Malaysia Money Matters

Was at Nu Sentral and saw the Kota Semarak booth there, so went to have a look - I was aware of this development some time back but I think the promotion is only just starting to rev up now - they are also just taking registration only, not deposits. Pricing, layout and other details are available already but since I was rather in a rush that day, what I got was this: Large scale development - will end up with around 1,200+ units over 4 separate buildings The land area is pretty large - 27 acres, so it's pretty massive Leasehold Location is actually very close to town, just down Jln Semarak - heavy traffic though Location has no LRT nearby You'd have to travel in the opposite direction away from town to get to town - e.g. the condo is pretty much equidistant to both Sri Rampai and Ampang Park - if you're working in town, you might as well just drive (of course, parking considerations etc etc) Next to the DUKE Highway with access to both directions of the highway...

I had some friends over for lunch and one of them said he was interested to check out the Seasons Garden showroom later. So we toddled off to have a look around 4pm today. [Unfortunately, I didn't take a brochure because I was a bit dazed from cooking all morning and having a rather strong cocktail for lunch! hee hee] Anyway, the showroom has 3 layouts on show - as usual, loads of floor to ceiling mirrors to trick the eye into thinking it's a lot bigger. Not to mention, good looking finishes that would probably set you back 20% of the purchase price! i.e. yours ain't gonna look that good. Salient observations: Pro:  - high ceilings  - 3+1 rooms for the 850 sf and 900 sf units, the plus-one is a little study nook, which is ok  - pretty decent, functional layout  - has an interesting central garden feature: some greenery is always nice  - KLCC view for those who want it and unlikely to be blocked Con:  - small rooms (could be a pro, you don't n...

Update: 27 August - got the invitation card to the official opening: 6th and 7th September at the site Jln 26/26 Seksyen 10, Wangsa Maju Per the card - 3 rooms at 770 sq ft and 3+1 room at 850 sq ft Price starting from RM374,490 (Bumi price naturally :p ) Updated - go to Part 2 here The developer of the Damaisari semi-Ds and shoplots of Dataran Wangsa have put up a billboard advertising a condo called Seasons Garden, also in Wangsa Maju. Scant details - only a website inviting registration. Trawling through the chatter on Lowyatt, there is some mention of an indicative price of RM500 per square foot. Maybe based on the theme of this developer of doing fairly high end properties in Wangsa Maju - well, technically Wangsa Melawati. So where is it going to be? I have 2 guesses on a likely site: The corner of Jln Wangsa Perdana 1 and Jln Wangsa (a.k.a Jln 6/27A) - this used to be an oxidation pond but has been filled in some years ago. The funny thing is that there used...