Flora Damansara ~ Bad News

Until very recently, I was considering buying an apartment in Flora Damansara. I even visited a friend's unit to see what its like inside. He's renting the three-bedroom unfurnished apartment with two other bachelors for RM600 a month.

A quick search on the internet made me realise what a mess Flora Damansara is in: 

http://www.internetnow.com.my/ilyas/photos/floramajordefects/

http://floradamansara.com/wp/

Buyers up in arms over late delivery and compensation

MBPJ to meet Flora Damansara condo owners and builder to resolve problems

Even driving to Block D where the management office is was a challenge as cars were indiscriminately parked on both sides of the road. Clearly, there isn't enough parking at Flora Damansara. I learnt from the people at the Management Office that Blocks A, B & C are low-cost flats whilst Blocks D, E, F and H are medium cost apartments. (There is no Block G). Altogether there are 3,608 units on 27.55 acres of land.

A trip up the lifts showed how dirty Block F is. Graffiti everywhere and the strong stench of urine. Cat urine or human urine, I did not bother to investigate. I dare not touch anything. Apparently Block F has chronic water shortages due a faulty water pump that has never been adequately repaired.

The developer of Flora Damansara is Saujana Triangle Sdn Bhd (33910-W), a subsidiary of MK Land. MK Land, according to this blog piece, is in big financial trouble. The Emkay Group of companies is controlled by developer Tan Sri Mustapha Kamal Abu Bakar. Setia Haruman, the master developer of Cyberjaya, is an associate company of Emkay Group, in which Mustapha holds majority shares.

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