by Ian Fan 
Tropicana Avenue is a mixed commercial hub of offices, residential, and retail development located in Tropicana, Petaling Jaya. Within 5km radius of Tropicana are Tropicana Indah Resort Homes, Kota Damansara, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Bandar Utama, Damansara Jaya, and Damansara Utama.
Sprawling over 5.73 acres of leasehold land, Tropicana Avenue offers 117,000 gross square feet of retail opportunities comprising of 62 shop-office spaces, a stately 18-storey office tower, and a 453-unit service apartment.
Tropicana Avenue is designed to feature a mixture of business, dining, and entertainment under one roof, providing a complete lifestyle centre. It features extensive F&B outlets and a retail strip on the ground floor while strata offices are on the upper floors. The F&B area is complemented with a garden and pools.
The retail outlet strip is arranged facing the F&B area and there are staircase, lifts and escalators situated at strategic location to bring shoppers to the upper levels from the basement parking. There is a large covered drop-off area for shoppers. There is also a covered walkway for residents of service apartment to walk to the shoplots. Adding to that, the office units are complemented with green pockets, called ‘sky gardens’.
Shoppers can park at the basement parking or multi-storey car parks at the back of Tropicana Avenue.
Tropicana Avenue was developed by Tropicana Corp Bhd (fka Dijaya Corp) and was completed about 2015. Tropicana Corp Bhd is a huge real estate company listed on KLSE, and it has undertaken around 69 real estate projects in Malaysia. Other similar projects by the same developer are Bora Residences, Tropez Residences, Tropicana Aman, Tropicana Bay Residences, Tropicana City, Tropicana Danga Bay, Tropicana Gardens, Tropicana Heights, Tropicana Indah, and Tropicana Metropark.
ACCESSIBILITY
In terms of accessibility, Tropicana Avenue fronts Casa Tropicana and is situated at Persiaran Tropicana, off Jalan Tropicana Utara. The main entertainment and commercial areas of the city can be easily accessed by Persiaran Tropicana which connects Tropicana Avenue to SPRINT Highway and Damansara-Puchong Highway (LDP), New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) and Persiaran Surian.
Public transportation is never an issue for the residents as several feeder bus services can be found just outside the building. The primary stations that are located nearby that make commuting easier for people who travel on a regular basis are Kota Damansara MRT, Surian MRT, Lembah Subang LRT, and Ara Damansara LRT.
RETAIL SHOPS @ TROPICANA AVENUE
As highlighted earlier, Tropicana Avenue has 117,000 gross square feet of retail opportunities. Tropicana Avenue’s 62 units retail shop-office is spread across 3-storeys. Shops measure from 1,000 to 1,700 square feet in sizes. Shops have high ceiling, whereby a mezzanine floor of 700 – 800 square feet can be built.
Shoplots are located at Ground, 1st, and 2nd floors; with most units facing the main road. There are only 7 units on the 2nd floor with garden frontage.
Retail businesses currently in operation in Tropicana Avenue are: Coffee Bean, Hainan Kopitiam, Just Life Organic shop, Village Grocer, MyNews, Subway, Burger King, Chinese steamboat, Japanese restaurant, Wine restaurant, pharmacy (Farmasi), clinic, laundry, hair saloon, dentist, beauty saloon, etc.
OFFICES @ TROPICANA AVENUE
Tropicana Avenue’s 18-storey office suites are located in Block A, which is directly above the retail shops. Levels 3 – 6 comprise of 30 duplex offices measuring 1,173 – 1,536 square feet in size. Then, levels 7 – 18 comprise of 175 standard office suites measuring 678 – 866 square feet.
Duplex Offices Floor Plans
The duplex offices are from levels 3 to 6. There are 30 duplex offices spread over the 4 levels. There are 3 types of duplex offices: Type A1b with 1482 sqft built-up, Type B1c with 1173 sqft built-up, and Type C1 with 1292 sqft built-up. The offices have a lower and upper level. They come equipped with 2 bathrooms on each level.
Each floor is serviced by 5 lifts. There are 15 units per floor. Units face either East or West direction.
Type A1b total Built-up Area: 1,482 sqft
| Type B1c total Built-up Area: 1,173 sqft | Type C1 total Built-up Area: 1,292 sqft |
Office Suites Floor Plans
Office suites are on level 7 onwards until level 18. There are 175 office suites across the 12 levels. These office suites are the standard office suites and come equipped with 1 bathroom.
Each floor is serviced by 5 lifts. There are 15 units per floor. Units face either East or West direction.
Levels 9 to 11, 13A to 17 are
- Type A6c with built-up area 817 sqft
Levels 7 to 17 are
- Type B3a with built-up area 685 sqft
Levels 8 to 18 are
- Type C2 with built-up area 721 sqft
Tropicana Avenue Serviced Residences
Tropicana Avenue Serviced Residences is a serviced apartment development located just above Tropicana Avenue. It was also developed by Tropicana Corp Bhd. It stands at 38 storeys high; from levels 3 to 39A. The building consists of a total of 453 units with 12 units per floor, serviced by 5 lifts.
Tropicana Avenue Serviced Residences Floor Plans
There are 3 types of layouts in Tropicana Avenue Serviced Residences. Units’ built up ranges from 660 to 1,621 sqft.
Type 1
- intermediate / corner unit
- 1 + 1 bedrooms, 1 bathroom
- Built-up Area: 660 sqft
Type 2
- Corner unit
- 2 + 1 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
- Built-up Area: 1019 sqft
Type 3
- Corner unit
- 3 bedrooms, 3 bathroom
- Built-up Area: 1621 sqft
- Only 1 type 3 unit on each floor
Views and Directions
- Units 2 to 8 face North, Tropicana Avenue, Casa Tropicana, and St Joseph’s Institution International School
- Units 1 and 9 to 12 face South, Tropicana Park, and the highway
Facilities
There is a huge playground on the premises. There is a Jacuzzi to relax after a day’s hectic schedule. The rooftop swimming pool, lap, and the lap pool can be used for many recreational activities. Several pool themed parties can also be organized on the pool deck. The wading pool provided is perfectly safe and appropriate to take the little ones how to swim and have a great time in the shallow water body.
For the health enthusiasts and those who like to work out regularly; they can make use of the well maintained gymnasium at their convenience. For the sports enthusiasts, there is a basketball court and tennis court within the premises as well.
There is a BBQ pit to enjoy a hearty meal with friends and family. There is also a nursery to keep the young ones safely for a while under proper guidance.
Tropicana Aevnue Serviced Residences itself is protected by a twenty-four hours security that doesn’t allow any unwanted intrusion, as well as is double guarded with security personnel. The residents can be assured of their well being and safety in the building.
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