Gambier Heights

Gambier Heights is an apartment situated in South-West of Penang Island in Bukit Gambier. It is a hill-side freehold property built by Brem Holding in 1999. Located close to the Bayan Lepas Free Trade Zone, it is also just 5 minutes away to USM and 10 minutes to the Penang Bridge. Other notable service amenities in the area are Tesco Extra Hypermarket, Bukit Jambul Country Club, Equatorial Hotel and many notable residential properties. Gambier Heights is sandwiched between a few other medium cost high-rise properties, Taman Gambier flats, Taman Jade and Jade View. This condo has its back facing the hills, while the front faces the sea. Each unit at Gambier Heights comes with a balcony and is about 900sf in built up. There are 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms in each unit. The first 4 floors are parking bays and the rest of the residential floors go right up to the 23rd floor. This high-density development has over 700 units but on each floor, there are only 8 units, 4 on each wing.

Property Details

Name: Gambier Heights

Address: Persiaran Bukit Gambier 1, 11700 Gelugor, Penang

Developer: Brem Holding

Completion Date: 1999

Tenure: Freehold

Type: Apartment

No. of Units: 730 (8 per floor, 4 each wing)

No. of Storey: 23

No. Blocks: 5

Land Area: 3.5 acres

Built-up: 900 sf

Maintenance Fee: RM0.10 psf

Subsale Price:

Rental:

Facilities

BBQ area

Sauna

Covered carpark

Badminton court

Gym

Jacuzzi

Swimming pool with slides

Tennis court

Jogging track

Mini market

24hr security

Playground

Community hall

Reading room

Market Trends

Analysis

As a property that is more than 10 years old, Gambier Heights is desperate for a new coat of paint. Discussion has been underway to repaint the property although residents have yet to see any progress. With the upgrade and face-lift, investors hope that it will bring in better returns and subsale value. For an apartment property, Gambier Heights is equipped with many facilities. The maintenance fee is also very reasonable at about RM90 per month. There is also a Rifle-Training field behind Gambier Heights which residents have complained about the noise from the training which operates from 9am - 5pm daily. Aside from that, the property has served many of the residents well for many years and is nicely tucked away from the main roads that lead to the Penang Bridge or Bayan Lepas area. In terms of convenience, Bukit Gambier is self-contained with many amenities especially with the close proximity of USM. Newer developments like The Palazzia commercial complex provides further amenities to the neighborhood, not to mention the increase in property value.