Filmed at the show unit in September 2026, while the project was still being built. Finishes, prices and surroundings may have changed since.
What sets it apart
Selayang Mulia is 828 two- and three-storey terrace houses on 50.73 acres of mountainside next to Batu Caves, the unfinished last stretch of an older taman that a new developer has taken over. It is building a new access road and guard post, and has invited the existing taman to join one residents' association. Two-storey homes sit up the slope and three-storey ones below, with slope protection throughout.
The 16-ft-wide Type A1 has four bedrooms and three bathrooms, a ground-floor bedroom, a large master bedroom, bathrooms lit and ventilated through the roof, and a backyard that looks onto the hills. Two-storey homes start from about RM650,000 and three-storey ones about RM750,000, when an apartment along the same road sells for over RM400,000.
Where it is
It is reached via Jalan Kuching or Batu Caves and the MRR2, with Pasar Borong Selayang about eight minutes away and schools, a hospital and malls nearby. The bottlenecks are the roundabout onto the MRR2 and the road past the hospital, so trips into KL at peak hours need planning.
New life for inherited plans
The new developer had to build exactly what the old one had approved, narrow 16 ft lots included. Rather than change the plans, it reworked the details: steel screens around the letter boxes and refuse areas blur the boundaries between houses, and a clean, earthy facade lets the homes sit quietly against the hillside.
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 setting: few places near KL let you live beside a mountain with panoramic views in a landed home under RM1 million. The sunrise over the hills looks like Cameron or Genting, and daily amenities are all nearby.
- 2The developer finishing an abandoned taman: it worked out what could be reused, talked to existing residents, and is bringing them into one residents' association with a new road and facilities, which is harder than building on clean land.
- 3Smart design within inherited plans: steel fencing around the letterbox and bin area opens up the narrow 16-ft frontage, the front and back are maximised for openings, bathrooms take light from the roof, and the master bedroom and backyard are generous. The common areas and the simple, earthy facades are done with care.
- 1Selayang as a location: access is limited, the roundabout onto the MRR2 and the road past the hospital still jam, and town planning is patchy, with industry, shops, kampung and housing mixed together.
- 2The individual-title format: the old entrance through the existing taman is tight, its houses are a mix of colours and extensions, and residents park on the roadside. New owners will extend and repaint too, so the tidy look in the developer's drawings won't last.
- 3Design limits: the 16-ft width and low ceilings were inherited, the solid handrails and enclosed upper floor feel closed in, and some three-storey units have retaining structures behind walls that owners must not extend into.
Sean's verdict: a rare chance at landed living beside the mountains if you already live or work around Selayang, Kepong, Gombak or Batu Caves; less so if you don't know the area.
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 #472 | SELAYANG MULIA, SELAYANG
Sources & Verification Data
Based on Sean's full English captions for this September 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 says the developer's team are his friends, and they arranged his visit outside the busy sales-gallery hours.
