The short read
KL Eco City Vogue Suites 1 is a leasehold high-rise of 708 homes in a single tower, completed in 2013, next to Gardens Mall and the LRT. Management draws frequent complaints about rudeness and inconsistent rules.
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What it read
What it read
What it read
Facilities
Pools
Fitness and sport
Wellness
Social and entertainment
Families
Work and study
Convenience
Security and parking
Living here
Location & Environment
Traffic noise
- Traffic and LRT noise are recurring complaints, especially for units facing the Federal Highway, with noise reported even on upper floors.
Green view
- Many residents describe the views as pleasant, with the added convenience of being right next to the LRT and Gardens Mall.
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- No mapped green space within about 800 m
Green space
- Bangsar Park is about 1.6 km on foot.
Schools
- About 12 min to Garden International School and about 12 min to BSKL by car.
Malls
- About 3 min to Bangsar Village, about 3 min to Bangsar Village 2 and about 5 min to Nu Sentral by car.
Access
- KJ17 Abdullah Hukum is about 1.4 km on foot.
Facilities
Facilities provided
- Facilities include pool, jacuzzi, playground, function hall and restaurant.
Management
- Management draws repeated complaints, described as rude and unprofessional, with residents frustrated by rules seen as inconsistent and unreasonable.
Sentiment
Resident sentiment
- Opinion on living there is mixed: many find it convenient and even a lifesaver during a tough period, but others say complaints go unresolved.
Space
Homes per tower
- 708 homes across 1 tower.
Getting 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.
Before you view it
- View the unit at rush hour with the windows open, and ask which side of the block faces the road.
- Ask how long the current managing agent has been in place and for the sinking-fund balance.
- Knock on a neighbour's door or ask the guardhouse how long most residents have lived here.
