Laksamana Apartment
Laksamana Apartment stands out in Taman Desa and Kuchai Lama for location and facilities: a condo. What to check before you sign.
More compact homes than most in Taman Desa and Kuchai Lama; reports mention noise. Under 1 min by car to Vikas International School. Worth knowing: it is close to Jalan Klang Lama, an arterial road.
- TenureLeasehold
- Units24
- Sizes650 - 917 sq ft
- TowersSeveral 3-storey walk-up blocks
Scores
- Schools
- Malls
- Address
- Rail station
- Traffic noise
- Within 200 m of Jalan Klang Lama. Traffic noise is likely, most of all on road-facing and lower floors.
- Green space
- Air quality
A green, clean-air setting, but it is close to Jalan Klang Lama, an arterial road.
- Nearby are shopping, a park, a water park, a medical centre and schools.
- Construction
- View
- No mapped green space within about 800 m
- Facilities provided
- Management
- The listed maintenance fee is RM250.
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.
