Centrix The Station vs Phoeniz Suites 2026: Price, Layouts & Location — Which Suits You?

Quick answer: Centrix The Station or Phoeniz Suites?

Choose Centrix The Station if you want to live directly above an LRT station, want layouts up to 3 bedrooms and 1,193 sq ft, and want the lower price per square foot (about RM 1,600 to 1,850 gross) and a much lower monthly fee (RM 0.44 psf against RM 1.21). Choose Phoeniz Suites if you are buying a furnished short-stay (Airbnb) investment in a smaller building of 394 suites, with a Mana Mana Hospitality package, and want an entry unit that clears the RM 1 million foreign-buyer threshold.

Side by side (checked, updated September 2026)

Location: how they differ

Centrix and Phoeniz Suites are about 1.7 km apart in a straight line. Centrix sits on the Jalan Ampang side of the city centre, above Dang Wangi LRT, with Bukit Nanas monorail about 380 m and Medan Tuanku monorail about 400 m away; Quill City Mall is about 390 m, and the Malaysian Institute of Art's City Campus about 120 m. Phoeniz Suites is in the Golden Triangle, about 350 m from Ampang Park MRT and about 560 m from the Kelana Jaya line stations, with Suria KLCC about 800 m and KLCC Park about 910 m away. Both are near the Kelana Jaya line: Centrix is above Dang Wangi station, and Phoeniz is about 560 m from the Ampang Park and KLCC LRT stations on that line.

Layouts compared size for size

Neither review gives a price for each type, so ask for the price list by type. Phoeniz's range is RM 1,016,400 to RM 1,421,600. Centrix's entry units below RM 1,000,000 are not open to foreign buyers in Kuala Lumpur; Phoeniz's entry unit clears that threshold.

Price per square foot and monthly cost

Centrix is about RM 1,600 to 1,850 psf gross; Phoeniz is about RM 2,100 psf. The monthly fee is where they differ most: RM 0.44 psf at Centrix, RM 1.21 psf at Phoeniz.

These are the maintenance fee only. At Phoeniz, EXSIM will subsidise up to RM 0.33 psf for two years; confirm the exact figure and period in writing.

What nearby homes sell and rent for

For Centrix, the references are Sky Suites @ KLCC (about 0.85 km) and Quill Residences (about 0.42 km). In 2024 to 2026, Sky Suites @ KLCC's 549 to 689 sq ft units recorded 6 sales at about RM 1,020 to 1,530 psf and its 797 to 883 sq ft units 10 sales at about RM 1,110 to 1,450 psf; Quill Residences' 667 to 775 sq ft units recorded 8 sales at about RM 1,290 to 2,450 psf, a wide range. Asking rents are RM 3,400 to 4,000 for a 649 to 710 sq ft Sky Suites unit and RM 2,900 to 4,100 for a 667 to 738 sq ft Quill Residences unit. There is no like-for-like recorded sale for Centrix's 900 to 1,193 sq ft units.

For Phoeniz, the references are Star Residences (about 0.4 km) and Sky Suites @ KLCC (about 1.1 km). Star Residences' 624 to 678 sq ft units recorded 11 sales at about RM 1,470 to 2,160 psf (median about RM 1,620). Asking rents are RM 3,900 for a 625 sq ft Star Residences unit and RM 4,100 to 4,500 for 710 to 722 sq ft.

Both launch prices sit above what Sky Suites @ KLCC actually sold for, size for size; Phoeniz sits near the top of the Star Residences range. Asking rents are what owners are listing for, not signed leases, so treat them as a ceiling. For Phoeniz, which I read as a short-stay investment, these long-let rents are the fallback if short-stay letting does not work out; I have no recorded short-stay income to show.

My view: who should pick which

These two answer different questions. Centrix is a transit building for living in or for a liquid city-centre asset: it is built above Dang Wangi LRT, it goes up to 3 bedrooms, and it is the cheaper of the two per square foot with a monthly fee of RM 0.44 psf against RM 1.21. What it gives up is exclusivity: 857 units with up to 21 homes per floor is a busy tower. Phoeniz Suites I look at as an Airbnb investment, not a home: furnished, with a Mana Mana Hospitality package, in a building of only 394 suites. It costs more per square foot and carries a RM 1.21 psf fee, and its 60-month build after the APDL is likely the longer wait. If you want a home above the train, it is Centrix; if you want a managed short-stay unit in a small tower, it is Phoeniz.

Pick Centrix The Station if…

• you want to live directly above an LRT station and work in the city centre;
• you need 2 or 3 bedrooms, or a large dual key of 891 to 1,039 sq ft;
• a low monthly fee matters to you (RM 0.44 psf);
• you want the lower price per square foot (about RM 1,600 to 1,850 gross).

Pick Phoeniz Suites if…

• you are buying a furnished short-stay (Airbnb) investment with a Mana Mana Hospitality package;
• you prefer a smaller building: 394 suites, 6 to 10 per floor;
• you are a foreign buyer who needs a unit above the RM 1 million threshold without overbuying;
• a RM 1.21 psf monthly fee and a wait of about 60 months after the APDL fit your numbers.

Read the full reviews

• Centrix The Station review
• Phoeniz Suites review
• Project pages: Centrix The Station and Phoeniz Suites

WhatsApp Shyan Yee (REN 46305, IQI Realty) at +60 17-279 8932 for price lists and viewings of both.