Curvo Residences Setapak: SkyWorld's Leasehold Launch From RM564,000 Nearing Its 2026 Handover

Setapak has very little genuinely new residential stock left to launch, which is what makes Curvo Residences worth a close look for first-time buyers deciding between a near-ready new launch and older subsale units in the same area. Developed by SkyWorld Development Berhad through Curvo Development Sdn Bhd, it is the final residential phase of the 28-acre SkyArena integrated development on Jalan Arena 2, Taman Ayer Panas, and unlike some pre-launch projects still years from breaking ground, its completion is now close enough to plan around.

The project is built as two towers on a 4.43-acre plot: a 41-storey Block A with 448 units, and a 27-storey Block B with 382 units, for 830 units in total. Three layout types run across both blocks. Type A is a 952 sq ft three-bedroom, two-bathroom unit; Type B is a 1,110 sq ft three-plus-one-bedroom, two-bathroom layout; and Type C is the largest at 1,345 sq ft with four-plus-one bedrooms and three bathrooms. Every unit comes with two to three car park bays, which matters for a location without direct rail access at the doorstep.

Pricing differs by block rather than by layout alone. Block A prices range from RM564,000 to RM1,009,200 across its three unit types, while Block B — with a different unit mix weighted more heavily toward the mid-sized Type B — prices from RM687,600 to RM1,414,000. A 5% Bumiputera discount applies on top of those figures for eligible buyers. The entry price of RM564,000 buys the smallest Type A unit in Block A, at just over RM590 per square foot, a figure worth checking against recent Setapak subsale transactions before assuming a new launch automatically costs more.

One point buyers should not skip past: Curvo Residences is leasehold, not freehold, on a 99-year term with a stated lease expiry of 13 April 2122. That is a meaningfully long remaining term for anyone buying today, and it should not materially affect financing or near-term resale, but it is a different proposition from the freehold stock scattered elsewhere in Setapak, and it is worth factoring into any long-horizon holding decision, particularly for a buyer weighing this project against an older freehold subsale unit nearby.

SkyWorld has built more than 50 facilities into the development, organised around a wellness theme the developer describes as inspired by the Japanese concept of Wabi-Sabi. These include a Nature Rhythm Park, an infinity lap pool, a sky gym, a yoga lawn, a co-working space referred to as the Co-Working Oasis, a meditation area, children's facilities and EV charging bays. The building is also Green Certified and built to QLASSIC quality standards, both of which are worth confirming directly against the certificates at handover rather than the marketing material alone.

Location places Curvo Residences about 5 km from the KL city centre, with the nearest LRT stations — Wangsa Maju, Sri Rampai and Setiawangsa — each roughly 2 to 3 km away rather than walkable, which means most residents will still rely on a car or e-hailing for the last stretch to the nearest station. The development sits close to the DUKE, AKLEH and MRR2 highways, giving reasonably direct road access into the city and toward Wangsa Maju and Setiawangsa's malls, schools and hospitals, which fall within roughly 2 to 8 km of the site.

SkyWorld's own materials target completion for August 2026, which puts Curvo Residences at or near practical completion by the time a buyer reads this rather than in the multi-year pre-launch category typical of many Setapak-area projects. That timeline is one of the project's clearer advantages over a fresh launch: a buyer can move in or start renting out a unit within months rather than waiting several years through progressive payment stages, though anyone relying on that date should confirm the current handover status directly with SkyWorld before signing, since developer timelines can shift close to completion.

For a first-time buyer in Setapak, the choice Curvo Residences presents is fairly specific: a leasehold, near-complete new launch from RM564,000, against older freehold subsale units that may cost less per square foot but come with no facilities package, no warranty period and a building already years into its maintenance cycle. Neither is automatically the better buy — it depends on how much a buyer values move-in timing and a facilities-rich, professionally managed new building over a freehold title and a potentially lower entry price elsewhere in the area. I help first-time buyers in Setapak and the wider Wangsa Maju corridor compare exactly this kind of trade-off on the numbers. Message me your budget and timeline and I will map out what actually fits.