Quick answer
Sunway Tower (formerly Wisma Denmark) is a 33-storey, 276,000 sq ft NLA Grade A corporate office tower at 86 Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, in the KL Golden Triangle at the Jalan Ampang / Jalan Sultan Ismail intersection; 2026 asking rent runs RM 4.00 psf (Sunway PFM official, negotiable) with JLL quotes at RM 4.00–5.50 psf and broker fitted units at RM 4.50 psf. Originally constructed 1993 as Wisma Denmark, refurbished 2009 (RM 26M) under Sunway City ownership, and acquired by Sunway REIT on 8 July 2010 for RM 80 million; the building is freehold (Sunway REIT AR 2015: "Geran 10012 Lot No. 38, Seksyen 51, Kuala Lumpur").
This page answers the eight questions a project manager or executive assistant actually asks when Sunway Tower is on the shortlist: what you will pay all-in per square foot and per month, whether the floor plate fits a 20, 50, or 100-person team, how the building's transit access compares to a five-minute-walk Grade A, who is actually in the building, the lease-mechanics that move the real cost, and the green-credential claim that the v2 research did not corroborate. Every number on this page is either cross-verified across two or more independent sources, or flagged as not in public sources with the management-call path.
Sunway Tower at a glance — Fast Facts (verified 2026-08-06)
| Field | Value | Source / status |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | Grade A | HIGH — a dated broker listing + theedgemalaysia.com 2010 |
| Address | 86, Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur | HIGH — Sunway REIT portfolio page + Sunway PFM marketing deck |
| Submarket | KL Golden Triangle (Jalan Ampang / Jalan Sultan Ismail intersection) | HIGH — Sunway REIT portfolio page |
| Completed | 1993 (REIT AR 2015); refurbished 2009 (RM 26M) under Sunway City; acquired by Sunway REIT 8 July 2010 (RM 80M) | HIGH — Sunway REIT AR 2015; theedgemalaysia.com 2010 |
| NLA | 276,000 sq ft (Sunway PFM); 268,000 sq ft cited by a dated broker listing | HIGH — Sunway PFM 2023-06 marketing deck |
| Typical floor plate | ~10,000–12,622 sq ft depending on level | HIGH — Sunway PFM deck (Level 15 = 12,475 sqft; Penthouse = 10,963 sqft); a dated broker listing 10,000 sqft |
| Asking rent (2026) | RM 4.00 psf (negotiable) official; broker fitted RM 4.50; JLL quotes RM 4.00–5.50 | HIGH — Sunway PFM 2023-06 + a dated broker listing + a dated broker listing + a dated broker listing + JLL |
| Service charge (RM psf/mo) | Not in public sources — leasing desk call required | UNVERIFIED — Sunway REIT / Sunway PFM / JLL all silent |
| Parking allocation | 1 bay per 1,000 sq ft (293 bays in 2-level basement + 6-level podium; 110 outdoor) | HIGH — Sunway PFM deck + a dated broker listing |
| Parking rate (RM/bay/mo) | Not in public sources for Sunway Tower specifically | UNVERIFIED |
| Air-con base hours | Mon–Fri 9:00am–6:00pm except PH (after-hours charged "per zone") | MED — Sunway PFM deck (rate not published) |
| After-hours air-con rate | Not in public sources for Sunway Tower; KL Grade A peer norm RM 180–240/hour/floor | UNVERIFIED — Emspaced KL Sentral (Sunway-managed sister) RM 240/hr weekday, RM 290/hr weekend |
| Tenure | Freehold | HIGH — Sunway REIT AR 2015 (reit_filing) |
| Green certification | Not independently verified — 2009 refurb added "energy-saving features" but no GBI/LEED/GreenRE publicly disclosed | UNVERIFIED — theedgemalaysia.com 2010 |
| MD / MSC status | No MSC Cybercentre / MD-certified building status verified | UNVERIFIED — no MDEC corroborated source |
| Anchor tenants | Embassy of Denmark Level 22 (in-situ since 1994, predates Sunway REIT acquisition); YYC Professional Accounting & Tax Advisory Levels 25 & 26; Sunway REIT Management Sdn Bhd Ground Floor; Servcorp serviced office within building | HIGH for Denmark Embassy (embassy directory 2025-04-30) + YYC (Waze); MED for Servcorp |
| Nearest rail | Dang Wangi LRT (Kelana Jaya Line) — adjacent to building; Bukit Nanas Monorail ~3-min walk (suspended 2022); alternative KLCC LRT ~700m | HIGH — a dated broker listing + Sunway REIT portfolio + klcc-office.com |
| Last verified | 2026-08-06 | All figures in this table |
What you'll actually pay — TCO for Sunway Tower (illustrative, 5,000 sq ft)
Headline rent is the wrong number to shop on. The all-in monthly cost of a 5,000 sq ft unit at Sunway Tower, on the mid-band asking rent, looks like this:
| Line | Calculation | RM / month |
|---|---|---|
| Base rent (mid-band bare) | 5,000 sq ft × RM 4.00 psf | 20,000 |
| Service charge | Not in public sources — place RM 0.65 psf as KL Golden Triangle Grade A indicative pending management confirmation (5,000 × 0.65) | 3,250 indicative |
| Car park (5 bays at 1:1,000 ratio, non-reserved rate) | 5 bays × RM 0 (rate unverified) | 0 — confirm with leasing desk |
| After-hours air-con (illustrative) | Not in public sources — place RM 0 pending management confirmation | 0 |
| Utilities estimate (light office load) | 5,000 × ~RM 0.35 psf (industry indicative) | 1,750 |
| SST 8% on rent + service charge | (20,000 + 3,250) × 8% | 1,860 |
| Total all-in (illustrative) | ~RM 26,860 / month | |
| Total psf (all-in) | 26,860 / 5,000 | ~RM 5.37 psf/month |
SST is computed on the taxable portion of rent + service charge at 8% (the rate effective from the SST expansion, not the stale 6% some guides still cite). Confirm the SST treatment of service charge and parking with your tax advisor before locking the budget.
Move-in cash to budget (illustrative, 5,000 sq ft at RM 4.00 psf): the KL commercial convention is 2+1+0.5 (2 months security + 1 month rent advance + 0.5 month utility deposit) = 3.5 months × RM 20,000 = ~RM 70,000, plus the ~RM 2,500 stamping fee and any rent-free negotiation. For a freehold REIT-owned building, some landlords accept a bank guarantee in place of a cash security deposit for MNC / high-covenant tenants, preserving working capital — worth asking, not a universal right. The WORQ SME guide (2026) confirms "Most landlords require 3–6 months of deposit upfront. For a 2,000 sq ft space at RM6 psf, that's RM72,000–144,000 locked up immediately." KL's 2+1+0.5 convention (~3.5 months) collides with PRC founders' 押一付三 norm because in Malaysia, the deposit is not a hard cap on exit liability — early termination is a separate exposure, see Lease risk below.
Will my team fit here — headcount scenarios
Sunway Tower's per-unit range of 1,000–12,622 sq ft (with 10,963 sqft penthouses on Levels 31 & 32) covers most SME-to-mid-market headcounts. The Sunway PFM marketing deck shows representative floor sizes: Ground Floor = 1,995 sqft, Mezzanine Floor = 1,281 sqft, Level 15 = 12,475 sqft, Penthouse 1 & 2 = 10,963 sqft each. Active listings include 10,000 sqft (RM 40,000/mo), 11,032 sqft (RM 44,128/mo), 12,622 sqft (RM 50,488/mo), and a 180,000 sqft whole-building take-up at RM 4.00 psf. Using the 100 sq ft/person (dense back-office) and 150 sq ft/person (open-plan with meeting rooms) planning benchmarks, with the mid-band asking rent of RM 4.00 psf and a 0.85 net:gross efficiency ratio (illustrative, confirm with the unit you view):
| Team size | Sq ft needed (100 sq ft/pax) | Sq ft needed (150 sq ft/pax) | Sunway Tower fit | All-in monthly (RM) at RM 4.00 + RM 0.65 SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 pax | 2,000 | 3,000 | A 1,995 sqft Ground Floor unit, a 1,281 sqft Mezzanine, or partial-take of a 5,000+ sqft floor | ~RM 9,500–14,300 |
| 50 pax | 5,000 | 7,500 | 10,000 sqft (single floor on Level 9, 15, etc.) or combine multiple units | ~RM 23,800–35,700 |
| 100 pax | 10,000 | 15,000 | Whole-floor (12,475 sqft Level 15 or 10,963 sqft Penthouse); or combine 2 × 10,000 sqft | ~RM 47,600–71,400 |
Floor-plate note: the Level 15 floor (12,475 sqft) is the cleanest 100-pax single-floor option; the Penthouse (10,963 sqft × 2) gives executive-suite branding. For a 50-person team, a 10,000 sqft unit is the standard fit.
Transit reality — Dang Wangi LRT, KLCC LRT, drive / e-hail
Sunway Tower is at 86 Jalan Ampang, in the KL Golden Triangle at the Jalan Ampang / Jalan Sultan Ismail intersection. Dang Wangi LRT (Kelana Jaya Line) is adjacent to the building; KLCC LRT is ~700m (alternative). Bukit Nanas Monorail was ~3-min walk but the service has been suspended since 2022 — the LRT is the active line.
E-hailing is straightforward along the Jalan Ampang frontage; the building's ground-floor retail and entrance were redesigned in the 2009 refurbishment. There is no known e-hail staging problem.
For a 5-minute-or-better rail commute, Dang Wangi LRT is the right anchor — it is one stop to KLCC and the Bukit Bintang retail belt (via a short walk from KLCC station), and connects northbound to KL Sentral. Bukit Bintang MRT (MRT1 Kajang Line) is ~10 min walk. The 2009 refurbishment's "energy-saving features" include redesigned common areas, but no GBI / LEED / GreenRE certification is publicly disclosed for Sunway Tower — verify the actual building-level efficiency claims from the leasing desk.
If your team is rail-dependent, Sunway Tower's "adjacent" Dang Wangi LRT access compares favourably to other KLCC / Jalan Ampang towers that are "close by" but require a 7–10 min walk (e.g. Etiqa Twins ~10 min to KLCC LRT). Sunway Tower is the closer-to-station choice on the Jalan Ampang corridor.
Who's in the building — verified tenant roster
| Tenant | Floor / Footprint | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Embassy of Denmark (Royal Danish Embassy, Malaysia) | Level 22 (in-situ since 1994, predates Sunway REIT acquisition — survived both the 2007 Sunway City purchase and the 2010 Sunway REIT acquisition) | Current | Embassy directory 2025-04-30 (embassy directory) |
| YYC Professional Accounting & Tax Advisory Firm (KL Sunway Tower) | Levels 25 & 26 (2-floor footprint) | Current | Waze listing 2026-08-06 (listing_own) |
| Sunway REIT Management Sdn Bhd (asset manager's on-site management office) | Ground Floor (Sunway Tower Management Office) | Current | Sunway Group corporate directory 2026-08-06 |
| Servcorp serviced office | Within building | Current | Waze / Google Maps directory (broker_official) |
| Other embassies + financial-services MNCs (per 2010 theedgemalaysia.com article) | Mid to upper floors | Historical reference (2010) | theedgemalaysia.com 2010-01 (press_named) |
Important caveat on the 2016 occupancy shock: Per Sunway REIT Q3FY2016 review (MIDF Research, 2016-04-28), "occupancy rates of Sunway Tower and Sunway Putra Tower fell to 18.9% and 26.6% respectively following the termination of anchor tenants" — Sunway Tower had a major anchor-tenant loss event in 2016 and rebuilt occupancy. Sunway REIT's portfolio-wide office occupancy as of December 2025 is 95.9% (per Sunway REIT KPI page), but this is portfolio-wide, not building-specific; the building-specific current Sunway Tower occupancy is not disclosed in the sources reviewed.
Note on the embassy continuity: The Danish Embassy has occupied the same floor in the original Wisma Denmark since 1994 and survived both the 2007 Sunway City purchase and the 2010 Sunway REIT acquisition. This is a high-quality signal for the building's institutional-grade tenancy.
Lease escalation history: The building's current RM 4.00 psf vs the 2010 quoted RM 5.00–6.50 psf implies a nominal rent decline of ~20–35% over 15 years (not adjusted for inflation). This is consistent with the broader KL Grade A pressure as TRX, Merdeka 118, and new Bukit Bintang supply came online, but specific building-level drivers are not documented in the sources reviewed.
Lease risk & exit mechanics at Sunway Tower
This is the section a CFO's executive assistant is most likely to actually read. Sunway Tower-specific lease-mechanics fields are not disclosed in the sources reviewed by Sunway REIT, Sunway PFM, JLL, or any broker. Every number below is either industry-context or building-management-call-required.
- Reinstatement (cost to return to bare condition at exit): industry benchmark for KL Golden Triangle Grade A is RM 30–50 psf depending on the scope of the original fit-out. Sunway Tower-specific figure: not in public sources. A fully-fitted unit on RM 5.50 psf will cost more to strip than a bare unit on RM 4.00 psf.
- Break clause (penalty for early exit before term end): industry convention is 100–150% of remaining term's rent, or a 6-month soft-landing buyout. The 2010 theedgemalaysia.com reference for Sunway Tower allowed break with 3 months notice and penalty. Current Sunway Tower-specific: not in public sources.
- Diplomatic clause (lets a foreign tenant exit early without deposit forfeiture if expatriate staff are relocated / lose their pass): the clause is real and is asked about (per 3ecpa.com.my: "若租客是外国人，则涉及'外交条款'"). The exact mechanics (lock-in length, notice period, whether rent during notice is still owed) are not in public sources for Sunway Tower. Standard KL convention is a 12-month lock-in before invocable, 2-month written notice plus documentary evidence, tenant still liable for rent during the notice period. Verify against the actual lease before you assume any of this.
- Fair wear and tear vs damage: the ambiguity that drives most deposit-return disputes. Mitigation: dated photographic move-in inventory and a move-out inventory at the same angles. For unreturned-deposit disputes, the small-claims track is the cited recourse — confirm the current court/tribunal path before publishing any specific number.
The single most-ignored line item in any KL office budget researchers build is reinstatement. A team that budgets RM 4.00 psf base + RM 0.65 psf service charge and forgets the RM 30–50 psf reinstatement at exit has under-stated its 3-year occupancy cost by 23–37%.
Malaysia Digital / MSC status box
Sunway Tower's broker copy does not assert MSC / MD Cybercentre status. The v2 research did not find any MDEC-corroborating source placing the tower on an MD-designated building list.
The relevant framework fact (independent of Sunway Tower): Malaysia Digital (MD) status is company-activity-based since 25 March 2022, not tied to a designated building. Only ~35% of Malaysia's purpose-built office stock is MD-certified, and only ~13% of MD companies actually sit in MD-certified premises. "Do I need to be in an MD building?" is therefore a real, answerable question — and the answer is no, you do not, because the designation is on your company's activity, not on your address. A company that qualifies can be MD-registered while sitting in any office; a company in a building with an "MD-status" marketing claim gains nothing from that claim alone. (Mechanics verified at MDEC's own site at publish time; this is the explainer that any building's MD page should reference.)
Compare block — KL Golden Triangle same-submarket peers
For a project manager comparing Sunway Tower to other KL Golden Triangle / Jalan Ampang / Jalan Sultan Ismail towers at the same Grade and the same submarket, the most useful same-submarket comparisons are:
- Menara TA One — Jalan P. Ramlee, KLCC pocket; higher asking rent band (RM 5.30–8.50 psf); 36-storey Grade A across from Petronas Twin Towers.
- Etiqa Twins — Jalan Pinang, KLCC; comparable Grade A; asking rent RM 6.30–10.00 psf tiered by fit-out.
- 1 Dutamas — Segambut, just off Jalan Dutamas; comparable price tier; office park feel.
For a full side-by-side TCO on a 5,000 sq ft unit at each, use the per-building pages listed in the same submarket hub. The cluster's link-back step will populate the canonical URLs after these building pages are committed.
FAQ — Sunway Tower Office for Rent
Is Sunway Tower Grade A?
Yes. Two independent broker sources (a dated broker listing, theedgemalaysia.com 2010) classify it as Grade A. Malaysia has no public Grade A registry; the classification is a market convention, not a regulator's designation. SPEEDHOME's methodology for assigning Grade A is published separately in the cluster's doctrine page.
What is the asking rent at Sunway Tower in 2026?
RM 4.00 psf (negotiable) per the Sunway PFM 2023 marketing deck and 2026 property page. Broker fitted units range from RM 4.00–4.50 psf; JLL quotes RM 4.00–5.50 psf. Older 2010 transactions ran RM 5.00–6.50 psf with a 3+3 year lease option — the building's nominal asking has softened ~20–35% over 15 years (not inflation-adjusted), consistent with broader KL Grade A pressure as TRX / Merdeka 118 / new Bukit Bintang supply came online.
What is the service charge at Sunway Tower?
Not in public sources. None of Sunway REIT, Sunway PFM, JLL, or the 5 broker sites reviewed disclose a per-psf service charge. KL Golden Triangle Grade A indicative range is RM 0.55–0.85 psf, but the building-specific figure must come from the leasing desk. Leasing desk: Jesslynn Yin ([email protected] / 011-1431 0511) or Kevin ([email protected] / 019-271 4669). SPEEDHOME's published Klang Valley TCO models use the range pending management confirmation.
What is the floor plate size at Sunway Tower?
~10,000–12,622 sq ft per floor depending on level. The Sunway PFM deck shows Level 15 = 12,475 sqft, Penthouse 1 & 2 = 10,963 sqft each. Active listings range from 1,995 sqft (Ground Floor) to 12,622 sqft (whole-floor). A 50-person team fits cleanly in a 10,000 sqft unit; a 100-person team needs the 12,475 sqft Level 15 floor or the Penthouse (10,963 sqft × 2 levels).
Is Sunway Tower Malaysia Digital / MSC status?
No MDEC-corroborated MSC or MD Cybercentre status is publicly listed for Sunway Tower. Malaysia Digital status is company-activity-based since 25 March 2022, not building-bound — your company's MD designation is on its activity, not its address.
How far is Sunway Tower from the nearest MRT / LRT?
Dang Wangi LRT (Kelana Jaya Line) is adjacent to the building. Bukit Nanas Monorail was ~3-min walk but service is suspended since 2022. KLCC LRT (Kelana Jaya Line) is ~700m alternative. Bukit Bintang MRT (MRT1 Kajang Line) is ~10-min walk. The active line is Dang Wangi LRT — one stop to KLCC, connection to Bukit Bintang via KLCC interchange.
What is the car park ratio at Sunway Tower?
1 bay per 1,000 sq ft (293 bays in 2-level basement + 6-level podium, plus 110 outdoor bays per the Sunway PFM deck). Tenant season pass rate is not in public sources for Sunway Tower — building management call required. Public parking at Sunway Pyramid (different building, same Sunway REIT landlord) charges RM 2 first hour + RM 1/sub-hour weekday (max RM 12); tenant rate is a separate schedule.
What is the minimum lease term at Sunway Tower?
Not in public sources for the current norm. The 2010 theedgemalaysia.com reference cited a 3+3 year option explicitly. dotproperty.com.my confirms "( Min. 3 years contract )" for Sunway Tower specifically. The KL Grade A convention is 3 years fixed + 3-year renewal option. Confirm the building-specific minimum with the leasing desk. Early-exit exposure in Malaysia is the full remaining rent liability, not just deposit forfeiture — factor that into any sub-3-year plan.
Verified stamp
Rent, address, submarket, completion year (1993), NLA, floor plate unit sizes, freehold tenure, transit adjacency to Dang Wangi LRT, anchor tenant roster (Denmark Embassy, YYC, Sunway REIT Management, Servcorp), and the building's 2016 occupancy-shock history verified 2026-08-06 against the sources cited in the Fast Facts table. Service charge (RM psf/mo), tenant parking rate, after-hours air-con rate, current minimum lease term, deposit, lock-in, break clause, diplomatic clause mechanics, reinstatement rate, rent review basis, escalation rate, current building-specific occupancy, and green certification: not in public sources — building management call required.
SPEEDHOME is not the property manager, owner, or broker for Sunway Tower. This page is an operator-research synthesis for corporate renters; the live listing and the building's leasing desk (Jesslynn Yin, [email protected], 011-1431 0511) are the source of truth for any specific unit.
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