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- Completed2010
- TenureLeasehold
- Units278
- Sizes616 - 7593 sq ft
- Towers2
Living here falls short overall. Facilities are thin and homes offer little space, making day-to-day life feel cramped and under-equipped.
Scores
Sentiment6.0Fair
- Public ratings
Location7.7Good
- Schools
- Malls
- Address
- Rail station
Getting around
Drive times are off-peak.
What KLCC is like
KLCC is the part of central Kuala Lumpur around the Petronas Twin Towers, and it lives as a district of tall, high-end condominiums and serviced residences rather than a neighbourhood of low streets. Along Jalan Stonor, Jalan Kia Peng and Jalan Conlay the towers carry large, expensive units, some of them above 3,000 sq ft, and the newest launches add freehold high-floor residences priced from about RM1.5 million to RM12 million.
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It is an expatriate rental market first. Much of the stock is owned by investors who rent it out, and the tenants have long been mainly foreign: executives in oil and gas, banking and finance, retail and hospitality, plus diplomats and other professionals. That makes the district sensitive to corporate hiring. Rents fell and tenants left early when expatriate postings were cut in the oil slump, and they have been reported firmer again recently.
Day to day, life here is urban. KLCC Park, 20 hectares of landscaped grounds opened in 1998, has a 1.3 km jogging track and is the district's garden. Suria KLCC, the Mandarin Oriental and the nightspots along Jalan P. Ramlee and Jalan Pinang are the local high street. The KLCC LRT station, Ampang Park and Persiaran KLCC stations put the Kelana Jaya and Putrajaya lines within reach, and the monorail runs from Bukit Nanas.
Driving is the weak point: City Hall is rebuilding 3.2 km of Jalan Ampang to cut weaving and delays at junctions, so expect roadworks. Supply is the other thing to watch. New towers keep launching while the city's high-rise market stays oversupplied, so older condominiums compete with new serviced residences for the same tenants.
Environment6.2Fair
- Traffic noise
The building sits close enough to the nearby highway that traffic noise can be heard at times, though higher and inward-facing units get less of it.
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- Within 500 m of Lebuhraya Bertingkat Ampang - Kuala Lumpur (E12). Near enough to hear at times, though higher and inward-facing units get less of it.
- Green space
- Green view
No mapped green space lies within about 800 metres, so there is little greenery to look out onto from here.
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- No mapped green space within about 800 m
- Air quality
A green, clean-air setting.
- Construction
Facilities3.6Poor
- Facilities provided
Facilities include pool, children's pool, gym, sauna, playground, function hall and jogging track.
- Condition
- Management
Management draws repeated complaints, mostly about security staff being rude or disrespectful to residents and guests.
Compact homes, with 139 homes to a tower.
