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Pangsapuri Iris

Pangsapuri Iris stands out in Taman Desa and Kuchai Lama for location and what residents say: a condo scoring 4.9 overall. What to check before you sign.

Taman Desa and Kuchai Lama, Kuala Lumpur

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Living here has real drawbacks: reports mention noise and complaints about the management. About 3 min by car to Frontier International Secondary School. Worth knowing: it is close to the New Pantai Expressway.

  • TenureLeasehold
  • Sizes647 to 660 sq ft built-up
  • Towers6

Photo: Ricky Barber

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Scores

Sentiment5.9Poor
  • Resident sentiment

    Residents are broadly happy, citing the quiet.

    • The write-up calls it a quiet place to live with many facilities nearby.
  • Public ratings
  • Google3.3 from 24 reviews
Location7.3Good
  • Schools
  • Malls
  • Address
  • Rail station
Environment5.2Poor
  • Traffic noise
    • Within 200 m of Lebuhraya Baru Pantai (E10). Traffic noise is likely, most of all on road-facing and lower floors.
  • Green space
  • View

    Views are a strength.

  • Air quality
  • Construction
Facilities3.6Poor
  • Condition
  • Management

    Management draws criticism.

    • The blocks look dated and are being repainted by the developer.
Space2.0Poor

Compact homes.

Getting around

Drive times are off-peak.

Shopping
Faber TowersSupermarket: De Market2 min drive
Pearl Shopping Gallery4 min drive
The Pearl Kuala LumpurSupermarket: Jaya Grocer4 min drive
Daily needs
99 Speedmart700 m walk
A clinic550 m walk
KMI Taman Desa Medical Centre2 min drive
Laundry Lounge500 m walk
Green space
Taman Desa Recreational Ground2 min drive
Schools
Frontier International Secondary School3 min drive
Rail
Mid ValleyKTM Komuter Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang Line5 min drive
KL Sentral9 min drive

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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