Taman Sungai Besi

Taman Sungai Besi stands out in Taman Desa and Kuchai Lama for space and location: a 1980 Salak Park Development condo scoring 5.8 overall. What to check before you sign.

Overall: Poor, 5.8 out of 10

Taman Desa and Kuchai Lama, Kuala Lumpur · By Salak Park Development

  • Completed1980
  • TenureFreehold
  • Units300
  • Sizes650 - 973 sq ft
  • Towers6
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Scores

Sentiment5.3Poor
  • Resident sentiment

    Residents are broadly happy, citing the location and security.

Location6.8Fair
  • Schools
  • Malls
  • Access
  • Address
  • Rail station
Environment5.7Poor
  • Traffic noise
    • Within 500 m of Lebuhraya Sungai Besi (E9). Near enough to hear at times, though higher and inward-facing units get less of it.
  • Green space
  • Air quality

    A green, clean-air setting.

  • Construction
  • View
    • No mapped green space within about 800 m
Facilities4.8Poor
  • Facilities provided

    Facilities include pool, gym, tennis, playground and mini-market.

  • Condition
  • Management
Space7.0Good

Compact homes, but only 50 homes to a tower.

Getting around

Drive times are off-peak.

Shopping
Plaza Salak Park, Supermarket: Giant Hypermarket3 min drive
Faber Towers, Supermarket: De Market4 min drive
AEON Taman Maluri Shopping Centre, Supermarket: AEON Supermarket5 min drive
Daily needs
99 Speedmart390 m walk
A clinic560 m walk
KMI Taman Desa Medical Centre6 min drive
Dobi Queen 24 Jam3 min drive
Green space
Taman Desa Recreational Ground4 min drive
Schools
Vikas International School5 min drive
Rail
Salak Selatan3 min drive
KL Sentral9 min drive

Facilities

Fitness and sport
Social and entertainment
Families

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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