Taman Century

Taman Century is a freehold residential estate situated in Batu Uban, Timor Laut, Penang. Taman Century boasts massive units of approximately 2,550 sf in size with 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, a rarity today and comprises 2.5 storeys terrace houses while the semi-detached come with 7 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms at a size of 3,500 sft. Taman Century is nearby Taman Utara, Desa Bistari, The Santuary and N-Park. The properties at Taman Century are of freehold status which is a preferred option for many buyers. Additionally, it is very rare to get a spacious unit in most of today’s houses due to expensive land and space scarcity particularly in urban settings. It is within distance to USM hence a good option for academics and student to own the units. As it is located just off Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, Taman Century is within easy access with Penang Bridge 5 minutes away whilst Batu Maung, Bayan Lepas and the second Penang Bridge is approximately 10 minutes’ away. In addition, Georgetown takes roughly 20 minutes’ with normal traffic flow. Public transporation is also available here with the Sungai Nibong Bus Terminal a 10 minutes’ walk away. Various amenities can be round within the vicinity of the neighbourhood such as convenience stores, eateries, schools, shops and more. Within walking distance from the estate is Klinik Rakyat, and a bus stop beside Taman Century. The nearest schools are SK Sungai Nibong, SRJK (C ) Kwang Hwa and SRJK ( C ) Shih Chun wnile Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and Fairview International School Penang aren’t too far away. 5 minutes away is the ever popular Saturday Night Market where residents can find an array of delicacies and fresh product as well as knick knack and basic essentials. For medical emergencies Pantai Medical Centre is also nearby. For essentials, residents can head to Sunshine, Tesco Extra Sungai Dua and Giant Bayan Lepas while shopping malls such there is always Queensbay Mall, with Aeon as its anchor tenant, offers all the amenities and services one could ever ask for – it wont be called a mega mall for nothing! The pretty new Straits Quay Marina Mall is also not too far off where residents can get a different shopping experience. As Penang is a popular food paradise, it is therefore not short of food options – from simple and cheap street food to high end luxury dining, you name it they have it. Within the vicinity of Taman Century is CJ Nasi Lemak, Zyu’s Western Food, while further in Bayan Lepas there are more choices such as Super Tanker Food Centre, fine dining French/European Restaurant Au Jardin, Koo Boo Café and PISA Corner Café. Facilities available in this neighbourhood include a minimum of 1 car park per unit. As mentioned above, Taman Century comprises of 3 storey terrace houses and 2.5 storey semi-detached houses which is spacious in size. The terrace houses comes with 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms and has a built up of 2,550 sft whilst the semi-detached houses comes with 7 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms with a built up of 3,500 sft. Given its spacious size and its freehold status, it is not surprising that it has a high subsale price tag with starts from RM 780,000 for the terrace house and a staggering RM 1.8 million for the semi-detached house. However, rental remain affordable from RM 1,000 upwards, a good option for investment as it can be rented to students and academics from nearby Universiti Sains Malaysia. Given the spacious built-up of the units at Taman Century and their freehold status, it is not surprising that subsale prices of homes in the neighbourhood begin from a staggering RM1,950,000. However rental is still affordable for the space and location offered, at RM1,000 per month. Nearby projects to look out for nearby this area include 1 Island Resort, 1 Tanjong, 18 East @ Andaman, 38 Padang Tembak, 86 Avenue Residences and 98 Nibong Residence.