CORE Residence @ TRX vs Agile Bukit Bintang: Rental Yield and ROI Compared (2026)

Agile Bukit Bintang yields up to 5.29% gross on its compact two-bedroom, against a peak of 4.92% at CORE Residence @ TRX, and the two sit five minutes’ walk apart. They answer different briefs. CORE gives you a TRX address for about RM240 psf less than TRX Residences, with steady gross yields of 4.1% to 4.9%; Agile gives you the deepest resale market around TRX, 4.8% to 5.3% gross on its compact layout and 10.4% capital growth since launch.

Key facts: entry from about RM1.19 million at Agile and RM1.28 million at CORE; 264 resale deals at Agile against four at CORE in 2024 - 2025; and capital growth of 10.4% against 3.0% since launch.

These returns are worked on exact prices from our TRX specialist’s deal records and live listings, with EdgeProp medians for Agile.

The two projects side by side

	CORE Residence @ TRX	Agile Bukit Bintang
Developer	Core Precious Development (CCCG and WCT Holdings)	Agile Tropicana Development
Tenure	Freehold	Freehold
Completion	2023, handover from 2024	2022
Units	700 planned across 3 towers; 580 in Towers 1 and 2	1,501 residences in three 60-storey towers
Sizes	624 - 1,022 sq ft	581 - 1,238 sq ft
Launch price	Average RM2,200 psf (2019)	RM1,750 psf
Today	Average transacted RM2,266 psf	Average transacted RM1,932 psf; EdgeProp median RM1,906 psf (range RM1,829 - 2,144)
Growth since launch	+3.0%	+10.4%
Location	Inside the TRX masterplan, linked to The Exchange TRX	Jalan Bukit Bintang, about 5 minutes’ walk to TRX; three MRT stations walkable (TRX, Conlay, Bukit Bintang)

CORE Residence @ TRX: ROI on exact prices

Net yield assumes 10.5 months’ rent collected a year. The last column also deducts maintenance at RM0.80 psf a month.

Unit	Size (sq ft)	Price	Price psf	Rent / month	Gross yield	Net yield (10.5 months)	Net after maintenance
1-bedroom (listing)	624	RM1,280,000	RM2,051	RM5,000	4.69%	4.10%	3.63%
1-bedroom (listing)	624	RM1,450,000	RM2,324	RM5,000	4.14%	3.62%	3.21%
2-bedroom (listing)	818	RM1,590,000	RM1,944	RM5,900 - 6,500	4.45% - 4.91%	3.90% - 4.29%	3.40% - 3.80%
2-bedroom (at average psf)	817	RM1,851,322	RM2,266	RM7,000	4.54%	3.97%	3.55%
3-bedroom (at average psf)	1,022	RM2,315,852	RM2,266	RM9,500	4.92%	4.31%	3.88%

The sweet spot is the RM1.28M one-bedroom. At RM2,051 psf it costs about RM240 psf less than the TRX Residences median, for the same TRX address and the same walk to The Exchange TRX.

Agile Bukit Bintang: ROI on exact prices

Unit	Size (sq ft)	Price	Price psf	Rent / month	Gross yield	Net yield (10.5 months)	Net after maintenance
2-bedroom compact (at median)	631	RM1,202,686	RM1,906	RM5,300	5.29%	4.63%	4.12%
2-bedroom compact (at median)	625	RM1,191,250	RM1,906	RM4,800	4.84%	4.23%	3.73%
2-bedroom (at median)	896	RM1,707,776	RM1,906	RM5,500	3.86%	3.38%	2.88%
2-bedroom (asking)	895	RM2,150,000	RM2,402	RM5,500	3.07%	2.69%	2.29%
1-bedroom (asking)	603	RM975,000	RM1,617	RM2,600	3.20%	2.80%	2.21%

Agile’s yield lives in the compact 625 - 631 sq ft two-bedroom, at 4.8% to 5.3% gross, the highest in our TRX analysis. Larger units rent for barely more (RM5,500 for 896 sq ft against RM5,300 for 631 sq ft), so yield falls sharply as size rises. EdgeProp’s implied project yield is 4.73%.

Head to head, with TRX Residences for reference

	CORE Residence @ TRX	Agile Bukit Bintang	TRX Residences
Entry price (1-bed or compact)	RM1,280,000	about RM1,191,250	about RM1,160,000 (asking)
Best gross yield	4.92% (3-bedroom)	5.29% (631 sq ft 2-bedroom)	5.53% (3-bedroom, at median)
Capital growth since launch	+3.0%	+10.4%	+4.81% (2023 - 2025)
Liquidity (subsale deals 2024 - 2025)	4	264	14
Address	Inside TRX	TRX catchment	Inside TRX, direct mall link
Best for	The TRX address at a lower psf	Yield and liquidity	Prestige and the strongest rents

Which should you buy?

• Buy CORE Residence if you want to own inside TRX at the lowest psf in the masterplan and hold for the long term. Owners rarely sell: only four resale deals in two years.
• Buy Agile Bukit Bintang if income and an easy exit matter most. It has 264 resale deals, more than 81% of all subsales around TRX, and the best-yielding compact layout. Read our full Agile Bukit Bintang review.
• Buy TRX Residences if you want the top of the market and the highest rents per square foot. See its yield by bedroom.

Our view

Both are sound purchases for different reasons. Agile Bukit Bintang is the income-and-exit choice: the best-yielding compact layout near TRX and a resale market no neighbour matches. CORE Residence is the patient owner’s way into the district itself, at the lowest psf in the masterplan.

For what launches next, see our guide to TRX new launches in 2026 and the luxury housing in Kuala Lumpur 2026 overview. Our KL vs Asia radius maps set the price against Hong Kong.

Frequently asked questions

Which has a higher rental yield, CORE Residence @ TRX or Agile Bukit Bintang?

Agile Bukit Bintang yields more, up to 5.29% gross on its 631 sq ft two-bedroom at the median price. CORE Residence @ TRX peaks at 4.92% gross on its 1,022 sq ft three-bedroom.

How much is CORE Residence @ TRX per sq ft?

CORE Residence @ TRX transacts at an average of RM2,266 psf, up 3.0% from its RM2,200 psf launch average in 2019. A 624 sq ft one-bedroom listed at RM1,280,000 works out to RM2,051 psf, about RM240 psf below the TRX Residences median.

Which is easier to resell, CORE Residence or Agile Bukit Bintang?

Agile Bukit Bintang is far easier to resell, with 264 subsale deals in 2024 and 2025 against four at CORE Residence @ TRX. Agile’s deals make up more than 81% of all subsales around TRX.

Which has better capital growth, CORE Residence or Agile Bukit Bintang?

Agile Bukit Bintang has grown 10.4% since launch, from RM1,750 psf to an average of RM1,932 psf. CORE Residence @ TRX has grown 3.0%, from a RM2,200 psf launch average to RM2,266 psf.