Atmosfera Kondominium, Puchong
For those who know, its located beside Koi Kinrara.
For those who don’t know, well, here it the description of the location. Along Jalan Puchong coming from the massive elevated viaduct interchange at IOI Mall (where you can go to Sungai Besi and Bandar Sunway toll). In a short distance, you will come to a traffic light junction just after a green and white Telekom building (The entrance to Taman Tenaga is on the other side of the road). Manouvre into the internal roads for a distance and you’ll cross the bridge across the KESAS highway and come to hilltop facing Bandar Sunway, populated by a few condominiums (and a few more coming up soon).
The address of the project says Bandar Puchong Jaya, but its actually slightly off the jurisdiction, probably at the edge of what we can term as Puchong. But its not a bad thing at all. Its location works in its favor, with good connectivity to Kesas, LDP (jam notwithstanding) and to Old Klang Road. The surrounding areas of matured landed development (Bandar Puchong Jaya) will provide the shops and amenities, and ensure that there will not be too many more condos in the future. But the access road from Jalan Merbuk is a little narrow, its unsure if it can cope with the future traffic in later years.
That’s for the location. Now for some formalities.
Atmosfera has been in prelaunch mode for a few months now - they were at the MAPEX back in early March, and have been doing quite a bit of prep work at the site recently.
The condo consists of two blocks of apartments, Rosella and Ixora. At the moment they have opened the first one for booking, Ixora. They plan to open up booking for the other block Rosella since the take up rate has been positive during launch. The site is pretty large, covering about 6.5acres, with a lot of space devoted to landscaping, common facilities and ancillary parking structure, in addition to the tower blocks. With the parking structure, there are covered bays for the resident, some open air bays are reserved for visitors.
There are two basic types of typical unit layout designs available Type A and B. Each of these have slight variants (Type A, A1, A2 & A3 and Type B1-B5), but the general layout design is the same. The build-up is at 1,282sq.ft. for Type A and a slightly bigger Type B at 1,455sq.ft. Both employ a slightly more unconventional design, the living room is at the centre of the unit, bedrooms are on both sides. Both designs have 3+1 rooms, and 3 baths. They also have a large balcony, more squarish in shape to make it possible to have a breakfast area there. There are also larger duplex units available at 2,775sq.ft., please check with the sales office for details. They are basically a double up of the typical unit. There are 8 of these duplex units per tower, and at the time we visited the place, they seem to be going fast. With only 2 types of typical unit, and a minimum build up of 1,282sq.ft. its pretty clear which market they are targetting - the serious investor and larger families that can afford a bigger apartment, and those looking to upgrade. Each floor has up to 12 units, in a L shape layout.
Price starts from from about RM290k onwards, the most expensive penthouse unit tops Rm700k (corrected). While the rate is at a competitive RM230psf, the large build up makes the final price tag higher than their competitors around here. But it does have its pros that others don’t, so it will go on its own strengths in this picky market.
The facilities are impressive, due to the space available. Besides the usual pool (which is quite big), playground and security, they have a Jacuzzi, sauna, and sport facilities for futsal, badminton, basketball, squash and gym. Maintenance fee is at 18sen psf, please check with the sales team for details. Each unit comes with 2 parking bays, except for the penthouse duplex units, you get three.
The developers are Villamas a relatively new player who are currently have ambitious growth and expansion plans. Two of their most recent projects reviewed here before are Villa Park in Taman Bukit Serdang and Villa Pavilion in Seri Kembangan. They also have a landed project in Kepong, and another apartment project in Puchong Jaya called Villa Mas.
Atmosfera takes a few risks to be different and it pays off well. We like it, it should have an awesome unobstructed view when completed (if you buy the unit at the correct side, that is) that will add value to the unit. We liked it, hopefully the empty land around the condo (and around Koi Kinrara) will be beautified and not left to be an unofficial parking area as it is now. That would really make a difference to the entrance statement here.
| Project Name | Atmosfera Kondominium |
| Location | Puchong |
| Description | Hilltop condominium |
| Land type | Freehold |
| Land size | 6.5 acres |
| Encumbrance | Charged to Maybank |
| Price | from about RM297,240.64 to RM709,891.84 (from about RM230psf) |
| Unit size | 1,282 to 1,455sq. ft. duplex units at 2,275sq.ft. |
| No of units | 453 |
| Launch Date | now available |
| Expected Completion | May 2012 |
| Developer | Villamas Sdn. Bhd. |
| Contact | 03 - 8076 7606 |
| Website | http://atmosfera.villamas.com/go/system |
so, does anyone interested to this condo?does it really woth it…location in puchong jaya…
Comment by lin — May 19, 2009 @ 10:27 pm
hi, admnistrator, they actually have more than 2 types, check out properly at their microwebsite, the duplex unit some come with swimming pool, can you amend your blog, a bit missleading now.. thanks so much, sorry, i am a buyer.. thanks
Comment by lim — May 20, 2009 @ 6:41 am
The price of the large penthouse is wrong again, is not RM7mil, is RM700K, after discount back to around 600k, can please also amend your blog.. sorry
Comment by lim — May 20, 2009 @ 6:43 am
amended the price typo, thanks for the head up. From what we observe, there are 2 basic types of units, the others are slight variants.
Comment by Administrator — May 20, 2009 @ 9:32 am
im interested to the type B, does it really worth it?if for ivestment purpose , does it a good landmark?
Comment by lin — May 21, 2009 @ 10:39 pm
Went over to the Sale Office today n was quite impress with their Sales Office and the ID for the show units are great. I once stayed at a condo nearby, n I can vouch that it is quite a nice play to stay - Easy access to LDP, Kesas, Old Klang Rd. Less congested n more serene living than Bandar Puteri. Resort living concept and located at hilltop is a plus. Wow, at >RM230/sf, the sales take-up rate is very good given the current economic uncertainty! Anyway, I’ve moved out of Puchong due to terrible traffic congestion at the tol plazas. If you work in Puchong, and price is not a factor (I find it a little too steep), then go for it. If you are planning to invest then it might not be a good idea. Rental yield would be low and capital appreciation would not be high. Take note that there are 4 existing condos nearby with 2 more coming up (i.e. Atmosfera and Koi Kinrara).
Comment by Benny — May 28, 2009 @ 2:53 pm
Sounds like ‘at most fail lah’. Nice place and views but anyway, price not competitive.
Comment by lampard — June 1, 2009 @ 3:23 pm
Hi administrator, funny that you are not critical and it took you quite a while to post your view. Why?
Comment by juno — June 1, 2009 @ 7:01 pm
who said if failure project, go to show room and see your self the booking slot, i know the insider, they have sold unexpectedly..
Comment by lim — June 3, 2009 @ 8:42 pm
is it atmosfera stay at hilltop?
Comment by ryu — June 25, 2009 @ 12:04 pm
Most of the abandoned housing projects are almost 100% sold. Good sales doesn’t guarantee completon or good quality. Do check around - Platinum Damansara, Newgate Avenue (developed by listed company), Rhythm Avenue (developed by listed company), Nusa Mewah (developed by listed company), Villaria Condominium …do your research before making a decision to buy from a plan!
Comment by MH — August 27, 2009 @ 7:17 pm
what a stupid comment by MH? sour grape story again, if u cannot afford to buy, don’t condemn other people like this..
i salute this developer have such huge followers… kudos to villamas..
Comment by sereen liu — September 11, 2009 @ 6:01 am
Sereen,
Sorry you have been offended or you are from developer’s office. I said do your research before buying. It is still an individual decision and preference. It’s your choice. Just don’t blame others when thing fails. Just be an informed buyer/investor. I only buy completed properties as Malaysian law does not protect house buyer and developers are not always honest!
Comment by MH — September 11, 2009 @ 3:10 pm
nope, i m not from developer office and i did not own their project either.. in that case, u r phobia buying new house in malaysia.. oh….. got such diputs (read in reverse)people in town.. pay for the premium after completed house ready… come stand at the guard house of atmosfera in future, hi to those owners who can afford buying now!!
Comment by sereen liu — September 12, 2009 @ 6:17 am
show case window and show unit window diffen
Comment by kit — October 19, 2009 @ 1:01 pm
Agree with MH’s comments No. 11 and No. 13 - good sales does not guarantee completion or success of the project as a sound investment. It just means that many people are buying the units, because of the prevailing low interest rates , ease in obtaining credit and the attractive promotions offered by the developer. Its the buy, buy, buy bubble in action! Soundness of investment really depends largely in the location which in my opinion, is not so good in the case of this Atmosfera.
To sereenliu, please don’t label others as diputs as different people have different opinions. Learn to respect others.
Comment by Baharin Abdul Hamid — October 21, 2009 @ 9:58 am