Residensi Desamas @ Taman Desa

Residensi Desamas @ Taman Desa stands out in Taman Desa and Kuchai Lama for location and what residents say: a 2020 Aset Kayamas condo scoring 4.5 overall. What to check before you sign.

Overall: Poor, 4.5 out of 10
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Newer and denser than most in Taman Desa and Kuchai Lama; living here has real drawbacks: reports mention noise and complaints about the management. About 4 min by car to Frontier International Secondary School.

  • Completed2020
  • TenureLeasehold
  • Units323
  • Sizes850-900 sq ft
  • TitleStrata
  • Towers1
  • DensityAbout 300 units per acre, from 323 units across 1.1 acres.

Photo: Wan Fadli

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Scores

Sentiment5.0Poor
  • Resident sentiment

    Resident experience skews negative, mainly about security.

    • The absence of card access in the lift lobby may reduce the perceived security for residents.
  • Public ratings
  • Google3.8 from 65 reviews
Location7.3Good
  • Schools
  • Malls
  • Address
  • Rail station
Environment3.2Poor
  • Traffic noise

    Noise is a recurring complaint, mainly from traffic and neighbours.

  • Green space
  • View

    Views are limited.

    • No mapped green space within about 800 m
  • Air quality
  • Construction
Facilities4.0Poor
  • Facilities provided

    Facilities include pool, playground and mini-market.

  • Condition
  • Management

    Management draws repeated complaints, mainly about security and the lifts.

Space3.0Poor

Compact homes, and 323 homes to a tower.

Getting around

Drive times are off-peak.

Shopping
Faber Towers, Supermarket: De Market2 min drive
Pearl Shopping Gallery4 min drive
The Pearl Kuala Lumpur, Supermarket: Jaya Grocer4 min drive
Daily needs
99 Speedmart370 m walk
A clinic310 m walk
KMI Taman Desa Medical Centre2 min drive
Laundry Lounge200 m walk
Green space
Taman Desa Recreational Ground720 m walk
Schools
Frontier International Secondary School4 min drive
Rail
Mid Valley, KTM Komuter Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang Line5 min drive
KL Sentral9 min drive

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.

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