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At the junction of Jalan Duta Kiara near the Wilayah Mosque, Sunrise will be constructing Solaris Dutamas, a massive commercial project. Its situated on a slight ascend, just before Hartamas Heights, opposite SP Setia’s Duta Tropika. This mixed development will eventually house about 400 shops, 900 office suites, and 600 apartment units.

The site is a sizeable 17 acres, with three apartment blocks in the centre, offices on the lower floor, and they will be surrounded by retail blocks and another office tower. However, some of these are still under proposal stage, and will be confirmed at a later date.

We will be reviewing Boulevard Tower. The units are essentially similar to Park Tower, however floors are differently used and of course, the pricing is higher. Boulevard Tower has 5 floors of basement parking, 2 storeys of retail floors, and followed by 4 to 6 floors of office space. The apartments occupy the 14 top floors.

The first tower was launch a few months ago, called Park Tower, situated on the western side, facing Mont’Kiara proper. The second tower in the middle, called Boulevard Tower was just launched recently. The third tower (and last), is scheduled to be launched sometime at the end of the year.

Boulevard Tower offers the same unit types (which they call ‘designer suites’) as the earlier Park Tower, 7 types of layout. They are general small in size, tailoring to the younger, more mobile generation. They are also marketing it as the SOHO concept, with the ‘live, play and work’ tagline put to good use. The smallest unit is 672sq.ft, a narrow studio unit. While it may not be a tiny as some 480sq.ft units we’ve seen elsewhere, this unit nonetheless looks cramped due to the narrow shape. The other bigger units available are 997sq.ft, 1,060sq.ft, 1,145sq.ft, 1,236sq.ft and 1,238sq.ft. All these other units have at 2+1 rooms. And also a micro-mini balcony.

We won’t into detail about the internal layout, but the towers are aligned facing the compass points, so some units will be facing the western sun.

As an integrated mixed development, convenience is a big plus factor for this place, especially if you plan to open a business (whether a shop or an office).

The site is at the edge of Mont’Kiara, or should we say Sri Hartamas. It is very near Jalan Duta, and the new Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway which is under construction. For our views on the location, accessibility and constraints of the area, check our earlier reviews of the other developments in the vicinity listed below. Generally, we feel that this place has a slight advantage as it is situated away from the congestion of Desa Sri Hartamas and Mont’Kiara, and the neighbouring development like Duta Nusantara and Duta Tropika are low density landed units. However, it is on commercial land, and many people still prefer residential land. While it is different from the competitors as it offers an integrated SOHO environment, you need to pay higher utility rates, especially now that they have announced the new tariff rates. On the whole, it’s a different concept to what the residential apartments are offering. At the moment, the only other commercial apartment in the area that we can think of it Verve Suites by Bukit Kiara Properties.

That aside, there may be some concerns with view facing the highway and power lines.

The developer is offering an attractive package where you only need to pay 20% downpayment, and the remaining 80% will be financed by panel bank loan if approved, it’s interest-free during the construction period. They are also throwing in a lot of freebies like full air-conditioning, refrigerator, kitchen cabinet, hob & hood, water heater, etc. Units also come with 1 parking bay.

Other developments in the Mont’Kiara / Sri Hartamas vicinity that we have reviewed:

Changkat View
Hartamas Regency 2
Kiara 1888
Kensington Park
Kiaraville
Kiaramas Ayuria
Hijauan Kiara
The Verve Suites
Tiffani by i-ZEN
Boulevard Tower, Solaris Dutamas
Mont’Kiara Meridin