Country Gardens

Grand Dame on Danga Bay

I wrote about Forest City on Tuas side of Johor two posts ago, and if Forest City were the next big new kid on the block, then Country Garden remains as the Grand Dame on the old side of Johor Bahru.

We visited it last weekend and I was suitably impressed.  Between 2014 and last week, Country Gardens has blossomed into a grand metropolis - so much so that my bachelor brother who was visiting from Europe was considering now booking a 28 storey Studio for just MYR450,000 (approx SGD150,000).  They are dangling a booking fee of just MYR10,000 - and our salesperson Mr Jasper was patient and most accommodating.  That's why I would always recommend buying properties from the few well-known developers in Malaysia such as UEM Sunrise, Sunway and Gamuda.  But in this case, Country Garden is being developed by one of China's most trusted developers - no surprise that 30% are Chinese buyers, while Singaporeans and Malaysians make the bulk of the rest of those who had booked this property.

With gorgeous imported sand on its very own man made private beach, it is no surprise Country Gardens is over 70% sold.

If we were not happily enjoying our kampong abode, we would surely have booked a unit as well,  seduced by the allure of the glamorous 5 star living @ Country Gardens (Oh yes! Did I mention residents have their 6 lane bowling alley and a yacht for hire?).

A little bird also told us that the MRT station would be just next to Country Garden and a brand spanking new Aeon Shopping Mall will be within the development.

Enough said. Time to Jalan Jalan for JB properties before prices go up when MRT/LRT arrives at Iskandar and the high speed rail to Kuala Lumpur starts running.