When it comes to prestige, 10 Mont’Kiara (MK10) proudly rises to the challenge. Developed by veteran property developer Sunrise Berhad, the iconic luxury residential condominium takes inspiration from one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, with vertical garden trellises and aqueduct-like water features.

MK10 was completed in early December and the hand over process to owners has started. Built on 7.346 acres, the luxury condominium comprises of two blocks of 43-storey tower housing 332 units of which four of them are penthouse units. Built-up sizes of the condominium units begin from 3,478 sq ft. A low density development of only 45 units to an acre, residents of MK10 also get to enjoy state-of-the-art security including hand scanners to private lift lobbies. Some of the units offer unrestricted views of the Petronas Twin Towers, new palace, high court and the Mont’Kiara urbanscape.

On a recent media tour of MK10, Raymond Cheah, Sunrise assistant manager of development and project director of the project said that RM2.5 million was spent on landscaping alone and its plants are all carefully picked to fit the environment. Approximately 60 percent of the site area are open, green areas.

Cheah shared that Sunrise always believes in giving back value to the owners and this had resulted in MK10 being constructed a highrise to free up more ground space despite it being a higher cost to build a tall building as opposed to a lower one. He gave an example that instead of one block of 10 stories, Sunrise does one block of forty stories which eliminates the need to build four blocks to offer the same amount of units. For MK10, this decision to build high gives a higher green ratio per tower, which according to Cheah, gives back to owners as they have more common recreational space.

Hints of luxury hotel design are evident throughout MK10. Right from a grand arrival plaza to its grand high ceilinged lobbies inside the premises, both residents and visitors at MK10 might forget that they are just a short drive away from the hustle and bustle of the city central. There is even a welcoming concierge at the entrance to the residences.

MK10’s residents are treated to extravagant clubhouse facilities. There is a heated swimming pool with a sunken bar, infinity pool, tennis courts, jogging route, reflexology path, putting green, yoga terrace, book club and even a croquet lawn. Residents can also entertain guests at an air-conditioned private dining area with an equipped kitchen and a bar with a view that overlooks the vertical gardens of MK10.

Cheah said that about 60 percent of MK10 buyers are local and most of them buy to stay. When MK10 was launched back in 2006, the units commanded an average price of RM550 per sq ft. Today, Cheah said that the luxury residences can fetch about RM750 per sq ft on the secondary market. He added that the rental rates in the market go from RM12,000 to RM15,000, while those with superior views can even hit RM20,000.

Sunrise Berhad is a premier developer of Mont’Kiara. Prior to the media tour of MK10, the property developer help a soft launch of their latest project MK28 which is also located in Mont’Kiara.