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Intro
Residensi ZIG is the second phase of Kiara Bay, UEM Sunrise’s flagship township next to a 140-acre lake in Kiara Bay, Kepong.
The trendy service apartment is developed by Mega Legacy (M) Sdn Bhd – a joint venture between UEM Sunrise Berhad and Melati Ehsan Group.
Connecting to waterfront facilities, the development emphasises urban livability with flexible living features and innovative facilities such as work-from-home sky pods, gamer’s room, and parcel delivery room.
It’s the latest offering as part of UEM Sunrise’s Rise Series, which targets millennials and young professionals with attainable prices and a focus on functional design, green features, smart technology, affordability, safety and location.
The RM646.2 million gross development value project is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2027.
Fact sheet
| Project | Residensi ZIG |
| Developer | UEM Sunrise Berhad & Melati Ehsan Group |
| Project type | Service Apartment |
| Location | Kiara Bay, Kepong, Kuala Lumpur |
| Tenure | Leasehold |
| Price | From RM340,888 |
| Total units | 1,126 |
| Unit size | 450 – 1,198 sq ft |
| Launch date | 16 September, 2023 |
| Completion year | 2027 |
Project Details
Unit information
Residensi ZIG offers a total of 1,126 units within three zones. Zone A and C extend to level 56, while zone B extends to level 50.
Each floor has 26 units with two sets of elevators and comprises a range of semi-detached and bungalow units.
The larger homes are located in the premium zone (Zone A), which requires a special keycard for entry for added security. This zone only has six units per floor, two of which are fully detached.
There are five layout options to choose from, ranging from a compact 450 sq ft studio to a spacious 1,198 sq ft four-bedroom, three-bathroom layout with a private garden and terrace.
Refer to the 14 floor plans above for details on the layout types and their variations.
A
450 sq ft
Studio
1 Bathroom
Combinable units
1 Bathroom
Combinable units
B
898 sq ft
898 sq ft + 260 sq ft terrace/garden
898 sq ft + 260 sq ft terrace/garden
3 Bedroom
2 Bathroom
Spacious balcony, removable wall, storage, enclosable kitchen
2 Bathroom
Spacious balcony, removable wall, storage, enclosable kitchen
C
998 – 1,028 sq ft + 12 sq ft urban yard
980 sq ft + 321 sq ft terrace/garden
980 sq ft + 321 sq ft terrace/garden
3 bedroom + study
2 Bathroom
Spacious balcony, urban yard, removable wall, storage, enclosable kitchen, enclosable study
2 Bathroom
Spacious balcony, urban yard, removable wall, storage, enclosable kitchen, enclosable study
D
1,135 sq ft + 13 sq ft urban yard
1,070 sq ft + 154 sq ft terrace/garden 13 sq f urban yard
1,070 sq ft + 154 sq ft terrace/garden 13 sq f urban yard
4 bedroom
2 bathroom
Spacious balcony, urban yard, removable wall, storage, enclosable kitchen
Fully detached units with lake view
2 bathroom
Spacious balcony, urban yard, removable wall, storage, enclosable kitchen
Fully detached units with lake view
E
1,198 sq ft + 13 sq ft urban yard
1,135 sq ft + 360 sq ft terrace/garden + 13 sq ft urban yard
1,135 sq ft + 360 sq ft terrace/garden + 13 sq ft urban yard
4 bedroom
3 bathroom
Spacious balcony, urban yard, removable wall, storage, enclosable kitchen
Dual-key enabled
Semi and fully-detached units
3 bathroom
Spacious balcony, urban yard, removable wall, storage, enclosable kitchen
Dual-key enabled
Semi and fully-detached units
For a breakdown of the prices for each layout type, see the pricing section below.
The units at Residensi ZIG have been designed to offer a flexible home configuration that can adapt to different stages in life.
For those who need a home office for remote work, Type C offers an enclosable corner space that transforms into an extra study.
On the other hand, for empty-nesters or families who need more living room space, most units have an easily removable drywall feature that allows for opening up the second or third bedroom.
All units except the studio (Type A) have an enclosable kitchen, providing a self-contained space for cooking.
In addition, most units also come with urban yards and balconies, which offer scenic views of the Kepong neighbourhood and surrounding lake as well as a glimpse of the Genting Highlands from afar.
For first-time home buyers who prefer a fully-furnished option, there are move-in ready packages that come with white goods such as refrigerator, water heater, washing machine, cooking hood & hob, as well as cabinetry such as wardrobes and kitchen cabinets, and furniture including a dining set, bed and mattress, and textiles like pillows and curtains.
Facilities
Residensi Zig has up to 40 facilities spread across four facility zones — a celebration zone, sweat zone, home-work zone and leisure zone.
The leisure zone is located on Level 8 and features a tranquil garden, wellness corner, central park, splash zone, and kids adventure zone.
This level contains all the typical recreational and outdoor facilities – such as a 50m lap pool with beach entry, a 400m jogging track, a yoga deck, and indoor and outdoor kids’ playgrounds – in addition to some unique wellness-themed features such as a herbs garden, tea corner, and yoga deck.
Residensi ZIG is designed to suit the post-pandemic lifestyle with an e-hailing lounge, parcel delivery room, and automated waste disposal system, with up to three parking spaces per unit.
It caters to a healthier lifestyle with a bicycle storage room where residents can easily store and access their bikes to ride around the dedicated bicycle lanes in the Kiara Bay township.
There is also an emphasis on futureproof and sustainable design, with EV charging, solar PV panels, and a rainwater harvesting system onboard.
A dedicated home-work zone answers the needs of professionals or students in the work-from-home era.
Located on levels 35 and 37, the zone offers both work and play spaces, such as a content creator’s room, gamer’s room, music pod, study pod, discussion pods, and seminar room.
The celebration and sweat zones can be found towards the summit, on level 55.
The celebration zone houses the BBQ deck, co-living space, and function hall, while the sweat zone contains the gym room, sport court, yoga deck, and viewing deck.
Awards
Residensi ZIG won critical acclaim at the 10th PropertyGuru Asia Awards Malaysia in partnership with iProperty.com.my for its unique concept and features.
It took the prizes for Best Waterfront High-Rise Development and Best Integrated WFH Development.
The Awards were presented across 48 categories, decided by a panel of 17 judges comprising local and foreign industry experts as well as the people of Malaysia.
Nominees were evaluated based on strict criteria such as a project’s location, value for money, unique selling points, state of completion, sales success, design concept, site layout, innovation, use of space, quality of amenities, construction and materials used, and sustainable function.
UEM Sunrise was one of the two biggest winners in 2023, winning across nine categories, including various honours for its projects The Connaught One, Allevia Mont’Kiara, The MINH Mont’Kiara, and Verna Serene Heights, in addition to Residensi ZIG.
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Design
Residensi ZIG is sited on 3.4 acres of land adjacent to the 140-acre Kepong Metropolitan Lake.
Inspired by the scenery around it, it has a biophilic design that brings harmony between the natural surroundings and the built environment.
UEM Sunrise Chief Marketing Officer Kenny Wong said during the media launch, “As Residensi ZIG is our biophilic-themed residence, it focuses on creating an environment where the building occupants can reconnect and immerse themselves with nature to improve their physical and mental well-being.”
Pockets of lush green are injected across the ground level, podium level, mid-levels (levels 35 and 37) and roof. These layers of green spaces are designed to emulate the rainforest and its floor, understory, canopy, and emergent layers.
Residensi ZIG’s biophilic design philosophy extends beyond landscape design to natural sunlight and ventilation.
The development is orientated to avoid direct west-facing sunlight while still providing indirect natural lighting into the units. A ‘no air well’ design promotes natural ventilation for the common corridor and the units.
Township
Kiara Bay is UEM Sunrise’s flagship township in Kepong in northern KL, an area known for its lush greenery and mature infrastructure and amenities.
Developed in collaboration with Melati Ehsan Holdings Bhd, it is set to be an integrated waterfront township with a community-focused concept.
The 73-acre masterplan development is comprised of three main districts – The Waters, The Walk and The Village – all connected by a 1 km linear park.
Residensi ZIG is located in The Walk district, which is the heartbeat of the Kiara Bay township providing commercial, entertainment, and business destinations.
This is where Residensi AVA, the first phase of the township that is 99% sold, is located as well.
Kiara Bay has 13 developable plots currently being reviewed by authorities.
With easy access between the districts through a green corridor and pedestrian and bicycle-friendly lanes, the masterplan envisions transforming the township into a “15-minute City” by 2045.
Developer
UEM Sunrise is one of Malaysia’s leading property developers. It’s the property development arm of UEM Group Berhad, which is wholly owned by Malaysian sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional Berhad.
The company specialises in macro township development as well as high-rise residential, commercial, retail and integrated development.
It has a strong presence throughout the country, renowned for its role as master developer of Iskandar Puteri in Iskandar Malaysia, Johor, and pioneer developer of the affluent township of Mont’Kiara in Kuala Lumpur.
In the Dutamas neighbourhood in KL, UEM Sunrise introduced a novel retail concept with the Publika Shopping Gallery as part of the mixed-use development of Solaris Dutamas, also developed by the company.
Beyond Malaysia, UEM Sunrise has extended its mark internationally with acclaimed properties in Singapore, Australia, Canada and South Africa.
In 2023, the company launched Happy+, a residential product series featuring five categories that cater to homebuyers with varying lifestyles and life-stage needs.
Residensi ZIG falls under the RISE series of properties positioned as attainable starter homes that prioritise practical living in a setting that emphasises simplicity, recreation, and convenience.
The RISE series is designed to cater to a variety of homeowners, such as young working professionals or couples and first-time buyers seeking social connectivity, peaceful surroundings, and active lifestyles.
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Location
Residensi ZIG, Kiara Bay, is located in Kepong, one of the most mature neighbourhoods in KL with a history dating back to the 1860s when it was a major tin mining area.
Nestled along the border of KL and Selangor, it is adjacent to high-end enclaves like Desa ParkCity, Mont Kiara, Sierramas, Country Heights Damansara, Sri Damansara, and Bandar Utama.
This strategic location places Kepong less than 14 kilometres from Kuala Lumpur city centre and 10 kilometres from Petaling Jaya.
The densely populated neighbourhood offers a vibrant mix of residential and commercial developments in addition to having multiple green lungs, such as the 1,350-acre Forest Research Institute Malaysia and 250-acre Kepong Metropolitan Park, where the 140-acre lake is located.
Kiara Bay is sited on one of the coveted plots of land directly adjacent to the lake, giving it a unique lakeside living environment.
The Kepong Metropolitan Park is known for being the ideal spot for kite flying, with a huge field where kite enthusiasts gather daily to fly their colourful kites. It also offers a remote control car track, a cycling track, a football field, and a boathouse for aquatic activities.
Kepong saw a surge of development following the announcement of the MRT Putrajaya Line (PYL) in 2016, which connects Kwasa Damansara to Putrajaya.
Phase 1 of the line commenced operations in June 2022, launching five stations along the main thoroughfare of Jalan Kepong: Sri Damansara Timur, Metro Prima, Kepong Baru, Jinjang and Sri Delima.
Residensi ZIG also has access to major roads and highways such as MRR2, Jalan Kuching, LDP, DUKE, and NSE, with two new interchanges connecting it directly to MRR2.
Amenities
Retail
- The Beat at Kiara Bay
- AEON BiG Kepong
- AEON Mall Metro Prima
- Selayang Mall
- Lotus’s Selayang
- Brem Mall Kepong
- Giant Batu Caves
Recreation
- Kepong Metropolitan Park
- Forest Research Institute Malaysia
- Taman Tasik Metropolitan Kepong
- 99 Wonderland Park
- Batu Caves
- Batu Metropolitan Park
Education
- SMK St. Mary Kuala Lumpur
- SMK & SJK(C) Kepong
- SK Intan Baiduri
- SMK Jinjang
- SJK (C) Jinjang Utara
- The International School @ ParkCity
- Mont’Kiara International School
- International University of Malaya-Wales
Medical
- Selayang Hospital
- ParkCity Medical Centre
- Faculty of Medicine, UiTM Selayang Campus
- Klinik Kesihatan Jinjang
Transport links
Public transportation
- Sri Damansara Timur MRT
- Metro Prima MRT
- Kepong Baru MRT
- Jinjang MRT
- Sri Delima MRT
- Kepong Sentral KTM
- Kepong KTM
- Taman Wahyu KTM
Highways and major roads
- Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2)
- Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway (DUKE)
- Lebuhraya Damansara-Puchong (LDP)
- Selayang-Kepong highway
- Jalan Kuching
- Jalan Kepong
- Jalan Ipoh
Analysis
Pricing
Prices at Residensi ZIG range from RM340,888 (RM575 PSF) for the studio unit to RM874,888 (RM580 PSF) for the largest four-bedroom layout (E3).
Here’s a breakdown of prices by unit type.
A
450 sq ft
RM340,888 – 383,888
A1
450 sq ft
RM340,888 – 377,888
B
898 sq ft
RM602,888 – 657,888
B1
898 sq ft
RM605,888 – 653,888
B2
898 sq ft + 260 sq ft terrace/garden
RM698,888 – 704,888
C
998 sq ft + 12 sq ft urban yard
RM656,888 – 706,888
C1
1,028 sq ft + 12 sq ft urban yard
RM676,888 – 724,888
C2
980 sq ft + 321 sq ft terrace/garden
RM753,888 – 759,888
D
1,135 sq ft + 13 sq ft urban yard
RM733,888 – 775,888
D1
1,070 sq ft + 154 sq ft terrace/garden + 13 sq ft urban yard
RM748,888
E
1,198 sq ft + 13 sq ft urban yard
RM773,888 – 823,888
E1
1,198 sq ft + 13 sq ft urban yard
RM781,888 – 823,888
E2
1,135 sq ft + 360 sq ft terrace/garden + 13 sq ft urban yard
RM866,888 – 874,888
E3
1,135 sq ft + 360 sq ft terrace/garden + 13 sq ft urban yard
RM874,888
Let’s compare these prices with those of other projects in Kepong. Take a look at the chart below that shows the supply-demand rank and median PSF of service residences in Kepong (data from PropertyGuru DataSense based on listings in February 2024).
The supply-demand rank is determined using an index calculated by using weighted visitors divided by unique listings.
The chart indicates that Residensi ZIG’s prices are in line with the most in-demand service residences at the moment in Kepong, which are in the mid to high RM500 range.
Considering that Residensi ZIG is the newest launch in the area, combined with its lakeside location and the investments by UEM Sunrise in the Kiara Bay township masterplan, which would introduce new amenities such as education, medical, retail, and office spaces, the prices do seem fair.
Affordability
So can you afford to buy Residensi ZIG?
To find out, we must first look at the estimated monthly mortgage repayment.
Let’s say you are aiming to purchase the lowest-priced studio unit at RM340,888.
Assuming you take out a loan amount of RM306,7999, which is 90% Loan-To-Value, with a 4% interest rate over 30 years, your monthly repayment would be RM1,464.
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Investment value
Kepong has, in recent years, become a rising property hotspot owing to its strategic location and comprehensive infrastructure and amenities as a mature and self-sustaining township.
Despite these perks, property prices have remained attainable compared to its more high-end neighbours, such as Mont Kiara and Desa ParkCity, presenting an opportunity for buyers to capture potential growth.
As shown in the supply-demand chart below, service residences in Kepong have observed a steady increase in demand since 2020.
To meet the growing demand, developers are continuing to introduce new projects to the Kepong landscape, and recent launches had a strong overall performance.
Recent examples include the retail hub Keponggi Square, which is part of the Metropolitan Waterfront, a retail and residence development by Metropolitan Lake Development Sdn Bhd with a gross development value of RM750 million and a plot of 14.6 acres.
Mah Sing Group Bhd has also been actively developing high-rise residences in the area, namely M Zenya, M Nova, M Luna, and Lakeville Residence.
The development of Kiara Bay is expected to contribute to the rejuvenation of the area and also attract a new population beyond upgraders and second-generation dwellers.
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Conclusion
Is Residensi ZIG for you?
If you are a young professional, a couple, or a small family who wants to enjoy a KL address while living in a mature neighbourhood that’s continuously developing, this might be for you.
You might be a first-time home buyer or an upgrader from an older development.
Perhaps you want to be near your parents who live nearby, but you’d rather stay at a modern development with updated facilities.
Or you like the idea of living near major parks and having lake views while remaining within close distance to the city centre, where you work.
On the other hand, Residensi ZIG may not be the best fit for you if you have a large family who needs lots of space as the largest unit is around 1,500 sq ft.
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