Laurel Residence vs River Park Bangsar South 2026: Price, Layouts & Location — Which Suits You?

Quick answer: Laurel Residence or River Park?

Choose Laurel Residence if you want the lower entry price (from RM 450,000 for 495 sq ft), a partly furnished unit about 100 m from Nexus and 120 m from the 6-acre park, and the lowest monthly fee of the two, RM 0.33 psf including sinking fund. Choose River Park if you want the lower price per square foot (from about RM 799), larger 2- and 3-bedroom homes of 812 to 1,180 sq ft with two car parks or more, and a 300 m walkway to Angkasapuri KTM.

Side by side (checked, updated September 2026)

Location: how they differ

The two are about 1.1 km apart in a straight line. Laurel is on Jalan Kerinchi in Bangsar South: Nexus is about 100 m away, the 6-acre park about 120 m, The Sphere about 450 m and KL Gateway Mall about 1.0 km, with the complimentary Bangsar South shuttle bus as well. River Park is on Jalan Pantai Dalam with its own rail link, Angkasapuri KTM, about 300 m away by a walkway, and direct access from the Federal Highway and the NPE. From River Park, The Sphere is about 2.0 km and Mid Valley City about 3.7 km, so its nearest mall is a drive, while Nexus is a walk from Laurel.

Layouts compared size for size

Neither review lists a price for each layout; ask for the current price lists. Entry prices: Laurel from RM 450,000, River Park from RM 604,000. The one layout price the Laurel review gives is its upper figure of RM 899,300 for 903 sq ft.

In the 810 to 860 sq ft band, Laurel gives you three bedrooms where River Park gives you two bedrooms and two bathrooms.

Price per square foot and monthly cost

River Park starts from about RM 799 per square foot and Laurel from about RM 909, so River Park is the cheaper of the two per square foot at the entry level. Both fees include the sinking fund, and they are close: RM 0.33 psf at Laurel and RM 0.352 psf at River Park. For comparable units (maintenance fee only):

Quit rent and assessment tax come on top at both.

What nearby homes sell and rent for

Around Laurel, the references are South Link (about 0.4 km), where 495 sq ft units sold at about RM 980 to 1,070 psf and 592 sq ft units at about RM 900 to 1,010 psf in 2024 to 2026, and The Goodwood Residence next door (about 0.15 km), where 969 sq ft units sold at RM 820,000 to 915,000. Laurel's own recorded sales, likely the developer's first sales being registered, were RM 604,000 for 495 sq ft and RM 525,000 to 560,000 for 592 sq ft. Around River Park, the references are Tria Seputeh (about 0.4 km), at about RM 1,020 to 1,310 psf for 764 sq ft and about RM 910 to 1,120 psf for 958 to 1,001 sq ft, and The Goodwood Residence (about 1.2 km), where 1,206 sq ft units sold at RM 1.03 to 1.18 million, the nearest match for River Park's 1,180 sq ft Type B. Both projects' starting prices per square foot sit below their references.

Asking rents are what owners are listing for, not signed leases, so treat them as a ceiling.

My view: who should pick which

These two suit different stages of life. Laurel is the lower-priced way into Bangsar South: you can start at RM 450,000, the unit comes partly furnished, and Nexus, the 6-acre park and the shuttle bus are at your door, with the lowest monthly fee of the two. The trade-offs are density, with 1,260 homes on 2.1 acres and 15 units per floor in each tower, one floating car park per unit, and two-bedroom layouts with a single bathroom. River Park is the family condominium: every home is at least 812 sq ft with two bathrooms, there are two car parks or more, a residential title under the Housing Development Act, and the price per square foot starts lower. The trade-offs are that Mid Valley and the LRT are a drive or shuttle ride rather than a walk, half the homes have no balcony, and the largest home is 1,180 sq ft.

Pick Laurel Residence if…

• you want the lower entry price, from RM 450,000 for 495 sq ft;
• you are buying your first home, or want three bedrooms under RM 900,000;
• you work in Bangsar South and want Nexus and the 6-acre park at your door;
• you want a partly furnished handover and the lowest monthly fee, RM 0.33 psf.

Pick River Park if…

• you want the lower price per square foot, from about RM 799;
• you need 2 bathrooms in every layout, or a three-bedroom of 1,180 sq ft;
• you have two cars and want two car parks with the unit;
• you commute by KTM, with Angkasapuri KTM about 300 m away.

Read the full reviews

• Laurel Residence review
• River Park Bangsar South review
• Project pages: Laurel Residence and River Park

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