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This area has seen remarkable growth in the past two years. While Bandar Sri Damansara has matured into an established neighbourhood along with the older Bandar Manjalara and Kepong, it is the newer Desa Park City (DPC) and Sunway SPK that has raised the profile of this vicinity. Without a doubt DPC has played a huge part in bringing investors’ attention to this previously little-noticed area.

On their part, Sunway SPK has not been watching from the sidelines. They reserved the best plot of land nearest to the LDP for their Sunway SPK Damansara Phase 1 and 2 (reviewed here) which sold well. It provided healthy competition and a viable alternative to DPC’s middle priced range of homes.

Sunway is now tackling a higher bracket of homes with the launch of the semi-D units in Villa Manja, although they call them ‘Twin Villas’. This plot of land is further in the road towards Manjalara, facing DPC, located just between Medan Putra and Menjalara 18 if you are coming from the LDP. The site is a rectangular strip of land parallel to the road, with the existing Manjalara shoplots at the back of the project. The location is quite favorable if you are in the market for a home in the area, the are many easy access roads to come in and out.

Altogether there are 196 units of semi-D units, and with only one type of layout set on a rather generous 45’ x 90’ plot. The build-up is 3,498sq.ft. for the standard unit, which low for such a large plot size due to a few reasons. One of the reasons is that some of the space is used for garden area. There is a garden at the entrance on the ground floor, in addition to the garden space all round the house. There is also a roof garden next to the bath attached to the master bedroom which is one of the features of the unit. Other than that, the unit adheres rather strictly to the rectangular layout, the outside façade is quite tastefully done, with tall windows, and contemporary designed roof. Glass is also a major feature here, with tempered glass used railing for the roof garden and balcony, and also for the stair balustrade. May not be suitable for young children.

Another feature is the gallery are which can act as a family or breakfast area, it is between the living and dining, and looks out to the side lanai, or open terrace. This affords a lot of interior design options, and it is definitely a better option than an open courtyard that we’ve seen in many other projects. However the gallery is proportionately narrow compared to the rest of the house, it gives the impression of being just a walkway to some people. But as we always say, it boils down to personal taste.

Not much to comment here, except that for RM1.8million upwards, you are getting a large home on freehold land. The price is similar to DPC, but the designs are different and potential buyers should view both the see which one they prefer. There are no other facilities in the project aside from the parks and playground, so this is something they lack compared to their nearest competitor. But to counter that, they are packaging lots of freebies with the unit to sweeten the deal for buyers. Please check with the salespeople for further details.

With the high-profile DPC being continually developed across the road, it is definitely going to help with the value of the property in coming years. This project is a joint venture between SPK homes and Sunway City Bhd, both experienced players with many projects across the Klang Valley.