Ceria Residences is what happens when a township's master developer builds housing inside its own plan: a freehold condominium of two blocks and 350 units (1,000–1,292 sq ft) plus 150 linked homes, completed around 2018 by Setia Haruman — the developer of Cyberjaya itself — across a 19.5-acre site. The nearest rail is Hospital Cyberjaya MRT on the Putrajaya Line, about 1.2 km out: a short hop by car or feeder, not a stroll you would promise in a listing. The estate's register of facilities is pointedly athletic — indoor half-basketball and badminton courts, outdoor fitness, a 2.2-acre landscaped park — which tells you who it was built for before you read a single floor plan.
What does master-developer provenance mean in practical terms?
Cyberjaya's landlord-developer lineage matters to a tenant in two concrete ways. The public realm around a Setia Haruman residential parcel is maintained to the township's standard rather than to one committee's budget cycle, so the 19.5 acres and their edges age better than an orphaned project's would. And identity holds resale and rental recognition — "Setia Haruman-built" is a searchable local shorthand, not marketing air. None of this exempts your specific block from ordinary scrutiny at viewing; it changes the base rate you start from.
The 350-unit condominium inventory is small, so live availability runs thin: when a suitable three-bedroom appears, comparable shopping inside the estate is limited and decisiveness pays. The 150 linked homes are a separate landed market entirely — different pricing logic, rare listings — and should not contaminate your per-square-foot comparisons with the apartments.
Family formats only, and what that selects for
Entry sizes begin at four figures: 1,000–1,292 sq ft across three-bedroom-class plans. There is no compact product line, and the tenant population self-selects accordingly — Cyberjaya and Putrajaya working families, dual-income pairs wanting a real study, upgraders from squeezed KL apartments. Comparison discipline follows the same seam: measure Ceria against Cyberjaya's other family-scale stock, and keep compact SOHO towers out of the pool entirely; they answer a different question. Budget move-in cash the standard way — month-one rent, half-month utility deposit, stamping — and note the security-deposit leg can be replaced on eligible listings by the Zero Deposit system at the end of this page.
| Ceria Residences Cyberjaya Residential Options (3-Bed Condominium vs Linked Homes vs Nearby Compact SOHOs) | Built-Up Footprint & Master-Plan Scale | Target Household Demographic & Space Fit | Rail Transit Access & 2.2-Acre Athletic Amenities | Move-In Outlay & Viewing Diligence Checklist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceria Residences Condominium (2 High-Rise Blocks) | 2 blocks with 350 units (1,000–1,292 sq ft across 3-bedroom-class plans; no compact product line) | Cyberjaya and Putrajaya working families, dual-income couples needing a dedicated study, and upgraders from squeezed KL apartments; ill-suited for compact-budget singles | 1.2 km to Hospital Cyberjaya MRT on Putrajaya Line (short drive, feeder bus, or e-hail hop); on-site indoor half-basketball and badminton courts, swimming pool, and 2.2-acre landscaped park | First month's rent + ~half-month utility deposit + stamping (security deposit replaceable by Zero Deposit on eligible listings); test high-floor water pressure in both blocks, west-facing exposure, and court booking contention |
| Ceria Residences Linked Homes (Landed Enclave) | 150 linked homes sharing the 19.5-acre Setia Haruman master-planned parcel | Landed residential families; forms a distinct landed market that should not contaminate apartment psf comparisons (rarely listed) | 1.2 km to Hospital Cyberjaya MRT; internal Cyberjaya and Putrajaya travel relies primarily on private vehicles | - (separate landed pricing logic with rare listing turnover); verify gate access and facility division between landed and condo residents at viewing |
| Surrounding Compact Cyberjaya SOHO / Studio Towers | - (compact formats under 1,000 sq ft, excluded from Ceria's family-scale master plan) | Singles on compact budgets or non-family tenants; distinct product category that should be excluded from Ceria comparison pools | Typically dependent on retail podium facilities rather than dedicated 2.2-acre landscaped parkland and indoor sports courts | Excluded from Ceria pool; tenants needing 1,000+ sq ft should cross-compare Ceria against other Cyberjaya family-format apartments |
1.2 km to the MRT — why is it an honest hop, not a walk?
The Hospital Cyberjaya station is close enough to matter and far enough to require a mode. Drive, e-hail or feeder bus covers it comfortably; walking depends on the specific route's shade and sidewalks, which you verify once at your commute hour rather than trust. Within the township, the working population drives — Cyberjaya's internal distances assume wheels — and Putrajaya-bound commutes are short drives. The genuinely rail-dependent downtown commuter should live on the rail spine instead and visit Cyberjaya occasionally; that is not this estate's customer.
How do you read an athletic estate's facilities for maintenance?
Swimming pool, wading pool, gymnasium, outdoor fitness zone, the indoor courts, and the park: the set says sporty-family positioning, and the inspection follows the same order. Indoor courts in family estates carry heavy bookings — surface state and the booking sheet's contention level are your direct read on management responsiveness. The 2.2-acre park rewards a full circuit at the viewing: path edges, lighting, drainage after rain. Facilities here are not brochure furniture; they are the daily reason a family picks this estate over a tower with a pool.
Who fits here — suitability drawn tight?
Fits: families working in Cyberjaya or Putrajaya who want 1,000-plus sq ft without KL pricing; sport-oriented households who will actually use courts and park; tenants who value master-plan coherence and low tower density. Fits poorly: compact-budget singles with no matching product; car-free riders whose commute depends on rail at the door; residents wanting retail integrated into the podium — this estate is grounded in green, not malls.
What is the viewing walk-through?
Photograph the unit and any furnished inventory against the move-in and move-out checklist; family formats arrive fully or partly furnished often enough that the inventory record is load-bearing. Test high-floor water pressure in both blocks' stacks if your shortlist spans them, and check the west-facing afternoon exposure. Put the standard landlord questions to the agent, and add the estate's boundary question: how are the linked-home residents' access and the condominium residents' facilities separated at the gates — the answer tells you how the mixed estate actually runs.
How does Zero Deposit work at Ceria Residences?
On qualifying listings, Zero Deposit stands in for the cash security deposit: a managed rental-risk system — not an insurance policy, not a guarantee — through which the landlord is protected by rental protection rather than by money held, while severe damage at exit beyond fair wear and tear follows the standard claims process. Family-scale deposits are the heaviest cash line at move-in here, so the per-listing eligibility tag on the rental search is worth checking before you finalise the budget.
Do the linked homes and apartments share one market?
No — 150 landed homes price on their own logic and rarely list. Condominium renters should compare within Cyberjaya's family-format apartments and leave the landed side out.
Can a rail commuter live here?
Only with a shuttle habit: 1.2 km to the MRT is a hop, not a walk, and the township assumes cars. One-driver households manage easily; rail-only commuters should test the full door-to-door run twice before committing.
SPEEDHOME is one option worth comparing alongside the routes above.