The short read
La Grande Kiara is a freehold condominium of 298 homes across two towers, completed in 2005, from 1,961 to 7,355 sq ft. It is a quiet address that residents rate highly, though the ageing exterior draws some criticism.
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Facilities
Pools
Fitness and sport
Wellness
Social and entertainment
Families
Gardens and outdoors
Convenience
Security and parking
Living here
Location & Environment
Traffic noise
- It stays notably quiet, even on balconies that face the highway.
Green view
- As all-corner units, outlooks vary between the Mont Kiara skyline and the green belt of Bukit Kiara, depending on the stack.
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- All-corner units; views over Mont Kiara skyline or Bukit Kiara green belt depending on stack
- No mapped green space within about 800 m
Green space
- Bukit Kiara forest & park is about 3.5 km on foot.
Air quality
- Air quality is typical for Mont Kiara, though the building benefits from the Bukit Kiara greenery to the south.
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- Typical Mont Kiara urban air; benefits from Bukit Kiara green lung to the south (contextual estimate)
Schools
- About 2 min to Garden International School and about 12 min to BSKL by car.
Malls
- About 2 min to Sunway 163 Mall, about 2 min to Publika Shopping Gallery and about 2 min to 1 Mont Kiara by car.
Access
- The nearest rail station, KA05 Segambut, is about 4 min by car.
Facilities
Facilities provided
- Facilities include pool, children's pool, sauna, tennis, squash, playground, barbecue deck and cafe.
Condition
- The common areas are mostly described as well kept; complaints mention ageing finishes.
Management
- Management and security are mostly well regarded, praised for professionalism and easy communication, though some residents point to poorly timed pest control scheduling.
Sentiment
Resident sentiment
- Residents are broadly positive, praising the facilities and security, and how peaceful it remains even beside the busy road, though some note the ageing exterior.
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- High-end 1998-2005-era freehold condo, 298 units in 2 towers on 5.5 acres, 8 units/floor so every unit is a corner; praised for extensive facilities (putting green, koi ponds, tennis); critiques: dated late-90s exterior and busy frontage road.
- Reviewers praise the soundproofing, lobby, security and how quiet it stays despite the highway. Critics point at the ageing, poorly maintained exterior and the highway dust and noise. Management has improved since the pandemic.
Space
Home size
- Homes from 1,961 to 7,355 sq ft.
Homes per tower
- 298 homes across 2 towers.
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Getting around
What Mont Kiara is like
Mont Kiara is a hillside township of high-rise condominiums in the north-west of Kuala Lumpur, planned from the 1990s as a self-contained address and now one of the densest residential pockets in the country. It is the city's best-known expat enclave: Japanese and Korean families are the largest communities, alongside Europeans, other international-school families and well-paid young professionals. Its reputation rests on three things: international schools on the doorstep, well-run gated and guarded condominiums, and everything a household needs within a short walk.
Schools anchor the place. Garden International School and Mont'Kiara International School are inside the township and the French lycée is close by, so many families choose a building by its walk to the school gate. Daily life runs on foot more than almost anywhere else in the city: most streets have proper walkways, many shaded by mature trees, and plazas and retail parks such as 1 Mont Kiara, Arcoris and 163 Retail Park hold supermarkets, banks, clinics and a dense cafe and restaurant scene, heavy on Japanese and Korean cooking. Walkability does vary by street, and the newer western edge is thinner on pavements.
The catch is traffic. There is no rail station yet, and the main roads, Jalan Kiara and Jalan Kiara 1 in particular, clog at office peaks and badly at the afternoon school run, roughly 2 to 3 pm. By car the city centre and KLCC are 10 to 15 minutes away off-peak, via the DUKE, the Penchala Link and the SPRINT. Noise follows the same pattern: the inner residential streets and units facing greenery are quiet, while units over the main roads or beside a building site hear it.
The township is still growing. The western side, forest until recently, has opened up with road extensions such as the widening of Jalan Kiara 5, and a dozen or more projects are under construction, so building-site noise and new supply are part of life for now. The MRT3 Circle Line, approved in July 2025, will bring Mont Kiara and Bukit Kiara stations, with construction from 2027 and trains due around 2032. Next door, the KL Metropolis development is rising around the MITEC exhibition centre. For all the density, the hills, the planted verges and the forest reserves around the edges keep much of Mont Kiara green, and many towers look out over greenery or across to the KLCC skyline.
Prices
48-month rolling median; range RM433-499 psf
Transacted sale prices
| Year | Median psf | Median price | Txns |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | RM523 | Not held | 2 |
| 2024 | RM475 | RM956,500 | Not held |
| 2025 | RM500 | RM1,000,000 | 14 |
| 2026 | RM467 | Not held | Not held |
Sale psf is shown to the ringgit.
Who built it
