The short read
Completed in 1992, this freehold hillside block in Bangsar has just 54 homes, from 1,500 to 1,571 sq ft. It is a quiet, green address with well-regarded management, solid rather than standout overall.
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Facilities
Pools
Fitness and sport
Families
Convenience
Security and parking
Living here
Location & Environment
Traffic noise
- Quiet and peaceful inside the compound, offering a relaxing escape from the surrounding bustle.
Green view
- The views are a genuine highlight, taking in greenery and the city skyline from the hillside position.
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- Hillside Bukit Bandaraya setting; units get greenery/skyline views; a ground-floor unit has a garden outlook.
- No mapped green space within about 800 m
Green space
- Bangsar Park is about 1.2 km on foot.
Air quality
- Though set within busy Bangsar, the grounds themselves feel clean and calm once you step inside.
Schools
- About 9 min to Garden International School and about 9 min to BSKL by car.
Malls
- About 2 min to Bangsar Shopping Centre, about 3 min to Bangsar Village and about 3 min to Bangsar Village 2 by car.
Access
- KG13 Pusat Bandar Damansara is about 1.4 km on foot.
Facilities
Facilities provided
- Facilities include pool, children's pool, gym, tennis, squash, playground and mini-market.
Management
- Management and security are well regarded, with residents saying the committee knows what it is doing and security is polite.
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- 1992 (as quoted; not confirmed by portals)
Sentiment
Resident sentiment
- Residents are broadly happy, pointing to the well-kept grounds, tranquil setting and steady rise in prices over time.
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- BRDB-built 1992 low-density condo (54 units, 2 blocks of 7 storeys) on Bukit Bandaraya; reviewers note remarkably well-kept exterior and facilities, tranquil grounds, steady price appreciation; few individual resident reviews (qualitative).
Space
Home size
- Homes from 1,500 to 1,571 sq ft.
Homes per tower
- 54 homes in the development.
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Contessa Bangsar For Rent Condo up at the hill of BangsarGetting around
What Bangsar is like
Bangsar is one of Kuala Lumpur's oldest upmarket neighbourhoods, a few kilometres south-west of the city centre. Its name comes from Bunge and Sargent, the partners who ran the rubber estate it was built on. Today it is fully built out and settled: leafy hillside streets of bungalows and landed homes, low-rise and mid-rise condominiums, and a reputation as the city's original lifestyle address. Expats of many nationalities, affluent Malaysian families, professionals and retirees who prefer greenery to glass towers all live here.
The social centre is Bangsar Baru, around Jalan Telawi: cafes, restaurants, bars and small independent shops, with Bangsar Village and Bangsar Shopping Centre for the bigger errands and Mid Valley a short drive away. Everyday services are close at hand, from 24-hour marts to laundries and salons, and the Sunday night market is an institution. The hills, Bangsar Hill Park and the Jalan Kapas and Bukit Bandaraya enclaves above all, are green, private and quiet despite being so close to the centre.
Getting around is easier than in most of the city. LRT Bangsar on the Kelana Jaya line gives a direct run to KL Sentral and the centre, several condominiums are a few minutes' walk from it, and KTM Komuter stations serve the area too. Damansara Heights, Mid Valley, KL Sentral, Mont Kiara and the TRX financial district are all a short drive. The flip side is traffic: roads around schools, offices and the commercial centre jam at peak hours, parking in Bangsar Baru is hard, and walking between the hills and the shops often means busy roads with poor pavements.
Bangsar changes slowly. Landed supply is tight and new launches are rare in Bangsar proper, though several integrated projects are reshaping its edges and older shop lots and flats are expected to be redeveloped in time. Older condominiums still trade well, and demand at the upper end has proved resilient.
Prices
Only 2 txns (Jun-Aug 2020): RM820k @533psf / RM900k @585psf; very thin trading
Transacted sale prices
| Year | Median psf | Median price | Txns |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | RM559 | RM860,000 | 2 |
Sale psf is shown to the ringgit.
Who built it
