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J.Dupion is the artistically inspiring new and upcoming development located in the busy heart of Cheras. Designed to be the epitome of a contemporary lifestyle, J.Dupion is within short reach of every possible amenity in the city and an impressive network of highways. With an unparalleled location in an established neighbourhood, future residents of J.Dupion will enjoy panoramic unblocked views of the Kuala Lumpur city.
J.Dupion is the product of a new and upcoming developer which proves to have much financial backing as shown from their track records. They seem to be taking only the best designs from other developments and incorporating it into their own architecture, and promising only the best quality with quality checks by professionals at every stage of their development. Their purchase of the famed CapSquare in Kuala Lumpur which is to be their headquarters garnered much attention and respect from property buyers.
J.Dupion is their maiden project, which has shown much promise with every aspect of the development. Being an affordably priced development at a rare price in the heart of the city makes it a rarity in itself. The alphabet ‘J’ in the name J.Dupion identifies this development as a signature Jakel Development project.
QuikPro No:Address: Jalan Sembilang Off Jalan Yaacob Latif, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
Property Type: Serviced apartment, Retail lots
Land Title: Commercial
No of Storeys: 39
No of Blocks: 2
Tenure: 99 years (expiring 2117)
Site GPS Coordinates: 3.113431, 101.726997
Website: www.jakeldevelopment.com
Expected Completion Date: March 2018
Total Units: 418 units
Built-Up Area: 800 sq.ft. – 1,556 sq.ft.
Listing Price: RM800,000 to RM1,556,000
Price PSF: RM1,000 per sq.ft
Maintenance Fee PSF: RM0.38 per sq.ft.
Development Type: Serviced apartment + Retail Lots
Facilities & Amenities:
The Pulse
- Barbecue area
- Pavilion
- Playground
- Water feature
- Outdoor deck
- Open lawn
- Cafe
- Tower B lift lobby
- Management office
- Toilet
- Pool cafe
- Kids pool
- Swimming pool
- Jacuzzi
- Outdoor gym
- Indoor gym
- Changing room
- Game room
- Tower A lift lobby
- Surau
- Multipurpose hall
Sky Sanctuary
- Sky lounge
- Tower B lift lobby
- Link bridge
- Yoga deck
- Tower A lift lobby
Unit Type:
- Type A – 803 sq.ft. of 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms
- Type B – 800 sq.ft of 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms
- Type C – 814 sq.ft of 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms
- Type D – 1,125 sq.ft of 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms
- Type E – 1,223 sq.ft of 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms + 1 powder room
- Type F – 1,556 sq.ft of 2+1 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms + 1 studio unit + 1 powder room
Project Details
J.Dupion is a project that has been very highly hyped about in the market both by developers and property speculators. It has stirred the excitement in many investors largely due to its so very central location. As a result of the developer’s interesting background and the nature of the project, many of the prime units at J.Dupion were sold out even before the launch of the project or the building of any showroom. It is even said that considering how good the sales of the project is, it may not even be necessary to waste the time or space building the show unit.
J.Dupion is built to be a premium project that integrates seamlessly into the township of Cheras. One of J.Dupion’s most fascinating aspect is how strict the quality control of the development is. As it is the norm for many new developments to face complaints of crooked walls, peeling paints and pipings that are not properly covered or done up upon the completion of a project, the developers of J.Dupion have gotten the QLASSIC officials to come in and check on the quality of the development as every single level is completed. QLASSIC stands for ‘Quality Assessment System in Construction’. With this, quality is a forgone conclusion when buying a home at J.Dupion.
J.Dupion will comprise of retail lots and serviced apartments. There will be approximately nine units of retail lots which will be held by the developer to lease out and quite possibly open their own shops there as well as Jakel Development is also involved in the textile industry with their own brand. As the developers themselves are in the rather artistic line of textile manufacturing, J.Dupion will also reflect their careful tastes and eye for detail in every aspect.
Buyers of J.Dupion will be able to enjoy premium facilities at affordable prices. In fact, as the maiden development of Jakel Development, J.Dupion is one of the most ridiculously affordable homes in this area as compared to their nearby neighbours. There will be two levels of facilities beautifully showcased. The lower level will feature all the family friendly facilities inclusive of the barbecue area, swimming pool, wading pool and Jacuzzi area. There will be both outdoor and indoor gym also, catering to both genres of residents who either prefer the working out in the fresh outdoor air or cool and refreshing indoors.
Taking advantage of their beatific location, the rest of the facilities at J.Dupion will be at the peak of their development. From the acclaimed Sky Sanctuary at J.Dupion, residents will be able to practice yoga at the Yoga Deck or simply sit back and enjoy a serene evening at the Sky Lounge while enjoying the panoramic views of the Kuala Lumpur cityscape.
As compared to nearby developments such as at V Residence Suites at Sunway Velocity which is targeted mainly towards bachelors and investors with their bite-sized units, J.Dupion was designed for family living, especially for those looking for a first home or home upgrade in Cheras. There are only six different types of layouts at J.Dupion, all with either two or three bedrooms.
The smallest home at J.Dupion comprises of 800 sf of two bedrooms and two bathrooms while the largest unit, Type F, is a stately 1,556 sf unit with 2+1 bedrooms, a studio unit and four bathrooms. And while every unit offers views of either the cityscape or facilities, this largest and most expensive unit gets to enjoy both views because of its distinctive design where the unit is curved.
There is however a major slack point of buying a home at J.Dupion – the units come with minimal furnishings. There will be a set of fully built-in kitchen cabinets with hob and hood worth RM10,000. The bathrooms all also come with the usual wall shower with soap and toilet paper holder with a bidet tap and basins, but no shower screen. Fortunately, they do however provide the most necessary of furnishing. There will be air-conditioners provided in every bedrooms and living room.
Location
J.Dupion is an urban development located in an urban part of town. Located south of Kuala Lumpur on the borderlines of the Golden Triangle of Kuala Lumpur, it will take all of 10 minutes for future residents of J.Dupion to get to the Kuala Lumpur city centre. Embracing the hustle and bustle of city living, J.Dupion is located literally next to the busy Cheras roundabout with a bird’s eye view of its surroundings.
Getting to J.Dupion proves to be very convenient through a series of highways as witnessed while making one’s way there. Although traffic was moderately heavy, it took less than half an hour to get to J.Dupion on a busy working Friday. Visitors will be able to glimpse their first site of this famed development by driving on Jalan Cheras heading towards the Cheras roundabout.
Of the many highways that connect J.Dupion to the city, various parts of town and other townships of importance is the infamous Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2), Cheras-Kajang Highway and Sungai Besi Highway. Also close by is the Maju Expressway (MEX) and the Besraya Eastern Extension (BEE). By utilising these highways located conveniently close to home, getting to Putrajaya will take approximately only half an hour and Petaling Jaya is even closer. Strategically located, J.Dupion will be almost a stone’s throw from Kajang even while Bukit Bintang is only 10 minutes away.
With J.Dupion’s strategic location, residents of J.Dupion will want not for anything. There is a myriad of amenities that are so close to home that driving out is almost unnecessary. Aside from the range of products and services that will be provided by the retail lots at the base of the serviced apartments, residents are also literally within walking distance to the future Taman Pertama MRT Station.
This station is mere metres from the development, hence the developers of J.Dupion will be building a proper covered walkway to the train station. The trains from this station will connect residents directly to the city centre, with the Bukit Bintang MRT Station only 4 stops away. The RapidKL bus stops are also situated conveniently close by, providing residents with an alternative mode of public transportation.
During ages past, Cheras used to be a ‘boring’ place with nothing to do. However with many developers seeing vast potential in Cheras, developments are mushrooming up on every bit of available land in this town, the closer to the city the better. With this, shopping malls are also the all new in thing in town.
Two stops away from the Taman Pertama MRT Station outside of J.Dupion is Sunway Velocity an integrated development which hosts a 1.4 million sf shopping mall which carries the promise of its brand, and only 10 minutes away from J.Dupion is the biggest Ikea in Malaysia which is an attraction all in itself, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors on a monthly basis. For a less frantic foray in furniture hunting, approximately 5 minutes away from home is the Viva Home Shopping Mall which is another place dedicated to home decoration and furniture.
To make things even better, just a short ride from home on the MRT train is the heart of the city which has shopping malls dedicated to all walks of lives. For a bit of fancy and pricey shopping for branded goods is Pavilion, Starhill Gallery and Suria KLCC. If looking for tech stuff, there is Lowyat Plaza which sells everything to do with technology. And within short walks of this place is Sungei Wang Plaza, BB Plaza and Berjaya Times Square; all of which offers affordable clothes shopping.
Visitors to J.Dupion who are not familiar with the Cheras area may look at the development and see nothing but a town of eternal traffic congestion that holds nothing of interest. First impressions can however be largely deceiving as within the vicinity of J.Dupion are mainly the best of everything. Located along Jalan Cheras is a very famous local Chinese medium school, the upcoming Sunway Medical Centre and closer to the city at approximately 10 minutes away is Prince Court which is a hospital that caters mainly to expatriates.
As per many a non-local of Cheras resident has commented before, Cheras is a township that is entirely too highly congested whether in terms of population or traffic. Residents of Cheras however find it to be a matter of getting used to the conditions of the place, as they say that there is nowhere in the city that does not face traffic congestion. One of the main things that is however agreed on by everyone is that J.Dupion is a very strategically located project with excellent access to highways and public transportation.
Analysis
Price Analysis
As mentioned above, J.Dupion is one of the most affordably priced developments in this area of Cheras, which is rather surprising as it is very centrally located amidst a very good network of highway connections. Their selling price per square feet is at RM1,000psf which is ridiculously affordable as compared to the nearby similar development of V Residence Suites at Sunway Velocity which is only approximately 10 minutes away and is selling for RM1,200 psf even though it was launched much earlier.
This is a price difference of almost half, and it is suspected that J.Dupion is only selling as low as it is to attract buyers as J.Dupion is indeed a maiden project with the developer not having any proven track record. After speaking to a sales personnel of J.Dupion, it is however confirmed that J.Dupion is going to be the only development of the developer that is going to be so attractively priced as Jakel Development’s next project nearby will be priced from about RM1,100 psf. The attractive pricing of J.Dupion is undoubtedly the reason why more than half the development has been sold out without even a show unit.
Summary
A Conclusion of J.Dupion
Although many people have their doubts about living in Cheras, especially beside a roundabout which is constantly busy, J.Dupion is still a very interesting development especially with its direct connection to the upcoming Taman Pertama MRT station that is a mere 300 metres away by covered walkway. It is also an excellent home upgrade opportunity, to get a very much larger home at a very affordable price with premium facilities less than 15 minutes away from the Kuala Lumpur city centre. So if Cheras is your home ground and you’re comfortable with the area, J.Dupion may be the perfect home for you; and may just exceed all your expectations.
