Raffles 188 @ Ipoh

5 things that actually separate Raffles 188 from the rest of Ipoh’s high-rise

Not a feature list. These are the points I would raise across the table — including the one that is a real risk.

7 layouts covering all nine named types, smallest to largest

Sizes are the developer’s published built-up areas, and the brochure prints only three: A1 712, A4 714 and B 888 sq ft. The developer’s level plans and the advertisement it filed with the housing ministry name nine types, A1 to A4 and B1 to B5. B1, B2 and B3 are the same 11.47 m x 8.85 m three-bedroom plan handed left or right; A2 and B5 are deeper versions of the A1 and B plans; A3 and B4 are the garden units. No document I hold prints an area for A2, A3, B4 or B5.

Type A1 — 712 sq ft, 2 bedrooms

🛌 2 Bed🛁 2 Bath712 sq ft8.60 m x 9.45 m105 units

The most common plan in the building: 105 of the 188 units by my count (the level plans call them A1a, A1b and A1c — the same plan with columns in different places). Living and dining run the full 9.45 m depth along one side, with a small balcony off the living room and the kitchen and yard by the entrance; the master bedroom and bedroom 2 sit side by side at the window line, with the two bathrooms behind them, one opening off the master bedroom. The developer’s summary describes the furnished show unit as 712 sq ft, which is this type.

💬 Ask about Type A1

Type A4 — 714 sq ft, 2 bedrooms

🛌 2 Bed🛁 2 Bath714 sq ft8.60 m x 9.45 m8 units

Same 8.60 m x 9.45 m footprint as A1 but re-arranged: the master bedroom has its own bathroom at the window side, and bedroom 2 sits behind it next to the second bathroom. Worth it if you want a clearer split between the two bedrooms. One unit per floor on levels 5–12: 8 units by my count.

💬 Ask about Type A4

Type A2 — 2 bedrooms, size not published

🛌 2 Bed🛁 2 Bath8.60 m x 10.05 m32 units

The A1 arrangement on a plan 60 cm deeper (10.05 m against 9.45 m), which lengthens the kitchen end. Four per floor on levels 5–12, on the side of the corridor that overlooks the facilities deck: 32 units by my count. Neither the brochure nor the advertisement filed with the ministry prints its area — ask for it in writing. The drawing is the developer’s unit plan; I identified it as Type A2 from the developer’s level plans and the filed advertisement, which give the same dimensions.

💬 Ask about Type A2

Two-bedroom garden unit (Type A3) — size not published

🛌 2 Bed🛁 2 BathPrivate garden4 units

Four podium-level units (numbers 24–27 on the developer’s schedule) that open onto a private garden held as an accessory parcel, about 1.95 m deep across the 8.60 m frontage, with mild-steel fencing. The home itself is the deeper A2 plan (10.05 m). The built-up and garden areas are not in the brochure — ask for them in writing, and check how close your garden sits to the facilities deck.

💬 Ask about the garden units

Type B (B1, B2, B3) — 888 sq ft, 3 bedrooms

🛌 3 Bed🛁 2 Bath888 sq ft11.47 m x 8.85 m30 units

A wide, shallow plan: all three bedrooms and the living room line the 11.47 m window frontage, with a balcony off the living room, dining in the middle and the kitchen, yard and foyer behind. The master bedroom has its own bathroom; bedrooms 2 and 3 share the second. The brochure prints this plan as Type B, 888 sq ft; the developer’s level plans and the filed advertisement call it B1, B2 or B3 depending on which way it is handed — 30 units by my count. Comes with 2 car parks.

💬 Ask about Type B

Type B5 — 3 bedrooms, size not published

🛌 3 Bed🛁 2 Bath11.47 m x 9.50 m8 units

The Type B arrangement on a plan 65 cm deeper (9.50 m against 8.85 m), with the extra depth at the kitchen and foyer end. One per floor on levels 5–12, at the end of the wing: 8 units by my count. Its area is not printed in the brochure or in the advertisement filed with the ministry — ask for it in writing. The drawing is the developer’s unit plan, identified as Type B5 from the developer’s level plans and the filed advertisement.

💬 Ask about Type B5

Three-bedroom garden unit (Type B4) — size not published

🛌 3 Bed🛁 2 BathPrivate garden1 unit

A single podium unit (number 28) with a private garden accessory parcel about 2.7 m deep across roughly 8.6 m of its 11.47 m frontage, in front of the living room and bedrooms 2 and 3. It is the only three-bedroom garden unit in the building. Area not published.

💬 Ask about the B4 garden unit

Dimensions (in millimetres on the drawings) are the developer’s. Unit counts per type are my count of the developer’s unit schedules (149 Type A and 39 Type B, 188 in all); the schedule in the SPA is the final word.

Raffles 188 in pictures

Renders are the developer’s artist’s impressions and are not a representation of the finished building. Show-unit photos show the developer’s interior design; furniture and decoration are not part of the specification.

Where Raffles 188 sits, and what is measurably near it

Raffles 188 is on Jalan Kelab Golf in the Tiger Lane / Ipoh Garden side of the city, off Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, with the Royal Perak Golf Club, Perak Turf Club, Sultan Abdul Aziz Recreation Park (Polo Ground) and Sekolah Izzuddin Shah around it on the developer’s map. Distances are approximate road distances from the site.

188 units on Jalan Kelab Golf, Ipoh — permitted from RM462,800

On the government housing register this scheme is entered as Raffles 188, project code 30674-1 — the same name it is marketed under. The licence is held by Raffles World Sdn. Bhd. (30674). I read the entry on teduh.kpkt.gov.my on 7 October 2026 and checked it against the statutory particulars printed on the developer’s brochure and on the advertisement it filed with the ministry: the licence number, unit count and price band agree on all three, and the permit number on the brochure matches the register (the filed advertisement predates the permit and leaves that field blank).

Approving authority and plan reference: Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh · BIL(20)DLM.MBI OSC(146-A)L/B/1/39/529/22. Tenure: leasehold 99 years, expiring 14 Feb 2117. Land encumbrance: Public Bank Berhad. Restriction in interest: the land may only be transferred or leased with the State Authority’s written consent. Developer’s licence: 30674/01-2029/0016(N), valid 10 Jan 2024 – 9 Jan 2029 (the same number on the register and on the brochure). Advertising permit valid 20 Feb 2024 – 19 Feb 2027; if you sign after that date, ask for the renewed permit. The register enters one component: condominium (Rumah Pangsa/Kondo), 12 storeys, 188 units, built-up area not stated. SPA schedule: Jadual H (strata). First SPA dated 10 Oct 2024; vacant possession due 10 Oct 2027 under the SPA; extended date on the register 10 Apr 2028. The advertisement first filed with the ministry (January 2024) printed an expected completion of January 2027 (36 months); the later brochure’s statutory particulars printed July 2027 (42 months). The register gives no Bumiputera-quota unit count. Developer: Raffles World Sdn Bhd (Co. No. 1269160-H), Wisma Darby, No. 999, Jalan Niaga Simee, Arena Niaga Simee, 31400 Ipoh.

The price band on the permit is the developer’s approved SPA (sale and purchase agreement) price range on the government register — the range within which units may be sold, not a current price list for any particular unit. Check the entry yourself: teduh.kpkt.gov.my/semakan-status-kemajuan?kodProjek=30674-1 · How to run this check yourself, and what the seven status words mean →

What the permitted price band tells you

The permitted band is RM462,800 to RM781,580. The register enters all 188 units as one condominium component, so it gives a single band and no split by layout; the same minimum and maximum are printed in the statutory particulars on the developer’s brochure and on the advertisement it filed with the ministry. The building holds two-bedroom plans of 712–714 sq ft and three-bedroom plans of 888 sq ft, plus the deeper A2 and B5 plans and five garden units, so it is reasonable to expect the two-bedroom plans toward the bottom of the band and the three-bedroom and garden units toward the top — but the register does not say which unit sits where. The whole band is below Perak’s general RM1,000,000 threshold for foreign buyers. The current price list is a separate document: ask for it by name.

About 27% built, with an extended delivery date on the register

The register records 26.75% built for the single condominium component. That figure is the developer’s own progress return to the ministry (the statutory 7(f) report), not an independent survey. The first SPA is dated 10 October 2024 and vacant possession is due 10 October 2027 under the SPA. The register also carries an extended date of 10 April 2028, which is how it records an approved extension of time. Ask for the extension-of-time approval, and check which delivery date and which late-delivery clause would apply to the SPA you sign.

Note today’s reading and re-check before each progress payment your bank releases. Status vocabulary is fixed: Belum Mula, Lancar, Lewat, Sakit, Siap Dengan CCC / CFO, Permit Telah Dibatalkan. This entry sits in Lancar — no adverse flag.

Foreign buyers: can a non-Malaysian buy here?

Only for some units. Raffles 188 is a leasehold condominium, so a strata unit bought direct from the developer at RM500,000 or more can qualify with State consent; the permitted band runs from RM462,800 to RM781,580, so the units at the bottom of the band do not.

Perak’s rules for foreign buyers, as summarised in the Malaysian Bar’s Circular 444/2024 (state table as at October 2024): since September 2023 non-citizens and foreign companies may not acquire freehold property in Perak. On leasehold land, a home must be bought direct from the developer — residential sub-sales to foreigners are not permitted — at not less than RM700,000 for a landed or landed-strata home or RM500,000 for a strata unit in Zone 1 (Ipoh); in Zone 2, which includes Batu Gajah and Kampar, the figures are RM500,000 and RM350,000. Commercial property needs at least RM1,000,000. State Authority consent is always required, and Bumiputera-quota lots are not open to foreign buyers. These rules change: confirm the current position in writing with a Perak conveyancing lawyer before you pay anything.

What is not published, and therefore not on this page

• The land area: the brochure does not print it, a developer sales summary says 4.94 acres and a public forum post says about 1.7 acres — ask for the title
• Built-up areas of Types A2, A3, B4 and B5 and the garden areas (the register states no built-up area either)
• Which fittings schedule is final: the advertisement filed with the ministry and the later specification sheet list different numbers of power, fan and air-conditioner points
• The sinking fund rate (the RM0.30 psf maintenance figure excludes it)
• An independently surveyed construction progress figure — the 26.75% is the developer’s own return
• Which vacant-possession date applies to a new SPA signed today
• The number of Bumiputera-quota units (the register gives none)
• Car park bay allocation for your unit (bays are assigned per unit on the car park plans)

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Published 2026-09-30 · Last verified 2026-10-07 against the government housing register (teduh.kpkt.gov.my), the developer’s advertisement filed with the housing ministry and the developer’s brochure (statutory particulars, facilities, layouts), building specification, floor-plan unit schedules, site and car park plans, PropertyGuru and the Lowyat forum project thread. 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.