Levia Residence vs AKASA: Price, Size & Which to Pick

Quick answer: Levia Residence or AKASA Cheras South?

These two are not neighbours: they are about 14.3 km apart in a straight line, so decide first which area you want to live in. Choose Levia Residence if you want a new condominium in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, where every unit on sale has at least three bedrooms and 2 to 4 car parks, at about 165 homes per acre, and you can wait for completion, expected in Q4 2027. Choose AKASA Cheras South if you want a home that is already built and can be inspected today, a lower price per square foot (about RM 672), larger layouts up to 2,048 sq ft including a dual-key unit, and a facility deck of about 150,000 sq ft.

Side by side (checked, updated October 2026)

Location: how they differ

The two are about 14.3 km apart in a straight line. They are not neighbours and do not share the same shops, schools or stations, so this is a choice between two areas as much as two buildings. Levia is in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, near Taman Cheras and Pandan Perdana: 1 Shamelin Mall is about 1.3 km away, Pantai Hospital Cheras about 2.1 km and Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) about 9.8 km. Its nearest running MRT stations are about 2.3 to 2.8 km away, the closer MRT3 stations are still planned, and a daily shuttle runs to Maluri MRT, AEON Maluri, Sunway Velocity, MyTOWN and TRX. AKASA is on Jalan Balakong in Cheras South, Selangor, reached by the SILK Highway and the Cheras–Kajang Highway, with AEON Cheras Selatan Shopping Centre, Econsave Balakong and Columbia Asia Hospital Cheras nearby. Three Kajang-line MRT stations are each about 2 km away, and a shuttle service runs to nearby MRT and KTM stations and The Mines.

Layouts compared size for size

Neither review gives a price for each type; ask for the current list. The pairs below match by size.

AKASA units come with 2 to 3 car parks. Entry prices: Levia from RM 684,000; AKASA from RM 555,888.

Price per square foot and monthly cost

AKASA is about RM 672 per square foot; Levia starts from about RM 730, so AKASA is the cheaper of the two per square foot, and it is a finished building against one expected in Q4 2027. The fee rate looks the same but is quoted differently: Levia's estimated RM 0.33 psf already includes the sinking fund, while AKASA's about RM 0.33 psf has a 10% sinking fund on top, about RM 0.363 in total. The table below includes the sinking fund on both sides (maintenance fee and sinking fund only):

Quit rent and assessment tax come on top at both.

What nearby homes sell and rent for

Around Levia, the references are Arte Cheras, a completed serviced apartment about 1.3 km away, where 868 to 1,013 sq ft units were recorded at RM 418,000 to 580,000, about RM 460 to 600 psf, in 2024 to 2026, and Shamelin Star Residence, about 1.8 km away, at RM 514,000 to 730,000, about RM 590 to 600 psf, for 850 to 1,227 sq ft. Levia's starting figure of about RM 730 per square foot is well above both; they are serviced apartments, while Levia is a new condominium. For AKASA, which is in Selangor, the review has no recorded-sale rows, and asking rents are thin: it found no current asking rents for the closer reference, Green Suria @ Bandar Tun Hussein Onn, and nothing comparable for the 2,000 sq ft and larger layouts. The only reference is Jadite Suites, a completed serviced residence about 3.5 km away in a straight line, so treat it as a rough guide only.

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

My view: who should pick which

Both are family products, but in different places and at different stages. Levia is the one I would point to for a new home in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur: every unit on sale has at least three bedrooms, the two larger types have a second master bedroom for multi-generation living, parking is generous at 2 to 4 car parks, and 778 homes on 4.71 acres is roomy for a Kuala Lumpur high-rise. What I would weigh is the price, from about RM 730 per square foot against cheaper resale records nearby, and the train, which is a drive or a shuttle ride away until the MRT3 line arrives. AKASA's main difference is that it is already built: it was completed in 2021, so the facilities, the views and the finishes are there to inspect. It costs less per square foot, the layouts go up to 2,048 sq ft and there is a dual-key unit. The trade-offs are 22 units a floor in Tower A, 998 homes in all and MRT stations about 2 km away.

Pick Levia Residence if…

• you want to live in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, and drive or use the MRR2;
• you need three or four bedrooms with two or more car parks;
• you want a second master bedroom for a multi-generation household;
• you can wait for completion, expected in Q4 2027.

Pick AKASA Cheras South if…

• you want a completed home you can inspect today;
• you want the lower price per square foot, about RM 672;
• you need a large layout up to 2,048 sq ft, or a 1,500 sq ft dual-key unit for parents or an adult child;
• you want a resort-style facility deck of about 150,000 sq ft with a sandy beach pool.

Read the full reviews

• Levia Residence review
• AKASA Cheras South review
• Project pages: Levia Residence and AKASA Cheras South

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