Work backwards from handover
Completion is recorded as Not stated in the current record. Put your financing, current tenancy and intended move-in date on the same timeline.
KOTA KINABALU SOUTH / PROJECT GUIDE
Rimba Hills @ Kota Kinabalu
A sold-out leasehold mixed development along the Penampang–Kinarut corridor, combining retail, hillside terraces and town villas.
TenureLeasehold
Built-upComponent and unit-specific
Total unitsConfirm by component
CompletionNot stated in the current record
THE SHORTLIST TEST
Where Rimba Hills @ Kota Kinabalu may fit—and where it may not.
Why it could work
Rimba Hills is now relevant mainly to resale buyers who want a landed home south of Kota Kinabalu and are comfortable comparing the precise phase, title and condition.
What could change the answer
The available information is marked sold out and does not contain an active unit schedule. Keep Signature Retail, Hillside Terraces and Town Villas separate when comparing a resale home.
Compare other homes in Kota Kinabalu SouthNEW LAUNCH LENS
Does the wait for Rimba Hills @ Kota Kinabalu suit your plan?
For a home that is not yet completed, the timeline and selected plan should be tested together.
Choose a usable plan
3 published layout groups are shown here. Compare room dimensions, circulation and parking before choosing a package.
Keep the quotation specific
Project status: Sold out. Ask for the exact home, floor, facing, parking and package in one quotation.
MASTER-PLAN PARTS
Three neighbourhood formats shape Rimba Hills.
No supporting Project File was available in the project information for this pilot, so this section stays within the current available information and public developer description.
Hillside Terraces
A landed residential component within the broader hillside setting.
Town Villas
A separate residential format that should be compared by plot and completed condition.
Signature Retail
The retail component supports the neighbourhood but is not a substitute for testing the actual drive to daily needs.
Sold out
The current available information marks the development sold out, so availability would depend on a later owner listing rather than developer stock.
LAYOUTS THAT SOLVE DIFFERENT NEEDS
Start with how you live.
Request the exact floor plan and title for the resale unit. The component name, phase and hillside position matter more than the project-wide headline.
Hillside Terraces
Phase and unit-specific
Landed-home formatConfirm the phase, exact plan, outlook and present condition.
Ask about this layoutTown Villas
Type A or B in the developer material
Villa componentConfirm parking, strata or title particulars and the exact internal plan.
Ask about this layoutSignature Retail
Commercial component
Not a residential comparisonUseful as an on-site convenience, but separate it from the residential ownership decision.
Ask about this layoutWHAT CHANGES THE DECISION
Look beyond the unit.
Developer: Taman Bestari / Asian Pac
16.57 acres · Confirm by component
Three connected components
The developer’s project material identifies Signature Retail, Hillside Terraces and Town Villas within the 16.6-acre master plan.
AROUND THE PROJECT
Test the location your way.
Drive the Penampang–Kinarut and Pan Borneo routes during the hours you normally travel. Check the exact hillside approach, drainage, groceries and healthcare from the selected phase.
Kota Kinabalu South, Sabah
PLACE IT BESIDE THE RIGHT HOMES
Three useful comparisons for Rimba Hills @ Kota Kinabalu.
One stays close to the location, one follows the published positioning, and one changes the trade-off.
01
Same local search
Kota Kinabalu South, Sabah
Q Suites
Freehold · High-rise420 homes
Same local area: Kota Kinabalu SouthLeasehold vs FreeholdSimilar future completion searchBoth high-rise
It keeps the search in Kota Kinabalu South. It changes the tenure from leasehold at Rimba Hills @ Kota Kinabalu to freehold, which may matter more than a small difference in size or price.
02
Similar published positioning
Kota Kinabalu North, Sabah
Bukit Bantayan Residences @ Kota Kinabalu
Leasehold · High-rise912 homesPublished from RM364 psf
Same state: SabahBoth leaseholdSimilar lower published psf bandSimilar future completion searchBoth high-rise
Its published entry reference is around RM364 psf, compared with RM373 psf for Rimba Hills @ Kota Kinabalu. Use that only as a starting point—total price, layout and completion timing still decide the better fit.
03
A different trade-off
Semporna, Sabah
Wyndham Semporna Resort @ Semporna
Freehold · Landed188 homesRM660,000–RM818,400
Same state: SabahLeasehold vs FreeholdSimilar lower published psf bandSimilar future completion searchHigh-rise vs Landed
This changes the decision from high-rise at Rimba Hills @ Kota Kinabalu to landed. Compare privacy, upkeep and the daily journey—not only the published price.
FROM THIS PROJECT’S DETAILS
Questions worth asking about Rimba Hills @ Kota Kinabalu.
The current company project record marks it as sold out, so availability is more likely to be resale and unit-specific.
The available information states leasehold, while the developer material describes a 999-year master-plan tenure. Confirm the exact title for the selected component.
The developer material identifies Signature Retail, Hillside Terraces and Town Villas.