The short read
A freehold development of 336 compact homes across two towers, completed in 2014, sized from 421 to 1,014 sq ft. Traffic congestion and limited views are recurring complaints, and some units face a sewage plant rather than greenery.
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Facilities
Pools
Fitness and sport
Social and entertainment
Work and study
Security and parking
Living here
Location & Environment
Traffic noise
- Traffic is a recurring complaint, with the building criticised for sitting near badly congested roads.
Green view
- Views are limited for some units, which face a sewage treatment plant rather than greenery.
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- No mapped green space within about 800 m
Green space
- Bukit Kiara forest & park is about 1.8 km on foot.
Schools
- About 2 min to Garden International School and about 10 min to BSKL by car.
Malls
- About 2 min to Sunway 163 Mall, about 2 min to 1 Mont Kiara and about 3 min to Hartamas Shopping Centre by car.
Access
- The nearest rail station, KA05 Segambut, is about 7 min by car.
Facilities
Facilities provided
- Facilities include pool, children's pool, gym and clubhouse.
Sentiment
Resident sentiment
- Residents are largely positive about the location, within walking distance of Mont Kiara shopping and a quick drive from much of KL.
Space
Home size
- Homes from 421 to 1,014 sq ft.
Homes per tower
- 336 homes across 2 towers.
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Getting around
What Sri Hartamas is like
Sri Hartamas is a mature, lively neighbourhood on the north-western side of Kuala Lumpur, between Mont Kiara and Damansara Heights. It mixes condominiums and older low-rise apartments with landed streets, and it shares Mont Kiara's international character: a diverse expat community, many of them tenants, lives here alongside Malaysians who like being in the middle of things.
Its heart is commercial. Desa Sri Hartamas's shop lots are known for restaurants, bars and late-night dining, Plaza Damas and Hartamas Shopping Centre add offices, shops and services, and Publika at Solaris Dutamas is close by. Banks, groceries and everyday errands are mostly within walking distance, and the offices make it a working district by day as well as a place to eat out at night.
That energy has a cost. Sri Hartamas is not the address for quiet: the commercial streets are busy into the evening and traffic is congested at peak hours. There is no rail station today, so most residents drive, using Jalan Duta, the DUKE and the SPRINT to reach the city centre.
Change is coming quickly. Sri Hartamas has its own station on the MRT3 Circle Line, confirmed in July 2025, with construction from 2027 and trains due around 2032, and new projects are already clustering around it. That brings better transport and a rising supply of new homes, and it puts pressure on the older low-rise blocks to be redeveloped. The area has also grown popular with short-stay visitors and business travellers, which gives some buildings a more transient feel.
Before you view it
- View the unit at rush hour with the windows open, and ask which side of the block faces the road.
- Ask which stack the unit is in and look out of its windows: floor plans rarely show what a window faces.
Who built it
