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Taman Desa and Kuchai Lama, Kuala Lumpur · By UDA

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Older than most in Taman Desa and Kuchai Lama; living here is middling, with contented residents, though reports mention complaints about the management. About 3 min by car to Vikas International School.

  • Completed1993
  • TenureFreehold
  • Sizes1,252 to 2,600 sq ft
  • TitleStrata
  • Towers3 blocks: two 20-storey towers and one 5-storey low-rise block

Photo: Michael Chan

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Scores

Sentiment7.9Good
  • Resident sentiment

    Residents are broadly happy.

    • The condominium is popular among Japanese expatriates.
  • Public ratings
  • Google4.3 from 132 reviews
Location7.8Good
  • Schools
  • Malls
  • Address
  • Rail station
Environment6.3Fair
  • Traffic noise
  • Green space
  • Air quality

    A green, clean-air setting.

    • The development is sited amidst lush greenery.
  • Construction
  • View
    • No mapped green space within about 800 m
Facilities6.8Fair
  • Facilities provided

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

  • Condition
  • Management

    Management draws criticism.

    • The management committee does not welcome resident proposals (2009)
Space7.5Good

Large homes.

Getting around

Drive times are off-peak.

Shopping
Faber TowersSupermarket: De Market1 min drive
Pearl Shopping Gallery4 min drive
The Pearl Kuala LumpurSupermarket: Jaya Grocer5 min drive
Daily needs
99 Speedmart780 m walk
A clinic620 m walk
KMI Taman Desa Medical Centre2 min drive
laundry room2 min drive
Green space
Jalan Desa Bakti Public Playground480 m walk
Schools
Vikas International School3 min drive
Rail
Mid ValleyKTM Komuter Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang Line5 min drive
KL Sentral9 min drive

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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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