In 1999, Sime UEP began the development of Putra Heights which is located on the southern end of Subang Jaya.

This means that the MPSJ municipal holds local government authority not only in the Subang Jaya city centre, but also USJ, Putra Heights, Batu Tiga, Bandar Sunway, Puchong, Bandar Kinrara, Seri Kembangan, and Balakong.

In December 2019, it was officially announced that Subang Jaya's municipality will be upgraded to a city council after a long 5-year wait since MPSJ's application in 2014.

[8] Since 2013, the Dewan Rakyat parliamentary constituency of Subang (P104, formerly as Kelana Jaya) is represented by Wong Chen of the Pakatan Harapan-People's Justice Party (PKR) while the Selangor State Assembly seat of Subang Jaya is represented by Michelle Ng Mei Sze from the Pakatan Harapan-Democratic Action Party (DAP).

[10] For an urban park experience, there is Tropicana Metropark which contains a 9.2 acres (3.7 ha) central park with features like a human-made lake with a bio-filtration system to prevent mosquito breeding, a pedestrian promenade and a food-and-beverage strip for alfresco indulgence.

[11] The MBSJ Stadium in USJ 5 comprises a large football turf and an athletic running field.

The Malaysia headquarters of Proton Holdings, the Centre of Excellence;[12] Lotus Cars, Faber-Castell and many other major international companies are located in Sime UEP Industrial Park.

Kuil Sri Subramaniar Bandar Sunway is a prominent Hindu temple located at Bandar Sunway and is dedicated to Subramaniar (Lord Murugan) Darul Ehsan Mosque in SS15 is the main worshipping place of Muslims in Subang Jaya.

The Church of St Thomas More, Subang Jaya (STM), is a Roman Catholic parish, located in UEP Industrial Park, USJ.

One of the memorable achievements of the Association is the successful building of the present Vihara (Temple) in 1997 on a 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) land obtained from the Selangor Government.

[17] SJCC Subang and SJ7 Trans-City are two large mixed developments by Sime Darby that are set to be integrated with highly advanced public transportation.

Da Men is a mixed commercial development sprawling over 8.6 acres (3.5 ha) of prime land comprising two blocks of serviced apartments, retail lots and a 6-story shopping podium.

[18] On the other hand, Empire Remix is also a mixed commercial development which consists of a few blocks of office buildings, serviced apartments and a shopping mall.

The LRT stations are strategically located within walking distance from shopping malls, commercial centres and residential areas and supported by feeder buses.

In addition, six MRT Putrajaya line stations are located in southern part of Subang Jaya City Council area serving Seri Kembangan and Serdang.

The BRT Sunway Line started operating on 1 June 2015, when it was officially launched by Malaysia prime minister, Najib Razak.

As for commuter train services, Subang Jaya is served by an urban-suburb rail link, the KTM Komuter, which provides transportation towards Port Klang and Kuala Lumpur.

It serves as the main hub for turboprop airlines Firefly (a low-cost carrier subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines), Malindo Air and Berjaya Air and is the premier hub for corporate and private aviation in Southeast Asia.