Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya

Bandar Utama is a town that is located in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. It is a prime township in Selangor that caters to the affluent crowd with a rich offering of amenities and infrastructure. Initially, the place was an oil palm plantation, but it has now transformed into a self-sustainable and vibrant community with robust security measures in place. Residents prioritize their safety and have even gone the extra mile to establish a system where they hire their own security guards to patrol the neighborhood and keep crime at bay. Additionally, the township has a charming landmark facility, 1 Utama Shopping Centre, a global-rated mall with over 700 retail outlets and diverse dining options that make it a lifestyle haven for shopping enthusiasts, foodies, and family outings, amongst others.

The built-up available in this town is 2,000 sf to 6,879 sf for houses. It was developed by See Hoy Chan Sdn Bhd.

See Hoy Chan Sdn Bhd is a privately held large real estate organization, and it has undertaken around 30 real estate projects in Malaysia. Other similar projects by the same developer are 9 Bukit Utama, BU1, BU10, BU11, BU2, BU6, Damansara Uptown, Seri Utama, Seringin Residences and The Potpourri.

This town has some amenities nearby, such as transit stations, schools, universities and hospitals. The following are some main transit stations here:

• LRT Ara Damansara
• LRT Kelana Jaya
• LRT Lembah Subang
• LRT Taman Bahagia
• LRT Taman Paramount
• MRT Bandar Utama
• MRT Kota Damansara
• MRT Mutiara Damansara
• MRT Surian
• MRT TTDI

As for schools, there are Beaconhouse Sri Inai International School, Effingham National Type (Tamil) Primary School, SK Damansara Jaya 1, SMK Bandar Utama Damansara 3 and The British International School Of Kuala Lumpur. There are also some universities here, e.g. First City University College, Kolej Malaysia Lincoln University (Laman Sesawang), Malaysia University Of Science & Technology (Must) and Wawasan Open University (Bandar Utama Regional Support Centre).

Lastly, the hospitals here are KPJ Damansara Specialist Hospital and Mj AMHTS Kuala Lumpur Preventive Medical Centre 美兆吉隆坡預防醫學中心.

The current rental yield of Bandar Utama is 2.15% for houses. The highest rental yield ever recorded was 3.84% in Q1 2014 (house); while the lowest one was 1.49% in Q2 2015 (house). Meanwhile, the most common unit layouts and sizes available here are as follows:

The most popular layout and size (built-up) combination at Bandar Utama for houses is 5-bedroom / 3,000 sf with a median price of RM560 psf. For price wise, the most expensive one is 6-bedroom / 5,942 sf with a median price of RM860 psf; while the cheapest one is 8-bedroom / 2,600 sf with a median price of RM380 psf.

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