Kondominium Atmosfera, Puchong Jaya

If my memory serves me right, Kondominium Atmosfera has been on iproperty.com Malaysia’s hot pick of the month since August. It is no doubt that this project is under the lime light as their marketing agent, Kim Realty is working really hard to sell off all 453 units of condominium. We’ve seen them all over Klang Valley doing road show at established shopping center and hypermarket alike.

No doubt that this is one hot property among the urbanites as evidence in few of the popular property forums. From the forum, there are a lot of debating on the potential of this property and comparison with similar property offerings around Puchong and Kinrara area. Albeit the heated discussion, this post will focus on Kondominium Atmosfera only.

The developer for Atmosfera is Villamas Sdn Bhd. If you do not know yet, Kondominium Atmosfera is located atop Bukit Tandang in Puchong Jaya; right beside Villamas apartment which was developed by no other than Villamas itself. Besides Villamas apartment, nearby high rise includes Koi Kinrara and Sri Bayu apartments. While Koi Kinrara is still under construction, Sri Bayu (developed by IOI) and Villamas apartment have seen matured occupancy rate.

The rip off on having a property developed on top of a hill is the doubts on the stability of the slope. Fortunately, this is not as bad as a development on a hill slope; Atmosfera is ON top of the hill. Besides that, Selangor government has implemented stringent regulations for development on hill slope. Looking at the construction progress, it should not worry much as there is no sign of this project construction work will be halt at the site. My resource says that a group of buyers have raised their concerns to Villamas on the safety of the slope and the response is expected of a responsible developer. As long as the developer take precautious measure during the development and engage the subject matter expert to monitor, it should not be an issue.

For those who still do not know where Atmosfera is located, see the following link for the map to Atmosfera.

Theme based on tropical ambience, Atmosfera offers resort style landscape for the discerning buyers. The main selling point of Atmosfera is affordable luxury. With their location on the highest point of Bkt Tandang, Atmosfera will offer the best view of KL, PJ/Sunway and Puchong skyline. Besides that, they have generous offering with more than 25 facilities. See below snapshot of facilities offering, sourced from Atmosfera official site. You can click to view enlarge image.

Of all facilities, I was fascinated by the futsal court and guest room offerings. These facilities for sure are something unique to Atmosfera residents as it is not a common facility for other condominiums. Another interesting thing to note is the sky lounge on Level 18 if not mistaken for both condominium blocks. The sky lounge will definitely provide uninterrupted view of the surrounding skyline, perfect place for unwind after a long day.

See below Villamas artist impression of the sky lounge common area.

Now, let’s get into the various types of condominium in Atmosfera. Basically, there are few variants of Type A (Premier), Type B (Deluxe) and Type D (Duplex) being offered. The biggest of all is Type C (Duplex with pool).

Type A, A1, A2, A3
Build up area: 1,455- 1,700 sq ft

Type B1, B2, B3, B4, B5
Build up area: 1,282 sq ft

Type D, D1
Build up area: 2,417 – 2,533 sq ft

Type C
Build up area: 2,775 sq ft

Price ranging from RM297,204 - RM709,891 for this piece of Freehold property. Based on the smallest condo unit being offered at 1,282 sq ft and price at approx RM300k, the target buyer is young professional or family in the lower middle to upper middle income group.

Atmosfera sales office is located at the site and they have two show units open for view. The show units are of a Type A variant and a Type B variant. Both show units are undeniable elegantly done up which will provide potential buyer very good feel of how their future home can be. I must say that Villamas put good effort into the sales gallery and the show unit setup. My visit to the site provides feel good factor with good experience to grasp the feeling of living on the serene heights of Puchong.

As always, a picture is worth a thousand words. However, I did not bring my camera along during my visit to the show unit. So let’s settle by clicking on the picture below to view the pictures available on Atmosfera official site.

At the time of this post, there are very limited units left with more than 90% SOLD. Being officially launched only on May 2009, Villamas has set a good track record to achieve such sales. The achievement is either due to effective marketing strategy or attractive property attributes or even both combined to make it an irresistible package.

I’m not an expert in valuation, but looking at the current situation with many owners plan to stay in; this property will be sought after upon completion and in long term would provide reasonable appreciation. I believe Atmosfera will turn out to be a true home sweet home for many owners when it is ready in 2012.

Lake Edge, Puchong

Many people work their whole life to pay for two things – car and house. To many, buying a house is one of the biggest decisions made in a lifetime. It is a commitment that will tie you down and take your freedom away and yet it is something that many are willing to do, all because they want a house to be called a Home.

Last week, I had an opportunity to take a walk in Lake Edge, Puchong. For those that are not familiar with Lake Edge, it is a guarded and gated concept development by YTL with large landscape area and a private club house for the residents. Amidst the hustle and bustle of Puchong, this place is like a resort once you step into Lake Edge. First impression in mind is that “No way a place like this exists just right behind Tesco, Puchong”. See below map for Lake Edge location. Click on image to enlarge.

Here is the satellite snapshot of Lake Edge area. There is a private lake within Lake Edge.

I will share with you some of the scene that I captured during the evening walk. A picture is worth a thousand words. Thus, I’ll do less of the writing from here onwards. Enjoy!

This is the back of a typical courtyard homes.

Linear park, open space in between Parkville homes – unique collection of 8 semi-detached and 8 bungalow homes.

Can you feel the quality of life that the residents here take pleasure in?

They have a private lake too. And there is big open space too for recreation just by the lake.

And the playground….

Now at the clubhouse…

Tennis court & basketball court

Infinity pool

The gym

This is Waterville - the latest property in Lake Edge. Btw, I was told that all 50 units have been sold out. Price is from RM 1.6M. This proves that there are demand for quality home in Puchong.

After my walk in Lake Edge, I start to understand why the owners/residents here have a saying - You need to be here to experience and feel the quality of living in Lake Edge. Oh…many of the owners here upgrade within Lake Edge. Eg. From linked house to semi-d/bungalow.

I hope thru my posts, many who could not enter Lake Edge (yes, they have tight security) will have the opportunity to have an insight into Lake Edge living. Hence, I totally agree that Lake Edge is truly a home sweet home in the heart of Puchong for the lucky few.