Damansara Heights () is an upscale suburb in western side of

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, located five kilometres away from the city centre. The suburb falls under the Segambut district and its

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. It is a sought-after residential and commercial address in

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Background

Damansara Heights is accessible from Kuala Lumpur and

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. Jalan Maarof, in

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, connects Jalan Damansara. Jalan Duta and Jalan Semantan can be used to enter into Damansara Heights from the North-South Expressway. The Medan Damansara neighbourhood consisting of two storey link houses were built in 1972. It started as a residential scheme for government servants more than 20 years ago. The enclave hosts colleges, large multinational corporations, restaurants, regulatory bodies, and government departments. The first office building built in Damansara Heights was Wisma Damansara, built in 1970 by Selangor Properties. This was followed by the Damansara Office Complex on Jalan Dungun, which at the time also housed the local stock exchange,

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, and the offices of Shell Malaysia. Damansara Heights is limited by its small amount of available commercial land and redevelopment is on hold. It is indicated by the demolishing of Wisma Socfin on Jalan Semantan for the construction of UOA II Damansara, along with several other buildings nearby. There are redevelopment plans for some office buildings in the area, such as Bangunan SPPK and Wisma Damansara. Wisma Beringin is undergoing refurbishment. Wisma Damansara is now being occupied wholly by HELP University.

Landmarks

Shopping and retail

*Damansara City Mall (DC Mall) * Pavilion Damansara Heights

Dining

There are many restaurants and bars in Damansara Heights offering western and local cuisine. These include Aliyaa, Gin Rik Sha, Huckleberry, Nam, Blonde, Meet the Porkers, Frangipaani, Playte and Krung Thep.

Facilities

* Saidina Umar Al Khattab Mosque *Plaza Damansara

Government and infrastructure

The head office of the Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia was previously in Damansara Heights.

Education

* Cempaka International School is in Damansara Heights * Perdana University *Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Damansara *Help University is in Damansara Heights

Transportation

Public transportation

Damansara Heights is served by two stations on the Kajang line: the Pusat Bandar Damansara MRT station and

Semantan MRT station The Semantan MRT Station is a Rapid transit, mass rapid transit (MRT) Train station, station that serves the suburb of Damansara Heights, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is one of the stations on the Kajang line, MRT Kajang Line and was opened on 16 Dec ...

Car

Sprint Expressway SPRINT Expressway (Malay language, Malay: ''Sistem Penyuraian Trafik Kuala Lumpur Barat'', English: System of Traffic Dispersal in Western Kuala Lumpur) is the main expressway network in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The expressway is divided into thr ...

cuts through Damansara Heights in an NE-SW direction.

References

{{Greater Kuala Lumpur Suburbs in Kuala Lumpur