Malaysia Real Estate

[nurjmo]

hi everyone - old friends and new ones too!

been a REALLY long time since i logged onto the forum - been swamped at work for the past few months, still catching up with what's been happening at villa park as well as villa pavilion. somehow i cannot upload anything from my office and my streamyx at home has been s*it since i moved to a new rented place.

syarizwan>> got photos of villa pavilion, wasn't very happy with the workmanship of my unit (will upload photos soon, hopefully) - had a myriad of cracks all over and some uneven paintwork in the living room (nothing that i wouldn't have fixed up with paint if i was planning on living there) but what i wasn't happy about was a "bochor-ed" ceiling with the fibreglass and stuff hanging down from the hole (NASTY!) in the balcony. had them fix the defects and they did a pretty ok job but there's still a watermark where the hole used to be and a broken tile that wasn't there before in the dining room/kitchen. am going to check how the second round of defect fixing will go.

haven't been able to follow the villa pavilion thread as much (so much has happened in my absence) but am quite alarmed with the way things are turning out for the residents there. really hope that villa park will turn out better. an appeal to villa park buyers who are planning to rent out to their units - please, please, please be more discerning about who you rent out to. villa pavilion apparently is having some problems with some of their tenants now.

following the lead of MBZY, here's a little about me:

29; female; malay/chinese/indian/others mix; married and am living with my mom-in-law and my sister (the one who bought the unit next to mine) and her six-year-old daughter; write for a living; am pretty much a homebody except when the call of the mega sale sounds; am still adjusting to having to pay for a full housing loan (villa pavilion) and the interest for a second one (villa park); oh, am also in unit b-14-09.

yum-cha or something would be good one of these days, maybe a casual/informal outing to a park somewhere would be nice where we can just picnic and enjoy nature. hmm, if a big group maybe we can look into making buttons or something - vpians! heheheh

goodnight.

[MBZY]

Hi VPians,

Here are new photo updates! I can't help taking those pictures though I initially said gonna post it on monthly basis! I just happened to pass by the site on biweekly basis / whenever feel like it. All these pictures are taken using my HP camera.




Photos taken on 3/8/2008:

[louiz]

Hi VPians and our dear MBZY,
Thank you for the pictures... It's August now, and it's good to see another floor up. It's quite fast, 9th floor now (tak kira ground floor). By Dec 2008, all 18 floors will be up

[tm1505]

Hi MBZY,

Thank you so much for the efforts for snapping the construction progress photos and posted it in the forum. Really appreciated that.

Anyway, from the photos I noticed that the construction progress at Block A is slow...

Did anyone noticed that there is a staircase (surrounded by bushes) coming down from TPM? It is accessible for public? If yes, then we are verynear to Bukit Jalil LRT station and we can save a lot of travelling time.

[ysmn]

[quote="louiz"]Hi VPians and our dear MBZY,
Thank you for the pictures... It's August now, and it's good to see another floor up. It's quite fast, 9th floor now (tak kira ground floor). Based on current progress, the fastest to get keys would be about 20 months from today.
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Kind regards, ysmn

[louiz]

[quote="ysmn"]

[ysmn]

Both blocks must be completed to obtain CF. If only Block B is completed, Local Authority can only issue TCF but it is at their discretion.
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Kind regards, ysmn

[louiz]

[MBZY]

Hi Nurjmo,

Glad to see you back! Longing for your input in this thread!
Hmmm... listening to what you faced at Villa Pavillion, I can't help feeling apprehensive about what is the final product of Villa Park!
I'm more worried about the common facilities built up - will they promised what they offered, meaning adhered to the original model outline plan?

Will there too many major defects or minimal acceptable flaws!
But bear in mind, even those big projects also have defects in their construction because everyone is hiring cheap and lowly skilled foreign construction workers. That's why there's a period of rectification of defects after receiving the keys, right!

Some comments about Villa Pavillion:
Cracks??? Hope it's not d/t structural instability!
Missing tiles in the newly built swimming pool plus MALFUNCTIONED pool filter system is TOTALLY unacceptable!
Poorly ventilated lifts and absent of water pump are great frustration!
Low dim lights with poor security system make the whole place looks unsafe!





Nevertheless can't wait to see the photos of Villa Pavillion sharing of yours! Plus renovation photos... hehehe

I second Nurjmo: Making an appeal to all buyers - please find decent tenants if you are planning to rent out your units in future;
Please take a look at Jutamines thread forum especially (Jutamines owner, hope don't offend you all);
the occupants faced BIG ISSUE with these groups of tenants from Middle East and Africans. I'm not against them and trying to be a racist, but based on the complaints from their thread, there are HUGE contradicting culture and lifestyles amongst locals and those groups as mentioned, leading to tension, insecurity and downvalue of the place!


Syarizwan,
I agree with you: only those higher level of Y unit of Block B may get the best view of KLCC vicinity. Whereas there rest of the units be it those Xunit of Block B or Y1 & Y2 unit of Block A may just catch a glimpse of the view;
Never mind, my unit is facing the hillside; more greeneries! More environmental friendly :p
Hope less insects fly into the house / more mosquito bites incidence.
Hope the JARING's big ?satellite transmitter won't block my view.


Hi tm1505,

Yup, there's a staircase communicating the TPM with Villapark!
However I'm doubtful if it's open for public use!
Is the Bukit Jalil LRT station very near from the TPM? (I mean a walking distance?)


Hi ysmn,
Nice to see your input in this thread!
Correct me if I'm wrong - You are a property investor who actively participating in real estate forum; scouting and hunting for potential properties!

Did you a buy a unit at Villapark? (Sorry, I didn't see your name in the list of buyers)
If you're, please update us the unit no and a very warm welcome to you!


Also kindly share with us your points of investing in VillaPark, gladly invite you to give your expert opinion regarding investment potential of Villapark! Thank you!

[ysmn]

Hi Louiz, They can only concrete 1 storey every 2 weeks fastest no matter how fast they rush. Furthermore, the faster they move the lower their cost and the faster they can collect progress payment. I beg to differ by saying that "in that in this industry November 2010 is not very far away."

Hi MBZY, Actually I'm an industry insider (Construction/Engineering/Economics/Finance) who provides consultancy services as the main source of my income, and investing (properties and others) is just a hobby. I am not a purchaser in this project but am very interested in its issues.
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Kind regards, ysmn

[louiz]

[louiz]

Yep, agree with MBZY, please post your opinion on what you think of VP. It is definitely a good buy, what do u think of the developer? I'm worried on the construction progress, secondly the workmanship and also things like facilities built up, like what mentioned by MBZY.. do u think the construction progress is ok? the only worry is delays or abandonment of projects, which is hot issue in the property news now. Please share wih us your views anything and everything abt VP

[xtrym]

Yesterday went to the site around 830pm...i see there r still ppl working there!!

[jsonraj]

Hi All

Looks like everyone is trying very hard to make this forum 'lively'

Here's a brief introduction of myself
28/Indian/male
IT professional; financial institution
Unit No: A-15-03
Financier: Alliance

MSN - praba019@hotmail.com
friendster/yahoo - jsonraj@yahoo.com
skype - blackdemon99

[syarizwan]

[tm1505]

Hi MBZY,

What I mean ‘very near to Bukit Jalil LRT station’ is not mean that we can reach there by walking distance. What I mean is if we take cab from the station to TPM should be very near (from TPM, we can walk down from the staircase then we can reach Villa Park). If not, we have to pass by ASTRO, the roundabout, light industrial area then only we can reach Villa Park. (Sound like very long way…)
Anyway, I also have the same thinking like you which are the staircase won’t open for public.

[syarizwan]

Do you guys mean this staircase (taken early this year)

This is staircase to National Park! Look at the signboard

[nwc4754]

Any one interested to buy villa park? please contact me
nwc@meinhartd-infra.com.sg

Thanks

[hooiwong]

Hi all,

A night view at villa park. This photo was taken yesterday 10pm. You all can see the horizontal light still turn ON at the top position of Villa Park and the people still working in there.

Hope the project can get ready more ealier than what we expected.





hooiwong

[louiz]

Hey Hooiwong,
From where u took the pics? how come u r still there at 10pm?
Hmm, 10pm and people are still working there? I'm impressed..
Well, the faster they complete the work, the faster they can get the money, and the faster they can get the things done.. coz due to price hike and price increase in everything in construction materials, it's better to work fast, before further increase
But like ysmn mentioned, nomatter how fast and how they rush, they only complete 1 floor in 2 weeks. Perhaps they should start working on Block A

[hooiwong]

Hi loiuz,

I took the picture from Vista Serdang Apartment. haha, i'm there because i want to see the night view surrounding Villa Part. And at the same time expected to take some photos and share with you all in our forum. Anyway, I have some fantastic photos to share with you all again. Hope enjoy it!

Villa Park and Bukit Jalil Stadium (Evening view)




Villa Park to Bukit Jalil, KL Tower and KLCC (Night View)




Villa Park Surrounding View (Night view)




hooiwong

[nurjmo]

hi everyone,

thanks for the nice pictures, hooiwong - wow, so much greenery surrounding villa park - hope it'll last.

[MBZY]

Hooi Wong,
Thank you for your nice pictures. The vast greenery surrounding Villapark, truly make this place a pleasant and serene atmosphere to live in, in the midst of urban living which is usually densely crowded with concrete buildings, and green trees are scarcely seen.
Just to quote again some phrases from the booklet brochure about Villapark, which I agree with them:
"At Villa Park you live in the neighbourhood of the Technology Park, Bukit Jalil National Sports Centre (7 km), the Mines Resort City (4 km), South City Plaza (2.5 km) and Selangor Turf Club (3 km).
Villa Park is set in a hi-tech neighbourhood that is well connected to major highways and inter-city roads that provide links to KL, Putrajaya and Seremban, making it accessible from major cities and towns.
It boasts a strategic location close to urban amenities such as LRT, shopping complex, eateries as well as lush-green jogging paths within a forest reserve park.
I'll like to add: If you wanna shop at Midvalley Megamall (one of the largest mall in the Klang valley), you can easily reach the place within 15 minutes (if without traffic jam) without having to pay for toll!
Hehehe


Nurjmo,

[tm1505]

Relax, guys. Quoted from the sales agent, the refuse chamber is just located beside the staircase for each floor and there will be a window for ventilation (if you see it from the model).

[Octopus]

Thank u so much MBZY for the lovely pics......so happy that all the vpians keep this forum 'alive'.....hehehhe......since our members are increasing, can anyone provide the latest purchasers list for Blk A & B....thanks