I dropped by the SPsetia office in Pusat Bandar Puchong last Sunday to check out their new project, Setiawalk Puchong. Looks like this new service apartments on sale are quite expensive but its freehold. Cheapest unit goes for RM 275K at 845 sq ft while the largest type has 3 rooms, 1396 sq ft at RM 450K. I have always thought SPsetia projects have better workmanship than IOI ones (deduced from forums) and I know this new project is gonna sell like hot cakes. So did you buy a new unit yet?

Oh, and it seems there will also be a hotel been built on one of the shoplots and this will make that area pretty congested but pricey in the future. Better get a unit asap.

I have some parts of their brochures below for your ref.

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TRAFFIC jams are a daily ordeal Puchong folks have to go through. With Jalan Puchong and the Damansara Puchong Highway (LDP) as the only main roads connecting to Petaling Jaya and Subang Jaya, Puchong residents have no choice but to face the jam every day.

During peak hours, the said roads would be packed with vehicles inching their way forward.

Motorists either have to learn to live with the jams, or start hunting for alternative routes.

Here, StarMetro identifies three routes motorists can use to avoid the congestion.

Two of these routes are also toll-free, adding to the savings of motorists.
Stuck: A file picture of the jam along the LDP during rush hour.

Alternative Route 1

This route comes in handy when you need to avoid the particular stretch of the LDP from IOI Mall in Bandar Puchong Jaya to the Giant Hypermarket at Bandar Puteri Puchong.

It takes you through three connected residential areas using inner link roads.

Motorists first have to get onto Persiaran Puchong Jaya Selatan, either from the LDP (before Binary University College) or Lebuhraya Sungai Besi-Puchong (after D’Cahaya Apartment).

Turn into Jalan Serindit will lead motorists to the newly-constructed link road connecting Persiaran Wawasan at Pusat Bandar Puchong Jaya.

At the end of the link (where you will see a height barrier), make an immediate left turn and pass by blocks of apartments on the left.

At the T-junction, turn left into Persiaran Indra and SK Pusat Bandar Puchong 2 will be on the left. Go straight until the end of the road and make a right turn.

At the traffic lights, motorists can either turn right into Lebuh Puteri to get back to the LDP, or left to the Taman Industri Pusat Bandar Puchong and connect back to Jalan Puchong.
Alternative Route 1: The alternative route from Bandar Puchong Jaya Selatan to Bandar Puteri Puchong will lead you to this T-junction. Turn right to get to Lebuh Puteri to get back to LDP, or left to Taman Industri Pusat Bandar Puchong, and connect back to Jalan Puchong.

Alternative Route 2

This route will take you to Serdang from Bandar Kinrara, without the need to travel on the LDP.

But be warned, as the road conditions are not perfect as there are quite a number of potholes and uneven patches.

This route might seem complicated at first and it takes almost double the time compared with cruising on the rather straightforward LDP.

From Sungai Besi-Puchong Highway, get onto Jalan Kinrara 6 with the Kinrara Gold Club on the left and the Giant Hypermarket on the right.

Go straight until the end of the road and turn right at the traffic light onto Jalan Puncak Bukit Jalil.

Head on straight and take a left turn into Persiaran Puncak Jalil 1. Go straight and turn right at the T-junction.

The road curves with a sharp left turn. Follow the road and it will lead to a roundabout.

Take the 9 o’clock turn (first left turn) and get onto Persiaran Kota Perdana. Go straight until the traffic light. Bazaar Rakyat PKPS can be seen from the junction.

At the traffic light, turn left to head to Kompleks Pasar Borong Selangor, Equine Park, Serdang Jaya and Taman Bukit Serdang or turn right to connect back to the LDP to head towards Cyberjaya and Putrajaya.
Route 3: Turn right underneath this elevated ramp onto Persiaran Puchong Perdana to get to USJ.

Alternative Route 3

This detour will get you to USJ should the stretch of the LDP before the Puchong Barat Toll Plaza be congested.

Those coming from Bandar Puteri Puchong will pass by Tractors on the left and should head towards the elevated ramp with Taman Puchong Intan on the right.

Go under the ramp and turn right onto Persiaran Puchong Perdana at the traffic light. Head towards the 12 o’clock direction (go straight) at the first roundabout.

Take the 3 o’clock turn (third left turn) at the next roundabout and follow the road until the end.

This narrow road will lead you through some village houses and at the end of the road, turn left and to get back on the LDP, heading towards Putra Heights and USJ.

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THE long and weary wait for an urgently needed link road is finally over for the residents in Puchong, Selangor.

Thanks to former Kinrara assemblyman Dr Kow Cheong Wei, the link road between Bandar Puchong Jaya Selatan and Pusat Bandar Puchong is now completed, although three months behind schedule.

Kow, who was also a former Subang Jaya Municipal Councillor, had initiated the project during his term.

He was invited to officially open the road last Friday although the road was ready for use since June 30.
An honour: Dr Kow (seventh from left) cutting the ribbon to officially open the link. With him are representatives from residents associations.

The 0.3km two-way 6m wide road links Jalan Serindit in Bandar Puchong Jaya Selatan and Persiaran Wawasan in Pusat Bandar Puchong.

Kow said besides easing the traffic on the congested Dama-nsara-Puchong Highway (LDP) during peak hours, the road could also hopefully help to enhance the economic life at the two Puchong townships and also Bandar Puteri Puchong.

“The businesses are moving towards Bandar Puteri Puchong now as the road access is inconvenient here in Bandar Puchong Jaya,” he said.

The new link will also serve as an emergency gateway to neighbouring areas when the LDP is jammed whenever there are serious accidents.

Kow said the MPSJ would wait for the road to stabilised before building road shoulders.

Meanwhile, IOI Properties is said to be constructing a link road between Puchong Hartamas and Bandar Puteri Puchong.

It is believed that another developer, Capital Land, is also responsible for building the link together with IOI.

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I was on my way to the Curve (Damansara) today when a red Suzuki Swift swerve into my right lane without a signal. Has that ever happen to you ? I am sure yes since KL has a lot of lousy drivers. The driver was a girl and she was waving in and out of the roads. Man that’s dangerous driving. It happen near the Kelana Jaya LRT area.

Today I was a Petronas station using one of their hoses. After putting in about RM20 of petrol, I noticed the petrol was still coming out of the hose. I guess it was faulty. So I left the hose in and I think I managed to get about 8-9 litres of free petrol. If you want to know which pump and station, please leave me a comment and bank in RM20 to my Maybank. I will give you the details.

Today is a bad day. Petrol will increase by 78 cents at midnight. I wanted to go out to fill my car at 530pm but it was raining hard. Then I went out about 725pm to a Petronas and was the queue long! It took me about 45 mins to complete the transaction. Darn waste of time. So many kiasu people. 41% increase in fuel price is bad. It will signal inflation and increase other costs like food,transport. Be ready to pay more of nasi lemak next week…….I should ask my boss for a raise now!

The new price of premium leaded petrol (ULG 97) is RM2.70 per litre beginning midnight tonight, it was announced a moment ago. The price for ULG 92 petrol per litre went up by 74 sen to RM2.62. Diesel will go up by RM1 per litre to RM2.58. The 78 sen hike or 40 per cent increase for the ULG 97 petrol is still below the antiticpated RM4 per litre price projected earlier and among the cheapest in Asia. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi at a news conference.

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WITH property prices in the developed areas of Petaling Jaya and Subang Jaya having appreciated sharply, young families who are keen to own landed properties but face limited budgets are venturing into the Klang Valley’s southern corridor. This is especially in the popular Puchong neighbourhood.

“From standard terrace units and high-rise apartments, Puchong folks have since graduated to high-end homes such as semi-Ds and bungalows set within themed gardens and landscaped environment as well as upmarket condominiums with all the trappings of modern luxury,” SP Setia Bhd group managing director Tan Sri Liew Kee Sin said.

Chan Ai Cheng

He said that as developments moved further away, developers were compelled to stand out from the clutter and market their offerings with value-added features and innovative designs to woo buyers who didn’t mind a slightly longer drive as long as the new development offered more enticing proposition.

Property consultants said rising land prices in central Klang Valley had spurred property buyers to look for better bargains in the southern corridor that still had relatively affordable properties to offer.

“With house prices having climbed in other areas, neighbourhoods like Puchong, Seri Kembangan and other parts of the southern corridor are becoming more popular for those looking for more affordable housing,” said PPC International Sdn Bhd executive director Thiruselvam Arumugam.

SK Brothers Realty (M) Sdn Bhd general manager Chan Ai Cheng said the southern corridor was a good area for developing landed housing units such as double terrace houses, semi-detached units and bungalows for families.

She said transaction prices of property had also shown steady growth over the years.

“People normally buy the properties in Southern Klang Valley for own stay,” she added.

According to Chan, there is a good mix of buyers in the area in terms of race and income.

Double-storey terrace houses in prominent existing projects such as Putra Heights, Bandar Puteri, Bandar Bukit Jalil, Taman Puncak Jalil, Bandar Kinrara and Bandar Puchong Jaya are sold from RM200,000 to RM750,000.

Thiruselvam said the rental for a standard double storey terrace house in these areas ranged from RM400 to RM2,000 per month.

Thiruselvam Arumugam

He said the rental appreciated only by 2% to 3%, whereas capital appreciation for houses was good with prices rising 100% over the past decade.

According to him, Southern Klang Valley units are mainly for residence, rather than bought for speculation or investment.

Reapfield Properties Sdn Bhd president David Ong said the main draw to Southern Klang Valley was affordable house prices although factors such as value investing and property speculation could not be easily discounted.

“Prices of houses have peaked significantly in the central region of the Klang Valley, giving rise to an outward flow of the purchasing population to both the north and south of the Klang Valley,” he said.

Many buyers have sought investment opportunities by purchasing large bungalow plots, bungalows and semi-detached homes in this area on expectation that prices will increase significantly over the course of the next decade.

“While property prices can be said to be affordable or cheaper here than in the prime city areas, the high petrol prices and higher toll rates have started to cause a reverse migration effect,” Ong said.

Many buyers who bought in the fringe or secondary areas of the Klang Valley are starting to drift slowly back to the city as the benefits of lower housing instalments become significantly offset by higher price of fuel and toll rates.

“It now makes sense to some people to buy smaller apartments or flats in strong city locations rather than pay for cheaper houses outside central Klang Valley but end up bearing increased living expenses via higher fuel prices and increasing toll rates,” he said.

The residents of Taman Puchong Hartamas and Pangsapuri Pulai are blaming the developer for some of the issues affecting their housing areas.

Puchong Hartamas Residents Association president Charles van der Slott said earlier in the advertisement it was promised that the inner roads of the housing area would be 50ft wide.

”However, the roads built were definitely less than that,” he said, adding even their request for a higher perimeter fencing in Jalan PH2/5 to prevent burglary was not met.

“The guardhouse at the entrance of our housing area obstructs drivers’ views as we can’t see oncoming cars and I believe the structure was not approved by the Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ),” he claimed.

Abandoned: The structure that was meant to be a kindergarten at Pangsapuri Pulai.

Adding to the list, Charles claimed that a Hindu temple in the area was pending relocation since the developer had yet to compensate the temple management.

And the road linking Puchong Hartamas and Bandar Puteri Puchong as promised by the developer is nowhere in sight, according to Charles.

Meanwhile, the residents of Pangsapuri Pulai in Puchong Hartamas have a bone to pick with the developers, too.

Lack of maintenance at the children’s kindergarten, missing fire extinguishers, an abandoned structure meant to be a kindergarten and absence of grilles on their windows are some of their complaints.

When asked to comment on the residents’ complaints, MPSJ president Datuk Adnan Md Ikhsan said the residents should check the S&P agreement on the specifications.

“And if the temple matter is true, then we will urge the developer to compensate them,” said Adnan.

A spokesman for the developer said the allegations made by Charles were baseless.

Obstructing view: Some of the Puchong Hartamas residents are not pleased with the location of the guardhouse.

”We got our Certificate of Fitness (CF) in 2004 and it shows we have complied with the necessary rules.

“The guardhouse was approved much earlier by MPSJ in 2003 and the guidelines for Gated and Guarded Community development was only issued earlier this year,” she said.

She added that they were in the process of handing over the guardhouse to the local authority.

“As for the road, it’s an agreement between MPSJ and us that we will finance part of the cost, and the money was paid last June. And we have already compensated the temple folks,” she said.

As for Pangsapuri Pulai, the spokesman said the developer had been working closely with the residents’ association all this while and they had not encountered many issues.

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THE connecting road between Bandar Puteri and Taman Puchong Hartamas in Puchong will be completed by mid next month.
The developers, IOI Properties Berhad and Capital Land Sdn Bhd, agreed to this deadline during a meeting with Subang Jaya council.

Each party also agreed to bear the cost of construction work, estimated at RM510,000, for their respective stretch, which is 200m for IOI Properties, 100m for Capital Land and 50m for the local council.

The meeting was chaired by council deputy president Mohamad Yusoff Ghazali and overseen by Kinrara assemblyman Teresa Kok.

At a meeting in 2001, it was agreed that both companies would contribute RM250,000 each to the council to build the road. However, only Capital Land paid while IOI Properties refused by referring to the Development Order which specified the construction of the road was the sole responsibility of Capital Land.

Capital Land also refused to build on IOI Properties land and instead built an another access road, Jalan Bakawali.

Sa id Mohamad Yusoff : “We’ve finally reached an amicable settlement that should benefit everybody, especially residents.” Kok, also State Investment, Industry and Commerce Committee chairman, was glad the matter had finally been resolved.

“This is just one of many missing links in Puchong. I hope in the future to find ways to build more interlinking roads between parts of Puchong,” she said.

Looks like the new Alliance Bank Bandar Puteri Puchong is getting ready for opening. Its located next the Standard Chartered Bank Bandar Puteri Puchong (opp OCBC and Ambank)

I also heard there will be a Public Bank and 2 Maybank branches in Bandar Puteri Puchong coming soon. WOW. Property prices in the surrounding area will surely go up