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Faber Heights

Faber Heights stands out in Taman Desa and Kuchai Lama for surroundings and location: a 1988 Faber Union condo scoring 7.4 overall. What to check before you sign.

Taman Desa and Kuchai Lama, Kuala Lumpur · By Faber Union

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Older than most in Taman Desa and Kuchai Lama; living here is middling, with good views and a quiet setting. About 3 min by car to Frontier International Secondary School.

  • Completed1988
  • TenureFreehold
  • Units370
  • Sizes581 to 1,261 sq ft
  • Towers3
  • DensityAbout 88 units per acre, from 370 units across 4.2 acres.

Photo: Camaro Xulaiman

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Scores

Sentiment7.5Good
  • Public ratings
  • Google4.4 from 33 reviews
Location7.8Good
  • Schools
  • Malls
  • Address
  • Rail station
Environment8.4Very good
  • Traffic noise

    Described as quiet.

  • Green space
  • View

    Views are a strength: greenery.

  • Air quality

    A green, clean-air setting.

  • Construction
Facilities7.7Good
  • Facilities provided

    Facilities include pool, gym, sauna, jacuzzi, tennis, squash, badminton and playground.

  • Condition
  • Management

    Management and security are mostly well regarded; the complaints are about parking.

Space5.0Poor

Compact homes, with about 123 homes to a tower.

Getting around

Drive times are off-peak.

Shopping
Faber TowersSupermarket: De Market1 min drive
Pearl Shopping Gallery3 min drive
The Pearl Kuala LumpurSupermarket: Jaya Grocer3 min drive
Daily needs
99 Speedmart730 m walk
A clinic540 m walk
KMI Taman Desa Medical Centre690 m walk
laundry room2 min drive
Green space
Jalan Desa Bakti Public Playground500 m walk
Schools
Frontier International Secondary School3 min drive
Rail
Mid ValleyKTM Komuter Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang Line5 min drive
KL Sentral9 min drive

Facilities

Pools
Fitness and sport
Wellness
Social and entertainment
Families
Convenience
Security and parking

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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