Galleria I and II, Taman Equine

One of the reasons why Galleria has small units is because it is built on the concept that “Your Home is where your Office is”. Living and working spaces are integrated as part of the modern generation’s preferred lifestyle in this development.

Galleria, Equine Park faces Persiaran Equine Perdana in the heart of Equine Park or Taman Equine, and stands a curb apart from the famous McDonalds Drive-Through and is just 600 metres or 2 minutes from AEON Jusco situated along the same road.

Travelling down this same road for another 50 metres will lead to the traffic lights to join Jalan Putra Permai (an artery that leads to the SKVE and LDP), across which stands Zeva (by the Trinity Group), another residential and retail development to serve all your shopping needs, and further down to Putra Walk, Giant Hypermart and the Atmosphere.

Note the proximity of Galleria to McDonald’s

Then again, there are already plenty of amenities in the immediate vicinity surrounding Galleria. Right next to McDonalds (which is right next to Galleria) is Permai Park where there are shoplots with 7Elevens, dentists, locksmiths, photography studios, cybercafes, mamak eateries, grocery shops and even TM Point for Unifi services.

And then opposite Jusco, are rows upon rows of more shoplots with KK Mart, KK Hotel, music schools, pet shops and veterinarian clinics, clothes and luggage boutiques, organic stores, car accessory shops, mechanics and most of all ─ Chinese coffeeshops.

Equine Park never sleeps, at least not its eat-street. The stalls which are a “spill-out” from the coffeeshops, line the streets and open from early morning till late at night. These rows of shoplots were built by GOB too.

Restoran Tar Chong, which has taken up many shoplots, is pretty famous peddling their Claypot Lou Shu Fan, Chap Fan, Kai Fan, Chow Kuay Teow and a hundred other fares done a hundred different ways. Further up the same street is Restoran Y2, also a “merger” of many shoplots, with their array of Chinese fast food. These two coffeeshops have been here for years and have become quite the identity of Taman Equine. Their stalls spill into the streets and light up the night as they open till the wee hours 24/7. You’ll never go hungry if you live in Taman Equine.

GOB Show Gallery in EQuator, the new commercial block, on Jalan Equine 10, off Jalan Equine

Further in from these coffeeshops where GOB’s Show Gallery is located (on Jalan Equine), are new blocks of shops called EQuator. These relatively new shoplots, built by GOB, are a mere 550 metres from yet another set of GOB shoplots called Equine Boulevard.

EQuator is the relatively-new completed blocks of shopoffices in Taman Equine. You can see in this picture that GOB’s Show Gallery has relocated here.

Equine Boulevard banking street. Clockwise from left: Maybank, CIMB, Public Bank, the mix of shops and Hong Leong Bank. Hong Leong Bank was the first to open here in Boulevard when the shoplots were completed in 2013.

Now Equine Boulevard is quickly becoming known as Banking Street. Since completion in 2013, these blocks of 3- and 4-storey shoplots have secured the tenancy of at least four major banks. They are: Maybank, Hong Leong, CIMB and Public Bank. More will probably follow but it is likely new banks may take up EQuator since there are still unoccupied units at this more recently-completed business square.

In short, Taman Equine is a very successful, very matured and very self-contained township.

Equine Park or Taman Equine ─ From Yesterday Till Today and Why It Is Called Such 

Taman Equine, marked out in pink. Source: Google Maps

Looking through the lens of history, there used to be horses, stables and equestrian activities in Equine Park or Taman Equine. On any good weekend, riders on their trusty mounts would be seen clip-clopping along the lonely, heavily-wooded roads around Wisma Penyayang and the Alice Smith School. This was back in the days when there were more trees than people and when even AEON Jusco hadn’t even arrived. (AEON Jusco opened its doors in 2006).

Equine Park was named Equine Park because coincidentally, or maybe not coincidentally, the riding academy and stables called Akademi Ekuestrian DiRaja, was established in the area soon after Global Oriental or Equine Capital Berhad (ECB) as the Group was known then, acquired 550 acres of leasehold Seri Kembangan land in 1994. The plan was to develop the parcel into Equine Park. Thus, the masterplan may have included equestrian sports from the very beginning.

Then, in 1996, a parcel of land next to the designated plot for the stables was sold for the construction of the Alice Smith International School. That was how Alice Smith came to be in Equine Park. In the years that followed, the eminence of the school became the “landmark” for this area, particularly for the newer developments wanting to put themselves on the map.

Once upon a time: The Akademi Ekuestrian DiRaja Selangor was at the exact spot where GOB Sales Gallery and their latest shoplots EQuator are situated today.

But the main landmark was of course, the horses. According to an ECB 2003 annual report, in September 1997, a year after the launch of Taman Equine’s maiden project of Bungalow lots, Akademi Ekuestrian DiRaja Selangor, Malaysia’s first full-fledged equestrian academy, was conferred Royal Status by the Sultan of Selangor, Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj. In January 1999, the riding academy officially opened its doors, offering a comprehensive range of riding courses for individuals and groups. It was a historic moment.

The imprint of hooves in the annals of time. Left: In June 2002, the First Annual Gymkhana Games was held at Akademi Ekuestrian DiRaja Selangor, Equine Park. Right: ECB’s Prospectus was launched at the Equine Home Gallery in September 2003. Back in its day, ECB’s Equine Home Gallery was considered the largest and most modern property showroom. That gallery has now been taken down and in its place is where Galleria stands today. Isn’t that amazing?

In between these years and after ─ such as the launch of the Putra Permai controlled cost apartments in 1998, and the acquiring of 239 acres of land for the development of Pusat Bandar Putra Permai in 1999 ─ Taman Equine grew from strength to strength and has not looked back since.

The riding academy is now gone of course, presumably relocated to Putrajaya and in its place ─ in the exact spot actually ─ is GOB’s Show Gallery in the developer’s own square of shoplots called EQuator on Jalan Equine 10, off Jalan Equine. (Have a look at the map above).

Time changes everything as they say but some things stay imprinted, such as character. In the case of Taman Equine, the fabric of its character lies in the interweaving of the old and the new in an eclectic mix of laid-back countrified charm, full of traditionalism and culture but awakening to the call of urbanity. Equine Park spans over 800 acres today. It is burgeoning, niche in many ways and quite like no other, at least in this part of Puchong South.

Why not Savour the Serenity of the Emergent Township of Equine Park Yourself?

Yes, why not? Click on the video below for quick drive around. You will be taken to see three of GOB’s latest developments ─ Galleria, Springville and Villa Heights, plus a few other new commercial squares such as GOB’s EQuator, Equine Boulevard and other long-established landmarks such as Alice Smith, AEON Jusco, and McDonald’s.

Nicely Networked and Amenitised Township

Highways around Equine Park as can be seen in the map are: LDP, SKVE, MEX, PLUS, BESRAYA, Proposed SKIP and Proposed KIDEX.

The nearest international schools to Taman Equine. Left: Alice Smith International School, Taman Equine and Right: Rafflesia International School in 16 Sierra, 5km away. Of course, there are dozens of national and Chinese national type schools all around as well. (Pix from Google Satellite Map).

International Schools and Universities (within 15 minutes from Taman Equine)

• Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
• Multimedia University (MMU)
• Limkokwing University of Creative Technology
• John Hopkins University
• Segi College University
• Alice Smith International School (nearest of all)
• Rafflesia International and Private Schools (in 16 Sierra)
• ELC International School Cyberjaya
• Tanarata International School Kajang
• Australia International School
• Taylor’s International School, Puchong

The nearest shopping complexes. Left: AEON Jusco, Taman Equine. Centre: The Atmosphere, Seri Kembangan. Right: Giant Hypermart, Seri Kembangan. (Pix from Google Satellite Map)

Grocery Shopping and Shopping Malls (within 15 minutes of Taman Equine)

• Aeon Jusco
• Giant Hypermart, Seri Kembangan
• The Atmosphere, Seri Kembangan
• Pasar Borong Selangor
• Putra Walk
• IOI Mall Puchong
• IOI Resort City Putrajaya
• Sierra Zentro (16 Sierra)
• (upcoming) Bukit Jalil City (Bukit Jalil)
• (upcoming) The Link 2 (Bukit Jalil)

To read about other properties in the Seri Kembangan area, click on:

Akira Residence, 16 Sierra and other property types in 16 Sierra

Andana and Urbana D’Alpinia

Paragon 150 and Paragon 3