Villa U-Thant
- Completed2000
- TenureFreehold
- Units56
- Sizes2,500 sq ft
- Towers2
- DensityAbout 23 units per acre, from 56 units across 2.4 acres.
Older than most in Taman U-Thant, where the median building was completed in 2012. It sits close to Lebuhraya SPE (E39), a major road, with noise reported by residents. Facilities and environment are weak points, though homes are generously sized.
Scores
Sentiment6.2Fair
- Resident sentiment
Residents are broadly happy, citing family life.
- Public ratings
Location6.5Fair
- Schools
- Malls
- Access
- Address
- Rail station
Getting around
Drive times are off-peak.
What Taman U-Thant is like
Taman U-Thant was developed in the 1960s and named after the United Nations secretary-general of the day. It sits beside Jalan Ampang, with many embassies and high commissions around it, and is a prestigious and largely low-rise pocket of Kuala Lumpur. Most of its homes are luxury bungalows with large gardens, lived in by diplomats, ambassadors, wealthy local families, embassy staff and other expatriates.
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Building here is held low. The land is zoned residential at a low density with a height limit and no high-rises, so new schemes have tended to be very large low-rise apartments and small gated estates: one landed project of 54 gated homes was priced from RM1,158 psf in 2016 and bought mostly by Malaysians. Two well-known international schools, Sayfol and Fairview, are named in the area.
Getting around is by car, from Jalan Tun Razak through Jalan Ampang and Jalan Ampang Hilir. Ampang Park is the nearest rail station, and traffic was described as constantly congested in 2016 despite good highway access.
A change is coming: in April 2026 a developer agreed to pay RM86.04 million for 7,613 square metres of freehold residential land here for a high-rise luxury development, with a preliminary gross development value of about RM700 million. Detailed plans are not yet set.
Environment5.2Poor
- Traffic noise
Traffic noise is likely, especially on road-facing or lower floors, as the building sits within 200 metres of Lebuhraya SPE (E39).
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- Within 200 m of Lebuhraya SPE (E39). Traffic noise is likely, most of all on road-facing and lower floors.
- Green space
- Air quality
The surroundings are quiet and green, bordered by embassies and the edge of the golf club, but close to Lebuhraya SPE (E39), a major road.
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- The area is described as quiet and well-landscaped, with the development surrounded by foreign embassies and the edge of the Royal Selangor Golf Club.
- Construction
- Green view
There is no green space mapped within 800 metres, so views are unlikely to feel green.
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- No mapped green space within about 800 m
Facilities4.4Poor
- Facilities provided
Facilities include pool, gym, sauna, playground, barbecue deck and mini-market.
- Condition
- Management
Management draws more complaints than praise, with security called lazy and some issues handled unprofessionally, though a few residents find the team friendly.
Large homes, and only 28 homes to a tower.