Armani Residence @ Kampung Baru (Residensi Armani Kg Baru 1) is a freehold serviced-residence development in the Chow Kit / Kampung Baru pocket of Kuala Lumpur's city centre, by Armani Group. Priced from RM424,800, the 387-unit scheme is a rare sub-RM500,000 freehold entry point inside the KL core.
Connectivity & Location
Monorail Medan Tuanku (MR9) is 414m straight-line, with LRT Sultan Ismail (AG5 / SP5) 596m, LRT Dang Wangi (KJ12) 768m and KTM Putra (KA04) 974m straight-line — a genuinely rail-rich, walk-to-multiple-lines position, backed by a DBKL 400m TOD ring and a 10% monorail incentive. Quill City Mall is 348m, Laman Sultan Ismail 403m and Queen's College 142m straight-line. DBKL zones the pocket city-centre commercial (CCC, plot ratio 10), so expect ongoing high-density change.
Layouts & Living
Units run 472 to 900 sqft across 1 to 3 bedrooms — from compact city studios to small-family cuts. The card lists it as completing 2027 while also marking status "Completion", so confirm the true build stage and VP date directly. Maintenance is quoted at RM0.44 psf including the sinking fund.
The Sifu View
Armani Residence's honest appeal is price-and-position: a freehold city-core home from RM424,800 — far below the RM928,600 median across the 8 City Centre projects on this site — with multiple rail lines within walking distance (indicatively around RM1,762/month; 90% loan, 35 years, ~4.3% p.a.; your figure varies). Buy it for an affordable own-stay or city rental. But go in clear-eyed: Chow Kit is a dense, gritty inner-city pocket that suits some buyers and not others (view it day and night yourself), the conflicting status/completion data means you must verify the timeline, and the developer is a smaller private group — so check its delivery record before committing.
Key Features
| Type | Size (sf) | Price (psf) | Sale Price (RM) | Bed | Bath | Carpark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type A&A(M) | 900sf | RM825psf | RM743,000 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Type B&B(M) | 793sf | RM793psf | RM666,500 | 3 | 2 | - | |
| Type C | 772sf | RM850psf | RM656,200 | 2 | 2 | - | |
| Type D&D(M) | 496sf | RM900psf | RM446,400 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Type E | 472sf | RM900psf | RM424,800 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Type | Size (sf) | Price (psf) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type A&A(M) | 900sf | RM825psf | |
| Type B&B(M) | 793sf | RM793psf | |
| Type C | 772sf | RM850psf | |
| Type D&D(M) | 496sf | RM900psf | |
| Type E | 472sf | RM900psf |