Rimbun Double Storey Terrace, Kinrara

Rimbun. Only 66 units. Set apart from the rest.

Rimbun ─ otherwise known as Phase 6B2 in I&P’s development of Bandar Kintrara ─ is set apart from the rest in more ways than one.

Seated at the edge of Kinrara, across the road at the end of Jalan Bandar Kinrara 6F at the traffic light junction, and then across the road of Persiaran Puncak Jalil right at the edge of Taman Puncak Jalil, Rimbun’s location is indeed set apart.

Rimbun’s proximity to the Bukit Jalil Highway and Bukit Jalil City, where the action will be in the near future.

But not to worry. A new road may be cutting right through from Jalan Kinrara 6 where most of Bandar Kinrara is to connect to Rimbun directly and that road may be called Jalan Kinrara 6G. Of course, the new road name is not confirmed and where it may be cutting through is also not confirmed but in all likelihood, that seems to be the logical conclusion. The road is already nicely tarred as you can see in the pictures below.

Bandar Kinrara is set out in pink in the picture above, while Rimbun is across the road of Persiaran Puncak Jalil. Rimbun’s site borders very closely with Taman Puncak Jalil. Can you see the end of Jalan Kinrara 6 in the lower left corner of the picture? There is a new road that will continue from Jalan Kinrara 6. At the moment, the only way through is by turning right into Jalan Kinrara 6F.

The new road as seen in an actual picture.

Bridging the Divide

Rimbun’s location is also set apart because it is a freehold parcel (next to Puncak Jalil’s leasehold houses and it is also at the edge of Bukit Jalil. As you can see from the maps above, all that verve from the upcoming Pavilion Bukit Jalil City, is just 1.5km away. This puts Rimbun in a very prime location indeed.

But naturally, Bandar Kinrara as a whole, is a prime piece of real estate. Spanning 1,904 acres (771 hectares) and offering a mix of nicely spaced residential neighbourhoods with a range of property types from low-cost to super exclusive as well as well-designed commercial and retail areas, the township has done very well for itself through the years, thanks of course to its master builder, I&P Group.

Circled in brown in the picture above is Bandar Kinrara as a whole. It is 1,904 acres large. Its development began in 1991. Today Bandar Kinrara, built by the I&P Group is at the tail-end of full development with only a final few plots left to put the finishing touches to.

In the Beginning

Kinrara was once a rubber estate. It was the (younger) sister estate of Bukit Jalil. Development through Perumahan Kinrara Berhad (a member of the I&P Group Sdn Bhd) started with Bandar Kinrara 1 (BK1) way back in 1991 with a series of low-cost terrace houses before Bandar Kinrara 2 (BK2) double-storey terraces began construction. In 1995, the construction of the Bukit Jalil Highway “separated” but spurred Bandar Kinrara’s growth and expansion to the other side of the highway up to Bandar Kinrara 9 (BK9) where The Zest is today.

Thus, the older sections of BK1 to BK3 lie on the right side of the Bukit Jalil Highway leading towards Puchong while the newer, more upmarket BK4 to BK9 lie on the left side of the highway.

In Bandar Kinrara 6, on the right side of the highway where the Kinrara Golf Club and Country Resort are located, are Kinrara’s older bungalows and semi-Ds. More bungalows are slated for development here, huddled around the golf course along the wide and mostly quiet stretch called Jalan Kinrara 6 where ─ as seen in the above pictures ─ a cut-through, currently via Jalan Kinrara 6F (and possibly later, through a new Jalan Kinrara 6G) will be made to access Rimbun.

Left: Kinrara Resort (pic from kinrararesort.blogspot.my) and Right: Kinrara Golf Club (pic from inp.my) on Jalan Kinrara 6.

Capital Appreciation

Bandar Kinrara, on the whole, has become a sought-after township. In recent years, “properties in Bandar Kinrara have shown an appreciation of between 40% and 100% and more,” according to I&P’s website, “and new products too are enjoying an increase in value of up to 25% in just two years after their launch”.

Is that a wild claim? Not at all.

Rimbun’s current site progress in August 2016. This enclave is slated for completion in April 2018.

Often called a “market follower” by property analysts, Bandar Kinrara’s rise up the ranks, especially in terms of property appreciation, is symbiotic with the growth of its neighbouring townships. With Bukit Jalil shifting into high gear for accelerated development and Puchong Jaya in Puchong pushing full steam ahead, Bandar Kinrara too rides on the bandwagon for an equivalent price uptrend.

For example, I&P’s upcoming 10 Kinrara, as a follow-up to 8 Kinrara, will be selling for RM750 per sq ft when it launches and Irama ─ double storey terraces of 22’ X 75’ (sold out by now) were launched from close to RM1 million. Rimbun’s prices are accordingly, on par with market rates too.

Irama and Irama 2 prices (pic from inp.my). By now they are sold out of course.

Connectivity

Being highly accessible through the Shah Alam Expressway (KESAS), the Bukit Jalil Highway, the Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2), Lebuhraya Damansara Puchong (LDP), Maju Expressway (MEX), New Pantai Expressway (NPE), the soon-to-come Serdang-Kinrara-Putrajaya Expressway (SKIP) and Jalan Puchong, as well as two LRT Stations at Giant BK5 and Alam Sutera BK9, the road ahead for these freehold Bandar Kinrara properties looks positively paved with gold.

A slew of new developments to up the ante: Kinrara Niaga, I&P’s brand new shop offices in Kinrara 5.