Desarina
Desarina stands out in Taman Desa and Kuchai Lama for location and what residents say: a 2011 Syarikat Perumahan Negara condo scoring 5.0 overall. What to check before you sign.
Roomier homes than most in Taman Desa and Kuchai Lama; living here has real drawbacks, though it offers good views and a quiet setting. About 2 min by car to Vikas International School.
- Completed2011
- TenureFreehold
- Units100
- Sizes450 - 2,500 sq ft
- TitleStrata
Photo: Everyday Eat
Scores
- Public ratings
- Resident sentiment
Residents are broadly happy, citing the community.
- Google4.2 from 45 reviews
- Schools
- Malls
- Address
- Rail station
- Traffic noise
Described as quiet.
- Green space
- View
Views are a strength: greenery.
- Air quality
A green, clean-air setting.
- Construction
- Facilities provided
Facilities include pool, children's pool, gym, sauna, tennis, squash, playground and function hall.
- Condition
- Management
Opinion on the management is split, complaints about house rules.
- The listed maintenance fee is about RM0.33 psf including the sinking fund. The myrumahbaru page gives 0.330 with no unit.
Compact homes.
Getting around
Drive times are off-peak.
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.
