Subang Jaya

Subang Jaya (commonly called "Subang" by locals) is a suburban city in the Klang Valley, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located about 20 km west from the Kuala Lumpur city centre. It comprises the southern third district of Petaling, making it the 5th most populous city in Malaysia. Subang Jaya consists of SS12 to SS19, Bandar Sunway, USJ, Putra Heights and Batu Tiga. The city is governed by the Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ), which also governs other areas of the Petaling district under Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam, Puchong and Seri Kembangan.

History

Subang Jaya was originally a township of Petaling Jaya. However, due to the high population and rapid developments, it had earned its own municipality, the Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya. The city was developed by Sime UEP Properties Berhad, the property development arm of the Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby. The site was formerly a rubber plantation called Seafield Estate under the municipality of Majlis Perbandaran Petaling Jaya. Construction work for the development of Subang Jaya began in 1974 and was concluded in 1988. Upon completion of Subang Jaya in the same year, Sime UEP began clearing land for the development of USJ. In 1999, Sime UEP began the development of Putra Heights.

UEP Subang Jaya

UEP (United Estate Projects) Subang Jaya (commonly called "USJ") is a major affluent residential township located in Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located within the Mukim (sub-district) of Damansara, district of Petaling and the state of Selangor.

History

The construction of USJ started in 1988 after the completion of Subang Jaya which consists of SS12 to SS19 that was started in 1974. Almost 80% of USJ was developed by Sime UEP. USJ is under the jurisdiction of Subang Jaya Municipality Council since 1997. The first batch of residential communities were ready circa early 1990s. Since then, USJ has expanded into 27 sections, i.e. USJ 1 to USJ 27. In addition to that, there are USJ 3A-3D, USJ Heights and Subang Heights located on the west side of the township. Most of the areas in USJ are sitting on a freehold-title land tenure except USJ 1, the bungalow section of USJ 3D known as USJ Avenue, and a guarded fence-less neighborhood in USJ 17 called Restrees.

In the late 1990s, many new developments were growing rapidly in USJ. However, due to the economic crisis in 1997, it resulted in three large abandoned high-rise projects which are in USJ 1, USJ 19, and USJ 21. By 2010, these abandoned projects had been revived and completed construction. In recent years, there are plenty of mixed commercial developments around the township to cater the highly affluent population.