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Taman Desa and Kuchai Lama, Kuala Lumpur · By AM-EL Development

  • Completed2009
  • TenureFreehold
  • Units36
  • Sizes1,021 - 1,317 sq ft
  • TitleStrata
  • Towers1 block
  • DensityAbout 60 units per acre, from 36 units across 0.6 acres.
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Scores

Sentiment7.5Good
  • Public ratings
  • Google4.2 from 41 reviews
Location7.8Good
  • Schools
  • Malls
  • Address
  • Rail station
Environment6.3Fair
  • Traffic noise
  • Green space
  • Air quality

    A green, clean-air setting.

    • The building is located in a quiet and mature neighborhood surrounded by lush greenery.
  • Construction
  • View
    • No mapped green space within about 800 m
Facilities5.8Poor
  • Facilities provided

    Facilities include gym, playground and barbecue deck.

  • Condition
  • Management

    Management and security are mostly well regarded; the complaints are about repairs and fees and deposits.

Space6.0Fair

Mid-sized homes.

Getting around

Drive times are off-peak.

Shopping
Faber TowersSupermarket: De Market3 min drive
Pearl Shopping Gallery4 min drive
The SphereSupermarket: AEON MaxValu Prime5 min drive
Daily needs
99 Speedmart3 min drive
A clinic3 min drive
KMI Taman Desa Medical Centre3 min drive
Cleanpro Express4 min drive
Green space
Jalan Desa Bakti Public Playground2 min drive
Schools
Vikas International School2 min drive
Rail
Mid ValleyKTM Komuter Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang Line4 min drive
KL Sentral8 min drive

Facilities

Fitness and sport
Social and entertainment
Families
Gardens and outdoors
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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