D'Pines (also known as D'Pines @ Ampang) is a new condominium to be sited in Taman Nirwana, within Pandan vicinity. It is right besides City Garden Palm Villa and Sri Pinang Villa, and being surrounded by terraces and villages. Sited on an 8-acre leasehold land, D'Pines is a 2-phase project that will have a total of 532 units with built-up sizes ranging from 1,195 sf to 1,875 sf, sprawling over two 20-storey blocks. Each floor houses 17 units, and is served by 3 lifts. Phase 1 of D'Pines comprises of 265 units and early birds are offered 5% to 10% discount (varies according to types and built-ups), together with 50% DIBS, free S&P and legal fees, and free first year maintenance. Its launch prices start from RM370,000 and up to RM630,000.There is a 5-storey multi-level parking lot in D'Pines, with numerous facilities on the 5th floor, including gymnasium, Jacuzzi, semi-organic pool, children's playground and jogging track, which are sprawling over 1-acre of lush greenery landscaping garden recreational site. A vast array of amenities can be easily found in D'Pines. It is just mere minutes away from Axis Atrium that houses Carrefour as its anchor tenant and several fast food chains and restaurants. It is also near to Hero, Giant, Tesco Ampang, Galaxy Ampang and Ampang Point Shopping Centre. Right next to the condominium is SRK Taman Nirwana. In terms of accessibility, D'Pines is just about 500m away to Cempaka RapidKL LRT Station - which is about 10 minutes walking away. Besides that, it is just about 5 minutes to Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH) and Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2).
Property Details
Name: D'Pines (also known as D'Pines @ Ampang) Address: Jalan Cempaka 6, Taman Nirwana, Ampang, 68000 Selangor Developer: Sri Seltra Sdn Bhd (a subsidiary of City Motors Group) Completion Date: March 2014 (estimate) Type: Condominium Tenure: Leasehold No. of Blocks: 2 No. of Storey: 20 No. of Units: 532 No. of Bedrooms: 2, 3, 3+1 & 4 No. of Bathrooms: 2 - 3 Built-up: 1,195 - 1, 875 sf Launch Price Phase 1: RM370,000 - RM630,000 (about RM309 psf)Layouts
Type A: 4+1 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms (1,875 sf) Type A2a: 4+1 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms (1,798 sf) Type B: 3+1 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (1,394 sf) Type B1: 4+1 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (1,602 sf) Type B2: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (1,321 sf) Type C: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (1,195 sf)Facilities
24-hour 3-tier security system Gymnasium Semi-organic pool Jacuzzi Children's playground Jogging track Sand court (volleyball court)Analysis
The developer of D'Pines, City Motors Group is an established company since 1965, started as a motor-car trading company. The Group has diversified its business into several areas including property, plantation, orchard, education and medical services. However, it is noted that the management of the developer's previous project has been horrible, with many resident complaints and even a court lawsuit. The directors of the company still owe maintenance fees on their units there, which should be noted as an indication of their ethical policy. In property industry itself, the Group has built numerous developments, including the entire Taman Nirwana itself that consists of shop-houses, double storey terraces, single storey terraces and condominiums (Sri Pinang Villa and Palm Villa). However, there were several complaints on a condominium management several years back. And a case was brought to court.With loads of new developments these days are launched around RM400 psf and just located in Bukit Jalil, Shah Alam and Puchong, D'Pines sounds like a good investment after all. It is affordable and yet strategically located minutes away from KL city centre. Comparing it with other newly built condominiums - Axis Pandan and Ampang Putra Residency are currently being asked for RM335 and RM340 respectively. Without a doubt, D'Pines will definitely make a handsome profit for its investors.
