Filmed at the show unit in May 2026, while the project was still being built. Finishes, prices and surroundings may have changed since.
What sets it apart
Alaia has 436 units on 1.6 acres of leasehold land, set among bungalow lots in Titiwangsa. Its first developer ran into trouble, and a Hong Kong company took over: it paid off the bridging loan, let earlier buyers withdraw or continue, and kept the original design team in its meetings. Sean revisited it about five years after his first video, with the structure almost done.
Facilities sit on three levels: a garden by the highway, a level-seven deck and a rooftop with an infinity lap pool facing KLCC. Layouts run from 635 to 1,012 sq ft, at about RM750 psf and from RM477,000. The 18 shops at the front are held by the developer.
Where it is
The site is next to the DUKE highway, which you can hear, with an enclosed sewage treatment plant, the golf course, Titiwangsa Lake Garden and the KL skyline in the same direction. DUKE, Jalan Pahang and Jalan Genting Klang link it to the city, hospitals including HKL, and the Jalan Semarak side. A shuttle is planned to the nearest LRT and MRT stations.
A study with two doors to the master bath
In the 1,012 sq ft Type A, the study beside the master bedroom has its own door into the master bathroom, so it can be a walk-in wardrobe, a home office or part of one large master suite. Sean says it is hard to believe the layout was designed six years ago.
3 on 3
The three things Sean likes and the three he doesn't, from his own list at the end of the episode.
- 1The Titiwangsa address: already in the city, with several routes to work, schools and amenities in place, yet tucked in a hidden pocket that most people won't know how to reach.
- 2The design: a discreet side entrance, 18 developer-held shops gated at night, a garden that uses the slope as a buffer from the highway, a rooftop with skyline views, and a flexible study in the unit.
- 3Privacy: only 436 units, few residents or new developments around, and a project you can see from the highway but can't easily get into.
- 1The micro site: no convenience store nearby, the kampung on one side and the highway on the other, and the sewage plant across the road, though it shares the view of the lake and skyline. The developer's shops and shuttle van help.
- 2The previous developer's trouble: the new owner has shown its finances and kept the original team, but early buyers have already lost four or five years. The government's housing tracker now lists the project as on track.
- 3Competition: nearby projects finished in the same period are slightly cheaper, and Setapak, Jalan Semarak and the city centre all offer alternatives, so buyers have more homework to do.
Sean is glad to see a project he liked revived rather than abandoned, and calls this the best outcome possible for its buyers.
Editorial Note: This summary is distilled from Sean Tan's public video breakdown and verified episode documentation. All property specifications and opinions reflect the recording date and should be verified for present-day listings.
PROPERTY REVIEW #444 | ALAIA TITIWANGSA, KUALA LUMPUR
Sources & Verification Data
Based on Sean's full English captions for this May 2026 episode. The 3 on 3 follows the three things he likes and the three he doesn't, in his order, at the end of the video. Sean toured the show unit at the sales gallery and the nearly finished site, about five years after his first visit.
