I managed to sneaked into one of the penthouse units in Kiaramas Ayuria recently. Ayuria is built on an elevated land and this means the view from the penthouse would be amazing. Truly, it is amazing! Check out the photos after the jump. These units are still under construction.

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By Sharen Kaur
sharen@nstp.com.my

THE market for residential properties has softened since the beginning of this year and is likely to continue into 2009, market experts say. The potentially negative influence on the sector is supply, said real estate valuer Regroup Associates Sdn Bhd executive chairman Christopher Boyd.

In a recent survey undertaken by Regroup, it showed that there is an existing supply of 19,183 condominium units in Kuala Lumpur, with 13,902 units more under construction.
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So I finally am back to tanahair-ku, Malaysia and after a week of re-adjusting my body clock, I am now back to blogging. On top of my must-visit list of developments is Kiaramas Ayuria, which has already been handed over to its buyers (Block A & B) early April. When my friend offered me to view her unit, I quickly jumped on it. Kiaramas Ayuria is located at Jalan Desa Kiara, on the eastern side of Mont Kiara. I particularly love this side of Mont Kiara because of it’s lush greeneries. Ayuria is current located at the highest point of Mont Kiara.

The first thing that you would realise as you drive up to the development is the big water tank. Truth to be told, for first time visitors, this can be quite overwhelming as I felt the same too. But after a few visits, I didn’t even realise it was there. We zoom pass the simple guardhouse…I must say that Kiaraville & Hijauan had better entrances, where sometimes less is more. After parking the car, we headed to lobby and as we strolled pass the lush greeneries, there were birds chirping! It was a really nice environment to be in, and there was no apparent highway noise from the nearby Penchala Link. Felt it was so so serene.

After viewing her unit, I must say that I came out truly impressed. I am not going to comment about the landscaping or the common areas (will let the photos do the talking), because the most striking feature for this condo, in my opinion, is it’s amazing views which you can see from the master bedroom and the living area.

Just look at the above photo. This is the view from the master bedroom. Imagine yourself waking up every morning and have that view to greet you! It’s really to die for, really. I also loved the choice of color of the flooring, not too dark, just nice. The more neutral color makes the rooms more spacious. The living and dining were appropriately sized, though the bedrooms, especially bedrooms 2 & 3 were a tad small for me. I noticed some minor defects like chipping on the flooring, and some water stains on the wall.

At the end of the viewing, I was truly impressed. Next on my list would be Kiaraville and then Hijauan Kiara. That way I could compare them more equally after viewings.

Meanwhile, more photos after the jump (bandwidth heavy!).

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by Jack Miles

Sunway Vivaldi, an avant-garde development by one of Malaysia’s most influential developers, Sunway City Berhad (SunCity), is now available for sale in Hong Kong. SunCity is a publicly listed Malaysian company armed with numerous international awards and accolades. Colliers International has arranged several seminars and an exhibition for this brand new residential project by SunCity at Mandarin Oriental Hotel from 18 to 20 April 2008.

 

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With Binaderas ‘ Seni Mont Kiara playing with ‘affluent’ names by naming its blocks from Monet, Mozart and what not, Suncity decides to follow the trend and name its latest offering, Sunway Vivaldi. Sunway Vivaldi is their latest condominium offering after Casa Kiara 2 and Palazzio at Sri Hartamas. The location for Sunway Vivaldi is just down the road if you are coming from Sri Hartamas side towards Mont’ Kiara side (Jalan 19/70A), right after their own Kiara Hills bungalow development. The land has been cleared for the longest time and had no activity until recently and finally the billboard was up. The development is also being launched in Hong Kong (see report below).

Location

While the immediate location is not so favourable, higher floors facing Hartamas side will definitely have unblocked views of KL city skyline and I would expect these to be priced at premium and would be the first ones to go too. The location this development is sitting is a plot where it has power lines at one side, and Penchala Link highway on the other. Having said that, with so many development popping up in Mont’ Kiara, a good view is harder to get by the day.

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As with any other Sunway development, existing buyers may be entitled to the 3% rebate under its PALS programme. I will need to confirm this though. That’s all the details I have now, but will definitely pay the office a visit for a full picture, so stay tuned!

17th April 2008 – Site plan & floor plans update, after the jump.

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