Cova Villa
- Completed2009
- TenureLeasehold
- Units346
- Sizes1,059 - 1,236 sq ft
- Towers3
- DensityAbout 120 units per acre, from 346 units across 2.8 acres.
Cova Villa is a fairly ordinary place to live overall. Its facilities are let down by frequent complaints about management and security.
Scores
Sentiment6.5Fair
- Public ratings
Location7.2Good
- Schools
- Malls
- Access
- Address
- Rail station
Getting around
Drive times are off-peak.
What Kota Damansara is like
Kota Damansara is a township in Petaling Jaya whose core is mainly low-density: terraced houses, semi-detached homes and bungalows, many bought from the developer in the early years and still lived in by the same families. Around that sit high-rise condominiums and serviced apartments with a balanced mix of owner-occupiers and tenants. It borders Bandar Utama, Mutiara Damansara, Ara Damansara, Kwasa Damansara and Sungai Buloh, and is roughly 5 km from Taman Tun Dr Ismail.
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Renters are mostly working adults and university students, drawn by SEGi's campuses and the Malaysia University of Science and Technology, while Honsbridge International School and a national primary school serve families. Malls and shop-office hubs, The Strand, Sunway Nexis, Sunway Giza and Tropicana Gardens Mall, keep most errands close, and the 800-acre Kota Damansara Community Forest Reserve gives hikers trails at the edge of town.
Getting around is both the strength and the sore point. The Surian, Kota Damansara and Kampung Selamat MRT stations serve the township, and the DASH, NKVE, SPRINT and North-South highways are close. Persiaran Surian is the pinch point: it floods in heavy downpours, once stopping traffic for about half an hour, and the junction by Palm Spring still backs up. A newer elevated ramp at Persiaran Surian and Jalan PJU 5/1 has made traffic there flow more smoothly.
Change is mostly done. Sunway Medical Centre Damansara, a hospital of more than 370 beds linked by a footbridge to Surian MRT station, is open, and a few big projects are still adding apartments, which keeps pressure on rents in a township that is nearly fully developed. Residents defend what is there: Section 9 households objected to a proposed data centre over noise and round-the-clock operation, and it was withdrawn.
Environment6.8Fair
- Traffic noise
Traffic noise from the nearby highway can be heard at times, though higher or inward-facing units get less of it.
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- Within 500 m of Lebuhraya DASH (E31). Near enough to hear at times, though higher and inward-facing units get less of it.
- Green space
- Green view
There is no mapped green space within about 800 metres of the building, so green views aren't a feature here.
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- No mapped green space within about 800 m
- Air quality
- Construction
Facilities5.6Poor
- Facilities provided
Facilities include pool, gym, function hall, reading room, cafe and sky garden.
- Condition
- Management
Management draws frequent complaints, particularly about rude security staff and strict house rules, with little sign of improvement.
Mid-sized homes, with about 115 homes to a tower.
- Bedrooms
- Floor plans show 2 to 3 bedrooms
Photo: Cova Villa
