There is a version of your next chapter that looks like this: panoramic views of the lake and golf course from your living room, an infinity pool two floors below, breakfast at a café, and a direct shuttle to the RTS Link when you need to cross the Causeway.
For a growing number of Singaporeans living here in Malaysia, that is not a fantasy — it is a regular weekday routine.
Johor Bahru has changed — and the change is more significant than most Singaporeans who have not visited recently might expect. Independent property analysts have noted that the quality of JB’s residential built environment today is ‘light years ahead’ of what the market looked like a decade ago. The developments that Sunway Property has built and continues to manage in Johor represent some of the best evidence of that transformation.
Space — actual, generous space
This is the thing every Singaporean talks about when they first describe life across the Causeway — Space. Take Sunway LakeHills in Taman Molek — units run from 694 to 2,076 sq ft, with Sky Semi-D and Sky Bungalow layouts that come with private lift lobbies. For a family accustomed to a 1,000-square-foot Singapore condo, walking into a Sunway LakeHills Sky Bungalow is a fundamentally different experience.
The residential high-rise fronts a 30-acre lakeside garden that Sunway Property developed jointly with the Johor Bahru City Council — complete with a boardwalk, jogging path, basketball court, playground and much more.
Commercial Square — a Sunway Property-managed retail and F&B destination.
What often surprises Singaporean visitors is not just the scale — but the level of quality now found in Johor’s best integrated developments. There is an established, active rental market for this exact product in this location.
Game-changing connectivity
The RTS Link between Woodlands and Bukit Chagar is scheduled to open in 2027 and will complete the journey in under six minutes. For Singaporeans currently running own businesses or work a hybrid arrangement, this fundamentally changes the commute equation. Sunway Majestic sits 3KM from the Bukit Chagar RTS station, with a dedicated shuttle service to the station offered for the convenience of homeowners and residents.
Stacked Homes analysts have noted that the RTS is prompting Singaporeans to reconsider Johor as more than a weekend destination — and that properties near the RTS corridor stand to see the most significant uplift in rental demand and asset values as the link moves toward opening.
The township difference — what Sunway Property built
Buying from a developer who operates the surrounding township is a fundamentally different experience from buying a standalone unit from a developer who only builds and sells. Sunway Property has maintained a zero domestic crime rate within Sunway City Iskandar Puteri since 2014. They operate the retail, hotel, school ecosystem, and even the community events calendar — understanding that all these play a part in sustaining the value of the assets you own. When the developer has as much at stake in the township’s ongoing quality as the homeowner, that is alignment that no contract clause can replicate.
Discover how life in Sunway LakeHills or Sunway Majestic looks for Singaporeans. Register your interest or book a guided visit at sunwayproperty.com/johor.
