Kingfisher Putatan

Everything below comes from the developer’s own material. These are the figures that are fixed at construction — renovation changes none of them, so they are worth checking before anything else.

- **Developer** — Hap Seng Land- **Property type** — High Rise Condominium- **Tenure** — Leasehold- **Land title** — Residential- **Land area** — 12 acres- **Blocks** — 3 blocks- **Storeys** — 15 floors (Block B); 18 floors (Block C & D)- **Total units** — 408- **Units per floor** — 8- **Lifts** — 3- **Car parking** — 2 allocated bays per unit, in an elevated car park served by a 4 m wide ramp- **Security** — 3 tiers- **Architect** — Seismic interlocking structural design; 3,325 mm floor-to-floor height- **Completion** — Completed

408 homes on 12 acres is about 34 units per acre. That is low by high-rise standards, which usually shows up as more open ground and fewer people sharing the lift lobby.

Lift provisioning is the number people notice daily and can never change afterwards: 8 units to a floor, with 3 in each of the 3 blocks. That works out to roughly 45 homes per passenger lift, which is generous provisioning.

Car parking is 2 allocated bays per unit, in an elevated car park served by a 4 m wide ramp. In a completed development this is one of the few things you cannot renegotiate afterwards, so check it against how many cars you actually run.

The development is finished and the certificate of completion has been issued, so what you view is what you get — no construction risk and no waiting period, but also no scope to vary the layout.

### Unit Types

| Type | Size | Bedrooms | Bathrooms | Notes | |---|---|---|---|---| | A | 1,065 sq ft | 3 | 2 | Corner. 1,065.2 sq ft. Master 186.7 sq ft, second 117.3 sq ft, living 168.5 sq ft, dining 104.6 sq ft, balcony 73.1 sq ft | | B | 1,009 sq ft | 3 | 2 | Intermediate. 1,009.6 sq ft. Master 161.0 sq ft, second 117.2 sq ft, third 92.1 sq ft, living 168.5 sq ft, dining 104.6 sq ft, balcony 73.1 sq ft |

Only two layouts, and they differ by 56 sq ft. The real choice is position, not size: Type A is the corner unit with windows on two sides, Type B the intermediate. Both are 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a dry and wet kitchen and two car park bays, and both carry the same 168.5 sq ft living area and 73.1 sq ft balcony. Type A puts the extra area into the master bedroom, which grows from 161.0 to 186.7 sq ft. Type B keeps three usably-sized bedrooms instead. Eight units share each floor, served by three lifts.

Kingfisher Putatan sits on Jalan Ketiau in Putatan, the district immediately south of Kota Kinabalu and the one most of the city’s outward growth has gone into. The address is outside the city grid but not away from it: 12 km to the city centre, 7 km to Kota Kinabalu International Airport, and both reached on the same road rather than through town. For anyone who flies often, being ten minutes from the terminal is the strongest single argument this location makes.

The immediate surroundings are ordinary in the useful sense. The Putatan tamu runs daily about five minutes away, Servay Hypermarket and One Place Mall cover the weekly shop, SMK Tansau and a cluster of primary schools sit within the same few kilometres, and Klinik Kesihatan Putatan is 4.5 km out with Rafflesia Medical Centre further along Jalan Lintas. Jalan Lintas and Jalan Kepayan connect the address to Tanjung Aru, Penampang, Kinarut and the airport’s two terminals without going through the centre of Kota Kinabalu, which matters more here than raw distance does.

- Kota Kinabalu city centre — 12 km, about 15 minutes by car- Kota Kinabalu International Airport — 7 km, about 10 minutes- Putatan tamu — about 5 minutes — the local open market, held daily- One Place Mall — the nearest full mall, on Jalan Lintas at Sepanggar junction- Servay Hypermarket — everyday grocery run- SMK Tansau — nearest secondary school- Klinik Kesihatan Putatan — 4.5 km- Rafflesia Medical Centre — private hospital on the Jalan Lintas corridor- Tanjung Aru railway station — 4.9 km — the Sabah State Railway line south to Beaufort and Tenom- Sutera Harbour Resort and Tanjung Aru beach — the waterfront end of the same corridor

Kingfisher Putatan is developed by Hap Seng Land.

**What is the land tenure at Kingfisher Putatan?** The tenure is leasehold, on a Residential title.

**What unit types are available at Kingfisher Putatan?** 2. Type A is 1,065 sq ft with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms; Type B is 1,009 sq ft with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.

**How many units does Kingfisher Putatan have?** 408 on 12 acres.

**How many car park bays come with a unit at Kingfisher Putatan?** 2 allocated bays per unit, in an elevated car park served by a 4 m wide ramp.

**Is Kingfisher Putatan completed?** Yes. Majlis Daerah Putatan issued the Occupation Certificate for Phase 2B — Blocks B, C and D — on 25 November 2020. Units are viewable as built, and the estate has been under management since handover.

**How many unit types are there at Kingfisher Putatan?** Two. Type A is the corner unit at 1,065.2 sq ft and Type B the intermediate at 1,009.6 sq ft. Both are 3 bedrooms with 2 bathrooms, a dry and wet kitchen, a 73.1 sq ft balcony and two car park bays.

**What is the difference between Type A and Type B?** Fifty-six square feet and a corner. Type A is an end unit with windows on two sides and a larger 186.7 sq ft master bedroom; Type B is an intermediate unit whose three bedrooms are more evenly sized, with the master at 161.0 sq ft. Living area, dining area and balcony are identical in both.

**How many car parks does each unit get?** Two allocated bays, in an elevated car park reached by a 4 m wide ramp. This is unusual for a condominium at this size and is one of the more practical things about the development.

**What is the maintenance fee at Kingfisher Putatan?** RM0.28 per square foot plus RM0.03 per square foot sinking fund, effective 1 January 2025. For a Type A unit that works out to about RM298 plus RM32 a month; for Type B, about RM283 plus RM30.