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Taman Desa and Kuchai Lama, Kuala Lumpur · By Zeus-TNB Properties

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A less dense building with roomier homes than most in Taman Desa and Kuchai Lama; living here is middling, with good views. About 3 min by car to Frontier International Secondary School.

  • Completed2011
  • TenureFreehold
  • Units225
  • Sizes1,322 - 3,661 sq ft
  • Towers2
  • DensityAbout 59 units per acre, from 225 units across 3.8 acres.

Photo: Faiz Izman

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Scores

Sentiment7.5Good
  • Public ratings
  • Resident sentiment

    Residents are more often unhappy than not.

  • Google4.1 from 81 reviews
Location7.8Good
  • Schools
  • Malls
  • Address
  • Rail station
Environment8.1Very good
  • Traffic noise

    Described as quiet.

  • Green space
  • View

    Views are a strength.

  • Construction
Facilities6.0Fair
  • Facilities provided

    Facilities include children's pool, gym, jacuzzi, playground, function hall, barbecue deck and cafe.

  • Condition
  • Management

    Management draws more complaints than praise, mainly about security and responsiveness.

Space8.0Very good

Large homes, with about 113 homes to a tower.

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 Speedmart1 min drive
A clinic650 m walk
KMI Taman Desa Medical Centre2 min drive
laundry room2 min drive
Green space
Jalan Desa Bakti Public Playground610 m walk
Schools
Frontier International Secondary School3 min drive
Rail
Mid ValleyKTM Komuter Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang Line5 min drive
KL Sentral9 min drive

Facilities

Pools
Fitness and sport
Social and entertainment
Families
Gardens and outdoors
Convenience
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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