Taman U-Thant, Jalan Ampang
Taman U-Thant is a freehold town located in Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur. It is an upscale residential enclave that has a few embassies and foreign ambassadors' residences. It was established in the 1960's and named after the former United Nations secretary general who served from 1961 to 1971. Many residential units here have sophisticated architectures and the nearest train station is LRT Ampang Park.
The built-up available in this town is 4,000 sf to 8,631 sf for houses. Other neighbouring towns nearby are Ampang Hilir, Bukit Bintang, Bukit Ceylon, Dang Wangi, Desa Pandan, KLCC, Kampung Baru, Pudu, Taman Setiawangsa and Tun Razak Exchange.
This town has many amenities nearby, i.e. transit stations, hospitals, universities and schools. The following are some of the main transit stations here:
- LRT Damai
- LRT Dato Keramat
- LRT Jelatek
- LRT KLCC
- LRT/MRT Ampang Park
- MRT Conlay
- MRT Persiaran KLCC
- MRT Tun Razak Exchange
- Monorail Raja Chulan
As for hospitals, there are ALPS Medical Centre 阿尔卑斯医学中心, Alty Orthopaedic Hospital, Ampang Medical Centre, Gleneagles Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Prince Court Medical Centre and Santaria Medical. There are also some universities here, for example Advance Tertiary College (ATC), Erican College (KLCC Campus), Inti International College Kuala Lumpur, Optopreneur College, Smart College and Yes International College (fka Yes Academy).
Lastly, the schools here are SMK Puteri Ampang and The International School Of Kuala Lumpur (Iskl).
The current rental yield of Taman U-Thant is 1.76% for houses. The highest rental yield ever recorded was 2.65% in Q4 2021 (house); while the lowest one was 1.38% in Q2 2018 (house). Meanwhile, the most common unit layouts and sizes available here are as follows:
The most popular layout and size (built-up) combination at Taman U-Thant for houses is 4-bedroom / 5,444 sf with a median price of RM1,190 psf. For price wise, the most expensive one is 6-bedroom / 4,670 sf with a median price of RM5,220 psf; while the cheapest one is 6-bedroom / 6,500 sf with a median price of RM1,050 psf.
Latest Taman U-Thant sale listings:
| Date | Property Type | Built-up | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Studio | 420 sf | RM305,000 |
| Yesterday | Studio | 335 sf | RM305,000 |
| 15 Feb 2023 | Condominium | 678 sf | RM380,000 |
| 10 Feb 2023 | Condominium | 850 sf | RM525,000 |
| 10 Feb 2023 | Studio | 335 sf | RM305,000 |
| 8 Jan 2023 | House | 3,000 sf | RM1,500,000 |
| 11 Jan 2023 | Condominium | 335 sf | RM305,000 |
| 9 Dec 2022 | Condominium | 465 sf | RM380,000 |
| 11 Dec 2022 | Condominium | 335 sf | RM305,000 |
| 15 Nov 2022 | Condominium | 1,049 sf | RM430,000 |
Latest Taman U-Thant rental listings:
| Date | Property Type | Built-up | Rental |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Condominium | 2,500 sf | RM3,000 |
| Today | Condominium | 4,700 sf | RM12,000 |
| 12 Mar 2023 | Condominium | 2,680 sf | RM11,500 |
| 9 Mar 2023 | Condominium | 2,500 sf | RM2,800 |
| 20 Feb 2023 | Terrace | 4,700 sf | RM13,000 |
| 13 Jan 2023 | Condominium | 4,000 sf | RM8,000 |
| 27 Dec 2022 | Apartment | 350 sf | RM1,250 |
| 4 Dec 2022 | Condominium | 4,000 sf | RM7,000 |
| 3 Dec 2022 | Condominium | 4,000 sf | RM8,500 |
| 11 Sep 2022 | Condominium | 3,563 sf | RM18,000 |