PropCafe welcomes another property enthusiat Ms CMY to be our guest review on Setia EcoHill by SP Setia.
Setia Ecohill
The long awaited Setia Ecohill terrace, semi-D and bungalow wait is finally over on 11 October 2013 when the registrant got a surprise sms message from the Setia Ecohill group as early as 6.46 am. Instead of usual stance of balloting, they adopted the first-come-first serve sales procedure with interested registrants only needs to provide RM20K cheque bearing name Setia Ecohill Sdn Bhd. Crowds congregated in as early as 7 am with the number breaching 401 out of 428 units offered for terrace by 10.30 am. By noon all terraces were sold out including 100 reserved purchasers for dropout units. The Setia Ecohill management has taken very good effort to keep the launching as discreetly as possible with most of their staff not even aware of the launch. We were told that even the food caterer was told to prepare food in very short notice.
In short, the launch of Setia Ecohill caught everyone by surprise. Anyway, the selling process was done in systematic and organized manner with barcode system implemented for electronic booking but we have to endure long wait for the staff for the processing part. The first day of purchase was restricted to booking and the second day was for unit selection. The restricted queue and booking area helps to prevent chaotic finger mapping or multiple units reservation by unscrupulous individual. Each purchaser was allowed only one unit and allocated with a barcode. They were not allowed to change their unit once the scanning was done into the computerised system.
Key informaton on Setia EcoHill
Setia Ecohill has a total area of 753 acres of freehold land with planned 673 acre of township with facilities and Setia has pledged 80 acres for parkland with greeneries. Setia Ecohill is a thoughtfully planned eco township with a low density of less than 10 units per acre. Situated between Jalan bangi and Jalan Semenyih, Setia Ecohill is conveniently located opposite the Semenyih Tesco hypermarket, about 3 km away from Semenyih town or 4 km from Broga hill and Nottingham University. At present, immediate access to Setia Ecohill is via Jalan Semenyih.
In the future LEKAS-Ecohill link will strategically connect the township to the LEKAS highway, making it accessible to SILK, PLUS and LDP. Based on highway speed limit, the estimated travel time is 10 minutes to Bangi, 15 minutes to Kajang, 20 minutes to Cheras, 22 minutes to Putrajaya and 30 minutes to Kuala Lumpur. The whole plan was seem to have picked up from the previously successful Setia Alam. If Setia Alam overwhelming success was attributed by great number of rich Klang folks upgrading their abode, then Setia Ecohill will have to tap into the rich population of the quiet southern part of the Klang Valley which is unprecedented at this moment.
As the information is overwhelming the review shall be posted in two parts. Here we will cover terrace. Below is the snapshot of the terrace model and number of units offered for the public, associates and staff alike. Favourable units having desirable number based on superstition, south-facing and facing waterways are dearer by RM3K and RM5K. Corner lot pricing is more expensive by RM120K for extra land area of 15 feet or RM150K for extra land area of 20 feet. Semi-D and bungalow residents have the option to join the clubhouse membership by paying monthly fees which is unfinalised at this time of writing.
SP Setia has listed of panel banks and solicitors for the buyers to enjoy their negotiated benefits such as:
1) DIBS
2) Free SPA and legal fees
3) Free stamp duty on SPA and loan
Terrace pricing and number of units
| Pallida (20 x 65) from RM 416K onwards |
I |
2 |
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3+1 rooms, 3 baths |
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| Built up | 1556 sf | 1528 sf |
| No. of units offered to public | 41 units | 39 units |
| No. of units reserved | 12 units | 24 units |
| Total units | 53 units | 63 units |
| Pilosa (20 x 65) from RM 438K onwards |
I |
2 |
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3+1 rooms, 3 baths |
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| Built up | 1630 sf | 1630 sf |
| No. of units offered to public | 26 units | 26 units |
| No. of units reserved | 12 units | 12 units |
| Total units | 38 units | 38 units |
| Pistia (20 x 65) from RM 463K onwards |
I |
2 |
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3+1 rooms, 3 baths |
4 rooms, 3 baths |
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| No. of units offered to public | 1682 sf | 1677 sf |
| No. of units reserved | 38 units | 40 units |
| Total units | 24 units | 12 units |
| Total units | 62 units | 52 units |
| Angusta (20 x 70) from RM 455K onwards |
I |
2 |
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4 rooms, 3 baths |
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| Built up | 1690 sf | 1710 sf |
| No. of units offered to public | 40 units | 43 units |
| No. of units reserved | 23 units | 12 units |
| Total units | 63 units | 55 units |
| Argentea (20 x 70) from RM 488K onwards |
I |
2 |
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3+1 rooms, 3 baths |
4 rooms, 3 baths |
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| Built up | 1810 sf | 1810 sf |
| No. of units offered to public | 27 units | 27 units |
| No. of units reserved | 12 units | 12 units |
| Total units | 39 units | 39 units |
| Aquatilis (20 x 70) from RM 528K onwards |
I |
2 |
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3+1 rooms, 3 baths |
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| No. of units offered to public | 1820 sf | 1820 sf |
| No. of units reserved | 39 units | 42 units |
| Total units | 24 units | 12 units |
| Total | 63 units | 54 units |
Representatives from numerous banks and customers filled in the Setia Ecohill Welcome Centre main hall.
This is the restricted area where the buyers waited for their turn with abated breath to choose their desired units. Several late buyers were seen preached precariously at the edge of the ladder to check if their dream units had been snapped up.
The two days events had caterer on their toes filling up food as soon as the trays are empty.
The long queue waiting for their turn as seen at around 11.00 am.
Layouts and Scaled Models
Zero lot bungalow
Zero lot bungalow pricing from RM1.59 M onwards and number of units
As you can calculate from the picture displayed below only 5 units of Tralas 1A, 6 units of Tralas 1B, 6 units of Tralas 2A and 7 units of Tralas 2B are available for the public inclusive of some special units of Tralas 1B1 and 2B1.
Semi Detached
Linked Semi-Detached
Again, thank you CMY for this great information!