For aspiring homeowners, Alamanda Parklands has the right ingredients to warrant a closer look – simply because reasonable price tags rarely appear on landed homes enabling the best of best worlds: a relaxed pace of life set aside from the city and multiple convenient connections to urban areas. Developed by Amalan Setar, a reputed developer of similarly green neighbourhoods such as Semenyih Parklands in Semenyih and Sutera Parklands in Kajang, Alamanda Parklands is a mixed development of freehold land located in Rawang and shielded from the city by a chain of verdant hills stretching from the Selangor State Park to the Bukit Lagong Recreational Forest. The sprawling 66.75-acre Alamanda Parklands comprises 9 phases of reasonably priced double-storey terraced houses, semi-detached houses, and shop-offices, amounting to a gross development value of RM410 million. As green lungs and water features are increasingly required components of modern housing developments, Alamanda Parklands features three recreational parks amounting to a total of 5.63 acres and a breath-taking 3.4-acre lake as the centrepiece. Alamanda Parklands is also uniquely situated for those who appreciate manicured landscapes as there are several golf courses (Bukit Beruntung, Tasik Puteri, Kundang Lakes, and Templar Park) located within reasonable driving distances of between 20 to 40 minutes. In contrast to the scenic setting of Alamanda Parklands, the city limits can be reached by car in as little as 30 minutes on the North-South Expressway, Latar Expressway, or on Route 1 via the Rawang bypass. In addition to pain-free connections to major highways, residents of Alamanda Parklands will also be able to enjoy the convenience of the future ECRL and KTM Serendah interchange station – which is to be located within a 400-metre walk from the development. Rawang is home to large multinational companies such as Perodua and UMW & Rolls Royce Aerospace – the employees of which would likely find Alamanda Parklands to be an ideal neighbourhood to take advantage of short commutes to work. Rawang is equipped with the required amenities of a full-fledged township: a KPJ Specialist Hospital, three international schools (Regent, Straits, and Templar Park), as well as restaurants (McDonald’s, Secret Recipe, Pizza Hut & KFC) and hypermarkets (Tesco, Mydin, Giant & NSK) – all located within short driving distances from Alamanda Parklands to serve the needs of the neighbourhood. The ideal mix of scenic landscapes, close proximity to required amenities, and reasonable prices for homes of familiar designs have understandably led to high take-up rates within the Alamanda Parklands development. In February 2018, Phases 1 and 2, comprising 360 units of terraced homes, were fully taken-up within a period of just two days. At the time of this review, Phases 3, 4, 5, and 7 have been sold out – but registrations for the last few Phases (6, 8 and 9) remain open at this time. Buyer sentiment data regarding this development leans heavily in the direction of homeowners seeking properties for their own stay, due in part to the homes’ contemporary designs, the relatively low population density of Rawang, and the distance of Alamanda Parklands from the city ruling out alternative uses for the homes such as tourist homestays or student hostels.