Permata Apartment is a 5-storey freehold apartment situated in Bukit Mertajam's Bandar Perda neighbourhood, next to Sungai Juru. Bukit Mertajam is mostly known for its residential developments, and has a conducive environment for families. At about 620 sf each, the Permata Apartment's units are by no means large but the apartment offers parking lots as well as a playground. As far as location is concerned, the Permata Apartment occupies an accessible location in Bandar Perda. Across the main road of Jalan Perda Utama, residents can find a petrol station, as well as rows of shops that include eateries, laundromats, beauty centres, and convenience stores. Unfortunately, the nearby Perda City Mall (formerly known as Aeon City), which had Parkson as its anchor tenant, as well as a cinema and Econsave hypermarket, closed down in August 2016. Nevertheless, infrastructures like the Universiti Teknologi MARA Permatang Pauh and the KPJ Penang Specialist Hospital are close by, while for grocery shopping, residents can travel to Econsave Bukit Mertajam 2 km away, or AEON Big Prai. Bus stops are located along Jalan Perda Utama, where residents can take the Rapid Penang bus 709 from Bukit Mertajam all the way to Butterworth (and vice versa) via locations like the Sunway Carnival Mall, Seberang Jaya and the Bukit Mertajam hospital. For those who drive, major roads like Jalan Baru and Jalan Permatang Batu branch out from a roundabout near the apartment.