Suasana Sentral Loft, KL Sentral

Suasana Sentral Loft (also known as The Loft) is located at KL Sentral transport hub and smacked in between of Sentral One office block and Suasana Sentral Condominium. This condominium was completed in 2008 and was fully sold out, where 40% of the buyers are foreigners and expatriates. The project was launched early 2005 and start occupied by June 2008.

When one says KL Sentral, convenience might be the first word that comes in your mind. It is the main transportation hub and a center that has everything for you. Suasana Sentral Loft is the ideal home for working professionals on the go and enjoys modern city living that are super convenient. Can you imagine, 5 mins walk from Suasana Sentral Loft to KL Sentral transport hub, that houses a Putra LRT station, KTM Komuter train station, KL Sentral Monorail station, Express Rail Link (ERL) and City Air Terminal (KL CAT). You can even find cab around here easily.

Walking out of home at Suasana Sentral Loft, first thing in the morning are greeted by the aromatic coffee brewed in Starbucks just downstairs, or if you prefer fast food like McDonald’s or even KFC.

The facilities are comprehensive enough for the kind of residents that stays in Suasana Sentral Loft. Equipped with 50 meters infinity pool with piped in music for the avid swimmers (it was said that the piped in music is the first in Malaysia), outdoor Jacuzzi for relaxing moments, indoor & outdoor children playground, BBQ pits, reflective pool, sky club located at level 38th of Tower A, function rooms, sky gym and lounge. The sky gym is really interesting as your workout is surrounded by glass windows where you can cycle and enjoy the views at the same time.

The good thing about having full height windows in every unit is the maximum natural lights entering the unit. Intimate Sunken Bath for 2 in master room with beautiful transparent glass wall is a standard feature for each unit, which makes Suasana Sentral Loft quite attractive.

Property Details

• Name: Suasana Sentral Loft (also known as The Loft)
• Address: Jalan Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur
• Developer: MRCB, UM Land and Capital Land (joint venture)
• Completion Date: 2008
• Type: Condominium
• Tenure: Freehold
• No. of Blocks: 2
• No. of Units
  • Tower A: 342
  • Tower B: 258
• Built-up: 811 – 3,004 sf
• Maintenance Fee: RM0.30 psf (including sinking fund)
• Launch Price: RM350 psf onwards
• Subsale Price: RM500 – RM600 psf (highest RM710 psf)

Layouts

• Type A (811 sf) (1+1 room)
• Type A-1 (898 sf) (1+1 room)
• Type A-2 (913 sf) (1+1 room)
• Type B (1,119 sf) (2 rooms)
• Type B-1 (1,135 sf) (2 rooms)
• Type C (1,441 sf) (2+1 rooms)
• Type C-1 (1,459 sf) (2+1 rooms)
• Type C-2 (1,543 sf) (2+1 rooms)
• Type C-3 (1,560 sf) (2+1 rooms)
• Type C-4 (1,565 sf) (2+1 rooms)
• Type C-5 (1,665 sf) (2+1 rooms)
• Type D (1,532 sf) (3 rooms)
• Type D-1 (1,544 sf) (3 rooms)
• Type E (1,584 sf) (3 rooms)
• Type E-1 (1,652 sf) (3 rooms)
• Type F (2,818 sf) (4+1 rooms)
• Type F-1 (3,004 sf) (4+1 rooms)
• Type G (2,961 sf) (4+1 rooms)

Facilities

• Security
• Parking
• Barbecue area
• Jacuzzi
• Gymnasium
• Playground
• Wading pool
• Sauna
• Swimming pool

Analysis

After the successful Suasana Sentral Condominium, the 600-unit Suasana Sentral Loft follows its suit by being one of the highly sought after properties in the city center. It is not surprising that Suasana Sentral Loft manages to charm investors and tenants, largely due to its design and concept, which not many high end condominiums has yet.

A loft is basically a unit with double volume ceiling at the common area, where the upper floor overlooks the lower level via some railings. However, despite of the design popularity, not all are approved of its conceptual settings, especially the older crowd who may think that being as artsy like this might be hazardous to children and the void area is a real waste of space. It is almost like saying; someone might potentially swim off the edge of the infinity pool. That is OK really, since majority of the buyers for Suasana Sentral Loft is the younger group.

One concern that some particular buyers seemed to have is the lower and smaller units facing KL city are potential to have the old roofs of Brickfields’ shop houses and other old buildings as their view. This is indeed a sore sight for some. It is quite odd to have two beautiful towers jutting out of the old town of Brickfields, which will take time for people to actually get used to the luxury sight amongst the dodgy back lane or alley. However, despite of the doubts, Suasana Sentral Loft is still a place worth your investment. Just imagine that the capital appreciation has already seen some gain so far from around RM350 psf (after discount) to about RM550 to 600 psf now.

Construction work for a commercial complex has just begun right in front of the condominium. This might cause noise disturbance to some, but who cares, since majority of people who stay there should be out for work during daytime. Besides, once construction past piling work, noise disturbance should be minimal. The real concern is actually, once the building construction is complete, certain units might have their views blocked.

To date, Suasana Sentral Loft is fully sold with probably a few potential rentals from the investors. Interesting part is, there are short term leases at Suasana Sentral Loft, targeted for those foreign businessmen and visitors who would enjoy a few months stay in Malaysia with luxury and convenience.