When completed by 2011, The Regent Residences Kuala Lumpur will be the only serviced apartments in the city to boast an all-weather underground link to the Petronas Twin Towers, KLCC Park, KL Convention Centre and Suria KLCC.

More than that, it is setting new benchmarks in mix hotel and serviced residences development, bringing luxury to serviced living underlined by the Conran hallmark and the Regent brand in the form of the new 236-room Regent Kuala Lumpur Hotel.

Part of a 40-storey tower, Regent Residences comprises 12 floors containing 115 units situated from the 25th level of the tower, which also houses the hotel that is adjacent to the K Residence luxury condominium. The entire project sits atop the Avenue K retail mall.

Developer KL Landmark Sdn Bhd's head of marketing and corporate communications Jennifer Chow said that with Avenue K's existing underground connection to the KLCC LRT station lobby, those who stay at Regent Residences can walk directly to the KL City Centre.

KL Landmark is engaging the award-winning United Kingdom-based Conran and Partners, helmed by Sir Terence Conran, to design the residences' interiors.

"We aim to provide the Regent touch for the discerning traveller, and are also delighted to be working with Sir Terence and his team to create signature homes with spacious interiors and quiet elegance," said Chow.

Regent Residences' common facility area is located at the top two levels of the tower. It will include a 27-metre wide skypool and uninterrupted skyline views of the city.

Units come in layouts from studios to one-, twoand three-bedroom units and penthouses with builtup areas from 548sq ft to 3,719sq ft.

Priced at an average of RM2,500psf, the units come partly furnished with a Bulthaup fitted kitchen system and fully fitted bathrooms, Chow added.