Menara 1 Dutamas is a 21-storey Grade A government-and-infra hub in Solaris Dutamas, 5.6 km from the nearest MRT, anchored by CCCC ECRL and three other rail-project delivery companies
Menara 1 Dutamas is a 21-storey Grade A corporate office at Jalan Dutamas 1, Solaris Dutamas, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, owned by Pelaburan Hartanah Berhad (PHB) and held under the Amanah Hartanah Bumiputera (AHB) REIT. Total floor area is ~278,000 sq ft across 18 office floors + 3 retail floors + 3 basement parking levels (30 office suites, 7 retail units). Current asking rent sits in the RM 6.00–6.50 psf/month band; the active range across 2025–2026 listings spans RM 3.60–RM 12.00 psf depending on size and fit-out. The building is a confirmed government / infrastructure-procurement hub (CCCC ECRL on Level 15, MRL, MyHSR, SPNB), not a financial-tenant cluster. The defining transit fact: Semantan MRT is 5.6 km away (PHB's own fact card) and the building has no link bridge or covered walk to any rail station.
Fast facts (verified 2026-08-06)
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | Jalan Dutamas 1, Solaris Dutamas, 50480 Kuala Lumpur | PHB corporate site |
| Submarket | Mont' Kiara / Solaris Dutamas (Hartamas Heights, ~5–6 km north of KLCC) | Broker listing |
| Grade | A (Grade A corporate office) | PHB corporate + a dated broker listing |
| Completion year | 2012 (lease commencement / AHB REIT acquisition; CTBUH dates construction 2009) | PHB + AHB REIT prospectus |
| NLA | ~278,000 sq ft (PHB fact card); listings cite 255,000–283,372 sq ft range | PHB + multiple broker listings |
| Typical floor plate | 12,460–17,624 sq ft (range up to 17,624 sq ft) | a dated broker listing, IVPS, a dated broker listing |
| Asking rent (gross) | RM 6.00–6.50 psf/month current; range RM 3.60–RM 12.00 across all 2025–2026 listings | a dated broker listing, JLL, a dated broker listing, a dated broker listing |
| Service charge (RM psf/mo) | Not in public sources. Building management call required. | — |
| Parking bays | 300 total (3 basement levels per AHB REIT prospectus) | PHB + AHB REIT prospectus |
| Parking allocation | 1 bay per 1,000 sqft (reserved + non-reserved combined) | briqbloq |
| Parking rate | Reserved RM 360/bay/mo, Floating RM 210/bay/mo, Casual RM 3 first hour + RM 2/subsequent, Motorcycle RM 25/mo | briqbloq |
| AC OT rate | Not in public sources. Building management call required. Operating hours Mon–Fri 9:00am – 5:30pm; Sat/Sun closed | briqbloq |
| Anchor tenants | CCCC ECRL (Level 15), Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill (Level 6), MRL, MyHSR Corp, SPNB, Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership | AHB Replacement Prospectus (lodged 2024-06-25) + CCCC corporate site |
| Green certification | None publicly disclosed | PHB + listings reviewed |
| MD / MSC status | Not MSC-designated (KL Sentral is the MSC zone, not Solaris Dutamas). MDEC confirmation required. | MDEC list + PHB fact card |
| Occupancy | ~78% (briqbloq, 2026-08-06) | briqbloq |
| Nearest rail | Semantan MRT (KG14) — 5.6 km / 62 min on foot per Moovit; feeder bus T818; Bus Publika stop 4 min walk (256 m) | PHB + Moovit + mrt.com.my |
| Walk to rail covered? | No (no link bridge to any rail station) | PHB fact card |
| Ownership | Pelaburan Hartanah Berhad (PHB), government-linked, held under AHB REIT | AHB REIT prospectus + KLSE Screener |
What you'll actually pay (TCO)
5,000 sq ft at Menara 1 Dutamas — building-management call required for verification:
| Line item | RM psf/mo | RM/month | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent (gross) | 6.50 | 32,500 | Mid-band of 2026 active listings (a dated broker listing, JLL) |
| Service charge | Not in public sources | — | Building management direct call required; KL Grade A suburban norm RM 2.50–RM 3.50 psf is a market reference, not a building-specific number |
| Parking (5 reserved bays at 1:1,000) | — | 1,800 | briqbloq: RM 360/bay/mo reserved |
| After-hours AC | Not in public sources | — | briqbloq marks all OT charges as N/A; quoted on application only |
| Utilities estimate | — | ~2,500 | KL Grade A suburban benchmark |
| SST (8%) | — | 2,600 | On rent portion only |
| Total monthly (excl. SC, AC OT) | — | ~39,400 | — |
| Total monthly (with norm-estimated SC RM 3.00 psf) | — | ~54,400 | SC is a market estimate, not building-confirmed |
Deposit: Market norm for KL Grade A is 2+1+0.5 months (security + utility + advance). Building-specific deposit not disclosed in the sources reviewed. For foreign/newco tenants, expect 4–6 months total cash-in including advance and escalation buffer.
Reinstatement at exit: Market norm RM 15–RM 30 psf bare-box. Building-specific reinstatement cost is not in public sources.
Will my team fit here?
Floor plate is 12,460–17,624 sq ft column-free, so a typical floor takes 20–117 people at MY planning density (100–150 sq ft/person):
| Headcount | Sq ft needed (at 150 sq ft/pax, standard density) | Fits on a typical floor? | Approx all-in monthly (rent + norm-estimated SC + parking) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 pax | 3,000 sq ft | Yes — quarter-floor | ~RM 20,800 |
| 50 pax | 7,500 sq ft | Yes — half-floor | ~RM 52,000 |
| 100 pax | 15,000 sq ft | Yes — full typical floor | ~RM 104,000 |
Numbers above use the mid-band rent (RM 6.50 psf) and the norm-estimated service charge of RM 3.00 psf. Real TCO requires a building management call for service charge, AC OT, and the per-tenant parking rate.
Transit reality
Menara 1 Dutamas is car-dependent. Semantan MRT (MRT Kajang Line, KG14) is 5.6 km / 62 min on foot per Moovit; PWTC LRT is 5.7 km per PHB's own fact card. There is no link bridge, no covered walkway, and no walkable rail. Realistic options for staff:
- Car: SPRINT highway, Penchala Link, NKVE, Jalan Kuching — all accessible; 300 bays total shared across 278,000 sq ft of office space (1 bay per 925 sq ft NLA by PHB's count)
- Feeder bus: T818 runs from Semantan MRT to Desa Sri Hartamas; Bus Publika stop 4 min walk (256 m)
- E-hailing: Grab/easycar normally available at the lobby
- Cycling: No published end-of-trip facilities
If your team is LRT-commute-dependent, this building will lose staff. If your team is car-commute-tolerant, this is a Mont' Kiara hub with full highway connectivity and is the right submarket for a government / rail / ECRL / engineering tenant base.
Who's in the building
Confirmed named tenants (AHB Replacement Prospectus, lodged 2024-06-25, plus CCCC corporate site):
- China Communications Construction (ECRL) Sdn Bhd — Level 15. The CCCC East Coast Rail Link project delivery company. Source: ccccl-ecrl.com.my contact page.
- Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill — Level 6. Major Malaysian law firm.
- Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) — undisclosed floor. East Coast Rail Link project delivery company.
- MyHSR Corporation Sdn Bhd — undisclosed floor. KL–Singapore HSR project delivery company.
- Syarikat Perumahan Negara Berhad (SPNB) — undisclosed floor. National housing developer.
- Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership — undisclosed floor. Legal firm.
Reading: the building is a government / infrastructure-procurement hub, dominated by GLC and state-owned rail-project delivery companies (ECRL, HSR), a national housing developer, and two law firms serving those mandates. It is not a financial-services or MNC-tech cluster. If your business is engineering, rail, government-procurement, or legal advisory tied to infrastructure — this is the right building. If you are a fintech, SaaS, or consumer brand, the building's ecosystem signal will not match your pitch.
Lease risk & exit mechanics
Reinstatement cost at exit: Not in public sources for this building. Market norm is RM 15–RM 30 psf bare-box for KL Grade A suburban. Plan for RM 22 psf as the working figure; require a photographic move-in inventory and an explicit reinstatement-scope schedule in the TA.
Break clause: Not in public sources. Market norm for KL Grade A is a 3-month notice + security deposit forfeiture; some landlords negotiate a 6-month soft-landing buyout. Lock-in is typically year 1 of a 3-year lease.
Diplomatic clause: Not in public sources. For foreign-tenant requirement to exit early on expatriate relocation, request a clause at Letter of Offer stage. Market mechanic: typically a 12-month lock-in before invocable, 2-month written notice plus documentary evidence (transfer letter or visa-cancellation notice), tenant still liable for rent during the notice period and cannot offset against deposit. Verify with PHB / AHB REIT property management.
Fair wear and tear vs damage: the ambiguity that drives most deposit-return disputes. Recommend photographic move-in inventory + joint move-out inspection. For unreturned-deposit disputes, the contract is the only protection — no statutory tenancy deposit cap exists in MY (cf. residential schemes).
MD / MSC status
Menara 1 Dutamas is not MSC-designated and is not on the MDEC MSC Cybercentre designated-premises list. KL Sentral is the MSC zone, not Solaris Dutamas.
MD status is company-activity-based since 25 March 2022, not tied to a designated building. Only ~35% of MY's purpose-built office stock is MD-certified and only ~13% of MD companies actually sit in MD-certified premises. For a CCCC ECRL or MyHSR-tenant perspective, this matters less because the project mandates drive the location choice; for a tenant choosing 1 Dutamas for an MD-related tax play, the building does not deliver a building-level MD designation. The MD tax incentive is decided by what the company does, not where it sits.
Compare
Three peer buildings in the same Mont' Kiara / Damansara Heights submarket or near it:
- Kiaramas Gateway — Damansara Heights, near Mont' Kiara, similar Grade A suburban profile
- Solaris Publika — same Solaris Dutamas submarket, mixed-use with Publika retail
- Wisma Amfirst — Damansara Heights, Grade A, slightly higher rent band
FAQ
Is Menara 1 Dutamas Grade A?
Yes. PHB and a dated broker listing both publish Grade A classification. There is no public MY office-grade registry — this is market convention, not statutory.
What is the asking rent at Menara 1 Dutamas?
Current mid-band is RM 6.00–RM 6.50 psf/month gross across 2025–2026 listings. The full range across all listings is RM 3.60–RM 12.00 psf, with larger fitted units at the top end and bare smaller units at the bottom.
What is the floor plate size at Menara 1 Dutamas?
12,460–17,624 sq ft column-free per multiple broker listings.
How far is Menara 1 Dutamas from the nearest MRT/LRT?
Semantan MRT is 5.6 km / 62 min on foot. PWTC LRT is 5.7 km. The building has no link bridge or covered walk to any rail station. Car is the dominant commute mode.
What is the car park ratio at Menara 1 Dutamas?
300 bays across 3 basement levels. Allocation: 1 bay per 1,000 sqft leased. Reserved RM 360/bay/month, floating RM 210/bay/month per briqbloq.
What is the minimum lease term at Menara 1 Dutamas?
Building-specific minimum not in public sources. KL Grade A norm is 3 years.
Does Menara 1 Dutamas accept a diplomatic clause for foreign tenants?
Not in public sources. Verify at Letter of Offer stage; market mechanic is 12-month lock-in + 2-month notice + documentary evidence.
What is the reinstatement cost at lease exit at Menara 1 Dutamas?
Not in public sources. Market norm RM 15–RM 30 psf bare-box. Require photographic move-in inventory and an explicit reinstatement-scope schedule in the TA.
Is Menara 1 Dutamas MSC-status / Malaysia Digital?
No. The building is not on the MDEC MSC Cybercentre designated-premises list. MD status is company-activity-based since 2022 and does not require a designated building.
Is Menara 1 Dutamas green certified?
No public GBI / LEED / GreenRE / GreenMark registration found in PHB corporate text or any listing reviewed.
Verified stamp
Asking rent, parking allocation, parking rates, anchor-tenant list, and NLA verified 2026-08-06 against AHB Replacement Prospectus (lodged 2024-06-25), PHB corporate site, a dated broker listing, JLL, a dated broker listing, and briqbloq. Service charge (RM psf), after-hours AC rate, min lease term, deposit structure, break clause, diplomatic clause, reinstatement cost, fit-out period, escalation rate, MD status, and green certification status are not in public sources for this building — building management direct call required. Rent and parking are ±10–15% of what an actual deal closes at; the figures here are asking benchmarks, not transacted.
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