Urban Room Property Management

What Urban Room Property Management does

Urban Room Sdn Bhd is a Malaysian end-to-end property management and co-living operator founded in 2019 by Albert Ting and headquartered in Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya. The company manages a portfolio of 13+ residential condominiums across Bandar Sunway and adjacent areas (Pudu, Ampang, Subang SS13/SS15) spanning 2,100+ rooms, and serves two primary customer segments: (1) students and young professionals (including international students at Sunway University, Monash University Malaysia, and Sunway International School) who rent fully furnished rooms on monthly subscriptions ranging from RM 1,100 to RM 2,500+, and (2) outstation and overseas property investors who lack local management capabilities and engage Urban Room for hands-off rental management.

The technology stack is a Wix-hosted website (urbanroomy.com) that doubles as a property listings and booking-inquiry platform, supplemented by WhatsApp for direct booking/customer support, a 60+ agent network for field sales, and organic social presence on Instagram and Facebook (subangaccommodation.my). Deliveries include a claimed 5-day property turnaround for interior design upgrades, bundled utilities and WiFi up to 500 Mbps, a 30-day unit warranty, and a 2.5-month tenant deposit with 12-month minimum contracts. The website is built on Wix and no proprietary platform, app, or API is documented.

Urban Room's revenue model is managed services, where it earns primarily through rental management fees on the RM 3.2M monthly rental collection handled for property owners, supplemented by interior design project fees (e.g., RM 1.7M Symphony Life contract), a one-month non-refundable booking fee from tenants, and a Landlord Protection Plan. Go-to-market is a hybrid direct-to-consumer (website + WhatsApp for tenants) and direct field sales (60+ Senior and Junior Sales Advisors for landlord acquisition), with two anchor developer partnerships: YOLO Signature Suites (exclusive OCR Care operator) and Symphony Life / Union Suites (RM 30M in SPA sales and interior design works). The company operates with 30+ staff and is privately held by the founder with no disclosed institutional funding.

Name

Urban Room Property Management

Legal name

Urban Room Sdn Bhd

Website

https://urbanroomy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Urban Room Sdn Bhd is a Malaysian end-to-end property management and co-living operator managing 13+ condominiums and 2,100+ rooms in Bandar Sunway, serving students and outstation/overseas property investors with furnished rentals, interior design, and landlord protection services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Residential Property Managers (531311), Rental and Leasing Services (532)

SIC

Operators Of Apartment Buildings (6513), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Student Housing Roommate Matching, Assignments & Occupancy Management (BPAJAJAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Student Housing Facilities & Maintenance Management (BPAJAJAG), Build-to-Rent (BTR) Community Management (BPAJAFAC)

Keywords

• Residential property management
• Furnished room rentals
• Student housing services
• Landlord management solutions
• Interior design upgrades

Headquarters

HQ city

Petaling Jaya

HQ country

Malaysia

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Rental Management Services: Urban Room earns revenue by managing rental properties for landlords, providing end-to-end services including interior design upgrades, tenant sourcing, rental collection, and maintenance. They act as the operator and property manager for property owners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Urban Room Sdn Bhd provides end-to-end residential property management services for property owners in Bandar Sunway, Malaysia, including interior design upgrades, tenant sourcing, rental collection, maintenance, and landlord protection. It also rents fully furnished rooms (Single, Medium, Master/Ensuite) and full condo units to tenants, primarily students and young professionals, on 12-month minimum contracts. The company manages 2,100+ rooms across 13+ properties and collects RM 3,200,000 in monthly rental.

Product overview

Urban Room Sdn Bhd is a property management company offering end-to-end services including property management, room rentals, interior design upgrades, maintenance, and landlord protection. The company manages a portfolio of residential properties across Bandar Sunway and surrounding areas including Skyline Embassy, Skyline Pudu, Astrum, The Grand Subang SS13, Sunway GeoSense, The Grand Subang SS15, Nadayu28 Residence, YOLO Signature Suites, Sunway GeoLake Residence, Union Suites Bandar Sunway, and D' Seven Lagoon Perdana. Services include fully furnished room rentals with minimum 12-month contracts, ranging from Single Rooms (RM 1,100) to Master Rooms (RM 2,100+), with standard deposit of 2.5 months. The company operates with over 30 staff members and has partnerships with developers including YOLO Signature Suites (official OCR Care operator) and Symphony Life (interior design works worth RM1.7 Million).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Property turnaround time of 5 working days for full renovation and furnishing
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• YOLO Signature SuitescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Urban Room won the tender to become the official OCR Care operator for YOLO Signature Suites, a premium residential development located in the heart of Bandar Sunway. This partnership gives Urban Room exclusive property management rights for this development.
• Symphony LifecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Urban Room collaborated with Symphony Life (developer of Union Suites) on normal and bulk purchase sales totaling RM30 million in SPA sales. Additionally, Urban Room won the tender for interior design works for developer unsold units in Union Suites Bandar Sunway with renovation value worth RM1.7 Million.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Uniplaces: Uniplaces is a student accommodation booking platform operating across multiple geographies. It is comparable to Urban Room in serving international students seeking furnished accommodation near universities, though it operates as a marketplace rather than a property manager.
• Common Ground: Common Ground is a Southeast Asian co-working and flex-space operator. While focused on workspaces rather than co-living, it intersects with Urban Room's tenant-first living experience and shared-space concept for young professionals and students.

Regional players

• Recommend.my: Recommend.my is a Malaysian home services marketplace connecting households with maintenance, cleaning, and renovation providers. It is comparable to Urban Room's interior design and maintenance services in the same Malaysian homeowner/landlord market.
• OhMyHome: OhMyHome is a Malaysian proptech platform that combines property listings, agent services, and home services. It is comparable to Urban Room as a Southeast Asian residential property services company operating in the same geography.

Direct peers

• iBilik: iBilik is a leading Malaysian room rental platform targeting students and young professionals. It overlaps with Urban Room's tenant-side market for co-living and room rentals, particularly in university-dense areas.
• Speedhome: Speedhome is a Malaysian proptech rental platform that handles tenant placement, rent collection, and landlord protection for residential properties. It directly competes with Urban Room's core property management and landlord protection offering in the Malaysian market.
• Speedrent: Speedrent is a Malaysian property management platform offering tenant matching, rent collection, and landlord services. It competes directly with Urban Room's end-to-end managed rental services for landlords in Malaysia.

Broad incumbents

• iProperty.com.my: iProperty.com.my is one of Malaysia's largest property portals for residential listings and rentals. It serves as a parallel acquisition channel for Urban Room's tenant and landlord segments, though without operational management services.
• PropertyGuru Malaysia: PropertyGuru is a major Malaysian property portal that lists rentals and connects owners with tenants. As a broad incumbent, it overlaps with Urban Room on tenant and landlord acquisition channels, though it does not offer operational management.
• Hostelworld: Hostelworld is a global booking platform for hostels and student-oriented accommodation. It overlaps with Urban Room's student tenant-acquisition channel, though it focuses on short-term stays rather than 12-month rental contracts.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/subangaccommodation.my
• Instagraminstagram.com/subangaccommodation.my
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/subangaccommodation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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