Lumina Residence @ George Town, Penang
Two 44-storey towers of 596 freehold condominiums on Pykett Avenue, 647 m in a straight line from Gleneagles Hospital — every home a three-bedroom of 1,206 to 1,518 sq ft, with no more than nine on a floor. The whole permit band sits above Penang Island’s floor for non-citizens, so foreign buyers are eligible subject to state consent.
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Lumina Residence @ George Town, Penang at a glance
Every figure below comes from the developer’s own published material or the government register. Where neither has published something, it isn’t on this page.
- Development
- Lumina ResidenceBy Unicorn Salute Sdn. Bhd.
- Where it is
- Pykett Avenue, George TownLebuhraya Pykett, Daerah Timur Laut, Penang Island
- Tenure
- FreeholdThe developer describes it as a freehold, residential-titled condominium
- Towers
- Tower A · Tower B44 storeys each · homes from Level 11 to Level 43A
- Units
- 596298 in each tower · nine a floor, seven on four floors
- Layouts
- 1,206–1,518 sq ftSix types, all three bedrooms and two bathrooms
- Facilities
- Levels 9 and 10Olympic-sized pool, gymnasium, multi-purpose hall, sky garden, study room
- Completion
- Expected June 2028The developer’s stated date · register shows 93.19% built, on track
- Government permit
- 30717-1/10-2027/0980(A)-(S)Valid 25 Oct 2024 to 24 Oct 2027
- Foreign buyers
- Eligible, with state consentThe whole permit band is above Penang Island’s RM1,000,000 strata floor for non-citizens
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Six things about Lumina Residence worth knowing before you enquire
Four are reasons a family or a foreign buyer would shortlist it. Two are points to settle first. Everything comes from the developer’s own website and filed advertisement, or from the government register.
Freehold, on a residential title, inside George Town
The developer’s website calls Lumina Residence a freehold, residential-titled condominium, and the advertisement filed with the housing register records the tenure as ‘kekal’ (freehold). In central George Town, where many new towers are serviced apartments on commercial land, that combination is the first thing to check — and here it is stated in writing.
Only family-sized homes: three bedrooms, 1,206 sq ft and up
There are six layouts and none is small. Type D starts at 1,206 sq ft and Type A reaches 1,518 sq ft; every one has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a balcony and both a dry and a wet kitchen. The developer’s filed advertisement lists two car parks for each unit.
Three private hospitals inside one kilometre
Measured in a straight line from the registered coordinates, Loh Guan Lye Specialists Centre is 568 m away, Gleneagles Hospital Penang 647 m and Island Hospital 999 m. Penang Plaza is 270 m and the New World Park food court 479 m. For owner-occupiers and for tenants working in the medical belt, that is the case for this address.
Every unit clears the foreign-buyer floor
The advertising permit band runs from RM1,176,450 to RM1,730,750, so the lowest figure on it is already above Penang Island’s RM1,000,000 strata floor for non-citizens. State consent is still required, and the register marks 3 of the 596 units as Bumiputera quota, which are closed to foreigners.
The delivery period has already been extended to 48 months
The register records an approved 12-month extension on top of the standard 36 months under Schedule H. Under the first agreement, dated 6 November 2024, the latest delivery date moved from 6 November 2027 to 6 November 2028. Read the delivery clause in your own agreement instead of assuming three years.
‘Next to Gurney Drive’ is 2 km, and some basics are unpublished
The developer’s tagline places the project next to Gurney Drive; in a straight line Gurney Paragon Mall is 2.0 km away and Gurney Plaza 2.3 km. The website also does not publish the land area or the monthly charges, and the register’s 93.19% progress figure sits oddly beside an expected completion of June 2028. I will get all three answered in writing.
The whole development, decoded
Every number here is the developer’s own or the government register’s.
Facilities, level by level
As named on the facilities page of the developer’s website: 17 items on Level 9 and 12 on Level 10.
Pool and garden deck
- Olympic-sized pool
- Wading pool
- Pool lounge
- Gymnasium
- Outdoor gym
- Multi-purpose hall
- Sky garden
- Serenity lawn
- Maze garden
- Spice garden
- Sunken seating area
- Canopy bridge
- Reflexology path
- Barbeque pavilion
- Children’s play area
- Changing room
- Management office
Lounge and study deck
- Study room
- Reading corner
- Games room
- Function room
- Galleria lounge
- Garden lounge
- Outdoor lounge
- Eden terrace
- Cozy courtyard
- Skyline seating
- Chess corner
- Cocoon swing
Where the project is now
All 6 Lumina Residence @ George Town, Penang floor plans
Six layouts, one bedroom count. The developer’s layout page lists Types A, B, B1, C, D and D1 from 1,206 to 1,518 sq ft, each with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a balcony and dry and wet kitchens. All six drawings from that page are shown here, each with the developer’s key plan marking where the type sits in Tower A and Tower B.
Type A — 1,518 sq ft
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Type B1 — 1,432 sq ft
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Type B — 1,346 sq ft
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Type D1 — 1,324 sq ft
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Type C — 1,216 sq ft
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Type D — 1,206 sq ft
Get this floor planInside Lumina Residence @ George Town, Penang
Where Lumina Residence @ George Town, Penang sits
Lebuhraya Pykett — Pykett Avenue — in Daerah Timur Laut, the north-east district of Penang Island, between Jalan Burma and the Macalister Road hospital belt: 270 m in a straight line from Penang Plaza and 1.1 km from KOMTAR.
Pinned to the coordinates filed with the national housing register for project 30717-1, which fall on Lebuhraya Pykett. Distances are straight-line from that point.
- Penang Plaza, Jalan Burma270 mstraight-line
- New World Park food court479 mstraight-line
- Loh Guan Lye Specialists Centre568 mstraight-line
- Gleneagles Hospital Penang647 mstraight-line
- Island Hospital999 mstraight-line
- KOMTAR, George Town1.1 kmstraight-line
- Gurney Paragon Mall2.0 kmstraight-line
- Penang Bridge8.0 kmstraight-line
- Penang International Airport14.9 kmstraight-line
On the government register it is project 30717-1 — 596 units, 93.19% built
The housing developer’s licence is held by Unicorn Salute Sdn. Bhd. (30717). A search of the national register under that company returns one project only: Lumina Residence, 30717-1.
| Project code | Registered name | Advertising permit | Permit expires | Units | Bed / bath | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30717-1 | Lumina Residence — flats / condominium, 44 storeys | 30717-1/10-2027/0980(A)-(S) | 24 Oct 2027 | 596 | 3 / 2 | 93.19% built · on track |
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Read from teduh.kpkt.gov.my on 2 October 2026. Check it yourself: teduh.kpkt.gov.my/semakan-status-kemajuan?kodProjek=30717-1
596 units on the register, 596 on the developer’s advertisement
The register files Lumina Residence as one component of 596 flats / condominium units in a 44-storey building, each with three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Its unit list splits them evenly: 298 in Tower A and 298 in Tower B, on 34 residential floors from Level 11 to Level 43A. Thirty floors carry nine homes; Levels 13A, 15, 33A and 35 carry seven. On the day I read it, 521 units were recorded as sold and 75 as not yet sold — 48 of those in Tower A and 27 in Tower B.
What the permit band tells you — and where foreigners stand
The advertising permit records a minimum of RM1,176,450 and a maximum of RM1,730,750. That is the band on the advertising permit, not the price of any unit. Because even the minimum is above Penang Island’s RM1,000,000 strata floor for non-citizens, the project is open to foreign buyers subject to state consent, with a 3% state levy on approval (1.5% for island strata between RM1m and RM1.5m), a three-year hold before resale and the flat 8% stamp duty for non-citizens. Three units are marked as Bumiputera quota and are not available to foreigners.
Schedule H — 36 months, extended by 12
The sale and purchase agreement is Schedule H (strata). The original delivery period is 36 months, and the register records an approved extension of 12 months, making 48. The first agreement is dated 6 November 2024, so the latest delivery date under it is now 6 November 2028 instead of 6 November 2027. Ask which period is written into the agreement you would sign.
93.19% on the register, June 2028 on the advertisement
The latest return on the register reports the project at 93.19% and ‘lancar’ (on track); no certificate of completion and compliance or vacant possession is recorded yet. The developer’s filed advertisement gives June 2028 as the expected completion. Those two figures do not sit comfortably together for a 44-storey building, so I report both as published and suggest you look at the site, or ask me for current progress photographs, before relying on either.
About Unicorn Salute
Lumina Residence is developed by Unicorn Salute Sdn. Bhd. (registration 202201032342), whose registered address on the filed advertisement is 25-B, Lebuh Farquhar, George Town. The company number shows it was incorporated in 2022, and its housing developer’s licence dates from 15 March 2024.
The project website carries a ‘VST’ mark under the line ‘A Prestigious Development by’, but it publishes no group profile and no list of earlier projects. The sales gallery is at The Galleria, 52 Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah. The filed advertisement names BYG Architecture Sdn. Bhd. as architect and Majlis Bandaraya Pulau Pinang as the approving authority.
The developer’s pitch is space and privacy in town: two towers, at most nine homes a floor, layouts from 1,206 to 1,518 sq ft, ‘3+1 elevators’ in its own words, and two full facility decks on Levels 9 and 10. The advertisement records no charge on the land.
One honest caveat: on the national register this licensee has a single project, so there is no completed building of its own for you to walk through and judge the workmanship. That makes the specification schedule, the defect liability terms and the delivery clause in the agreement more important than usual. I will take you through them line by line.
Frequently asked questions
How many units are there at Lumina Residence?
596 condominiums in two 44-storey towers — 298 in Tower A and 298 in Tower B. The developer’s advertisement and the government register give the same total.
Homes run from Level 11 to Level 43A. Most floors have nine homes; Levels 13A, 15, 33A and 35 have seven.
Is Lumina Residence freehold?
Yes, according to the developer: its website describes a freehold, residential-titled condominium, and the advertisement filed with the housing register records the tenure as ‘kekal’.
The same advertisement records no charge on the land. As always, the title search your solicitor runs at signing is the final word.
What are the unit sizes and layouts at Lumina Residence?
Six layouts, all with three bedrooms and two bathrooms: Type D 1,206 sq ft, Type C 1,216 sq ft, Type D1 1,324 sq ft, Type B 1,346 sq ft, Type B1 1,432 sq ft and Type A 1,518 sq ft.
Each has a balcony and separate dry and wet kitchens, according to the developer’s layout page. The six drawings are shown on this page, each with the developer’s key plan showing where the type sits in each tower.
Can foreigners buy at Lumina Residence?
Yes, subject to Penang state consent. The whole permit band, RM1,176,450 to RM1,730,750, is above the island’s RM1,000,000 strata floor for non-citizens. The 3 Bumiputera-quota units on the register are the exception.
Budget for the state levy of 3% on approval (1.5% for island strata between RM1m and RM1.5m) and the flat 8% stamp duty for non-citizens, and note that resale is allowed only after three years. I can explain the consent application step by step.
When will Lumina Residence be completed?
The developer’s advertisement gives June 2028 as the expected completion. The register showed the project 93.19% built and on track in October 2026, with no completion certificate yet.
Contractually, the register records a delivery period of 48 months — 36 plus an approved 12-month extension. Under the first agreement, dated 6 November 2024, the latest delivery date is 6 November 2028.
Tower A or Tower B, and which layout should I choose?
The two towers are the same on the register: 298 homes each on the same 34 floors. Choose by facing and by layout. The developer’s key plan, shown with each drawing on this page, labels units 1 to 5 ‘Gurney Drive sea view’ and units 6 to 9 ‘Georgetown city view’; ask me which stacks face the other tower.
When I read the register, Tower A had 48 units not yet sold and Tower B had 27, so Tower A currently gives you more to pick from. Levels 13A, 15, 33A and 35 have seven homes instead of nine, which means fewer neighbours on those floors.
What is the price and the maintenance fee?
The only public price information is the government permit band, RM1,176,450 to RM1,730,750 — the band on the advertising permit, not the price of any unit. I do not repeat figures from property portals.
The developer has not published the monthly maintenance charge or the sinking fund. Message me and I will send the current price list, the units still available and the charges in writing.
How does Lumina Residence compare with Green City Residence?
They are 594 m apart in a straight line and very different in scale. Green City Residence has 52 freehold condominiums on Levels 17 to 29 of a single 29-storey tower, with two- and three-bedroom layouts of 750 to 1,267 sq ft, and the register shows it completed in December 2024.
Lumina Residence is 596 homes in two 44-storey towers, all three-bedroom and all larger than 1,200 sq ft, still under construction. Pick Green City if you want a finished, small building you can inspect today; pick Lumina if you want the bigger layouts and the two facility decks and can wait for delivery.
Is Pykett Avenue practical for daily life or for renting out?
For daily life it is hard to fault on distance: Penang Plaza is 270 m away in a straight line, the New World Park food court 479 m, three private hospitals lie within 1 km and KOMTAR is 1.1 km. The price of that convenience is city traffic on Jalan Burma and Macalister Road.
For renting, the natural tenants are families of patients, medical staff and professionals who want three bedrooms in town. I do not quote rental figures; ask me what comparable three-bedroom homes in this part of George Town are actually letting for, and I will show you real listings.
Get the current price list and unit availability
Developer pricing moves, and the good stacks go first. Tell me your budget and whether you’re buying to live in or to let — I’ll send back the units that actually fit, not a generic brochure.
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11 years in Malaysian property · Johor Bahru, Kuala Lumpur & Penang new launches · English & 中文
I work with cross-border buyers from Singapore and further afield, and with local investors. I’ll tell you when a project isn’t right for you — that’s usually worth more than the brochure.
Published 2026-10-02 · Last verified 2026-10-07 against the developer’s website (luminaresidence.my), the developer’s advertisement filed with the housing register, and the KPKT housing register. Unit availability, pricing and completion dates are set by the developer and subject to change. This page is marketing information, not an offer or a contract.
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Developer: Unicorn Salute (1 development on this site)
Where it is: George Town, Penang
The unit mix, the permitted price and how far up it is
None of this table is the developer’s account of itself. It is what the Ministry of Housing and Local Government records from the 7(f) returns: unit type, bedrooms and bathrooms, built-up area, unit count, the price range on the permit, and the certified percentage complete. A brochure price can be revised; the price on the permit was filed. A brochure need not mention progress; the percentage is certified. The status vocabulary is theirs too: Lancar (on schedule), Lewat (behind), Sakit (sick), Terbengkalai (abandoned).
30717-1 · LUMINA RESIDENCE
Overall status: Lancar — on schedule
| Component | Bed / bath | Built-up | Units | Price on the permit | Complete |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rumah Pangsa/Kondo 44 storeys Lancar | 3 / 2 | — | 596 | RM1,176,450.00 – RM1,730,750.00 | 93.19% |
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This is the document the developer had to file, and the housing department had to approve, before it was allowed to advertise at all — served from the ministry’s own host. It normally carries the location plan, the developer licence and building-plan approval references, the expected completion date, the encumbrance position, and the unit count and price floor and ceiling for each type. The brochure a salesperson hands you can be reissued. This one cannot.
Read from teduh.kpkt.gov.my on 2026-10-08, project code 30717-1. Re-read weekly.
What to do with the number. Read it against the delivery date in your own agreement, not against what a salesperson says. A project with a year left on its statutory clock and a third of the building up is telling you something the brochure will not.
How does that compare? Every development on this site, grouped by register status — cancelled, abandoned and behind schedule first.