D'Esplanade Residence, KSL City
D'Esplanade Residence is a freehold condominium located in KSL City, Century Garden. The built-up available at this project is 511 sf to 2,023 sf. It was developed by KSL Holdings Bhd (aka Khoo Soon Lee Realty).
KSL Holdings Bhd (aka Khoo Soon Lee Realty) is a big-scale real estate company listed on KLSE, and it has constructed around 29 real estate projects in Malaysia. Other similar projects by the same developer are 18 Madge, D'Inspire Residence, D'Secret Garden, KSL Residences and Maple Residences.
This condominium has many amenities nearby, for example hospitals, schools and universities. The following are some main hospitals here:
- Aevitas Medical Centre
- Century Medical Centre
- Tcm Medical Centre
- Tung Cham Hospital
As for schools, there are SK Angkatan Tentera, SM Seri Omega, SR Seri Omega and Sekolah Swasta Tun Dr. Ismail.
The current rental yield of D'Esplanade Residence is around 5.49%, compared to 3.43% a year ago in Q4 2021. The highest rental yield ever recorded was 7.2% in Q1 2017; while the lowest one was 2.4% in Q1 2022. Meanwhile, the most common unit layouts and sizes available here are as follows:
The most popular layout and size (built-up) combination at D'Esplanade Residence is Studio / 533 sf with a median price of RM640 psf. For price wise, the most expensive one is 1-bedroom / 511 sf with a median price of RM740 psf; while the cheapest one is 2-bedroom / 1,267 sf with a median price of RM450 psf.
Latest D'Esplanade Residence sale listings:
| Date | Property Type | Built-up | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Dec 2022 | Condominium | 1,119 sf | RM558,000 |
| 16 Nov 2022 | Condominium | 517 sf | RM340,000 |
| 13 Nov 2022 | Apartment | 1,142 sf | RM620,000 |
| 1 Aug 2022 | Condominium | 511 sf | RM380,000 |
| 18 Jul 2022 | Condominium | 1,124 sf | RM648,000 |
| 23 Jun 2022 | Condominium | 1,500 sf | RM988,000 |
| 2 Jan 2022 | Studio | 511 sf | RM350,000 |
| 27 Dec 2021 | Condominium | 883 sf | RM500,000 |
| 24 Dec 2021 | Studio | 566 sf | RM350,000 |
| 23 Dec 2021 | Condominium | 1,124 sf | RM600,000 |
Latest D'Esplanade Residence rental listings:
| Date | Property Type | Built-up | Rental |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 2022 | Condominium | 1,267 sf | RM1,500 |
| 13 Jan 2022 | Studio | 650 sf | RM1,000 |
| 9 Jan 2022 | Condominium | 1,850 sf | RM2,500 |
| 30 Dec 2021 | Studio | 560 sf | RM1,300 |
| 20 Dec 2021 | Condominium | 883 sf | RM1,300 |
| 20 Dec 2021 | Condominium | 963 sf | RM1,400 |
| 19 Dec 2021 | Condominium | 1,987 sf | RM4,000 |
| 19 Dec 2021 | Studio | 595 sf | RM900 |
| 17 Dec 2021 | Condominium | 1,071 sf | RM1,500 |
| 13 Dec 2021 | Studio | 1,000 sf | RM850 |
There is a mall named KSL City Mall besides this apartment and it is located near Johor Bahru city centre.
Both the D'esplanade Condominiums (freehold) and the KSL City Mall, adjacent to each other, were developed by Khoo Soon Lee (KSL). The convenient accessibility to the Mall by D'esplanade residents is made possible by a link-way within the Mall and D'esplanade, without having to step out of the building. It reminds me of the popular One World Hotel and One Utama Shopping Mall in Petaling Jaya which I often stay in whenever I travel to Kuala Lumpur. Living, shopping and having fun activities with family, friends or alone, are all under one roof every day without the hassles to go out after a day of hard work. It is a condominium which is worthwhile to buy and keep for retirement. Seeing so many elderly who lost their mobility, going out to the hair salons, restaurants, nail & toe manicure, cinemas, etc is a challenge. So don't you think it is a good place for your family with children and elderly too? A place is not to be judged by the price of it but rather the convenience it can offer the living. I strongly believe that KSL's D'esplanade is a place with many intangible benefits and the price should be way up above the current market price. What the condos need is a good and classier interior designing with more greens.
Do NOT let the Real Property Negotiators or Agents, AirBnB or tenants to determine the price of your place. Your D'esplanade condo deserves a much better value than you are seeing now.