Verdana @ North Kiara
- Completed2014
- TenureFreehold
- Units268
- Sizes1400 - 3000 sq ft
- TitleStrata
- Towers3
Newer than most in Dutamas, where the median building was completed in 2008. Living here is middling overall, with spacious homes offset by weaker facilities.
Scores
Sentiment7.5Good
- Public ratings
- Google4.0 from 20 reviews
Location7.8Good
- Schools
- Malls
- Address
- Rail station
Getting around
Drive times are off-peak.
What Dutamas is like
Dutamas is a mixed-use neighbourhood off Jalan Duta, between Mont Kiara and Segambut. It is anchored by Solaris Dutamas, a 17-acre freehold development launched in 2005 and completed around the end of 2009, with over 400 retail outlets, 1,000 office suites and 800 designer suites.
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Publika, the development's mall, was pitched as the country's first creative retail centre: five levels and 335,000 sq ft of lettable space, with about a third set aside for art and cultural activities. Its developer says it turned a once-quiet neighbourhood into a trendy address, and the same developer's Solaris Parq, on its final parcel of land in Dutamas, adds the first cinema in the vicinity, linked to Publika by a covered bridge.
Solaris Dutamas has attracted both locals and foreign expatriates, and expatriate demand has been strong across the wider Mont Kiara, Sri Hartamas and Dutamas area. The developer of the last parcel was targeting a mix of owner-occupiers and investors who are young business owners and professionals.
The development is reached via Jalan Duta and is easily accessible by three major highways, including the SPRINT Highway and the NKVE. A 2017 market review put non-landed homes in Dutamas at RM477 psf in the second half of 2016, with an average indicative rental yield of 7.5%, while units on the developer's last parcel were priced from RM1,200 psf the following year.
Environment6.5Fair
- Traffic noise
It sits far enough back from the NKVE highway that traffic noise is unlikely to be a problem.
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- Set back from Lebuhraya NKVE (E1), the nearest main road. Far enough that traffic is unlikely to be a factor.
- Green space
- Green view
The views are pleasant, overlooking the city, although there's no mapped green space within walking distance.
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- No mapped green space within about 800 m
- Air quality
A green, clean-air setting.
- Construction
Facilities5.1Poor
- Facilities provided
Facilities include pool, children's pool, gym, tennis, badminton, playground, function hall and reading room.
- Condition
- Management
Management draws repeated complaints, particularly about security, with some residents saying their issues go ignored.
Large homes, with about 89 homes to a tower.
Photo: Maarten Wiersema