PROPERTY REVIEW #450 | RESIDENSI 38, BANGSAR
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Completed in 2024, this leasehold tower in Bangsar has 278 homes from 580 to 1,442 sq ft. Noise from nearby trains and traffic is a common complaint, and opinion here is mixed, with the smallest units on the compact side.
Scores
Poor, 5.8 out of 10
Overall 5.8, Poor
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Living here
Location & Environment
Traffic noise
- Residents will encounter noise from nearby trains and traffic given the busy surrounding area.
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- Residents will encounter train noise and traffic noise from the busy surrounding area.
Green view
- Upper floors take in sweeping outlooks across KL Sentral and the wider city skyline, a notable feature of the building.
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- High floors likely get KL Sentral/KLCC or Bangsar skyline views given transit-oriented high-rise design.
- The building offers expansive unblocked views of landmarks and neighbouring developments from upper levels.
- Units have views toward KL Sentral and prominent nearby office towers.
- Near Bangsar Park (park) ~750 m away, not a direct view
Green space
- Bangsar Park is about 830 m on foot.
Air quality
- Air quality is fairly typical for central Bangsar, with a little extra traffic exposure near the highway access roads.
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- Typical central Bangsar urban air; highway-adjacent access roads may add traffic emissions (estimate).
Schools
- About 11 min to Garden International School and about 12 min to BSKL by car.
Malls
- About 3 min to Nu Sentral, about 3 min to Bangsar Village and about 4 min to Bangsar Village 2 by car.
Access
- KJ16 Bangsar is about 570 m on foot.
Facilities
Facilities provided
- Facilities include gym, playground, function hall, barbecue deck, jogging track and games room.
Management
- Management is mostly well regarded, keeping fees competitive and reserves healthy, though some contractors have abused the access-card system.
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- The building has a garbage chute installed but staff currently perform manual collection.
Sentiment
Resident sentiment
- Residents describe a welcoming community and helpful staff, with quick access to shops, schools and KL Sentral making daily life easier.
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- The building offers excellent proximity to public transport, with LRT Bangsar station accessible by a short walk via covered pathways.
- The surrounding area suffers from persistent congestion and double parking throughout the day and weekends.
- New (completed 2025) low-density 278-unit leasehold serviced residence by UDA Holdings, 3-minute walk from Bangsar LRT; won Best Secure High-Rise Development at the property portal Asia Awards Malaysia 2022; praised for open-plan layouts, high-quality finishes and resort-style facilities (roof garden, jogging track, mini-kindergarten). Leasehold with ~88 years remaining is a consideration; resident review history still very short.
Space
Home size
- Homes from 580 to 1,442 sq ft.
Homes per tower
- 278 homes across 1 tower.
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Welcome to 38 BANGSAR
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Getting around
Shopping
Nu SentralMall2.8 min drive
Bangsar VillageMall3.3 min drive
Bangsar Village 2Mall3.5 min drive
Green space
Bangsar ParkGreen space0.8 km walk
Schools
Garden International SchoolSchool11.4 min drive
BSKLSchool11.7 min drive
Rail
KJ16 BangsarStation2.7 min drive
KJ16 BangsarStation0.6 km walk
What Bangsar is like
Bangsar is one of Kuala Lumpur's oldest upmarket neighbourhoods, a few kilometres south-west of the city centre. Its name comes from Bunge and Sargent, the partners who ran the rubber estate it was built on. Today it is fully built out and settled: leafy hillside streets of bungalows and landed homes, low-rise and mid-rise condominiums, and a reputation as the city's original lifestyle address. Expats of many nationalities, affluent Malaysian families, professionals and retirees who prefer greenery to glass towers all live here.
The social centre is Bangsar Baru, around Jalan Telawi: cafes, restaurants, bars and small independent shops, with Bangsar Village and Bangsar Shopping Centre for the bigger errands and Mid Valley a short drive away. Everyday services are close at hand, from 24-hour marts to laundries and salons, and the Sunday night market is an institution. The hills, Bangsar Hill Park and the Jalan Kapas and Bukit Bandaraya enclaves above all, are green, private and quiet despite being so close to the centre.
Getting around is easier than in most of the city. LRT Bangsar on the Kelana Jaya line gives a direct run to KL Sentral and the centre, several condominiums are a few minutes' walk from it, and KTM Komuter stations serve the area too. Damansara Heights, Mid Valley, KL Sentral, Mont Kiara and the TRX financial district are all a short drive. The flip side is traffic: roads around schools, offices and the commercial centre jam at peak hours, parking in Bangsar Baru is hard, and walking between the hills and the shops often means busy roads with poor pavements.
Bangsar changes slowly. Landed supply is tight and new launches are rare in Bangsar proper, though several integrated projects are reshaping its edges and older shop lots and flats are expected to be redeveloped in time. Older condominiums still trade well, and demand at the upper end has proved resilient.
Before you view it
- View the unit at rush hour with the windows open, and ask which side of the block faces the road.
- Knock on a neighbour's door or ask the guardhouse how long most residents have lived here.
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