Novum, Bangsar South

Offering luxury and privacy in an environment of sustainability in the heart of the city is Novum, the prized development that is going to change the landscapes of Petaling Jaya. These homes that will present an intrinsic design to passerby are formed from a series of interlocking structures, where the very units themselves play a part in creating the design.

Novum – Facility Area

There will be a total of almost 15 different layouts which are generalised into three main categories of Type A, Type B and Type C. Each main category is then further broken down into smaller categories that differ in sizes slightly and in designs. The only similarity each category type will carry are the number of bedrooms and bathrooms it will have. For example, the main category and all sub-categories of Type A will have two bedrooms and two bathrooms; but they may all vary slightly in size.

Novum – Sales Chart

Some of the features that buyers will need to watch out for lies heavily on whether they wish to have a balcony or not. As with the different category types, some of the units may have a balcony while others will not, in order to present the intrinsic designs the developers have planned.

Novum – Living Room Without Balcony

Another deciding factor of which unit to pick is the view that residents plan to have. There are only two views to choose from, either the Petaling Jaya view or the Kuala Lumpur view. While future residents will probably not be able to see the KL Tower or Petronas Twin Towers from their future homes, buyers are mostly advised to choose the Kuala Lumpur facing units. This advice is also usually heeded, once the buyer finds out that there is a huge parcel of empty land just behind Novum in the Petaling Jaya view direction. If a taller building were to be built here, all views will be blocked by the future building.

For those that are wondering about the Federal Highway views, there will not be any. This will come as a relief for those that prefer not to see any more traffic once they step through their doors. Novum will not be built parallel to Federal Highway, it will be built inwards; hence the no view of Federal Highway nor traffic.

Designed to meet the future head on, the developer is building a service for future residents of Novum. The service is in form of a smartphone application, which has in fact already been built and is running on Beta mode. In future, residents of Novum will be able to utilise this app to pay their monthly maintenance fees, and even book facilities that require reservation. For example if residents want to book a room at the Business Centre, they will be able to book a room directly through the app without the hassle of walking to the management office, filling up forms and waiting for feedback.

Novum will host a variety of extraordinary facilities. Amongst some of the outstanding ones include the Kitchen which is literally a large Kitchen with a ‘restaurant’ portion attached to it to host parties. The purpose of having a Kitchen is for guests to host parties without messing up their units or worrying about the lack of space. All the host has to do is place a booking, hire a chef and send out the invitations.

Novum – Swimming Pool

Also dedicated to savvy professionals, Novum has a proper Business Centre that comes with a lounge for visitors to chill out, and private rooms to conduct business meetings. These are proper meeting rooms with meeting room facilities provided inclusive of whiteboards, and again all the residents need to do is place a booking through the app for the room they desire. The best part of all these facilities is that they are all already paid for in the maintenance fee and usage of these facilities are ‘free’ with no extra charges.

One of the unusual factors of Novum is that it is one of the few freehold developments in this area. It is a factor that the developer does not play up, but is an astounding one for aside from the South View serviced apartment located a stone’s throw away also in Bangsar South, there are no other freehold residential nor commercial developments in Bangsar South.

Novum also provides a low density to its residents with only 729 units spread out over 3 acres of land and three towers. As compared to South View which has 1,204 units spread out over only two towers, Novum is the better choice for those who value their privacy. Tower A of Novum stands at 40 storeys tall, Tower B at 37 storeys and Tower C at 41 storeys. Type A and Type B of Novum comes with one free parking lot, while Type C and Type D comes with two free but tandem parking lots.

Novum – Living Room

All units at Novum come partially furnished with a top range of taps, Hans Grohe showers and basins. The kitchens come with a full set of built-in cabinets, space for a large fridge and built-in hoods and hobs. Enticingly, the kitchen also comes furnished with an oven. The bedrooms and living rooms are ready furnished with air-conditioners, but unfortunately water heaters are only provided in the master bathrooms. All other bathrooms come with only water heater points.

Novum – Bathroom

Located on Commercial title land, future residents of Novum have to pay commercial utility rates. Novum is however governed by the Housing Development Act (HDA), hence residents enjoy the benefits of being protected under the Malaysian housing laws.