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Havona, in the heart of Taman Mount Austin, Johor Bahru, is a freehold luxury serviced apartment comprising 6 blocks of 1,148 units. It is built over 9.68 acres of freehold, commercial land which also includes a hotel, a convention centre and a commercial centre. Havona Serviced Apartments is the residential component of a mixed commercial and hotel development by Sunray Development Sdn Bhd under the Lian Ak Group, known for such groundbreaking landed projects such as L.A. Gardens@Austin, L.A. Gardens@Pulai Jaya and L.A. Gardens@Kota Masai, Johor.
Project Name: Havona, Mount Austin, Johor Bahru
Address: Jalan Mutiara Emas Utama, Taman Mount Austin, 81100, Johor Bahru
Developer: Sunray Development Sdn Bhd, 117, Jalan Mutiara Emas 10/19, Taman Mount Austin, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia Tel: 07-288-1299 Fax: 07-361-5759 Website: http://www.kla.my
Sales Gallery: Sunray Development Sdn Bhd, 117, Jalan Mutiara Emas 10/19, Taman Mount Austin, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia Tel: 07-288-1299 or 012-733-2225 Website: http://www.havona.com.my
Property Type: Serviced Apartments
Land Title: Commercial
Tenure: Freehold
Total Land Area of Whole Development: 9.68 acres
No of Towers: 6
No of Storeys: Tower A and A1, B, C and C1, D ─ 36 floors
Residential Units start from: Some from 1st Floor but there is no basement carpark
No of Units in Total: 1,148
Unit Types and Built Up (mirrors): From 953sq ft ̶ 2,312sq ft
- Type A: 3R+2B – 1244sq ft
- Type A1: 3R+2B – 1244sq ft
- Type B: 2R+2B – 953sq ft
- Type B1: 2R+2B – 953sq ft
- Type C: Dual Key 3R+3B – 1,443sq ft
- Type C1: Dual Key 3R+3B – 1,443sq ft
- Type D: Penthouse 5R+5B – 2,312sq ft
- Type D1: Penthouse 5R+5B – 2,312sq ft
Units Per Floor: 4 ̶ 6 units per floor depending on unit types (see *layout plan Tower A)
No of Lifts per floor: 5 lifts ─ (4 normal lifts + 1 bomba lift)
No: of Car Parks given per unit: 1 to 2 depending on type
Price per sq ft: average (1st batch): Average RM500 psf
Listed Price (1st batch): Between RM460,000 and RM1.4M
Discounts and Rebates: Bumi 15% + Several moving in/furniture packages (terms and conditions apply ̶ limited time only)
Maintenance Fee: RM0.20psf including sinking fund (free 1 year)
Floor Plan of Tower A Typical Plan
Floor Plan of Tower A
Facilities on Promenade/Podium
Level 9 ̶ Waiting Lounge
Level 8 ─ Children’s Indoor Playground
Level 7 ─ Child Care Centre
Level 6 ─ Laundry Bar
Level 5 ─ Multi Purpose Hall
Level 4 ─ Children’s Study Area
Level 3 ─ Children’s Indoor Playground
Level 2 ─ Surau
Level 1 & 2 ─ Reception, Entrance Lobby, Waiting Area
Other Facilities on Level 9
- Infinity Pool
- Wave Pool
- Hydrid Massage Pool
- Gymnasium and View Deck/BBQ
- Children’s Playground
- Stream
- Basketball Court
- BBQ Area
- Gazebo
- Zen Garden
- Multi-tiered Security: Gated and Guarded Community, 24-hour Guard Patrol and CCTV in common areas
Unique Selling Points:
- Developer with Track Record
- Matured Neighbourhood
- Prestigious Address
- Central Location: 3 minutes to Pasir Gudang Highway (direct frontage), 3 mins to Tebrau Highway, 7 minutes to North-South Highway, 18 mins to Danga Bay, 19 mins to Johore Bahru City, 20 mins to Singapore Woodlands Checkpoint, 30 mins to Senai Airport
- Luxurious Home: with quality finishing
Amenities ─ Education, Healthcare, Shopping and Golf
Education
- Sunway College JB
- Austin Heights Private and International School (primary and secondary)
- SMK Desa Tebrau
- Foon Yew 5 Primary Chinese School
- SK Taman Johor Jaya 1
- SMK Taman Mount Austin
- KFCH International College@Johor Bahru Campus
Healthcare
- Hospital Sultan Ismail
- JB Specialist Hospital Sdn Bhd
Shopping and Leisure
- AEON Tebrau City Shopping Centre
- AEON BIG Johor Bahru
- Tesco Tebrau City
- The Store
- Econsave Hypermarket
- Johor Premium Outlet
- Austin Heights Water Theme Park
- Proposed IKEA (next to AEON Tebrau City)
Golf and Country Club
- Austin Hills Country Club
- Daiman 18 Golf Club
- Ponderosa Golf and Country Club
- Starhill Golf and Country Club
Project Details
The name Havona is an acronym for six aspects to the apartment.
H stands for Heart for Mount Austin because it is situated in the core of the township.
A stands for Accessibility as Havona is easily accessible via several main roads.
V stands for Variety as there are a variety of in-house facilities to choose from.
O stands for On Guard as a three-tiered security system secures the perimeters 24/7.
N stands for Neighbourhood. A good neighbourhood promises a good return of investment.
A stands for Amenities as local amenities are located a stone’s throw away.
Another view of the project. Site progress has advanced a lot more since this picture was taken in December 2015
The showroom located at No. 117, Jln Mutiara Emas 10/19, Taman Mount Austin, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor
A view of the 3-D model from one angle which shows the various blocks of Havona
A view of the same 3-D model from the other side which shows the whole mixed development
Said to be the tallest building in Mount Austin, Havona, the residential component of this hotel- three-storey mall-residential mixed development, looks set to be the next landmark in Johor Bahru.
There are six blocks to 36-storey Havona, offering 1148 units in total. Towers A and A1 have 198 and 197 units respectively, B has 160 units, C and C1 have 198 and 197 respectively and Tower D has 198 units.
The units themselves offer eight floor plans, actually there are only four main types as the rest are mirror units. Unit sizes range from 953sq ft (of Type B and B1) to penthouse 2,312sq ft (Type D and D1) with intermediate sizes of 1244sq ft (Type A and A1) and 1442sq ft (Type C and C1).
Type C and C1 at 1442sq ft are dual key units but the separate section is not a full-fledged unit.
Lifts and Carparks
There are only 6 large-size luxury units per floor (8 for the smallest units, but these are at 953sq ft) and they will be served by 5 lifts ─ that’s almost 1 lift per unit.
Each unit will be given one to two car parks depending on unit type. Those given two car parks will be given one set of double-parking space.
The Floor Plans
Showroom unit Type A (1244sq ft)
The showroom unit shows the furniture and fitting you’ll be getting should you go for the Fully Furnished Plan. As to be expected from the interior design and fittings, Havona lives up to its name of being a luxury apartment. Take a look at the photos and judge for yourself. For a list of what you would get (items) if you go for the Fully-Furnished Package, please scroll up to the Introduction Section.
A view of the entrance, past the kitchen and dining
The living area with a view of the TV, the TV console and other fittings
A view of the living hall area
The dry kitchen with cabinets
The opulent and spacious master bedroom
The second bedroom
The third bedroom-cum-study
The study
See Specifications:
Facilities
The Hanging Gym over Infinity Pool
Havona comes with a full range of facilities. One of the most unique is the Hanging Gym built over the half Olympic size Infinity Pool. On the roof of the Hanging Gym are additional facilities such as a viewing deck and BBQ area.
Below are some of the other facilities:
The infinity pool and various pools alongside a wave pool
The basketball Court and Gazebo
The Lift Lobby with 5 lifts, enough lifts for all the units
A grand and welcoming Lobby
The site plan for all the facilties
In time to come, there will be other amenities for residents’ convenience such as a hotel, a 3-storey shopping mall, a car parking complex with roof top lounge and so on.
Location
Picture shows the Residential component only
Taman Mount Austin is in Tebrau, the largest mukim (sub-division) in the Johor Bahru District. This district falls under the Iskandar Development Zone A.
Taman Mount Austin is at the crossroads of at least 10 tamans (housing estates) in Tebrau. The others include Bandar Dato’ Onn, Adda Heights, Taman Delima, Taman Daya, Setia Indah, Taman Mount Austin, Taman Desa Tebrau, Taman Istimewa, Taman Bukit Mutiara, and Taman Desa Mutiara.
All are close-knit neighbourhoods which offer each other a myriad of amenities such as medical care, education, banking and financial services, food and beverage, shopping, sports and recreation (golfing and fun such as the water theme park), offices and even industrial businesses.
Tebrau, marked out in pink from google maps
The location map of Havona in Taman Mount Austin. The showroom is on the opposite side of the road from the project site
At the core of an accessible neighbourhood
See how close everything is and how spacious the layout of the town. MacD is marked out clearly in the map. See below for a real picture of MacD and some of the food that one can enjoy in Mount Austin
Clockwise from left: Mac Donalds, located just around the corner from Havona, Coconut ice-cream from the very popular, just-opened-in-Dec-2015 Sangkaya eatery in Taman Mount Austin, famous Mee Siam Singapore Style — a favourite of Johorians, and Durian Cendol with generous dollops of fresh seedless durian over this traditional santan-inspired creation. The area also features many upmarket coffee joints and Korean restaurants
It is in this thriving, vibrant community that Havona sits, which makes traversing back and forth from work or nearby stores, a cinch. Furthermore, the CIQ is a mere 15km or 20 minutes away while Senai Airport is only 34km or 30 minutes away.
The Havona Ppoject site on Jalan Mutiara Emas Utara, Taman Mount Austin. Observe the wide, uncongested road
In terms of schools, Havona is surrounded by at least seven national and international primary, secondary schools and tertiary institutions. The closest university is Sunway College. It is located a mere 700m away.
Sunway College, 700m away from Havona. Students can even walk to classes
For younger students, there is always Austin Heights International primary and secondary school
Just a few steps away o the opposite side of Austin Heights International School are these rows of shops
A little further out along the main roads are banks. Taman Mount Austin is in Iskandar Malaysia Flagship Zone A, the financial centre of the development
Here is further information about the Iskandar Malaysia Development Plan and the various flagship zones:
Analysis
Sunray Development Sdn Bhd under the Lian Ak Group, is the developer of Havona Luxury Apartments. The group which began as an aluminum and glass window fabricator in Segamat in 1982 under its chairman Yeo Ann Seck, grew to become the biggest glass and aluminum fabricator with no less than six acres of aluminum and glass factories in the Southern region. Yeo was then appointed non-executive director of the public listed company Ajiya.
The company then began diversifying and its first foray into property development under the Lian Ak Group Property Division was 150 acres of mixed-use development in Kluang. With successful completion of the project in 2000, the company grew to become the leading developer in Southern Malaysia with over 500 acres of landbanks in Johor Bahru, Segamat, Kluang, Tangkak, Yong Peng, Endau and Melaka.
By 2008, a total of 1500 units of residential and commercial project were completed. The following year, the company set its sights on Taman Mount Austin and by 2010, successfully sold over 1200 units of double storey terrace houses in L.A. Garden@Mount Austin with a GDV of RM400m.
Lian Ak Group believes in delivering quality-based properties and integrated townships equipped with convenient amenities that will benefit all.
The list of projects that the group has completed is as follows:
- LA GARDENS AK 1-AK 9 @ AUSTIN
- LA GARDENS AK 10-AK 18 @ AUSTIN
- BANDAR BARU TANGKAK
- TMI BUSINESS PARK
- TAMAN KOTA IMPIAN
- TAMAN SUTERA INDAH
- TAMAN TANJUNG IMPIAN
- TAMAN SEDENG
- TAMAN SERI SURIA
- TAMAN YAYASAN
Current projects include:
- HAVONA LUXURY APARTMENT
- A. AVENUE @ AUSTIN
- A. GARDENS @ KOTA MASAI
- A. GARDENS @ PULAI JAYA
- A. INDUSTRY HUB @ TAMAN INDUSTRI KULAI
- TAMAN MOLEK SEGAMAT
- TAMAN SUTERA INDAH, PHASE II
Future projects include:
- A. GARDENS @ BATU PAHAT
- RIGVEVILE INDUSTRY PARK @ PLENTONG
- OASIS GARDEN @ JASIN
- PARIT RAJA COMMERCIAL HUB
Price Analysis
To help you make your decision, at least based on the price factor of floor space alone, here is a psf price comparison chart between two other similar developments in Taman Mount Austin.
| Name | Tenure | Category | Built-Up | Price Per Sq ft | Price of Units |
| Havona | F hold | S.Apt | 953sq ft─2312sq ft | RM500psf | 460K ̶ ̶ 1.4M |
| Palazio | F hold | S.Apt | 420sq ft─1097sq ft | RM550psf | 230K ̶ ̶ 400K |
| Midori Green | F hold | Condo | 732sq ft─1216sq ft | RM500psf | 441,300K ̶ ̶ 639,300K |
Asking Rental: The current indicative asking rent for a fully-furnished 3R2B (1,000sq ft) Serviced Apartment in Taman Mount Austin is around RM1800 per month
Summary
The outstanding difference between Havona and other highrise developments in Taman Mount Austin is that Havona is part of a mixed development project with Hotel, Rooftop Lounge and Shopping Mall, and not a standalone serviced apartment.
This means Havona comes with built-in, in-house leisure and entertainment activities, with its own promenade of facilities enhancing the convenience and comfort zone for residents.
Of course, one may worry about the traffic congestion that may result when the project is completed. But worry not as the developer has made plans to put in place a systematic traffic flow plan to provide a convenient and congestion free commute in and out and throughout the vicinity.
So think about it. Havona will be ready by mid 2019.
