What sets it apart
Residensi 38 is a small project of about 200 units on commercial title, completed around 2025 and Airbnb-friendly. It shares its structure with a neighbouring telecoms building but has its own entrance. Each floor is C-shaped around a central void, so most units sit on a single-loaded corridor with light and air at both ends, and every change of level uses a gentle slope instead of steps.
Units run from 580 sq ft to a 1,225 sq ft three-bedroom. The 720 sq ft Type A2 is an open studio about 7.6 m wide, with a 3.1 m ceiling, full-height windows, a balcony, Electrolux appliances and Villeroy & Boch fittings. An empty one was listed at about RM660,000, around RM920 psf.
Where it is
It is where Jalan Bangsar Utama meets Lorong Maarof, opposite Bangsar Village. Office towers, food stalls and old shop offices are next door, and Bangsar LRT on the Kelana Jaya line, one stop from KL Sentral, is three to four minutes' walk away. Mid Valley, KL Eco City, Mont Kiara and PJ are all close.
Rent and returns
Sean sees the office workers next door and the LRT crowd as ready tenants, for long stays, medium stays or Airbnb. At around RM900 to RM1,000 psf, he calls Bangsar not that far out of reach, and the rents for units here excellent.
A C-shaped floor around a void
Instead of packing units around a central core, each floor wraps around an open void with curved handrails, leaving corridors bright and breezy at both ends and most units with no neighbours opposite. Sean calls the feeling wonderful, while noting it is costly and slow to build and less efficient for the developer.
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: on the main street of Bangsar, at the centre of KL Sentral, PJ, Bangsar South, KL Eco City, Mont Kiara, Damansara and the city, which is why buyers pay a premium for the address.
- 2Convenience and connectivity: food stalls, malls and high-end spots within two or three minutes' walk, and the Kelana Jaya line three to four minutes away, about half of it under cover.
- 3The architecture: step-free transitions, a central void and curved handrails, single-loaded corridors and flexible studio layouts in an Airbnb-friendly project with excellent rents.
- 1The other side of convenience: crowds, congestion all week, train and traffic noise and parking problems, though closing the windows helps.
- 2The narrow site: a tight spiral car park around the core that's hard for less confident drivers, double parking at the gate, and a small pool and gym that are there just for compliance.
- 3The C-shape is debatable: wonderful corridors, but a central-core tower would fit more units per floor more efficiently. The units and their specification are genuinely good; the common areas are where the price is paid.
For those working nearby, Sean finds Bangsar at about RM900 psf still within reach.
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 #450 | RESIDENSI 38, BANGSAR
Sources & Verification Data
Based on Sean's full English captions for this June 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 viewed a completed unit; the price is from a listing he read on camera. An asking rent he quotes is unclear in the captions, so it is left out.
