KUALA LUMPUR (March 29): Sime Darby Property Bhd’s (SDP) latest offerings in the City of Elmina — Ilham Residence 3 (Stage 1) — were all taken up at the early bird preview earlier this month.

In a press statement on Wednesday (March 29), SDP chief marketing and sales officer Datuk Lai Shu Wei said that the positive response is a testament to homebuyers’ trust in the SDP brand as well as in its capabilities to fulfil their needs.

“We are happy that our newly introduced Ilham Residence 3 products are well received, showing that the City of Elmina is a definite must-have address. As a pioneering property developer, we will continue to leverage our strategic locations to provide homes with well-curated designs, practical layouts and good amenities in excellent neighbourhoods, in line with our purpose to be a value multiplier for people, businesses, economies, and the planet,” he added.

There are 69 Lifestyle Homes and 62 Urban Twinhomes in Ilham Residence 3 (Stage 1). The two-storey Lifestyle Homes, with the typical lot size of 20ft by 70ft and built-ups from 1,944 sq ft, have four bedrooms and four bathrooms.

Priced from RM901,888 each, these units have larger living spaces whereby the kitchen, living and dining area are connected as one large area, allowing buyers greater flexibility in planning their lifestyle needs. There is also skylight roofs that enhance the overall ambience by allowing natural sunlight and promote better comfort. The enclosed inner courtyard offers a flexible area for indoor planting, while the private backyard garden encourages residents to practise the "garden to table" living concept by growing their own produce.

Meanwhile, the Urban Twinhomes introduce a single-floor living concept to provide greater mobility, visibility and convenience to homeowners. With the typical lot size of 36ft by 70ft and built-ups from 1,150 sq ft, they are priced from RM582,888.

Featuring three bedrooms and two bathrooms, as well as a distinctive brick wall at the front façade for privacy and noise reduction, the ground floor unit boasts dual courtyard features that attract natural light and promote a greener lifestyle, while the upper floor unit has a balcony for improved ventilation and connection to the outdoors.

Residents of Ilham Residence 3 will get to enjoy over 20 facilities for all generations, including a barnhouse-inspired playground, multipurpose hall, Tai Chi lawn and reflexology path. It will also come with comprehensive security systems with round-the-clock monitoring, an integrated parcel and letter box, weatherproof power outlets, and one-year free high-speed internet.

To encourage sustainable living, each home comes with solar photovoltaic panels (2kW) to reduce the carbon footprint and improve electrical savings.