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Adda Heights is an up-market mixed residential development within the established and vibrant Tebrau Corridor in Johor Bahru, and is part of the Iskandar Development Region Flagship Zone A.
It is a well planned contemporary lifestyle living community of open spaces spanning 500 acres. Tropical greenery and lakes are built within the gated community of elite homes. Within Adda Heights, there are 9 landed precincts where each precinct has its own dedicated precinct park, a main road frontage commercial precinct and 10-acres of reserved land planned to build a retirement resort and lifestyle village.
Grey Stones is the last remaining precinct with available units. It is in Phase 5 of Adda Heights and is surrounded by a landscaped park. There are 264 modern cluster homes (four-in-a-pack) and 50 sleek semi-detached houses, with large built-up areas ranging from intermediate lots of 2,687sq ft to corner lots of 3,274sq ft, on land areas ranging from 34’ x 80’ (smallest) to 50’ x 70’ (largest).
Project Name: Grey Stones
Address: 53, Malaysia, Jln Adda 5/17, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Developer: Southern Gateway (M) Sdn Bhd (114823-P)
Developer’s Address: 1, Jalan Adda 1, Adda Heights, 81100, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Subsidiary of : J.C. Chang Group
Phone Number: 607-351 2000
Fax : 607-351 2003
Email : sales@addaheights.com
Website : www.addaheights.com.my
Phone: (607) 224 2000
Sales Gallery: 1, Jalan Adda 1,Adda Heights, 81100, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Phone: 607 351 2000
Fax: 607 351 2003
Email: sales@addaheights.com
Property Type: Semi-Detached and Cluster Homes
Parking: 2 vehicles per home
Land Title: Residential
Tenure: Freehold
Asking Price: From RM 718,800
Completion: June 2014 (A few units still available)
Unit Types Still Available:
Unique Selling Points:
- Freehold
- Accessible to the North-South Expressway via Exit 255c (Dato’ Onn / Adda Heights Interchange) and the Pasir Gudang Highway via Taman Daya
- Within easy reach are existing amenities such as Jusco, Giant, Tesco and Carrefour hypermarkets, the Austin Hills Golf & Country Club, Ponderosa Golf Resort, Starhill Golf Club, the Sultan Ismail General Hospital and the Kempas Medical Centre
- Gated & Guarded with Perimeter fencing
- 500-acre development
- Surrounded by a beautifully landscaped park
- Close proximity to the 5-acre Linear Park
- Close proximity to the 26-acre Central Park
- Unique layout and design
- Four homes in one “pack” with no junction (Cluster formation)
Amenities and Accessibility:
- Within easy reach are existing amenities such as Jusco, Giant, Tesco and Carrefour hypermarkets, the Austin Hills Golf & Country Club, Ponderosa Golf Resort, Starhill Golf Club, the Sultan Ismail General Hospital and the Kempas Medical Centre
- Close proximity to the 26-acre Central park
- Close proximity to 5-acre Linear park
- Minutes away to Sultan Ismail General Hospital
- Minutes away from Carrefour, Tesco, AEON and Giant Hypermarts
- Minutes away from North-South Expressway
- Close proximity to Pasir Gudang Highway
- 8 km to Johor Bahru City Centre
- Golf and sports activities at Austin Hill Golf & Country Club, Ponderosa Golf Resort, Daiman 18, Starhill Golf Club
- Schools and colleges such as Foon Yew (5) and Sunway College, Fairview International School, Austin Heights International School.
- Medical Centres such as the Kempas Medical Centre and the proposed Dato’ Onn International Specialist Hospital
- Exclusive retail therapy at Tebrau City (Aeon Mall)
- Cineplex such as Tanjung Golden Village at Tebrau City and bowling centre at Daiman Bowl.
Facilities:
- Gate, Perimeter Fencing and 24- Hour Security
- Nearby Parks and Lakes
- Childrens’ Playground
- Precinct Park
- Tropical Lush Greenery/Gardens
- Jogging Track
The inviting 34-acre Central Park
Project Details
Adda Heights ─ of which the last few units are still available in Grey Stones ̶ is a gated and guarded community. Within the 500 acres of this community are a mix of commercial and residential choices.
A Mix of Commercial and Residential Choices:
Adda Heights includes the following commercial and residential projects:
- Adda Avenue Commercial Shops – 99 units
- Yellow Horizon Phase 2A – 144 units
- Yellow Horizon 2B – 100 units
- Maple Red – 194 + 40 units
- Legend Brown – 164 units
- Blue Sky – 172 units
- Grey Stones – 264 + 50 units (the only precinct left with available units)
- Purple Field – 196 units
The Convenience of Living in Adda Heights
- Adda Heights Grey Stone is accessible to the North-South Highway EDL via Exit 255C (Dato Onn)
- Adda Heights Grey Stone Precinct is Southern Gateway last landed residential development flagship
- Adda Heights Grey Stone is just 15mins from Johor Bahru City Square
- Adda Heights Grey Stone) is just 15mins from new Customs (CIQ) / Woodlands Checkpoint
- Adda Heights Grey Stone has direct link to North South Expressway (EDL)
- Adda Heights Grey Stone is just 5 Mins to Setia Tropika Township (including KFC, Pizza Hut, Starbucks, McDonald, Kenny Rogers, Old Town Coffee, etc)
- Adda Heights Grey Stone is just 10 mins to Taman Daya, Setia Indah, Adda Heights
- Adda Heights Grey Stone is near to Setia Tropika Township
- Adda Heights Grey Stone is 5 mins to Setia Eco Cascadia and upcoming Eco Spring and Eco Summer
- Adda Heights Grey Stone is a 24 Hours Security Guarded and Gated Community
- Adda Heights Grey Stone has Intelligent Card Access System
- Adda Heights Grey Stones has been planned as a self-contained city and a place for more than 90,000 residents to call home
- Adda Heights Grey Stone is accessible via a dedicated interchange that provides direct uninterrupted access to the township
- Adda Heights Grey Stone is 5 mins to the upcoming KPJ
- Adda Heights Grey Stone nearby Amenities: Fairview International School, KFC College, Sunway College, Primary and Secondary School, Jusco and Tesco.
- Adda Heights Grey Stone is a highly sought-after property in Iskandar Flagship A
- Adda Heights Grey Stone is 9 mins to Hospital Sultan Ismail
- Adda Heights Grey Stone is 10 mins to Jusco and Tesco
- Adda Heights Grey Stone is 20 mins to Bandar Pasir Gudang
- Adda Heights Grey Stone is 20 mins to Nusajaya
Secluded yet so near to amenities
Its vision is to create a Whole New World that is unique and exclusive.
Its mission is to create a “No Regrets” Adda Community.
Adda Heights is exclusive in that there are no terrace houses within the township. There would be no unsightly and dirty back lanes for residents to worry about. Due to its unique and superior residential township layout planning, it has up to 33% less houses per residential street. Furthermore, every residential unit in the precinct has well-planned designs with only North-South direction and built-in Precinct Garden.
Every residential precinct at Adda Heights are gate guarded come with grand entrance and guard building.
All of Adda Heights residential precincts are accessible through a tropical landscaped thoroughfare that loops around the 500-acre (200-hectare) township.
Grey Stones
The Grey Stones Precinct covers a total land area of 19 acres. This is Phase 5 of Adda Heights and it is surrounded by a beautifully landscaped park with 264 cluster homes in three modern designs and 50 double storey semi-detached houses, with large built-up areas ranging from 2,687 sq ft to 3,274 sq ft on land areas ranging from 34’ x 80’ for intermediate lots to 50’ x 70’ for corner lots.
The contemporary community of Grey Stones is anchored by a Landscaped Precinct Park in the heart of the enclave; homage to a lifestyle of the outdoors and a deep appreciation of nature’s beauty and colour.
Grey Stones Site Plan. marked out in grey. Note the surrounding precincts and parkland
Surrounding this beautifully landscaped park are 264 modern double-storey cluster homes and 50 high-ceiling double-storey semi-detached homes, with large covered areas and sufficient spaces to create your own private garden sanctuary.
Cluster homes at Grey Stones are airy, with an open plan layout that encompasses the living, dining and dry kitchen areas. This fluid flow of space is further enhanced by tall windows and glass sliding panels that suffuse the interior with the soft glow of natural light while capturing the full view of your own landscape creation.
The layout of all the units of Grey Stones. Note the Central Park and Linear Parks which each home having its own built-in lawn
Examples of the Unit Types: **Cluster Homes (4 packed, no junction)
Type S1/S1a Semi-D
Land Size:
- Corner: 40’ x80’
- Intermediate: 34’ x 80’
- Standard Built-Up: Corner – 2.708 sq.ft
- Intermediate: 2.687 sq.ft.
- 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms and Utility
Type 5C1/5C1c Cluster Home
Land Size:
- Corner: 50’ x 70’
- Intermediate: 34’ x 70’
- Standard Built-Up: Corner – 3,274 sq.ft.
- Intermediate: 2,770 sq.ft.
- 4 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms and Utility
Type 5C2/5C2c Cluster home
Land Size:
- Corner: 50’ x70’
- Intermediate: 34’ x 70’
- Standard Built-Up: Corner – 3,154 sq.ft.
- Intermediate: 2,803 sq.ft.
- 4 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms and Utility
Type 5C3/53C3 Cluster Home
Land Size:
- Corner: 50’ x 70’
- Intermediate: 34’ x 70’
- Standard Built-Up: Corner – 186 sq.ft.
- Intermediate: 2,722 sq.ft.
- 4 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms and Utility
Floor Plans and Layout
The ground floors of the semi-detached homes are extra high, giving extra dimension to space at the living and dining areas. The master bedroom opens to a balcony bordered by tempered glass railings.
All the master bathrooms at Grey Stones are complete with bath-tubs and separate shower cubicles.
All other bathrooms (with the exception of Bath 5) are also complete with tempered glass shower cubicles and concealed copper piping for hot water supply (storage heater tanks excluded).
All upstairs bedrooms and the Family Areas are finished with hardwood parquet adding cosiness and exclusivity to your private quarters.
Careful attention is paid to the design and layout of the Grey Stones community to assure and satisfy your need for exclusivity.
The gated neighbourhood controlled access is via a single entry point, where a modern and impressive guard house and entry statement stands. All corner and end units are designed for extra spacious living.
The general layout of the various Types are as follows:
Interior of Show Units
Step inside Grey Stones and at once its stateliness is apparent. Here are examples in picture format.
Type 5C2 Living and Dining
Type 5C2 Another view of the living area, dining and stairs
Type 5C2 luxurious master bedroom
Type 5C2 kitchen
And outside the home lies the lawn
Facilities
Much of the facilities inside Adda Heights, available to Grey Stones residents too of course, revolves around the breath-taking and highly lauded and awarded 34-acre Central and Linear Parks, a green lung of neatly manicured lawns, lake views and lakes filled with fishes, gazebos, outdoor gym facilities and children’s playground.
Take a look at some of the parklands:
Lovely colours
Gazebos and Walkways
More green all around
Commercial Aspects:
Inside the 500 acres of Adda Heights is the Commercial aspect of the development where 99 units of shop offices make up Adda Avenue and 103 units constitute the new commercial project Adda Avenue 2.
Adda Avenue and Adda Avenue 2 are a portfolio of 3-Storey shop offices, and they are poised to become the epicenter of Adda Heights.
The 3-Storey commercial shops have all been designed with main road frontage with access towards the North-South Highway and Johor Bahru town city.
Adda Avenue 2, the newer commercial center
Adda Avenue, the first phase
Additionally, there are 10-acres of reserved land planned to build a retirement resort and lifestyle village.
Location
This “Whole New World” of Adda Heights is located at the Tebrau Corridor.
Tebrau, Johor Bahru, falls under Iskandar Zone A. Adda Heights is in the affluent neighbourhood of Austin Hills.
A wikimapia map showing Adda Heights
A google map showing Adda Heights
Thus surrounding Adda Heights are plenty of amenities providing the enclave’s residents with a host of conveniences. A stone’s throw away are shopping malls/complexes such as Carrefour, Tesco and Giant. Also within reach are practical amenities such as hospitals, schools, banks, restaurants and public establishments.
The nearest medical centre to get to in case of emergencies are Kempas Centre and Sultan Ismail General Hospital.
When it comes to recreation, the area has a number of golf courses inclusive of Austin Heights, Ponderosa and Starhill Golf and Country Clubs.
As a mature and established district, Tebrau is well connected to the rest of Johor Bahru and other key destinations via the North-South Expressway and Pasir Gudang Highway. Through these major thoroughfares, residents can easily travel back and forth to the site without any trouble.
Also through the same routes, the thriving Johor Bahru city centre is conveniently accessible within a short distance.
Adda Heights is centrally located within the heart of Iskandar and is a leisurely 10-minute drive to the city’s commercial centre via the Dato’ Onn Interchange.
From the interchange, the entire Iskandar Development Region, stretching from the new State Administrative Capital at Nusajaya and the Port of Tanjung Pelepas at the west (25 mins driving time), to the eastern industrial hub and port of Pasir Gudang (20 mins driving time) can be conveniently accessed by expressways or highways.
To the south, within 7 mins driving time via the Eastern Dispersal Link (EDL), is the Customs, Immigration Quarantine Complex (CIQ) of Johor Bahru, leading to Singapore. To the north, it will take 20 mins to reach the Senai International Airport.
Analysis
The developer of Adda Heights is Southern Gateway (M) Sdn Bhd. It is a member of the J.C. Chang Group of Companies, an established plantation group with its headquarters in Johor Bahru.
The Group had its humble beginning in 1957 and since then had grown its business to cover plantations, mills and refineries, properties, hotel, insurance, manufacturing and trading with exports world-wide. Integrated plantations form the core business of the Group.
As a member of this Group, Southern Gateway forms another core business entity within the Group through its property development activities. ADDA HEIGHTS is the showpiece of the Group’s property development activities. It is also their maiden housing development project.
Here is a comparison chart of Adda Heights with two other landed developments.
| Name | Location | Tenure | Average PSF | Approx Price Per Unit |
| Grey Stones | Adda Heights, JB | Freehold | RM344++ | From RM715K |
| Kiara 2 | Austin Heights,l Taman Mount Austin, JB | Freehold | RM400++ | From RM1,188,000 |
| Horizon Hills | Jalan Ambang 3/4, Johor Bahru | Freehold | RM613 | From RM1,188,000 |
Rental Comparisons:
- Kiara 2 – RM1,400 monthly
- Horizon Hills – RM1,680 monthly
- Senibong Cove Cluster Homes – RM1,100 monthly
Summary
With the ever increasing demand for a gated neighbourhood with commercial lots to complement the residential component, Adda Heights (Grey Stones, being part of this township plan) was master planned with the right timing and the right pricing in mind.
Upon completion in 2014, this mixed development has brought further growth for Johor Bahru particularly for the ever growing Tebrau district. The massive residential enclave ̶ anchored by the beautiful greenery of generous parklands ─ also has a range of property types to cater to a diverse group of investors. It has condominiums, semi-detached homes as well as cluster homes targeted at couples, small families, growing families and even multi-generational families looking to start off in life or wind down in life in a serene yet modern and secure community.
In terms of building on a brand name, Southern Gateway, through this maiden venture, will be a force to be reckoned with in the coming years. Through Adda Heights, it has shown that it is a developer of excellence with an acute eye for quality and detail whilst keeping close to its heart, the creation of A Whole New World of environmentally-friendly homesteads that exude peace of mind and body for residents.
For those who yearn for nature and urbanism, through a unity of for, function and flair ̶ Welcome to Grey Stones, Adda Heights, Johor Bahru.
