Owning an affordable landed home within a close-knit community near Kuala Lumpur is possible.

Charity cycle event at
Seremban 2.

Seremban 2 has been thriving over several years, making it an attractive place to live, work and invest.

IJM Corp Bhd CEO Datuk Soam Heng Choon cited that it has been 18 years since the first house in Seremban 2 was handed over in 1998. Twenty-one years have passed since construction started in 1995.

“Today, you can still see the people who were our first buyers in those days, coming back to buy our houses for their children. Some of their children who came with their parents in those days are working in Seremban 2. Some of them are even working for IJM Land,” Soam mused.

Soam said he received feedback that a lot of residents have gotten their relatives and friends to buy houses in the township.

The developer has created a close-knit community and has worked together with residents to form residents’ associations to further the interest of their precincts.

People have now realised over the last 10 years that it is much faster to travel from Seremban to Kuala Lumpur.

They stay in Seremban but work in Kuala Lumpur. Some carpool every morning and go to the Seremban bus terminal, where over 40 buses leave Seremban, sending them directly to their workplace.

A lot of people who work in KLIA are also staying in Seremban 2. They choose Seremban 2 because it has all the amenities that they want.

Dinosaur Park.

Township characteristics
With many schools, colleges, entertainment outlets, shopping centres and private hospitals, people don’t mind staying in Seremban.

IJM Land Bhd central region senior general manager Hoo Kim See shared that Seremban 2 is well known to the people of Seremban and Negeri Sembilan.

It is one of the developer’s flagship townships that consists of 3,800 acres, originally intended to be an extension of the whole Seremban town, which was initiated by the government.

The township has several components, including a number of residential units, two shopping malls and commercial banks like Maybank, Hong Leong and CIMB.

IJM Land Bhd central region senior general manager Hoo Kim See.

Hoo said that many people go to the 15-acre city park, which is popular for jogging, games and tai chi. There is also a 30-acre hill park, also known as a dinosaur park, with a number of dinosaurs models already created.

The newly opened S2 Club is a family-themed recreational club with well-equipped gymnasium, fitness classes, badminton courts, swimming pool and a purpose-built kindergarten managed by R.E.A.L Education Group.

Soam added that the company is still maintaining the township in respect of the landscapes like the parks and roads.

The developer also support community building in the township by organising Raya Concerts and Chap Goh Mei Celebration, a yearly carnival in November, and a community run in August.

“We try to add value to the existing facilities. We have brought in all the things that are required of a township. Whatever the community requires is all there. Not many townships have this.

“After so many years, I dare to say our amenities are still in good shape. Even in the city park, you have a lake pond there. We have all these gazebos, people like to go there for birthday parties and dates,” Soam mused.

“Because it is a township, we continue to nurture it, that’s what we do. Until today, we have good rapport with the residents’ associations. My Property Maintenance and Management office is there, next to the sales office. Everybody can go and see them, when they have issues.”

Residential property values in the township have appreciated as a result of people staying there. Over the last 10 years, property prices have appreciated by double or more.

For example, terrace and semi-detached houses that sold for RM200,000 and RM350,000 in 2005 are currently worth RM600,000 and RM1mil respectively.

Soam concluded, “The only place you can get landed properties is further away from the city. In the city, it is very expensive. That is why we encourage people to work in Kuala Lumpur, stay in Seremban.”

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