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Continue Reading ⋅ 30 January 2023
Scale model of Laurel Park
The location is Damansara Perdana, and the development is the gated and guarded Empire Residence. The project, called Laurel Park, consists 75 units of 3-storey stratified super-link homes with a lot measurement of 20’ X 60’ each. These landed properties, which is aligned in the manner of a turning train, occupies Parcel 9, which is only one out of a total of 11 plots of leasehold parkland that makes up the 60-acre development that is also home to semi-detached homes, pool villas, low-level apartments, and detached bungalows. The themed architecture of Laurel Park is also inspired by modern homes in Europe.
Property Name: Laurel Park
Website: www.meh.com.my
Address: 2, Jalan PJU 8/1, Damansara Perdana, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Land Title: Commercial
Property Type: 3-Storey Stratified Super-Link Houses
Type:
- Type A1 (4 + 1 Rooms, 3 + 1 Baths, 1 Powder Room)
Main Parcel Area: 2,250 sq. ft.
Accessory Panel Area: 753 sq. ft.
Total Built-up Area: 3,003 sq. ft.
- Type A2 (4 + 1 Rooms, 3 + 1 Baths, 1 Powder Room)
Main Parcel Area: 2,250 sq. ft.
Accessory Panel Area: 784 sq. ft.
Total Built-up Area: 3,034 sq. ft.
Furnishing: Unfurnished
No. of Units: 75
Parcel Area: From 3,003 sf to 3,034 sf
Total parking bays per driveway: 3
Selling Price: From RM1.9 mil to 1.97 mil
Restriction of Interest: The land cannot be transferred or changed without prior consent from the State Authority
Bumi discount: 7%
Land Tenure: Leasehold (expiring 2109)
Monthly Maintenance Fee (on Main Parcel Area): RM 0.18 psf
Expected Date of Completion: End of 2019
Security features: 2-tier (Guardhouse to Carpark with access card with 24- hour security and Audio intercom system to guardhouse)
Officially Launched: January 2016
Show Office: A-12-02, Empire Office, Empire Subang, Jalan SS16/1, SS16, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan
Empire Residence facilities & amenities:
- Club house
- Gymnasium
- Poolside bar
- Entertainment room
- Café
- Bar
- Library
Masterplan of Empire Residence (Source meh.com.my)
*Exterior view of the Clubhouse
*Cafe
*Gymnasium
*All of the above images are artist’s impression of what’s inside the Clubhouse (taken from www.meh.com.my)
Project Details
Scale model depicting the driveway of both the Type A and Type B super-link unit. The car park space can accommodate up to 3 cars
Rear view of the super-link homes
There are 27 units of Type A1
The lower ground floor of the Type A1 unit comes with a terrace, family area, dining room, courtyard, power room kitchen, guest room with en suite bathroom, maid’s bathroom and room and yard.
On the middle floor there’s the planter, terrace, living area, foyer and car porch.
The highest level is the coziest and most private spot in the entire home because this is where the master bedroom and master bath, as well as the first and second bedrooms are located. Oh, there’s also an extra bathroom to boot. Not forgetting a canopy right outside the bedroom no. 1 to perhaps protect the occupants in that room from the sun.
Compared to Type A2, Type A1 is less expensive by RM10,000. Why? The most obvious difference is that Type A1 does not feature a box-styled exterior (as the image highlights below):
Artist’s impression showing the distinction between the Type A1 and Type A2 terrace homes.
Type A1 is also equipped with a sliding door, noticeable right in front exterior of the master bedroom on the uppermost floor of the home. The secondary element that makes Type A2 different from Type A1 is that Type A2 is adorned with a floor-to-ceiling retractable zig-zag window (that’s made of wood), while Type A1 comes with a sliding floor-to-ceiling window.
And 48 units of Type A2
Unit Plan Type A2
Side view of the scale model of a Laurel Park home
The other side view
Specifications for an unfurnished Laurel Park home
Location
Damansara Perdana, one of many places in Petaling Jaya that has long established itself as a prime destination to own a high-rise residential unit or set up a business. Home to shop lots, small-time hotels, commercial complexes as well as condominiums, you won’t be able to miss this place when you take the Damansara-Puchong highway (LDP) due to a deluge of skyscrapers that have invaded this land.
This highway is usually congested during peak hours on week days and weekends. After you pass the penchala toll plaza, you’ll reach residential neighbourhoods Bandar Sri Damansara, Desa Parkcity, Kepong, Bandar Menjalara, and Taman Bukit Maluri.
On the opposite direction, the LDP passes through mature neighbourhoods Taman Tun Dr. Ismail, Bandar Utama, Damansara Uptown, and Damansara Utama before LDP ends and SPRINT highway begins. SPRINT will lead you to such faraway places such as Mont’ Kiara, Sri Hartamas, Damansara Heights, Bangsar and finally downtown Kuala Lumpur.
The nearest shopping malls include IPC Shopping Centre, IKEA department store, The Curve, Cineleisure, all located within Mutiara Damansara. Connected via a shaded pedestrian-friendly walkway to The Curve is Tesco Hypermarket, complete with open and covered parking facilities, as well as food and beverage outlets on the ground floor.
To locate Empire Damansara, the best landmark to look out for, is the Petaling Jaya branch of Citibank at Metropolitan SQ. Whether you’re coming from Damansara-Puchong Highway (LDP), or from Mutiara Damansara, head towards Jalan PJU 8/1, which is the main road that passes through the Damansara Perdana.
Nearby Facilities and Amenities:
- The Royale Chulan Damansara, Mutiara Damansara
- Qliq Hotel Damansara, Empire Damansara
- The Royale Bintang at The Curve
- Marriott Hotel, Damansara Perdana (upcoming)
- Jaya Grocer
- Public Mutual
- Public Bank
- Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Lanjan
- Metropolitan SQ
- Empire Damansara
Major Highway Connectivity:
- SPRINT Highway
- Penchala Link
- Lebuhraya Damansara-Puchong (LDP)
- North Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE)
- Proposed Damansara-Shah Alam Elevated Expressway (DASH)
Aerial view of the large-scale development of Empire Residence according to Google Map
Entrance to Empire Residence
Google map pinpointing the distance between Empire Damansara to the up and coming Empire City commercial development that have been reported to be half the size of Mid Valley City and sits of 30 acres of land
A new highway on the way
According to PROLINTAS Group of Companies, an additional highway called the Damansara – Shah Alam Elevated Expressway (DASH) (under proposal) will begin at Puncak Perdana U10 Shah Alam intersection and serve as a link for people residing in Puncak Perdana, Alam Suria, Denai Alam, Kampung Melayu Subang, Jalan Sungai Buloh, RRIM, Kota Damansara, Damansara Perdana and Mutiara Damansara. It will end at the Penchala interchange, linking road users to LDP and SPRINT highways.
When this new highway is up and running, this is good news for the businesses in both Damansara Perdana and Mutiara Damansara. However, due to an influx of traffic volume diverted from other residential areas that are connected via DASH, hopefully it will all work out beautifully in the end to disperse heavy traffic accordingly to their desired destinations and shorten travel for motorists who uses existing highways that will be interconnected with DASH. Bear in mind that this 20-km long new highway will not only benefit existing and future residents of Damansara Perdana, Mutiara Damansara and Kota Damansara for that matter, but the population who are residing in areas connected to that new highway.
Alignment of DASH (Source prolintas.com.my)
Analysis
Damansara Perdana is mostly dotted with residential high-rises. Landed properties are a minority here.Public parking spaces has been a problem for the people going to the shoplots area.
With the much-anticipated Empire City’s target to be completed in Q3 of 2016, which will come with a whopping 10,000 parking bays, this will likely ease some of the limited parking problem due to a high demand of traffic going into Damansara Perdana – whether it’s for dining, socializing, shopping or living.
In addition, due do the anticipation of new highway DASH, commercial properties in this area will see good appreciation.
About the Developer
Mammoth Empire Land Sdn Bhd is a part of Mammoth Empire Group of Companies (Mammoth Empire), which was first established in 1998. The company is involved in the development, investment and management of properties. With an on-going vision to command sizable developments, Mammoth Empire Land Sdn. Bhd. collaborates with MK Land to make the dream of Laurel Park in Empire Residence, a reality.
According to a sales gallery representative of Mammoth Empire, the company bought over the current 60-acre site from MK Land to develop Empire Residence.
The developer’s project portfolio in Malaysia & Australia:
- The Ara Bangsar
- The Loft Bangsar
- The Luxe Bangsar
- The Atrium Bangsar
- Seksyen 15 Garden Homes, Bandar Baru Bangi
- My80, Melbourne, Australia
Summary
Empire Residence is a large-scale development occupying 60 acres of leasehold land in Damansara Perdana. This same land is further divided into 11 plots of land of varying sizes in order to accommodate the big picture vision of developer Mammoth Empire Land Sdn. Bhd. The words “Mammoth” and “Empire” conjures up the ambition of the developer behind to come up with mega projects to fulfill the big dreams of future residents. Three of the company’s developments in Damansara Perdana follows the lead of Empire Subang, a commercial cum shopping mall development in Subang Jaya, in that the name of the projects are preceded by the word “Empire”. Think of the Mongols Empire and the British Empire in their haydays, and you’ll get the meaning behind such a powerful word.
The factors that make homes in Laurel Park attractive is the gated and guarded community, posh-looking clubhouse, the generous built-ups and the functional layout of Laurel Park may give it an edge of the other projects within Empire Residence due to the fact that it sits on a higher plain, thereby giving future residents unblock views.
There are no show unit ready to be viewed at the point of writing. To buy now or buy later? That is the question.
