlike US subprime crisis in 2008, SARS in 2003 and Sept 11 attack that hit global economy badly but not Malaysia, suffice to say this is one of the longest and worst crisis since 1998 Asia Financial Crisis. That’s a good 22 […]
PROPCAFE™ Review: Legasi OUG at Taman OUG
Introduction Bordered on north by Old Klang Road and south by KESAS, Taman OUG is an old township developed by Overseas Union Garden Sdn Bhd (OUGSB) in 1960s. Taman OUG is predominantly occupied by linked houses, semi-detached and bungalows. In summary, Taman OUG is pretty much a mature neighborhood. Taman OUG was initially a joint […]
Propcafe review: D’ Brightton @ Titiwangsa by GSD Land
Introduction Titiwangsa is synonyms with the one of the biggest attractions in Kuala Lumpur, the 230 acres Titiwangsa Lake Gardens. Opened in 1980 by Tun Hussein Onn, the lake gardens was formerly a tin mines before converted to recreation area for the city folks. The lake gardens not only consists of lake but they also […]
PROPCAFE Review: M ADORA @ Wangsa Melawati the journey continues….
Many readers have leave their comments or sent email to PROPCAFETM would like to know our next thought on the development. A quick recap, for Wangsa Melawati area review and analysis, do click the link Wangsa Melawati Propcafe review and in M Adora @ Wangsa Melawati previous review, we shared the background of the developer, concept […]
PROPCAFE Review: M ADORA @ Wangsa Melawati by Mah Sing
Introduction PROPCAFETM has reviewed Wangsa Melawati quite extensively and its amenities, accessibility, history and what make Wangsa Melawati as desirable address. For better appreciation of this review, click the link Wangsa Melawati PROPCAFE review to read Wangsa Melawati review. From perspective of development, its neighbor such as Wangsa Maju, Taman Melawati, Setiawangsa and Desa Melawati […]
PROPCAFE Area Review: Wangsa Melawati @ Kuala Lumpur
Introduction Kuala Lumpur, which means “muddy confluence” in Malay; is the confluence of Gombak River and Klang River. It is generally accepted that Kuala Lumpur become established as a town circa 1857,when Raja Abdullah bin Raja Jaafar, aided by his brother Raja Juma’at hire some Chinese miners led by Yap Ah Loy to open new […]
PROPCAFE™ Review: Residensi AVA at Kiara Bay By UEM Sunrise
Introduction UEM Sunrise is best known for their flagship development such as MK10, 11, 22, 28, Solaris Mont Kiara and Solaris Dutamas which are located in Mont Kiara and Dutamas. Sunrise was found and used to be helmed by Datuk Alan Tong. A man of vision and also known as Condo King, Sunrise has established […]
PROPCAFE™ Review: Kiara Bay at Kepong By UEM Sunrise
Introduction In 2010 the property merger ball started rolling with UEM Land Holding’s conditional takeover of Sunrise Bhd which will create Malaysia’s largest property company with a market capitalization of nearly RM10 billion and a 12,000-acre landbank (source click UEM Sunrise Merging). UEM is the largest landowner in Iskandar Development Region and Sunrise brand name […]
PROPCAFE™ Review: Taman Puchong Legenda by Huges Development
Introduction For past few years despite the conundrum in property market and oversupplied in almost every segment of property, bread and butter property landed houses in good location are always still in good demand. For the past 4-5 years due to scarcity of available land for development, developers have ventured to far away area such […]
PROPCAFE™ Review: Berkeley Uptown by Paramount Property – Part 2
Introduction Malaysia is blessed country with abundant of natural resources such as oil, timber, tin and palm oil and without major natural disasters which hit our neighbor countries. Malaysia consists of multi ethnicity and being Malaysians we have been enjoying a peaceful for the past 40-50 years and reasonable degree of freedom in speech, our […]
PROPCAFE™ Review: The Birch @ Jalan Ipoh by SCP Group
Introduction For most of us, Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah (formerly more well known as Jalan Ipoh) are renowned as melting pot of foods. It is hotspot for foodies to find cheap and good Chinese, Malay and Indians foods ranging from tai chow, chicken rice, dim sum, curry and prawn mee to delicious Naan Cheese and […]
PROPCAFE™ Review : Trion @ Sungai Besi by Binastra
Introduction KL City Centre is synonyms to where Petronas Twin Tower located and often quoted as the COG of Klang Valley, being the focal of the commercial activities and where most of the wealth are created. Petronas Twin Tower is also the home of Petronas, the sole Malaysia Company in Fortune 500. Many of the […]
PROPCAFE™ 360 Degree View : The Fennels @ Sentul East
Recently PROCAFE went to check out “special promotion units in The Fennels by Sentul Raya (Now a full subsidiary of YTL Land). Just to recap as reported in TheEdge 23.July.2013, The first phase consists of two blocks of 38 storeys with 458 units and four penthouses and priced from RM658,000 to RM1.06 million are fully […]
PROPCAFE™ Diary: Capping of Plot Ratio. Does it matter? – Part 1
Recently PROPCAFE read with interest that DBKL wishes to cap the plot ratio of new developments in KL. Currently, there are development projects in the capital city that have been given plot ratio of more than what is permitted under KLCP2020. Developers or investors in the past had been willing to pay premium price for […]
PROPCAFE™ Guide: Theme of Property Market 2019
Introduction Time flies so fast! 2018 had passed and for many of us, 2018 turned out to be unforgettable year. For the first time in 61 years, we are having a new ruling party as government with the fallen of Barisan National led by ex-PM, Najib Razak. The new government is led probably by the […]
PROPCAFE™ Review : KL Gateway Suites@ Bangsar South by Suez Capital
Introduction Property development is probably one of the most easy entry businesses with high profit margin in Malaysia where if you are market watchers (just like Propcafe) you will notice that developers are coming from every background that you can imagine. From plastic manufacturer (Mahsing), garment manufacturer (WingTai and YongTai), electrical appliance manufacturer (I-Berhad), carpark […]
PROPCAFE™ Review : Duta Park Residences @ Jalan Kuching by Malton
Introduction Jalan Kuching is famous for the crawling traffic and one of the most avoidable roads during the peak hours. This is due to the multiple flow of traffic along the Jalan Kuching. For example during the morning crawl towards KL, the traffic started to build up from Batu Caves roundabout and collecting further traffic […]
PROPCAFE™ Review: Ayden @ Warisan Puteri by IOI Properties
Ayden @ Warisan Puteri: Introduction PROPCAFE’s passion in property review is pretty much known among our ardent readers and YES our enthusiasm is pretty much reflected in our in-depth review. PROPCAFE will review a project that piques our interest and it doesn’t stop there. Occasionally upon VP, PROPCAFE are invited by friendly owner or developer […]
PROPCAFE™ Guide : Townhouse Living Concept
Townhouse: Introduction Malaysia is generally blessed with choices and variety of housing depends on budget, lifestyle, location, size of family etc. The choice of housing loosely can be divided to strata and individual title. For strata title, you own your own parcel however the facilities, lift, common area and services such as security and cleaning […]
PROPCAFE™ Review : The Face II-Victory Suites @ KLCC by PV
Introduction Setapak and Taman Melati are popular residential area either by UTAR students, working adult or local population. The residential apartments here associated with Platinum Victory who literally single hand transformed Setapak and Taman Melati by built thousands of apartments here. Some investors were swear by them and gain handsomely either from rental and/or capital […]
PROPCAFE™ Review: SouthLink @ Bangsar South by UOA
Prologue Finally we come to the development itself, Southlink! For overview of Bangsar South, readers is recommended to read it here PROPCAFE™ Review : Bangsar South @ Kuala Lumpur for the full appreciation of what the township can offer. Similarly to township such as DPC, you are not just buy a standalone condo. The price […]
PROPCAFE™ Review: Bangsar South @ Kuala Lumpur
Not many will recall that 60 odd acres concrete jungle Bangsar South was formerly a squatter area known as Kampung Kerinchi. The leasehold land bought by UOA way back in 2005 and helped to relocate the squatters to the nearby flats. Separated by Jalan Kerinchi, one piece of land is developed as Park Residences where […]
PROPCAFE™ Review: IOI Resort City Part 2
Time passed so fast and since the inception of the blog more than 4 years ago, PROPCAFE have been covering property from North to South and East to West of Klang Valley. PROPCAFE was set up by 7 of us, with diverse background – from engineer to retiree and to student, with the diversity of […]
PROPCAFE™ Review: The Suite Starz @ KL South By CMMC
Kuchai Lama is a place that is known for its vibrant buzz with high concentration of the commercial shoplots. Some of the famous restaurants that can be found in Kuchai Lama are Meng Kee Char Siew, Tangkak beef noodles, Fish Head noodles and plenty of well hidden old establishments. Ask the foodies and they […]