Double Tree Residence @ Tanjung Bungah, Penang

Four. The site plan printed on the developer’s layout plans marks houses 5 and 7 (the Dove layout) and houses 9 and 11 (the Daisy layout) on the south side of Jalan Merbau — two semi-detached pairs. Its aerial artist’s impression and current satellite imagery show the same two pairs.

A post shared on the developer’s page in October 2026 says one house remains; I will confirm which one is left before you view.

Listings describe the houses as freehold, and the listings I read agree on that.

A listing is not a title document. Your solicitor’s land search at signing shows the tenure, the title type and any restriction or charge; I will ask the developer for the title details beforehand.

Listed figures for one house, which the developer’s layout plans match for lot size, rooms and car porch: 3,154 sq ft of land on a 38 ft × 83 ft lot, about 5,000 sq ft of built-up, eight bedrooms and seven bathrooms, with a car porch for three cars. One listing counts the bedrooms as 7+1.

The developer’s layout plans show three storeys plus a rooftop-garden level, a building footprint of about 29 ft × 53 ft and the 38 ft × 83 ft lot, in two layouts, Daisy and Dove; listings variously call that 3, 3.5 or 4 storeys. Both drawings are in the floor plan section above.

Penang Island’s minimum for a non-citizen buying landed property is RM3,000,000, tested against the price on the sale and purchase agreement, and state consent is required. There is no public permit band for this scheme, so eligibility is decided house by house at the agreement price.

If you qualify, a 3% state levy applies on approval, the house cannot be resold for three years, and non-citizens pay a flat 8% stamp duty on residential property. Tell me your nationality and I will check the specific house.

Listings describe the houses as brand-new and newly built, and current satellite imagery shows both pairs standing on a plot that street-level imagery showed vacant in January 2021.

No listing states the date of the certificate of completion and compliance. Ask for a copy of the CCC before paying anything; without it a house cannot legally be occupied.

In a semi-detached pair, each house has one shared wall and one open side. Check which side has the garden strip, where the afternoon sun falls and what the open side looks onto.

On a short street, also look at the turning space outside each gate. With few houses left, the choice may already be made for you; ask me which remain and I will send their positions.

I do not publish prices from listings or social posts, and there is no government permit band because the scheme is not on the public register. Message me and I will send the developer’s current price for what remains.

Nothing published mentions a guardhouse, shared facilities or a monthly charge. Ask the developer in writing whether any security or residents’ fee applies; I will include the answer when I reply.

Same postcode, opposite products. Waterstone is a 365-unit condominium by BSG Property with strata titles and shared facilities. Double Tree Residence is a handful of landed semi-detached houses, each on its own land, with no shared facilities published.

Choose the condominium for facilities and a lock-and-leave home; choose the semi-detached house for land, eight bedrooms and privacy. I can set the two side by side for you.

For daily life: Pelita International School is 288 m away in a straight line, Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital 354 m, Lotus’s Tanjung Pinang 695 m, Straits Quay 1.2 km and Gurney Plaza 2.7 km.

For renting: large landed homes here suit relocating families who want an international school within a short run, 1.6 km to Dalat and 2.3 km to Tenby. I do not quote rental figures; ask me for recent evidence from the neighbourhood.