Picked, not pitched · 2026
Best sea-view condos in Penang
12 sea-view and seafront addresses on Penang Island, ranked by the rating on each project page. A sea view is the one feature that cannot be renovated in later, which is why it holds a premium — and why it is worth knowing which buildings genuinely have the line, and at what price.
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Tanjung Bungah · from RM2.70M · ~RM450 psf · freehold
The Cove is one of the most exclusive seafront buildings in Tanjung Bungah — freehold, one full unit per floor (roughly 5,800 sqft), completed 2008 by City Associates.
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Tanjung Bungah · from RM2.70M · ~RM681 psf · freehold
Infinity Beachfront is Hunza's ultra-luxury beachfront tower in Tanjung Bungah — freehold, 119 units at just two per floor, completed 2010.
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Tanjung Bungah · from RM3.80M · ~RM920 psf · freehold
Springtide is one of the landmark seafront luxury addresses on the Tanjung Bungah coast — freehold, just 77 units (74 apartments plus 3 villas), completed 2009, with full sea-view layouts that run very large.
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Tanjung Tokong · from RM1.14M · ~RM542 psf · freehold
Fettes Residence is IOI Properties' freehold tower on the Tanjung Tokong / Mount Erskine edge — 195 units, completed 2011, and known for its large layouts (standard units around 2,400 sqft, penthouses to roughly 4,200).
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Gurney Drive · from RM3.48M · ~RM463 psf · freehold
8 Gurney — better known as The Shore — is one of the lowest-density seafront addresses on Gurney Drive: 90 units across 38 floors, freehold, completed 2013.
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Tanjung Bungah · from RM1.10M · ~RM480 psf · freehold
Horizon Tower is a low-density freehold seafront building in Tanjung Bungah — just 56 units, with very large layouts (roughly 1,900 to 2,360 sqft).
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Gurney Drive · from RM1.60M · ~RM1837 psf · freehold
Marriott Residences Gurney is the Marriott-flagship play on the Kelawai/Gurney corridor — 302 hotel-branded units sitting roughly opposite Gurney Plaza, developed by BSG Property under licence to Marriott International.
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Batu Ferringhi · from RM1.49M · ~RM710 psf · freehold
Moonlight Bay is an exclusive low-density gated seafront community at Batu Ferringhi — freehold, 90 units split between villas and condovillas, completed 2010 by Ivory Properties.
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Batu Ferringhi · from RM535K · ~RM486 psf · freehold
10 Island Resort is a modern (2012) freehold gated resort condo at Batu Ferringhi — 266 units plus 11 semi-D villas by Ivory Properties, on Penang's main beach corridor.
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Tanjung Bungah · from RM780K · ~RM560 psf · freehold
Pearl View is a low-density freehold hillside condo in Tanjung Bungah — 90 units, completed 1998 (IOI Group's Palmex), known for large 1,400 to 3,500 sqft layouts and sea views.
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Georgetown · from RM2.75M · freehold
Shorefront Residences is YTL's low-density seafront duplex development on Gat Lebuh Leith, George Town — freehold, just 76 units, completed 2018.
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The Meg
3.9Tanjung Tokong · from RM600K · ~RM1036 psf · freehold
The Meg is E&O's sea-fronting high-rise on Andaman Island — sister product to Maris, but vertical rather than mid-rise, and positioned as the more aspirational view-led play within STP2.
How this list is built
A project appears here only if three things are true: it carries a rating and a written editorial take, its price has a current basis, and it sits above RM1.5 million on Penang Island. The order is the published rating — the same number on the project page, so any placement can be audited.
The tier splits three ways in practice: large older seafront units where you buy floor area, branded residences where you buy a managed service layer, and low-density blocks where you buy scarcity. They are different purchases at similar prices.
Common questions
Which Penang condos have the best sea views?
On our ratings, The Cove Condominium, Infinity Beachfront, Springtide Residences lead the sea-view list — but the view depends on the stack, not just the building. Within any block, the facing and floor decide whether you get an open sea line or a partial one, and the price gap between them is real.
How much more does a sea view cost in Penang?
Inside a single building the sea-facing stacks typically carry a clear premium over the hill or city-facing ones, and it holds at resale because the view cannot be added later. Across buildings the range on this list runs from mid-hundreds per square foot for large older seafront units to well over RM1,000 for newer stock.
Where are Penang's sea-view condos concentrated?
The northern island corridor — Tanjung Bungah, Tanjung Tokong and Gurney — holds most of the sea-facing stock, with Batu Ferringhi covering the beach strip. The list below spans them, so you can compare a beachfront address against a city-edge sea view.
How is this list ranked?
By the same rating published on each project page, and only projects with a written review and a current price basis qualify. Sea-view status comes from our own project tagging — confirm the specific unit's facing before you offer, because it varies stack by stack.
Also worth comparing: best sea-view condos, branded residences, and Zac's picks across every price band. Buying from overseas? Start with the foreign buyer guide.