Sri Penaga

Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur · By BRDB

Sri Penaga: Lawn and planted garden with palm trees beside an apartment block
Sri Penaga: City skyline and treetops at sunset seen past a balcony rail
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The short read

A 1996 freehold complex of 304 homes across three towers, sized from 1,033 to 2,497 sq ft, in Bangsar. Management is well regarded and residents value the convenient location, right by the shops. It sits on a busy main road, so noise levels vary by unit.

Scores

Fair, 7.9 out of 10
Overall 7.9, Fair
Sentiment7.0Fair

What it read

Resident sentiment
Location & Environment7.3Fair

What it read

Traffic noiseGreen spaceSchoolsMallsAir qualityConstruction
Facilities9.0Excellent

What it read

Facilities providedConditionManagement
Space7.5Fair

What it read

Homes per tower

Facilities

Living here

Location & Environment

Traffic noise

  • It sits beside the busy Jalan Maarof, and opinions on the noise vary.

Green view

  • Views are unremarkable, with no notable greenery or parks close enough to shape the outlook.
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  • No mapped green space within about 800 m

Green space

  • Federal Hill (Bukit Persekutuan) forest is about 2 km on foot.

Air quality

  • The setting feels pleasant and green, with the hill nearby popular with residents for walking dogs and cycling.

Schools

  • About 7 min to Garden International School and about 7 min to BSKL by car.

Malls

  • About 1 min to Bangsar Shopping Centre, about 2 min to Pavilion Damansara Heights and about 2 min to Damansara City Mall by car.

Access

  • KG13 Pusat Bandar Damansara is about 530 m on foot.

Facilities

Facilities provided

  • Facilities include pool, children's pool, gym, sauna, jacuzzi, tennis, squash and playground.

Management

  • Management and security are well regarded, with residents praising the upkeep, landscaping and range of amenities.

Sentiment

Resident sentiment

  • Residents are largely happy, praising the convenient location, with some saying they can walk a shopping trolley straight from the mall to their door.

Space

Home size

  • Homes from 1,033 to 2,497 sq ft.

Homes per tower

  • 304 homes across 3 towers.

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Getting around

Shopping
Bangsar Shopping CentreMall1.2 min drive
Pavilion Damansara HeightsMall1.5 min drive
Damansara City MallMall2.2 min drive
Green space
Federal Hill (Bukit Persekutuan) forestGreen space2.0 km walk
Schools
Garden International SchoolSchool6.8 min drive
BSKLSchool7.2 min drive
Rail
KG13 Pusat Bandar DamansaraStation3.1 min drive
KG13 Pusat Bandar DamansaraStation0.5 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.

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Who built it

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