Lumina Kiara, Mont Kiara

Lumina Kiara is a development that encompasses 2 towers of condominium blocks and semi-detached houses on a 2.35 acres freehold land. It is a gated and guarded hilltop residence that located along Jalan Duta Kiara at Mont Kiara. The developer of Lumina Kiara is ECH Development & Management.

The 2 towers of condominium blocks at Lumina Kiara are each 23-storey and 29-storey respectively. Both towers only house 104 units, and there will be only 6 units on each floor. The 2 low density blocks are divided into 4 different types; which are 52 units of Avantgarde, 31 units of Maisonette, 14 units of Premiere and 7 units of Penthouse.

The Avantgarde is a single storey with built-up area of 1,448 sf, 2+1 rooms / 3+1 rooms, 3 bathrooms and a large living and dining room. On the other hand, the Maisonette and Premiere are duplex with built-up area of 2,552 sf and 3,152 sf respectively. Each of them has 4+1 rooms, 5 bathrooms, a large living and dining room. The exclusive penthouse is a tailor made single deluxe storey with a built-up area of 3,152 sf, 4+1 rooms, 5 bathrooms, dry/wet kitchen, a large living and dining room.

Apart from that, there are 12 exclusive units of 3-storey semi-detached houses in Lumina Kiara. Each unit of semi-detached house will have a spacious built-up area of 4,100 sf and an average plot size of 2,900 sf. It includes a large living room and dining room, dry and wet kitchen, 5+1 rooms and 6 bathrooms.

Each unit of semi-detached house at Lumina Kiara will have a private lift, while there will be 3 lifts (inclusive of 1 service/fire lift) served to each floor of the condominium. There are total of 282 car park bays available in the entire condominium. Each unit of Avantgarde and Maisonette comes with 2 car park bays while each unit of Premiere and Penthouse comes with 3 car park bays. An additional car park is available on the first come first served at the price of RM50,000 per lot. Also, there are 13 lots ready for the motorcycle parking.

Lumina Kiara is situated at one of the most sought after area in Mont Kiara, as the area not just surrounded by plenty of amenities but magnificent valleys and hills. It is located between Mont Kiara Meridin and La Grande Kiara. There are shopping centers at the vicinity area to serve the residents such as Solaris Mont Kiara and Plaza Mont Kiara.

Also, international schools namely Mont Kiara International School, Garden International School and French International School and several of government schools are found within the residential area. Apart from that, there are also golf clubs like Selangor Club and Bukit Kiara Equestrian Club, national science center and a reserved garden within few minutes drive away from Lumina Kiara as a recreation for the residents during their weekends.

Lumina Kiara can be easily accessible through several prime roads and highways such as Jalan Bukit Kiara, Mont Kiara, Jalan Duta Kiara which there is a bridge linking to Solaris Mont Kiara, SPRINT Highway, NKVE Highway, Penchala Link and the new DUKE Highway. Besides, it takes only 15 minutes of driving to get to Kuala Lumpur City.

Property Details

• Name: Lumina Kiara
• Address: Jalan Duta Kiara, Mont Kiara, Kuala Lumpur
• Developer: ECH Development & Management
• Completion Date: 2010
• Type: Condominium & Semi-D
• Tenure: {Tenure}
• No. of Blocks: 2
• No. of Storey
• Condominium: 23 & 29
• Semi-D: 3
• No. of Units
• Condominium: 104
• Avantgarde: 52
• Maisonette: 31
• Premiere: 14
• Penthouse: 7
• Semi-D: 12
• Built-up
• Condominium
• Avantgarde: 1,448 sf
• Maisonette: 2,552 sf
• Premiere: 3,152 sf
• Penthouse: 3,152 sf
• Semi-D: 4,100 sf
• Maintenance Fee
• Condominium: RM0.25 psf (sinking fund – 10% of maintenance)
• Semi-D: RM500 (optional RM300 for facilities outside condominium)
• Launch Price
• Condominium: From RM425 – RM520 psf
• Semi-D: From RM2.6 million
• Subsale Price: {Price Range}
• Rental: {Rental Range}

Facilities

• Condominium
• Gymnasium
• Large, heated infinity swimming pool
• Children’s wading pool
• Children’s playground
• Crèche room
• Ladies’ & men’s changing rooms
• Sauna
• Function/multi-purpose hall
• Landscaped garden
• BBQ garden
• Guardhouse
• Management office
• Lifts
• Car parking bays
• Semi-D
• Guardhouse
• Landscaped area
• Refuse collection
• Facilities outside the condominium

Analysis

The developer of Lumina Kiara, ECH Development & Management, is a new developer. Somehow, this company is the owner of The Beach Club, Nuovo, Poppy & Passion, so it shouldn’t be a problem for it to take over this development.

Since the total 104 units from different types of layouts, their allocation are different as well. From level 1 to level 8, there will be 6 units of Avantgarde on every floor; from level 9 to level 22 there will be 4 units of Maisonette on every 2 floors and 1 unit of Premiere on every floor; for level 23 there will be 1 unit of Penthouse and 4 units of Avantgarde; from level 24 to level 29 there will be 1 unit of Penthouse on every floor and 1 unit of Maisonette on every 2 floors.

The residents of Lumina Kiara can stay at this luxurious sanctuary with peace of mind as it is completed with specific security and safety features. For semi-detached house, each unit will have a guardhouse with CCTV and intercom. The boom gate only can be operated by an access control card which only possessed by the house owners.

On the other hand, each unit in the condominium will be completed with CCTV and intercom as well as provided an access control card to operate the front boom gate, a special coding system with finger print system to enter the side entrance, CCTV at selected locations which can be viewed from individual TV screen and an access control card to enter the lift lobbies.

There are 2 entry/exit points in the condominium. One of them is from the front at ground level, and another one is from the side directly to Basement 2. The front entrance is accessible by the access control card and under 24-hour guarded, while the side entrance is only accessible by the special coding system with the finger print system. There is also another entry point from the side directly to Basement 1 but this is only strictly for the maintenance trucks.

In the early 1900s, Mont Kiara is just a rubber plantation. Now, it becomes one of the top ten precincts in the Klang Valley area, as it is full of high-rise condominiums, luxurious houses, restaurants, schools and offices. Its strategic location not just attracting Malaysians but also expatriates from oversea.

Just the location of the Lumina Kiara, we can see that there are a lot of other residences at the surrounding, such as Mont Kiara Bayu, Mont Kiara Aman, Mont Kiara Astana, Mont Kiara Sophia, Mont Kiara Damai, Mont Kiara Pelangi, Mont Kiara Palma, Mont Kiara Pines, and so on. Hence, it is not surprise that on the way back home to Lumina Kiara, there will be a problem of crowded and heavy traffic jam at the peak hours.

All units in the Lumina Kiara are having aesthetic interior designed with the quality of floor finishes and wall finishes. All the quality materials used including marble, timber, ceramic tiles, plaster and all-weather resistant paint, plaster and emulsion paint and so forth. The windows and balcony door are coated aluminium frame glazing.

In conclusion, Lumina Kiara is offering a comfortable and luxurious home to the residents, and also a good return on investments to the investors due to Mont Kiara’s high demand and popularity.