Menara HLA, KLCC

Menara HLA (formerly known as Wisma Kia Peng) is a red-granite bold-looking office tower located in the heart of the Golden Triangle of Kuala Lumpur. It neighbors 3 Kia Peng, Menara Pinang, and Wisma UOA II.

Menara HLA consists of a 32-storey block with a 4-level basement car park. It has a total net lettable area of 396,820 sf with average typical floor plate of 12,500 sf. It is served by a total of 723 car park bays. It is wholly owned by Tower Real Estate Investment Trust as it was bought for RM221 million in 2006.

Among the building tenants of Menara HLA are Hong Leong Assurance, HLG Capital, Vsource Asia, DCHL (RZ Corporation), Jaring Communications, Lampe Berger, Estebel, and Aker Kvaerner Engineering S.E.A.

From statistics by Bursa Malaysia in 2006, the occupancy rate of Menara HLA was recorded at 83.6% during the year. At the time being, it is believed to achieve about 95%. Mixed of tenants are majorly from finance and insurance industry with 33.2%, followed by services and IT companies with 25.4% and 10.8% respectively.

Menara HLA is conveniently located at the centre of bustling city centre. It nestles in the middle of KLCC Twin Tower and Pavilion KL. Besides that, it also neighbours top corporate towers such as Wisma UOA I, Wisma UOA II, Menara Standard Chartered and Etiqa Twins to name a few.

There are also a few nice eateries nearby Menara HLA, such as Hakka Restaurant and Top Hat Restaurant. It is also within a stone throw away to Jalan P Ramlee entertainment belt that consists of rows of clubs, pubs and bars such as Thai Club, Beach Club, Aloha and Zouk KL.

Menara HLA can be easily accessible via Jalan Raja Chulan, Jalan Sultan Ismail and Jalan Tun Razak. Besides that, it is also within 400m away from Raja Chulan Monorail Station, and 1.3km to KLCC RapidKL LRT station.

Property Details

• Name: Menara HLA (formerly known as Wisma Kia Peng)
• Address: No 3, Jalan Kia Peng, 50450 Kuala Lumpur
• Completion Date: 1997
• Type: Office tower
• Tenure: Freehold
• of Blocks: 1
• of Storey: 32
• Built-up: 396,820 sf
• Rental: RM28,000 – RM96,638

Facilities

• 24-hour security
• 4-storey basement car park

Analysis

Even though Menara HLA is already more than a decade old, it is well-maintained. It uses good quality granite for its facade and polished granite slabs for the entrance lobby on the ground floor and all the office lifts. Besides that, it also features triple ceiling high main entrance lobby with glass panels to add the grandeur feeling.

Menara HLA offers nice and undisrupted view of KLCC Park and the iconic KLCC Twin Tower. Besides that, you will also enjoy a scenic view of skyscrapers in the city centre at the north view, and a bustling crowds wandering around Bukit Bintang shopping belt at the south view.