Ara Damansara is booming with different types of property developments offering many facilities and amenities.
BY NURUL ASMUI MD AZMI
asmui@ocision.com
Oasis Corporate Park is a mixed development comprising lifestyle office suites, corporate office towers, a business and leisure hotel, contemporary service suites and a bustling lifestyle centre.
ARA DAMANSARA is thriving as an affluent residential township in one of the last parcels of freehold lands in Petaling Jaya North in the district of Petaling, Selangor.
Developed in 1999 by Sime Pilmoor Development Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sime Darby Bhd, the 299-hectare residential township project was launched in 2000, and is currently managed by Sime UEP Development Sdn Bhd.
Located within the vicinity of established residential and commercial areas in Damansara and Kelana Jaya, Ara Damansara is poised to be a prominent township, offering a lifestyle that promotes close-knit community living.
Upon completion, the affluent township will encompass approximately 4,000 units of various property types, including bungalows, double-storey linked and semi-detached houses, medium-cost and low-cost apartments, neighbourhood shops, as well as shop offices.
As an attempt to provide a safe township concept for the residents, Ara Damansara is among the first township to comply to the Safety City Initiative standards of the Federal Department of Town and Country Planning (FDTCP).
The township has a 24-hour CCTV surveillance system, street patrols, as well as guard houses at every point of precinct.
Distinguished developments
Sime Darby Property is the pioneer of Ara Damansara.
One of the well-known residences in Ara Damansara is the Ara Hill, a signature development by Sime Darby Property. It is an exclusive residential development that consists of condominiums and villas that are designed in a resort-styled setting.
Set in a low density enclave of only 25 units per acre, there are 110 villa units ranging from 1,948 sq ft to 4,715 sq ft with an average price of RM700 to RM800 psf, and 290 condominium units ranging between 1,442 sq ft and 4,532 sq ft with an average price of RM650 to RM750 psf.
Some of the facilities that are available for the residents of Ara Hill are a community hall, a clubhouse with swimming pool, tennis courts, squash courts, gymnasium, children’s playground, as well as a 1.5km walking path that is surrounded with lavish tropical landscape.
Besides that, the largest integrated development in Petaling Jaya North is on the prime freehold land of Ara Damansara. Sprawled across 85 acres, Oasis Damansara infuses living, leisure, retail and business to create a cohesive development environment.
H2O Residences featuring dazzling interlocking ice-cubes facades.
Some of the completed and current developments in Oasis Damansara include Oasis Gallery, Oasis Square, Oasis Plantation, Oasis Corporate Park, Oasis Rio and Oasis Mall.
Another ongoing project in the centre of Ara Damansara township is H2O Residences, a prestigious development by Titijaya Land Bhd. Aimed to be the first of its kind in Malaysia, this residential development, inspired by the beauty of water, features stunning architectural design with its signature facade of interlocking ice-cubes.
Slated for completion by December 2017, H2O comprises three blocks of service apartments and one block of Small Offices Home Offices (SoHo).
For future developments, the award-winning Sime Darby Property has an upcoming development that will be built near a LRT station, which is currently under construction as part of its Transit Oriented Development (TOD) project.
Another upcoming development is Cantara Residences, another renowned project by Sime Darby Property, which consists of four towers of service apartment units with built-up ranging between 650 sq ft and 1,500 sq ft.
Excellent location
Developed on one of the most sought-after addresses within the Klang Valley, Ara Damansara is situated within close proximity to numerous well-established residential areas and townships such as Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI). When we take a closer look at the prices of residential property in TTDI (as shown in Table 1), the average price change from 2013 to 2014 for single-storey terrace is 13.4%, whereas for double-storey terrace is 6.0%.
The capital appreciation in TTDI is just an example of how the prices of properties near Ara Damansara have escalated in past years.
Established in a prime location of Petaling, Ara Damansara itself has also seen a steady rate of appreciation since its launch. Thus, there is a high chance that the prices of the properties in Ara Damansara will command a high value due to its exclusive neighbours.
Ara Damansara has excellent connectivity to various parts of the Klang Valley. It is served by the Federal Highway, and is strategically located at the north and west of New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE), south of Puncak Alam Highway, as well as being near Subang Jaya-Kelana Jaya Interchange.
In addition to the easy accessibility to numerous major roads, there are aplenty of amenities available within the vicinity of Ara Damansara. It is located between the Tropicana Golf and Country Club and the Saujana Golf and Country Club.
Other amenities include CITTA Mall, Jaya Grocer, Giant, Tesco, IPC Mall, Ikea, The Curve and 1 Utama. There are also public amenities nearby such as police stations and Ramsay Sime Darby Medical Centre.
With its strategic location, excellent connectivity and prime neighbourhood, Ara Damansara’s address is second to none.
