Daya 1 Residences @ Taman Daya

Four different published figures, and they do not agree. Keck Seng’s own release of 5 February 2025 says Daya 1 Residences Phase 1 is “priced from RM320,450 with early-bird promotions”. A Keck Seng-branded promotional site lists Type A from RM364,000 and Type C from RM604,000. EdgeProp’s editorial gives a range of RM320,450 to RM679,000. EdgeProp’s live project record shows “starting from RM376,000”.

That is a RM55,550 spread on the same entry unit, across sources that all trace back to the developer or to the developer’s own advertising. The most likely explanation is that RM320,450 was an early-bird price at launch and the list has since moved, but I have not seen a document that says so, and I am not going to write one number on this page as if it were settled.

What I can tell you with confidence: nothing published for this project is anywhere near RM1 million. Message me and I will get the current price list, the rebate package (free car park, kitchen cabinets, air-conditioning and legal fees have all been advertised) and the payment schedule directly from the Keck Seng gallery on Jalan Sagu 6.

No. Johor sets a minimum purchase price of RM1,000,000 for a non-citizen buying strata property, and the highest figure published for any unit here is RM679,000 — roughly a third short.

For completeness, if a Johor strata unit did clear the threshold, a non-citizen would also need Johor state consent, would pay the state foreign buyer levy (3% of the purchase price or RM30,000, whichever is higher, in force since 1 July 2025 — with a RM50,000 minimum where the property is a serviced residence priced under RM1 million), and would pay a flat 8% stamp duty on the transfer, which has applied to non-citizens buying residential property since 1 January 2026. None of that arises here, because the price floor is never reached.

If you are buying from Singapore, tell me your budget and I will send you the JB projects where the entry price genuinely clears RM1 million, rather than letting you spend a Saturday at a gallery that cannot sell to you.

852 units across two 35-storey towers on 4.55 acres. Keck Seng puts six lifts in each tower serving fourteen units per floor.

Fourteen a floor is genuinely low for this price band in Johor Bahru — comparable launches in the Tebrau belt commonly run eighteen to twenty-four units a floor with four lifts. Do the arithmetic on your own morning: fourteen doors sharing six lifts is a materially different wait from twenty-four doors sharing four.

What Keck Seng has not published is the split between the two towers, or which layouts sit in which tower. Ask for the stacking plan at the gallery — it tells you your neighbour count, your corridor length and your facing all at once.

Six layouts from 590 to 954 sq ft. Type A is 590 sq ft with one bedroom and one bathroom. Type A2 is 649 sq ft and Type A3 is 721 sq ft, both 1+1 bedroom with one bathroom. Type B is 788 sq ft and Type B2 is 850 sq ft, both two bedrooms with two bathrooms. Type C is 954 sq ft with three bedrooms and two bathrooms.

Note what is missing: there is no four-bedroom, no maid’s room and no dual-key plan in the published range. If any of those is a requirement, this development does not answer it.

Keck Seng has not put the floor plan drawings on its own website. That is why the layout cards on this page carry specifications but no images — I would rather show you nothing than reproduce a drawing whose provenance I cannot verify. I get the stamped plans from the gallery on request.

About 8.9 kilometres in a straight line to Bangunan Sultan Iskandar, and about 9.3 kilometres to the Bukit Chagar RTS terminus. By road you would use the Eastern Dispersal Link, entered from Pasir Gudang Highway or the North–South Expressway at Exit 255C.

There is no rail service in Taman Daya and none announced. The RTS Link is around 90% built, with civil works targeted for the end of 2026 and passenger service expected in early 2027 — but from here you still drive to Bukit Chagar, park, and walk in. Public transport today is the Causeway Link T11 bus, which runs to JB Sentral.

I will not give you a drive time on a web page, because the honest answer depends entirely on the hour. Message me and I will tell you what the run actually looks like at 6:30am on a weekday versus 11am on a Sunday.

It is an established suburb, which is the whole argument for buying here. TD Central sits about 140 metres away with Loon Sing restaurants, Maslee Express, Scarlett Supermarket, Kuroma, Starbucks, A&W, Salad Atelier, Tealive, Mr. D.I.Y. and Anytime Fitness already trading. Public Bank, Maybank, CIMB and BSN all have Taman Daya branches.

Schools in the catchment include SK and SMK Taman Daya, Fairview International School, Sunway College Johor Bahru and the Austin Heights schools. Hospital Sultan Ismail is about 2.7 kilometres away in a straight line; KPJ Johor Specialist is a further drive. Retail beyond the township is AEON Tebrau City, IKEA Tebrau and Toppen, all under three kilometres.

For a family that wants everything within a ten-minute radius on day one rather than in a masterplan, that is a strong case. For a buyer who needs to be at the checkpoint at 6am every weekday, it is the wrong postcode.

Keck Seng describes it as a multi-generational facilities deck. Water and recreation: a 50-metre lap pool, splash pad, wading pool, jacuzzi, pool cabana, poolside pavilion, courtyard and pool patio, and a sunset deck. Active living: indoor and outdoor gymnasiums, a half basketball court, a pickleball court, a reflexology trail and fitness station, a jogging path and a co-working space.

Family and community: a forest-themed playground, maze garden, chess plaza, barbecue corners, multipurpose hall, sky lounge and surau. Convenience: EV charging stations, multi-storey parking, a multi-tier security system and six lifts per tower.

A 50-metre pool and a pickleball court on 4.55 acres is a lot of shared area for 852 households to maintain. The maintenance fee and sinking fund have not been published — that is the number I would want in writing before signing, and I will get it for you.

Groundbreaking was on 5 February 2025 and Keck Seng targets completion in 2029. No month has been published, and I have not been able to locate the advertising and sale permit number for this specific development, so I am not quoting one.

On financing: this is a Malaysian-citizen and PR market by price, so the usual local margins apply — most banks lend up to 90% on a first or second residential property, subject to your debt service ratio. Serviced apartments sit on commercial land title in many Johor schemes, which affects the quit rent, assessment and utility tariff you pay after handover, and some banks price the loan slightly differently. Ask specifically whether this title is residential or commercial before you commit; it changes your monthly running cost for the life of the property.

Send me your rough income and commitments and I will tell you which banks are currently active on Keck Seng projects in Johor and what margin they are offering.

Both are freehold, both are in the Tebrau belt about 2.7 kilometres apart, both complete around 2029, and neither can be sold to a foreign buyer. The split is about density versus disclosure.

Daya 1 Residences — 852 units, two 35-storey towers, 4.55 acres, 590 to 954 sq ft, 14 units a floor with six lifts a tower, a 50-metre pool, and next door to an existing commercial hub the developer owns. But no complete price list, no published floor plans and no month for completion.

Mandolin Residences — 712 units, two 37-storey blocks, 528 to 1,017 sq ft, a bigger top-end unit, and a full block-by-block price list of RM450,000 to RM888,000 printed on the government-approved advertising permit, with completion stated as October 2029.

Put crudely: buy Daya 1 if lifts, floor density and a working commercial neighbour matter most; buy Mandolin if you want a larger three-bedroom and want to check the price before you walk in. I will run the two side by side on your actual budget if you message me.