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Continue Reading ⋅ 30 January 2023
Mah Sing Group Bhd acquired 428 acres of land in Bangi in 2012. That land has been developed and is now known as Southville City, a master-planned township with a gross development value (GDV) of RM11.1bil. This freehold self-sustainable township sits between Seremban/Nilai and Kuala Lumpur.
Mah Sing chief executive officer Datuk Ho Hon Sang said that the group envisioned Southville City as a township for multi-generational living. Southville City consists of residential and commercial spaces, and all the precincts will be gated and guarded. The developer plans to feature 70% residential components, while the remaining 30% will be turned into commercial products.
In Southville City, Mah Sing launched Savanna Executive Suites in 2013 with units priced from RM318,000. According to Ho, many of the new launches in the township will be priced below RM500,000, which is in line with the market demand and the government’s direction to ease homeownership for first-time home buyers.
This commercial phase includes various shops that will be enhanced by the development’s 2km frontage of the North-South Highway. Additionally, the development has a catchment population of more than 1.2 million from existing townships of Kajang, Putrajaya, Cyberjaya, Nilai and Seremban.
The township has a 10-acre summit park for family gatherings and get-togethers. The landscaped park features herb garden, a community area, and a yoga deck. Visitors can explore winding pathways lined with flora, have a picnic in the fields, or relax at one of the lawns. Other outdoor features include a 1.5km nature walking path, 1.3km riverside walking path, and a 13km bicycle trail. The plan is also to include a wide range of amenities and facilities like hospitals, schools, malls, post office and recreational parks.
An integral element that connects Southville City is the direct interchange for existing residents, future home buyers and people from other areas. Soon, this township would be completely sustainable on its own, allowing residents and future homeowners to have everything they need at their doorstep.
Upon completion, Southville City will be home to 17,500 people and provide seamless lifestyles for different family sizes.
Address: Southville City, Taman Teknology Mint, 43000 Bangi, Selangor
Property Type: Service Apartment / Retail / Mixed Development
- Residential
- Town Houses
- Link Homes
- Superlink Homes
- Cluster Villas
- Link Villas
- Boutique Villas
- Commercial
- Cluster Shop Offices (2- & 3-storey)
- Boutique Corporate Offices
- Lifestyle Mall
Land Title: Mixed (Residential / Commercial)
Total Units:
- Savanna Executive Suites (serviced apartment) – 3,192 units
- Savanna Lifestyle Shops (2-storey shoplots) – 208 units
- Boulevard Shops – 4 blocks of 3-storey shops
- Avens Residence (2½- & 3-storey link homes) – 196 units
- Cerrado Residential Suites (4 serviced apartment towers) – 404 units each tower
- Sensory Residence (serviced apartment) – 965 units
Tenure: Freehold
Sales Gallery: Southville City Sales Gallery, Bangi
Gallery GPS Coordinates: 2.913465, 101.759663
Year of Completion: 2017 onwards
Built-up Area:
- Savanna Executive Suites (serviced apartment) – 956 sq ft, 960 sq ft, 1,017 sq ft
- Savanna Lifestyle Shops (2-storey shoplots) –2,643 sq ft
- Boulevard Shops (3-storey shoplots) – 4,142 sq ft, 4,261 sq ft, 6,358 sq ft
- Avens Residence (2½- & 3-storey link homes) – 2,988 sq ft, 3,438 sq ft
- Cerrado Residential Suites (4 serviced apartment towers) – 656 sq ft, 825 sq ft, 828 sq ft
- Sensory Residence (serviced apartment) – From 888 sq ft
Facilities:
- Summit Park – Jogging paths, parks, bicycle tracks, foot paths
- Linear Park
- Hill Park
- Riverside Walk
- Wellness Village
- Pedestrian footpath
- Bicycle track
- Riverside walk
- Nature’s trail
- Secure perimeter fencing
- Home security features
- Infrared-equipped CCTV surveillance
- Vehicle access control
- Playground
- Dining and shopping
Launch Price: From RM280,000
Project Details
Southville City targets upgraders, first-home buyers, young couples, young families, parents buying for children, and professionals who are working in Kuala Lumpur. Every precinct has its own security, so residents will have some peace of mind. Some of the features include secure perimeter fencing, home security, infrared-equipped CCTV surveillance, and vehicle access control.
These are the projects that have been introduced to the market thus far.
Savanna
Savanna Executive Suites is a serviced apartment with 8 residential towers (28-storey and 30-storey) and 3,192 units. It is the first stratified residential component of Southville City, and residents will have shopping and dining options just an elevator ride away.
Savanna Lifestyle Shops has 208 units of two-storey lifestyle shoplots, and Savanna Boulevard Shops features 4 blocks of 3-storey shops.
Avens Residence
Avens Residence comprises eco luxury residence and garden link homes. They were launched in 2014, and completed in 2017. There is a total of 196 units within the gated and guarded development, which also offers an anti-climb perimeter fencing, CCTV surveillance, and intercom system to the guardhouse. The smaller units have a built-up area of 2,988 sq ft, while the larger units are 3,438 sq ft.
Cerrado
Cerrado features beautiful villas and secured residential suites amidst a natural backdrop. It will feature four 35-storey towers, with built-ups of 656 sq ft to 828 sq ft for residential suites, 1,260 sq ft for duplex units, and 1,860 sq ft for cabana units. The residential suites will either have 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom, or 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. The duplex units will have 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, and the cabana units, 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.
In terms of design, the project is anchored in nature. It will have root-like motifs on the surface of its towers. This is inspired by a tropical savannah eco-region in Brazil. The facilities include a large podium deck (4-acre) with Olympic-length pool equipped with aqua gym, sauna, games room, lounge area at the club house, multi-purpose hall, patios yoga decks, reflexology paths, children’s playground, reflective ponds, and themed gardens.
Sensa Residence
Sensa Residence features 965 units of serviced apartments and construction started in Q3 of 2018. The project is targeted to be completed by 2022, and is open for sale from RM344,000. This development is marketed as being suitable for upgraders, first-time home buyers, young couples, young families, parents buying for children, and professionals who are working in Kuala Lumpur.
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Unit Types |
Built-Up |
Launch Price |
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Savanna Lifestyle Shops
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2-storey lifestyle shops
3-storey boulevard shops
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From RM1.3 million (Launched in September 2013) |
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Savanna Executive Suites
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Serviced apartment Type A
Type B
Type C
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From RM280,000 (Launched in March 2014)
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Avens Residence |
2½-storey link homes
3-storey link homes
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From RM (Launched in June 2014) |
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Cerrado Residential Suites
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Serviced apartment Type A
Type B1 & B1a
Type B2
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From RM388,000 (Launched in 2016) |
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Sensory Residence |
Service apartment
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From RM385,000 (Launched in 2018) |
Location
Southville City is strategically situated along the North-South highway. To allow direct access to the project, Mah Sing has built an interchange that is located on Exit 212A Southville City on the KL-Seremban Expressway. With the completion of the interchange, Southville City is 19km from Kuala Lumpur city, compared with 25km previously. The interchange provides easy access, and also reduced the township’s distance to neighbouring districts such as Dengkil, Sepang, and Semenyih.
The distance to other key areas are as follows.
- KL City Centre 19km
- Kajang 23km
- KLIA 25km
- Puchong 27.5km
- Subang Jaya 28km
- Cyberjaya 33km
- Kota Kemuning 41km
- Setia Alam 42km
The township will also enjoy easy access Maju Expressway (MEX), Kajang SILK Highway, South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE), ELITE Expressway, and KL-Seremban Highway. It is also a short distance to Bangi KTM Station and Kajang MRT Line 1.
Accessibility
- Southville City Dedicated Interchange
- KL-Seremban Highway
- KTM Bangi – 3km
- KTM UKM – 8km
- MRT Line 2 Putrajaya Station (scheduled completion: July 2021 (phase1) & 2022 (phase 2)
- MRT Line 2 Serdang Station (scheduled completion: July 2021 (phase1) & 2022 (phase 2)
- ELITE Expressway
- Maju Expressway (MEX)
- South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE)
- Kajang Silk Highway
- MRT Line 1 Kajang Station
Education
- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
- Multimedia University (MMU)
- Kolej Universiti Islam Antarabangsa
- Strategy College Bangi
- University Putra Malaysia (UPM)
- Universiti Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia French Institute
- Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur
- German-Malaysian Institute
- Aviation Management College
- University of Nottingham
- Kolej Poly-Tech Mara
- Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri Training Centre
- Institut Latihan Kehakiman dan Perundangan
- Institut Latihan Islam Malaysia
- Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN)
- INTI International University
- Limkokwing University of Creative Technology
- Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Jalan Tiga
- Sekolah Kebangsaan Jalan Tiga
- Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bandar Baru Bangi
- Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Bandar Baru Bangi
- Sekolah Rendah Agama Bangi
- Sekolah Agama Menengah Sungai Merab Luar
Medical Care
- Az-Zahrah
- An-Nur Hasanah Specialist Hospital
Shopping
- Savanna Lifestyle Shops
- Jaya Grocer
- Giant
- Plaza Paragon Point
- Mines Shopping Centre
- IOI City Mall
Recreation
- Bangi Wonderland & Waterpark
- Farm in the City
- Taman Wetlands Putrajaya
- Wall climbing in Camp5
- Danau Golf Club
- Kajang Hills Golf Club
- Bangi Golf Club
- Taman Tasik Cempaka
Analysis
Nestled between Putrajaya and Kajang, Bangi is quickly becoming a popular development hub among property hunters. Bangi has slowly transformed from an industrial-based market to an educational hub and government training centre.
Its first university, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), was built in the 1970s. Since then, there have been many institutions in or near Bangi, including Multimedia University (MMU), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LICT) and Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN).
The educational community in the area has lent to the surge in student population, and this has been a major driver in spurring the economic growth within Bangi, and the demand for lodging. Buyers has been a mixture of both investors and owners. Investors would want to take advantage of the project’s close proximity to learning institutions, while owner-occupiers could be attracted to the freehold tenure, and direct access to the KL-Seremban Highway and other road network to major town centres in the Klang Valley such as Kuala Lumpur, Kajang, and Putrajaya.
As a mixed township, there will be shopping, wellness and dining options at the commercial areas. Time will tell whether the commercial component in Southville City is enough to address current and future residents’ lifestyle and daily convenience needs satisfactorily.
Here’s a quick look at residential properties in Bangi.
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Project |
Land Tenure |
Unit Type |
Completion |
Built-up |
Approximate Launch Price |
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Cerrado in Southville City by Mah Sing |
Freehold |
Serviced Apartment |
2020 |
· 656 sq ft · 825 sq ft · 828 sq ft |
From RM388,000 |
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Sunway Gandaria in Seksyen 9 by Sunway Group |
Leasehold |
Service Apartment |
2020 |
949 sq ft – 1,405 sq ft |
From RM491,000 |
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Apartment Putra 1 in Bandar Seri Putra by United Malayan Land Bhd |
Freehold |
Apartment |
2017 |
854 sq ft – 1,224 sq ft |
From RM444,000 |
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Almyra Residence at Bandar Puteri Bangi by IOI Properties Group Bhd |
Freehold |
Serviced apartments |
2017 |
· 969 sq ft · 1,055 sq ft · 1,217 sq ft |
From RM360,800 |
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Rimbawan Residences @ De Centrum by Protasco Bhd |
Freehold |
Condominium |
2019 |
872 sq ft – 1,332 sq ft |
From RM571,000 |
Summary
Bangi has unlimited potential. In the short term, the property market in lukewarm. Values might remain for now, and it will take some time for the market to absorb the supply. There are still large pockets of agricultural land in Bangi, which could turn transform into future residential and commercial developments. The continued growth population in Bangi and its surrounding areas such as Kajang, Putrajaya, Cyberjaya, Nilai, and Seremban, make up a catchment of more than 1.2 million people.
When Savanna Executives Suites (3 blocks) was launched in 2014, the units had an average price of RM370 psf. In the subsequent launch (two blocks) within the same year, the average price increased 8% to RM400 psf. The final three blocks were launched a year later at an average price of RM480 to RM500 psf. Based on the price in the sub-sale market at end 2018, there is a 30% increase, compared to the price in the first launch.
Furthermore, a search in PropertyGuru in August 2019 shows that a 656 sq ft unit is marketed from an average of RM350,000 onwards. That’s a decent appreciation from its indicative launch price of RM280,000 onwards in 2014.
