Johor Bahru condos near the RTS Link 2026: the top 10 projects, scored

Area

Jalan Senyum, Wadi Hana, Johor

Type

Serviced apartments, twin-block tower

Tenure

Freehold

Units

1,257 · 48 storeys (Utusan, 2024); 46 residential levels (EdgeProp, 2026)

Built-up

424–1,167 sq ft

From

RM 513,000 (Oct 2024)

Completion

Not published by the developer (about four years of works from October 2024, per the developer in 2024)

Status

Under construction · selling

Nearest rail

JB Sentral (KTM ETS and Shuttle Tebrau) · 1.5 km

A freehold twin-block tower of 1,257 serviced apartments on Jalan Senyum, north of the city centre, by a Johor developer listed since 1997. The developer puts it about 1 km from the Bukit Chagar RTS station, a 15-minute walk; our straight-line measure is 1.1 km. JB Sentral, the nearest operating station, is just under 1.5 km away.

• Distance to Bukit Chagar RTS station (not yet open): 1.1 km in a straight line.
• Our measure to JB Sentral is 1,498 m, just inside the 1.5 km limit for 1 rail point; it is taken from the middle of the site as mapped in OpenStreetMap.
• Price range reported at the 2024 groundbreaking: RM 513,000 to RM 1.5 million, in 10 layouts of 424 to 1,167 sq ft. A marketing site appointed by the developer shows "from RM 512,000" in October 2026.
• 40% of units are Bumiputera lots (Utusan, 2024).
• The builder is Kimlun Corporation Bhd (developer statement, 19 Oct 2026).
• Foreign buyers: the Johor minimum is RM 1 million per unit, so most units fall below it unless the developer obtains a state waiver. Foreign purchases also pay the Johor state levy (3%, minimum RM 30,000).

Area

Jalan Kuning, Taman Pelangi, Johor

Type

Serviced residences with retail podium

Tenure

Freehold

Built-up

403–835 sq ft

From

RM 390,000 (Oct 2026)

Completion

Not published by the developer

Status

Phase 1 Tower A about 90% taken up (Aug 2025) · phase 2 due 4Q 2026

Nearest rail

JB Sentral (KTM ETS and Shuttle Tebrau) · 2.1 km

Green rating

GreenRE certification listed by the developer (level not published)

Mah Sing's first M Grand project in Johor: freehold serviced residences on 5.99 acres in Taman Pelangi, studio to three bedrooms, bought from S P Setia in 2024. Mah Sing puts it about 3 km from Bukit Chagar by road; in a straight line it is 1.9 km from the RTS station and 2.1 km from JB Sentral, too far for rail points.

• Distance to Bukit Chagar RTS station (not yet open): 1.9 km in a straight line.
• Gross development value: about RM 1.5 billion (The Star, Dec 2024). Land bought for RM 156.8 million.
• Phase 1, Tower A: 843 serviced apartments, about 90% taken up over the launch weekend (Bernama, Aug 2025). Phase 2 is priced from RM 334,000 (The Edge, Sept 2026).
• Sizes: 403 to 835 sq ft according to iProperty; the developer's page shows 496, 624 and 835 sq ft layouts. Total unit count not published.
• The developer runs a shuttle bus to the Johor CIQ. Foreign buyers: below RM 1 million a state waiver is needed; levy of 3% (minimum RM 30,000) applies.

Area

Coronation Square, Jalan Wong Ah Fook, Johor

Type

Serviced apartments in a mixed development

Tenure

Not confirmed

Units

539

Built-up

280–1,230 sq ft

From

RM 450,000 (Oct 2026)

Completion

Not published by the developer (agent listings say 2028)

Status

Launched November 2025 · about 60% sold (4Q 2025)

Nearest rail

JB Sentral (KTM ETS and Shuttle Tebrau) · 500 m

Two serviced-apartment towers in Coronation Square, the RM 5 billion mixed development beside the city centre's malls. The developer quotes a covered walkway of 210 m to the Bukit Chagar RTS station and 250 m to JB Sentral; our straight-line measure from the Coronation Square construction site in OpenStreetMap is about 500 m to JB Sentral. Layouts run from a 280 sq ft studio to a 1,230 sq ft duplex.

• Distance to Bukit Chagar RTS station (not yet open): about 370 m in a straight line from the mapped site; the developer says 210 m on foot.
• Developer prices (Oct 2026): studio from RM 450,000, 1+1 from RM 700,000, 2+1 from RM 1 million, 3+1 duplex from RM 1.7 million. The Edge reported a starting price of RM 476,000 at launch.
• Tenure: the earlier tower in the same development, The Coronade Residences, sits on a freehold parcel (The Edge, 2023). Neither the developer nor the press states the tenure of the Twins, so we score it 0.
• Only the 2+1 and larger layouts are priced at RM 1 million or more, the usual Johor minimum for foreign buyers. Foreign purchases pay the state levy of 3% (minimum RM 30,000).
• Our OpenStreetMap point is the Coronation Square construction site; the exact footprint of the Twins could not be mapped (not confirmed).

Area

Jalan Bukit Chagar / Jalan Lingkaran Dalam, Johor

Type

Serviced apartments with 22 retail units

Tenure

Freehold

Units

1,605

Built-up

452–1,646 sq ft

From

RM 584,000 · RM ~1,300 avg psf (psf at launch, Dec 2025; entry price indicative, Oct 2026)

Completion

Not published by the developer (2030 per EdgeProp)

Status

Launched December 2025 · about 70% sold (4Q 2025)

Nearest rail

JB Sentral (KTM ETS and Shuttle Tebrau) · 930 m

The closest project in this list to the Bukit Chagar RTS station: 1,605 freehold serviced apartments on a 1.64-acre site, with dual-key and triple-key layouts. Marketing material says 300 m to the station; our straight-line measure from the middle of the mapped site is about 630 m, and 930 m to JB Sentral.

• Distance to Bukit Chagar RTS station (not yet open): about 630 m in a straight line from the centre of the site.
• The Edge reported an average of about RM 1,300 psf and 70% of units sold at launch. EdgeProp gives indicative prices of RM 584,000 to RM 1.84 million in October 2026.
• Storey count not confirmed: agent listings mention three towers of 57 and 58 storeys (not confirmed).
• CTC Development is described as Singapore-based; it is not listed on Bursa Malaysia.
• Foreign buyers: units under RM 1 million need a state waiver; levy of 3% (minimum RM 30,000).

Area

Taman Pelangi, Johor

Type

Serviced apartments, 3 blocks

Tenure

Freehold

Units

2,743

Built-up

450–865 sq ft

From

RM 426,000 (Dec 2025)

Completion

July 2030 (target)

Status

Launched November 2025 · under construction

Nearest rail

JB Sentral (KTM ETS and Shuttle Tebrau) · 2.2 km

Green rating

GreenRE Bronze (reported)

Maxim Global's first project outside the Klang Valley: 2,743 freehold serviced apartments in three blocks on 6.5 acres in Taman Pelangi, worth RM 1.7 billion. The developer markets it as transit-oriented; it is 3 km from Bukit Chagar by road and 1.9 km in a straight line, and 2.2 km from JB Sentral.

• Distance to Bukit Chagar RTS station (not yet open): 1.9 km in a straight line.
• Launch prices (The Edge, 4Q2025): from RM 426,000 for 450 sq ft, RM 617,000 for 660 sq ft and RM 816,000 for 865 sq ft.
• Main contract of RM 742.9 million awarded to Binastra Builders in 2026 for a 72-storey, three-tower scheme (The Sun, page not opened) (not confirmed).
• Our map point is an OpenStreetMap construction site named "The Address" in Taman Pelangi (not confirmed).
• All published launch prices are below RM 1 million: foreign buyers would need a state waiver; levy of 3% (minimum RM 30,000).

Area

One Bukit Senyum, Jalan Tebrau, Johor

Type

Serviced residences, single tower

Tenure

Freehold

Units

618 · 68 storeys (260 m)

Built-up

797–1,700 sq ft

From

RM 1,300–1,500 psf (May 2025)

Completion

2030 (target)

Status

Construction started May 2025 · sales launch date not published

Nearest rail

JB Sentral (KTM ETS and Shuttle Tebrau) · 1.2 km

A 68-storey freehold tower of 618 larger serviced residences, phase 3 of One Bukit Senyum next to The Astaka. It is 840 m from the Bukit Chagar RTS station and 1.2 km from JB Sentral in a straight line. The press reported prices of RM 1,300 to RM 1,500 psf when construction started.

• Distance to Bukit Chagar RTS station (not yet open): about 840 m in a straight line.
• Gross development value: RM 800 million (May 2025), up from RM 600 million when the joint venture was formed in July 2024.
• Ownership: Astaka Capital (51% Astaka Holdings, listed in Singapore, 49% Seaview Holdings) forms the project company with Kii Amber, a unit of Kimlun Corp Bhd (Bursa). Kimlun's stake is not published, so we do not count the developer as Bursa-listed.
• At RM 1,300 psf, the smallest 797 sq ft unit would be above RM 1 million, the usual Johor minimum for foreign buyers [calculation by SIM, not a price list].
• No developer price list or sales figure found (not confirmed).

Area

Danga Bay, Johor

Type

Serviced apartments, phase 1 of 4 towers

Tenure

Freehold

Units

1,274 · Towers of 36 floors (whole project)

Built-up

453–984 sq ft

From

Not published by the developer

Completion

Not published by the developer

Status

Phase 1 selling

Nearest rail

JB Sentral (KTM ETS and Shuttle Tebrau) · 5.3 km

Green rating

Targets GreenRE Gold (developer)

The first phase of Paragon Globe's 2,552-unit serviced-apartment scheme on two freehold parcels in Danga Bay, built under a development-rights deal with Tropicana. It is the furthest project in this list: about 4.9 km from Bukit Chagar and 5.3 km from JB Sentral in a straight line, served by shuttles rather than rail.

• Distance to Bukit Chagar RTS station (not yet open): about 4.9 km in a straight line, measured to the Tropicana Danga Bay area in OpenStreetMap; the exact site is not mapped (not confirmed).
• Whole project: 2,552 units in four towers of 36 floors on 7.13 acres, GDV RM 1.49 billion (The Edge, Aug 2024).
• Paragon Globe publishes no price; agent listings start around RM 400,000 for 453 sq ft, so we show none.
• Danga Bay is not Medini: the Johor RM 1 million minimum for foreign buyers applies, with the state levy of 3% (minimum RM 30,000).

Area

JB city centre, next to the CIQ, Johor

Type

Serviced suites, 4 towers over a retail podium

Tenure

Not confirmed

Units

4,525 · 63 storeys

From

Not published by the developer

Completion

34 months from the start of works (start date not announced)

Status

Selling · main contract awarded January 2026

Nearest rail

JB Sentral (KTM ETS and Shuttle Tebrau) · 460 m

The largest project in this list: 4,525 serviced suites in four 63-storey towers, to be built in five phases beside the JB CIQ. It is about 460 m from JB Sentral and 840 m from the Bukit Chagar RTS station in a straight line. Tenure and prices come only from agent listings, which is why it scores low.

• Distance to Bukit Chagar RTS station (not yet open): about 840 m in a straight line.
• Binastra won RM 1.2 billion of main building and infrastructure works (Bursa filing, 16 Jan 2026).
• Agent listings describe the land as freehold under a commercial title and quote prices from about RM 580,300; neither is confirmed by EXSIM or the press.
• EXSIM is a private group, not listed on Bursa Malaysia.

Area

Tanjung Puteri waterfront, Johor

Type

Serviced apartments

Tenure

Not confirmed

Units

4,385

Built-up

313–1,555 sq ft

From

RM ~1,000 avg psf (estimate, Dec 2024)

Completion

Not published by the developer

Status

Selling

Nearest rail

JB Sentral (KTM ETS and Shuttle Tebrau) · 1.1 km

The third phase of R&F's 116-acre reclaimed waterfront township east of the Causeway, with 4,385 serviced apartments. The Edge put the expected average price at RM 1,000 psf. A covered bridge of about 650 m leads to the JB CIQ; JB Sentral is about 1.1 km away in a straight line.

• Distance to Bukit Chagar RTS station (not yet open): about 1.5 km in a straight line, measured to the eastern parcel mapped in OpenStreetMap (not confirmed).
• Earlier phases: phase 1 (3,472 units) handed over in 2017; phase 2 (3,724 units) handed over in stages from April 2024.
• Tenure: agent listings say freehold; we found no developer or press confirmation, so we score it 0.
• R&F's parent is listed in Hong Kong, not on Bursa Malaysia.

Area

Taman Sentosa, Johor

Type

Serviced apartments, 2 towers over a retail podium

Tenure

Freehold

Units

1,623 · 58 and 60 storeys

Built-up

430–968 sq ft

From

Not published by the developer

Completion

Not published by the developer

Status

Launched July 2025 · over 70% taken up (Sept 2025)

Nearest rail

JB Sentral (KTM ETS and Shuttle Tebrau) · 3.6 km

TSLAW Land's first Johor project: two freehold towers with 1,623 serviced apartments on the former Plaza Sentosa site, worth RM 1.152 billion. The developer gives 4 km to the Bukit Chagar RTS station via the Tebrau Highway; in a straight line it is about 3.4 km, and 3.6 km from JB Sentral.

• Distance to Bukit Chagar RTS station (not yet open): about 3.4 km in a straight line, measured to the Taman Sentosa neighbourhood point in OpenStreetMap; the site itself is not mapped (not confirmed).
• The developer did not publish prices. Portals quote from RM 507,000 and RM 1,179–1,219 psf, so we show none.
• TSLAW Land is privately held, not listed on Bursa Malaysia.