Kirana Residence

Overall: Good, 7.0 out of 10

KLCC, Kuala Lumpur · By Amanah Capital Partners

  • Completed2000
  • TenureFreehold
  • Units66
  • Sizes188 - 3,700 sq ft
  • Towers1

Older than most in KLCC, where the median building was completed in 2011. It offers a mixed experience, with well-regarded management but noise from a downstairs bar a recurring complaint.

Scores

Sentiment7.5Good
  • Public ratings
Location7.9Good
  • Schools
  • Malls
  • Access
  • Address
  • Rail station

Getting around

Drive times are off-peak.

Shopping
Pavilion Kuala Lumpur2 min drive
Plaza Ombak KLCC2 min drive
Fahrenheit 883 min drive
Daily needs
Cold Storage KLCC350 m walk
A clinic740 m walk
Prince Court Medical Centre3 min drive
YS Dobi3 min drive
Green space
Laman Standard Chartered Kuala Lumpur150 m walk
Schools
Garden International School13 min drive
The British International School of Kuala Lumpur17 min drive
Rail
Bukit Nanas2 min drive
KLCC740 m walk
KL Sentral8 min drive

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.

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Environment4.4Poor
  • Traffic noise

    Noise is a recurring problem, with the bar downstairs audible until 4 or 5am even on higher floors.

  • Green space
  • Air quality
  • Construction
  • Green view

    There is no green space within a short walk of the building.

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    • No mapped green space within about 800 m
Facilities7.7Good
  • Facilities provided

    Facilities include pool, children's pool, gym, sauna, jacuzzi, tennis, badminton and basketball.

  • Condition
  • Management

    Management and security are well regarded, particularly the security provided.

Space6.0Fair

Compact homes, but only 66 homes to a tower.

Bedrooms
Floor plans show 1 to 4 bedrooms
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