Casa Desa

Casa Desa stands out in Taman Desa and Kuchai Lama for location and what residents say: a 2008 Faber condo scoring 6.6 overall. What to check before you sign.

Overall: Fair, 6.6 out of 10

Taman Desa and Kuchai Lama, Kuala Lumpur · By Faber

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Older and denser than most in Taman Desa and Kuchai Lama; living here is middling, with contented residents. About 3 min by car to Frontier International Secondary School.

  • Completed2008
  • TenureFreehold
  • Units410
  • TitleStrata
  • Towers1
Bedrooms
Floor plans show 2 to 4 bedrooms

Photo: MARCALLES

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Scores

Sentiment7.5Good
  • Public ratings
  • Resident sentiment

    Residents are broadly happy.

  • Google4.0 from 184 reviews
Location8.0Very good
  • Schools
  • Malls
  • Access
  • Address
  • Rail station
Environment7.4Good
  • Traffic noise

    Reports on noise go both ways.

  • Green space
  • View

    Views are a strength.

  • Air quality

    A green, clean-air setting.

  • Construction
Facilities5.6Poor
  • Facilities provided

    Facilities include pool, children's pool, gym, sauna, badminton, basketball, playground and function hall.

  • Condition
  • Management

    Management and security are well regarded, especially security.

Space4.0Poor

410 homes to a tower.

Getting around

Drive times are off-peak.

Shopping
Faber Towers, Supermarket: De Market2 min drive
Pearl Shopping Gallery4 min drive
The Pearl Kuala Lumpur, Supermarket: Jaya Grocer4 min drive
Daily needs
99 Speedmart290 m walk
A clinic260 m walk
KMI Taman Desa Medical Centre190 m walk
laundry room2 min drive
Green space
Taman Desa Recreational Ground1 min drive
Schools
Frontier International Secondary School3 min drive
Rail
Mid Valley, KTM Komuter Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang Line5 min drive
KL Sentral9 min drive

Facilities

What Taman Desa and Kuchai Lama is like

This area joins two townships off Jalan Kelang Lama. Taman Desa, built from the 1970s, is a quiet suburb of older terrace houses, condominiums and apartments, named among the oldest and most established housing areas on Old Klang Road; its kopitiams, Chinese restaurants and cafes cluster in Taman Danau Desa. Its residents say it lacks green space and has no rail service.

Kuchai Lama is a mature suburb that has turned from sawmills and workshops to gated homes, condominiums and serviced apartments. Its population is mainly middle-income, its Jalan Rukun shops are mostly eateries, and Kuchai MRT station on the Putrajaya Line serves it. In 2019 its older apartments were priced at RM380-450 psf and new condominiums launched from RM700 psf.

Traffic is the shared problem: Jalan Kelang Lama has fallen to Grade F, with junctions in both townships named as hotspots. More density is planned, from a proposed Mah Sing project of about 2,400 homes in Taman Desa to a rezoning near Kuchai Lama, both questioned by residents who fear worse traffic.

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