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
Khaya Residence is a 61-storey tower on 3.88 acres, sharing a site with a completed office tower and ten shops, including a grocer and a gym. Residents get their own drop-off, one of three access points. Lower floors have 26 units served by two lift cores; from level 38 up, floors shrink to 13 units and seven lifts, with corner units open on three sides. Facilities are on level 8, with a pool, pickleball court and gardens, and a sky gym on level 60.
The 772 sq ft Type A is a one-plus-one with a 4 m-wide living area, a 3 m ceiling, a windowless study and Villeroy & Boch fittings. Prices average about RM1,000 psf, with this unit from RM780,000.
Where it is
It is where Jalan Pantai Baru, Jalan Bangsar and the NPE meet, opposite KL Eco City and between Kerinchi and Abdullah Hukum stations; the latter, with its KTM link, is a 10 to 15-minute walk. Mid Valley, KL Sentral, Bangsar South and Jalan Maarof are minutes away. Beside it are a school, a fire station, a mosque and other low-rise public land, which keep views open towards Pantai Hospital.
Floor plates that step for the view
Instead of a uniform box, the tower stacks alternating floor plates, with long floors below and a smaller, more exclusive plate from level 38, so most units look out over open public land rather than at each other. Sean says this architectural language is the first thing that stands out.
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 location: the little-known side of Bangsar, at the junction of Jalan Pantai Baru, Jalan Bangsar and the NPE, between two LRT stations and a KTM link, opposite KL Eco City and Mid Valley, with schools and a university nearby for families.
- 2A self-sustaining mixed development: an office tower with shops and a confirmed grocer and gym downstairs, and everything else one street away.
- 3Launched almost complete: the foundation, podium, car park and access roads are done, leaving only the tower, so buyers can see the result, wait less than four years and check rents nearby.
- 1Right beside the highway, road and rail: traffic, train and ambulance noise, office-hour jams, temple festival parking and school runs, so check the window specification.
- 2Converted from hotel suites: the standard unit Sean saw is efficient, but some corner units have slanted walls and odd features that were meant for short hotel stays.
- 3Competition in the CBD: three or four new projects in Bangsar and as many again across in Old Klang Road, so buyers have 15 or so projects to study, though few can match this site.
With only the tower left to build, Sean finds the pricing very interesting for this much certainty.
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 #445 | KHAYA RESIDENCE, BANGSAR
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. The developer's team hosted Sean at the show unit, with the podium and office tower complete and the residential tower still to be built. The total unit count is unclear in the captions, so it is left out.
