Taman Jelita Papar
101 single-storey terrace houses on Jalan Bambangan in Papar, beside Hospital Papar — one three-bedroom, two-bathroom house in two sizes, 794 sq ft (Type A) and 878 sq ft (Type B), on lots from 1,413 sq ft, on a 999-year lease, with the building platform raised 2.7 metres above sea level. Due for completion in 2027.
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Taman Jelita Papar at a glance
Taman Jelita Papar is a landed scheme of 101 single-storey terrace houses on Jalan Bambangan in Papar, Sabah, roughly 40 km south of Kota Kinabalu, by Baratier Development Sdn Bhd under the Zheniq Property brand. Every house has three bedrooms and two bathrooms and a porch that takes two cars, and the developer’s brochure draws two sizes: Type A, 794 sq ft (86 houses) and Type B, 878 sq ft (15 houses). The property portals put the lots at 1,413 sq ft and up on a site of about 6.8 acres, and the tenure is a 999-year lease. The feature the marketing leads with is practical: the building platform is raised 2.7 metres above sea level to reduce flood risk. Two portals quote a selling price from RM433,000 — a portal figure; ask me for the current price list. Completion is due in 2027: March 2027 on one portal, the fourth quarter of 2027 on the developer fact sheet. The developer’s brochure settles who the developer is and prints a full building specification. What it does not print is the Sabah developer licence and advertising permit numbers, the land title number or the land area of each lot — ask for those in writing.
- Development
- Taman JelitaJalan Bambangan, Papar · also listed as Taman Jelita @ Papar
- Developer
- Baratier Development Sdn BhdCo. No. 1471869-X · Zheniq Property brand
- Tenure
- Leasehold 999 yearsDeveloper’s brochure · individual title per a portal
- Type
- Single-storey terrace3 bedrooms · 2 bathrooms
- Homes
- 10186 Type A · 15 Type B · about 6.8 acres
- Built-up
- 794 – 878 sq ftType A 794 · Type B 878, developer’s brochure
- Land
- From 1,413 sq ftUp to 3,595 or 4,000 sq ft, by portal
- Status
- Under constructionCompletion March or Q4 2027, by source
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Three are the reasons people buy here. Three are the questions I would want answered in writing first.
A landed house with its own land
Single-storey, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, on lots from 1,413 sq ft — the land is well over the house size, so every home has a front and back garden. On a 999-year lease with an individual title, as listed. For a family that wants ground-level living without stairs, this is the simple product.
Built up out of the water
The developer’s brochure lists a building platform raised 2.7 metres above sea level to reduce flood risk, a porch wide enough for two double-cab vehicles, concrete gate pillars, points and drain pipes ready for air-conditioning and water heaters, kitchens and bathrooms walled and tiled to the ceiling, and 8-foot windows in designated rooms.
Close to Papar’s everyday needs
The developer’s brochure puts Hospital Papar, Pantai Manis and the nearest schools about five minutes away and the banks, supermarket and district council in Papar town about eight — the portals say two and seven. Pantai Manis beach is about 1.8 km away and the Pan Borneo Highway about 6 km, by portal figures. Schools on the developer’s map include SK Pantai Manis, SMK Takis and SMK Majakir.
The developer is named — the licence numbers are not
The developer’s brochure names Baratier Development Sdn Bhd (Company No. 1471869-X) and carries the Zheniq Property brand, which settles the question the portals and social media left open. It shows Taman Jelita Tambalang phases 1 and 2 in Tuaran as completed and Taman Jelita Beringgis as under way. Neither the brochure nor the fact sheet prints the Sabah developer licence or advertising permit number — ask for both, with their validity dates, before you book.
Only a portal price
Two property portals quote ‘from RM433,000’. I could not find a developer price list or a press report. Ask me for the current price list, and ask what the price includes for your specific lot — corner lots are larger and are normally priced differently.
Two house types, no lot schedule
The developer’s brochure draws Type A (6 m × 12.3 m, 794 sq ft, 86 houses) and Type B (6 m × 13.6 m, 878 sq ft, 15 houses), and the site plan colours every lot by type and by position — corner, intermediate or end. But neither prints the land area of each lot, and the portals disagree on the largest — 3,595 sq ft on one, 4,000 sq ft on the other. One portal even labels 1,413 sq ft as the built-up, which is plainly the smallest lot. Note too that the plan labels the third bedroom ‘Study’. Get the exact land and built-up area of your lot in writing.
The whole development, decoded
Taman Jelita is one product, repeated: 101 single-storey terrace houses, each three bedrooms and two bathrooms, on a site of about 6.8 acres on Jalan Bambangan. The developer’s brochure splits them into 86 Type A houses of 794 sq ft (6 m × 12.3 m) and 15 Type B houses of 878 sq ft (6 m × 13.6 m). On the site plan the Type B houses are lots 1 to 15, in one row along the entrance road; lots 16 to 101 are Type A, in four rows on two cross roads, with the SESB substation by the entrance and the sewage treatment plant in a green strip at the far corner. What varies beyond that is the land. Intermediate lots start at 1,413 sq ft; corner and end lots run larger, up to 3,595 sq ft on one portal and 4,000 sq ft on another — the site plan shows which lots are corner, intermediate and end, but prints no land areas. A portal gives the launch as February 2025. There is no clubhouse or gated perimeter in anything published — this is an ordinary open terrace scheme, not a gated community. It is one of several schemes sold under the Taman Jelita name: do not confuse it with Taman Jelita Beringgis or with Taman Jelita Tambalang in Tuaran, which are separate projects.
One house, three questions
Intermediate lots
The standard Taman Jelita home: a single-storey terrace with three bedrooms and two bathrooms, on land from 1,413 sq ft. The developer’s brochure draws two versions. Type A, 6 m × 12.3 m, 794 sq ft — 86 of the 101 houses — has the kitchen at the back, the dining and living rooms down one side, and the master bedroom, two bathrooms, a room labelled ‘Study’ and Bedroom 1 down the other. Type B, 6 m × 13.6 m, 878 sq ft — the 15 houses on lots 1 to 15 — is the same arrangement 1.3 m deeper, with a larger kitchen, master bedroom and study. The brochure counts the study as the third bedroom. It also lists a porch for two cars, air-conditioning and water-heater points already in place, kitchens and bathrooms tiled to the ceiling, and 8-foot windows in designated rooms.
Corner and end lots
Corner and end lots carry the larger land — up to 3,595 sq ft on sabahprojects.com and up to 4,000 sq ft on nuprop.my. The developer’s site plan shades each lot as a corner, intermediate or end lot of Type A or Type B, and marks the lots set aside as Bumiputera units; it does not print the land area of each lot. The houses stand in ten blocks, so only about twenty of the 101 lots sit at the end of a row, and they are usually the first to go. Ask whether the lot you want is a Bumiputera unit before you plan around it.
Launch to completion
A portal gives the launch as February 2025 and completion as March 2027; the developer’s brochure says 2027 and the developer fact sheet the fourth quarter of 2027. I could not find a published construction percentage. The fact sheet places the show house at the sister scheme, Taman Jelita Beringgis, rather than on this site. For a landed scheme the delivery date in your sale agreement is what counts — ask for it, and for the current progress, before you book.
What comes with the house
The first two lists are the developer’s brochure: its selling points and its specification schedule, which the brochure says is subject to variations required by the authorities or the architect. The third is the brochure’s location map and drive-time chart. Confirm each item against the specification schedule in your sale agreement.
The house
- 3 bedrooms (one drawn as a study), 2 bathrooms
- Building platform raised 2.7 m above sea level
- Wide porch for two double-cab vehicles
- Concrete front-gate pillars
- Points and drain pipes ready for air-conditioning and water heaters
- Kitchen and bathrooms walled and tiled to the ceiling
- 8-ft high windows in designated rooms
Building specification
- Reinforced-concrete frame to the engineer’s detail
- Brick and concrete walls
- Metal roofing; gypsum-board ceilings
- Aluminium-framed glass windows
- Plywood flush doors; aluminium-framed glass doors
- Ceramic floor tiles in living, dining, kitchen, bathrooms and bedrooms
- Ceramic wall tiles in kitchen and bathrooms
- Cement-render car porch
- Emulsion paint inside, weather-resistant paint outside
- Concealed or conduit electrical wiring
- Brick-wall and chain-link fencing
Nearby, by drive time
- About 5 min: Hospital Papar, Pantai Manis
- About 5 min: SK Pantai Manis, SMK Takis, SMK Majakir, SK Pekan Papar, Institut Latihan Teknik & Perdagangan
- About 8 min: Public Bank, BSN, CKS Supermarket, Mr DIY, KFC
- About 8 min: Papar Riverfront, Papar District Council, Petronas, Shell
- About 15 min: Benoni Commercial Centre, McDonald’s, 10 Star Cinema, Servay Hypermarket
- About 25 min: Beringgis Beach Resort
- Also listed: Econsave, Bundu commercial centre
How the project got here
The Taman Jelita house
The developer’s brochure draws two versions of one single-storey, three-bedroom, two-bathroom house: Type A, 6 m × 12.3 m, 794 sq ft — 86 houses — and Type B, 6 m × 13.6 m, 878 sq ft — the 15 houses on lots 1 to 15. Both plans label a master bedroom, Bedroom 1 and a room marked ‘Study’, which the brochure counts as the third bedroom. Both cards show the same drawing, which sets the two types side by side. The site plan colours each lot by type and by corner, intermediate or end position, but prints no land areas; ask me for it, with the land area of the lot you want, before you choose.
Type A — 794 sq ft, 6 m × 12.3 m
Get this floor planType B — 878 sq ft, 6 m × 13.6 m
Get this floor planTaman Jelita in pictures
Where Taman Jelita sits
On Jalan Bambangan in Papar, a district town roughly 40 km south of Kota Kinabalu. The developer’s location map places it on the south side of Jalan Bambangan, between Hospital Papar and SK Pantai Manis, with Jalan Pantai Manis running down to the beach just to the west. The brochure’s drive-time chart puts the hospital, the beach and the nearest schools about five minutes away, the banks, supermarket and district council in Papar town about eight, and Benoni Commercial Centre about fifteen; the portals say two minutes to the hospital and seven to town, with Pantai Manis beach about 1.8 km and the Pan Borneo Highway about 6 km. For most buyers this is a home for people who already live or work in Papar — or who want landed space at a distance from the city.
The map is set to Jalan Bambangan, Papar. No coordinate or lot number for the scheme has been published; your lot will be in your sale and purchase agreement.
- Hospital PaparAbout 5 mindeveloper’s brochure · a portal says 2 min
- Papar townAbout 8 mindeveloper’s brochure · a portal says 7 min
- Pantai Manis beachAbout 1.8 kmportal figure · about 5 min on the brochure
- Benoni Commercial CentreAbout 15 mindeveloper’s brochure
- Pan Borneo HighwayAbout 6 kmportal figure
- Papar RiverfrontAbout 4.2 kmportal figure · about 8 min on the brochure
- Kota Kinabalu city centreRoughly 40 kmno figure published by the developer
- Kota Kinabalu International AirportNo figure publishedask for real-traffic drive times
Why there is no federal register table on this page
Peninsular project pages on this website carry a table read from teduh.kpkt.gov.my, the federal housing register — permit number, licensed developer, unit count, permitted price band, certified construction percentage.
Sabah is outside that register by design. Housing development in Sabah is licensed under Sabah’s own Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Enactment 1978 and supervised by the state, so a Sabah project will not appear on the federal register however you search.
What to ask for instead
Ask, in writing, for the Sabah developer’s licence number and the advertising and sale permit number for Taman Jelita, with their validity dates, and check them with the Sabah state housing authority. Neither the developer’s brochure nor the fact sheet prints them. The brochure does name the developer — Baratier Development Sdn Bhd, Company No. 1471869-X — so the licence and your sale agreement should carry that name.
Ask for the construction progress and the delivery date in the agreement. The sources give March 2027, 2027 and the fourth quarter of 2027. Ask which applies to your lot, and ask for the land title number, the land status and the title category of the individual title you will receive — the brochure states a 999-year leasehold but no title number.
Foreign buyers
Sabah sets its own minimum price for non-citizens and runs its own consent process, and the figures quoted for it conflict — RM1,000,000 in the Bar Council’s state table, with a lower strata figure also in circulation. At the portal figure of about RM433,000, these houses sit well below the RM1,000,000 figure, and landed land in Sabah can carry further restrictions. If you are not Malaysian, get written confirmation for the specific lot through a Sabah conveyancing solicitor before you pay anything, and budget for the flat 8% stamp duty on residential purchases by non-citizens since 1 January 2026.
About the developer
The developer is Baratier Development Sdn Bhd (Company No. 1471869-X), according to the developer’s brochure, which gives its sales office as C22-1, Cyber Perdana Commercial Centre, Jalan Kepayan Lintas, 88300 Penampang. The brochure carries the Zheniq Property brand — the same Zheniq name as the Zheniq Development (Official) Instagram account that markets the project, while a Facebook page called Taman Jelita Sabah handles sales enquiries. So the two names that the portals and social media left unconnected are a company and its brand. Still check that the Sabah developer licence and your sale agreement both read Baratier Development Sdn Bhd.
The track record is the developer’s own account. The brochure shows Taman Jelita Tambalang and Taman Jelita Tambalang Phase 2 in Tuaran as completed, Taman Jelita Beringgis as under way, and two commercial schemes, Quad Pinnacle (shoplots) and Tekko Business Parq, under the Zheniq Property brand. I found no developer website. One independent trace: a 2021 PropertyHunter article on the Tuaran scheme names its developer as Shellstown Development, a Miri company — so the schemes in the brand’s portfolio were not all built by the same company. Ask what Baratier Development itself has completed, and go and see Taman Jelita Tambalang before you decide.
Watch the name. Taman Jelita is a series: Taman Jelita Tambalang in Tuaran, Taman Jelita Beringgis — listed as a Shellstown Development project — and this one. They are separate projects on separate land, with their own prices and specifications. Make sure any listing, price or review you read refers to Taman Jelita on Jalan Bambangan, Papar.
I checked the sources available to me for litigation, abandonment and Housing Tribunal claims against Baratier Development and Zheniq Development and found none reported — which is no adverse record found, not a clean bill of health. A company search on the licensed developer is worth the small fee.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Taman Jelita Papar located?
Taman Jelita Papar is on Jalan Bambangan, 89600 Papar, Sabah, beside Hospital Papar and roughly 40 km south of Kota Kinabalu.
The developer’s location map shows it between Hospital Papar and SK Pantai Manis; its drive-time chart puts the hospital and Pantai Manis about five minutes away and the banks and supermarket in Papar town about eight. No lot number or coordinate has been published.
Who is the developer of Taman Jelita Papar?
Baratier Development Sdn Bhd (Company No. 1471869-X), under the Zheniq Property brand, according to the developer’s brochure. The portal nuprop.my names the same company.
The brochure shows Taman Jelita Tambalang phases 1 and 2 in Tuaran as completed and Taman Jelita Beringgis as under way. It does not print the Sabah developer licence number — ask for it, and check that the licence and your sale agreement carry the same company name.
Is Taman Jelita Papar freehold or leasehold?
Leasehold: Taman Jelita Papar is on a 999-year lease, according to the developer’s brochure and fact sheet.
A portal lists the houses with individual titles. The brochure prints no land title number or lease start date, so ask for the title details and have your lawyer run a land search before you sign.
How big are the houses at Taman Jelita Papar?
There are two sizes: Type A, 794 sq ft (6 m × 12.3 m), 86 houses, and Type B, 878 sq ft (6 m × 13.6 m), 15 houses, according to the developer’s brochure. Each has three bedrooms — one drawn as a study — and two bathrooms. Lots start from 1,413 sq ft; the largest are up to 3,595 sq ft on sabahprojects.com and up to 4,000 sq ft on nuprop.my.
nuprop.my lists 1,413 sq ft as the built-up, which is plainly the smallest land area rather than the house. Neither the brochure nor the site plan gives the land area of each lot. Get your lot’s exact land and built-up area in writing.
What is the price of Taman Jelita Papar?
Two property portals, sabahprojects.com and nuprop.my, quote a selling price from RM433,000. That is a portal figure — I could not find a developer price list or a press report.
Corner and end lots are larger, and are normally priced differently. Ask me for the current price list for the specific lot.
When will Taman Jelita Papar be completed?
In 2027: nuprop.my gives March 2027, the developer’s brochure says 2027 and the developer fact sheet the fourth quarter of 2027. The launch was in February 2025, per nuprop.my.
I could not find a published construction percentage. Ask for the current progress and the delivery date written into the sale agreement.
Is the area prone to flooding?
The developer’s brochure says the building platform is raised 2.7 metres above sea level to reduce flood risk — which tells you flooding was a design consideration on this low-lying coastal land.
Ask for the drainage and earthworks approvals, and visit the site after heavy rain before you commit.
Is there a maintenance fee?
The developer fact sheet says there is no management fee, which is normal for an open landed scheme with no gated perimeter or clubhouse. You will still pay quit rent and assessment rates to the authorities.
If a residents’ guarding scheme is set up later, that would be a separate, voluntary charge.
Can a foreigner buy at Taman Jelita?
It is unlikely to be straightforward. Sabah sets its own minimum price for non-citizens — RM1,000,000 in the Bar Council’s state table, with a lower strata figure also circulating — and at the portal figure of about RM433,000 these houses sit well below that. Landed land in Sabah can carry further restrictions, and the developer’s site plan sets aside some lots as Bumiputera units.
Get written confirmation from the Sabah Lands and Surveys Department through a Sabah conveyancing solicitor before paying anything, and budget for the flat 8% stamp duty on residential purchases by non-citizens since 1 January 2026.
What has not been published?
The Sabah developer licence and advertising permit numbers; the land title number and land status; a lot-by-lot schedule of land areas; and the construction progress. The developer’s brochure and fact sheet do not print them either.
Every one of these can be answered in writing. Ask for them before you pay a booking fee.
A landed home in Papar?
Tell me whether you want an intermediate or a corner lot and when you need to move in, and I will send you the site plan, what is actually left, the lot’s exact land and built-up area, and the delivery date in the agreement. I take availability directly from the developer’s sales team.
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Louis Koh
11 years in Malaysian property · Johor Bahru & Kuala Lumpur new launches · English & 中文
I work with cross-border buyers from Singapore and with local investors. I'll tell you when a project isn't right for you — that's usually worth more than the brochure.
Published 2026-10-05 · Last verified 2026-10-05 against the developer’s brochure (floor plans, site plan, location map and specification sheet), the developer fact sheet and the property-portal listings for Taman Jelita (sabahprojects.com, nuprop.my). No developer website was found. Availability, pricing and specifications are set by the developer and are subject to change. This page is marketing information, not an offer or a contract.
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Developer: Baratier Development (1 development on this site)
Where it is: Papar, Sabah