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Continue Reading ⋅ 19 February 2022
Bayu Puteri is a medium-cost apartment and is located in the south of the affluent Tropicana area. The development enjoys convenient access to mature surrounding areas. The project is a joint-venture project between Inderaloka Impian Sdn Bhd (a subsidiary of LBS Bina Group Bhd) and Tropicana Golf and Country Resort Bhd. It was launched in 2003, and completed in the last quarter of 2004.
Bayu Puteri Apartment is located close to the Tropicana Golf and Country Resort, an exclusive, secure and all-inclusive development in the prime suburb of Petaling Jaya.
Today, the Tropicana area is a trendy address that consists a mix of high-end residences such as bungalows, luxury high-rises with several older low to medium-cost apartments as well as terraced houses.
Even though Bayu Puteri is classified as an apartment, it comes with facilities that are usually only found in condominiums. Based on the introduction of the government’s stimulus package back then, the buyers saved more than RM7,000, and Bumiputera buyers were entitled to a 7% discount.
Address: Jalan Puteri 11/1, Bandar Puteri, 47100, Selangor
Property Type: Apartment
Land Title: Residential
Total Units: 960 / 1,000
Tenure: Leasehold
No. of Blocks: 3
No. of Storeys: 18
Year of Completion: 2004
Built-up Area: 850 sq ft – 1,851 sq ft
Facilities:
- Gym
- Swimming pool
- Playground
- Sauna
- Mini market
- Cafeteria
- Barbeque area
- Security with CCTV
Launch Price: From RM138,000
Maintenance Fee: RM0.16 per sq ft
Project Details
The leasehold Bayu Puteri Apartment comprises three 18-storey blocks. The development is home to approximately 1,000 units, with built-up sizes starting from 850 sq ft.
Steel form work is used to construct the apartments, ensuring smoother finishes. The launch price of a 2-bedroom apartment unit started from RM138,000, and tops at RM212,000 for the single-storey penthouses.
Approximate unit sizes at Bayu Puteri Apartment are as follows:
- 850 sq ft – 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
- 900 sq ft – 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
- 1,023 sq ft – 3+1 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
- 1,044 sq ft – 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
- 1,851 sq ft (penthouse) – 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms
Bayu Puteri Apartment offers residents a swimming pool, playground, sauna, tennis court, badminton court, covered parking, mini market, barbeque area, 3-storey covered car park, and security.
For additional facilities, residents and tenants can opt to join nearby recreational options such as the Tropicana Golf & Country Resort, Kelab Golf Seri Selangor, The Club Bandar Utama, or Ara Court Badminton Hall.
Location
Bayu Puteri Apartments @ Tropicana is well connected to many popular places, and it is close to several major commercial and residential areas in the city.
Main entertainment and commercial areas can be easily accessed via Persiaran Tropicana, which connects to SPRINT Expressway and Damansara-Puchong Highway (LDP), New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE), and Persiaran Surian.
Public transportation is also not a worry as the Kelana Jaya LRT station (T622) can be reached by feeder buses that ply the neighbourhood frequently. For residents, the feeder bus service stops right outside the property.
There are several childcare centres, kindergartens and educational institutions within a short drive including First City International College, St Joseph’s Institution International School Malaysia (Tropicana PJ Campus), Effingham Tamil School, SK & SMK Tropicana, SRK Bandar Utama, SEGi University and SRJK (C) Damansara, among many others.
This apartment is located close to several key areas in Petaling Jaya, namely, Tropicana, Bandar Utama, Kota Damansara, Ara Damansara, Damansara Jaya, and Damansara Uptown.
This means that there are many shopping malls near Bayu Puteri Apartment, including 3 Damansara Mall, 1 Utama, Atria Shopping Gallery, IKEA, IPC Shopping Centre, Tesco Mutiara Damansara, The Curve, Sunway Giza and Citta Mall – all of which are within a 15-minute drive away.
Jaya Grocer Mutiara Tropicana is located within a 5-minute walk from the apartment. As for makan choices, there are plenty of restaurants, cafes, mamaks, kopitiams in Dataran Prima, Aman Suria / SunwayMas, and the Kota Damansara area.
The closest medical centre is Tropicana Medical Centre, which is located near SEGi University College.
Accessibility
- Persiaran Tropicana
- Lebuh Bandar Utama
- Persiaran Surian
- Persiaran Damansara Indah
- New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE)
- Jalan Tropicana Selatan
- SPRINT Expressway
- Damansara-Puchong Highway (LDP)
Education
- SJK (C) Damansara
- SK Tropicana
- SMK Tropicana
- SMK Bandar Utama Damansara 2
- SRK Bandar Utama
- SJK (C) Puay Chai 2
- SMK Damansara Utama 3
- St Joseph’s Institution International School Malaysia (Tropicana PJ Campus)
- SEGi University
- First City University College
- UOW Malaysia KDU College Damansara Jaya
- HELP University
- Asia Pacific Int. School (APIS)
- Sri KDU International School
- MSU
Medical Care
- Thomson Medical Centre
- Tropicana Medical Centre
- KPJ Damansara Specialist Hospital
Shopping
- Jaya Grocer Mutiara Tropicana
- Centrepoint Bandar Utama
- Atria Shopping Gallery
- 1 Utama Shopping Centre
- Tropicana Avenue retail lots
- Paradigm Mall
- Starling Mall
- Damansara Uptown
- Glo Damansara Mall
- The Curve
- 3 Damansara
- IPC Shopping Centre
- Tesco Mutiara Damansara
- IKEA
Recreation
- Tropicana Golf & Country Resort
- Central Park Bandar Utama
- Champion Badminton Court
- Ara Court Badminton Hall
- Central Park Bandar Utama
- Bandar Utama Golf Course
- The Club Bukit Utama
- Mutiara Damansara Recreational Park
- Tropicana Golf & Country Resort
- TPC (Tournament Players Club)
Analysis
Bayu Puteri Apartment is one of the many high-rise located in this Tropicana area, which was completed prior to the Tropicana boom. Listings in PropertyGuru in February 2021 showed that the asking monthly rental for 850 sq ft units are from RM1,100 to RM1,500, while purchase prices are asking from RM330,000 to RM430,000.
So, for units purchased at RM350,000, and rented out at RM1,300 per month, the gross rental yield would be 4.45% per annum. For capital appreciation, it’s from approximately from RM138,000to RM350,000 over 17 years for the 850 sq ft units.
The returns are decent, though the maintenance aren’t quite on par as Mutiara Oriental Condominium which was completed in 1998, and located less than 5 minutes’ drive away.
Its neighbouring areas grew in population, and with it, came more motorists on the road. Heavy traffic is a norm at the tunnel near the Tropicana Golf & Country Resort. So, residents will have to be patient if they are using those roads to get to Ara Damansara, Tropicana, Bandar Utama, or Taman Bukit Mayang Emas.
Here’s a look at residential properties in Petaling Jaya.
|
Project |
Land Tenure |
Property Type |
Completion |
Built-up |
Approximate Launch Price |
|
Bayu Puteri Apartment by Tropicana Corporation Berhad |
Leasehold |
Apartment |
2004 |
850 sq ft – 1,851 sq ft
|
From RM138,000 |
|
Mutiara Oriental Condo by Capital Land Sdn Bhd |
Freehold |
Condominium |
1998 |
1008 sq ft – 1,980 sq ft |
N/A |
|
Sunway Sutera Condominium by Sunway Property |
Leasehold |
Condominium |
2004 |
1,060 sq ft – 1,380 sq ft |
From RM550,000 |
|
Dataran Prima Condo by Nadayu Properties Bhd |
Freehold |
Condominium |
2005 |
1,037 sq ft – 3,160 sq ft |
N/A |
|
Leasehold |
Condominium |
2006 |
920 sq ft – 1,137 sq ft |
From RM190,800 |
|
|
Tropicana Grande by Tropicana Corporation Berhad |
Leasehold |
Condominium |
2012 |
2,283 sq ft – 6,602 sq ft |
From RM1.5 million |
|
Casa Tropicana by Tropicana Corporation Berhad |
Leasehold |
Condominium |
2013 |
1,217 sq ft – 1,538 sq ft |
From RM440 psf |
|
Empire Damansara by Mammoth Empire Group |
Leasehold |
Studio / SoHo |
2013 |
363 sq ft – 725 sq ft |
From RM172,800 |
|
Leasehold |
Serviced Residences |
2020 |
862 sq ft – 2,218 sq ft
|
From RM857,650
|
|
|
Leasehold |
Serviced Apartment |
2021 |
678 sq ft – 990 sq ft
|
From RM550,000 |
Summary
Tropicana and the adjacent Sunway Damansara are straddled by Kota Damansara, Bandar Utama, and Kelana Jaya. Developed mostly by Tropicana Corp Bhd (Tropicana) and Sunway Bhd (Sunway Damansara), the area is home to the exclusive Tropicana Golf & Country Resort and Tropicana Indah Resort Homes, with good access to the amenities in neighbouring Kota Damansara, and the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE).
Property prices in Tropicana and its immediate neighbours have increased leaps and bounds over the last two decades as more people are attracted by the amenities offered, including educational institutions, medical centres, commercial areas, malls, and mass rapid transit (MRT) station.
Some opine that Tropicana and Sunway Damansara are great places to live in Petaling Jaya, given the ample amenities in and around them, as well as the connectivity to highways such as the NKVE, Penchala Link and Lebuhraya Damansara–Puchong (LDP).
The affluence of this area continues to appeal to potential buyers, and the short supply of landed properties in the vicinity will help raise demand for non-landed ones.
If you’re interested in an 850 sq ft unit at Bayu Puteri Apartment that’s priced at RM350,000, here are its estimated loan figures.
- LTV / margin of finance: 90%
- Down payment (10%): RM35,000
- Loan amount: RM315,000
- Loan term: 30 years
- Interest rate: 3.2%
- Monthly repayment: RM1,362
- Approximate required gross annual income: RM55,000*
* Assumptions: No monthly debt obligations, with 30% of gross income spent on housing loan. As a rule of thumb, banks usually loan up to 30% of your gross annual income.
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