1990s Renaissance
Sri Hartamas gained considerable popularity as a desired neighbourhood during the Asian boom of the mid 1990s. Prior to that, the belief by Malaysians was that the neighborhood was too isolated, with little to no infrastructure in the area. With no grocer in the neighborhood at the time, a pint of milk was a 15 minute drive away. As the demand for quality housing in Kuala Lumpur increased, this soon became irrelevant.
Indeed, easy transportation access by virtue of being close to the expressways, proved to be Sri Hartamas's saviour. Other developments in the area followed. Down the street, a huge condominium project, "Mont Kiara", soon took off.
Mont Kiara as well as Sri Hartamas quickly became very popular, not only with the Malaysian young professionals, but also with expatriate families, who hail mostly from Australia, Japan, Britain and Europe.
The extra security and the two international private schools in Sri Hartamas that opened at this time made the area a boon for expatriate families. Sri Hartamas, circa 1996-1999 became an international neighbourhood, with residents originating from different countries.
Americans as well as single expatriates on the contrary tended to prefer living in nearby Bangsar, another neighborhood closer to restaurants, clubs, bars and shopping malls.
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