The Lighthauz Phase 2: what we know so far, should you register?

The Lighthauz Phase 2 — marketed by EXSIM as LightHauz² — opened for registration recently, and it's already getting attention because it sits in the same Penang Waterfront City precinct as the original Lighthauz and Keeperz Suites, both of which sold well. But it's genuinely early: there's no price list, no confirmed unit count, and no completion date yet. This is a straight look at what's actually been confirmed, what's still missing, and whether registering now — before any of the numbers exist — makes sense.

What's actually confirmed so far

Through the agency network, EXSIM has released:

• Two unit sizes: 700 sq ft (standard car park on most stacks, tandem on select high floors) and 947 sq ft (standard car park)
• A RM1,000-per-floor premium
• Building shape: Level 9 facilities floor, Levels 10–48 residential, Level 52 rooftop facilities, split across two wings (A and B) sharing one podium
• Tenure indicated as freehold, in line with Phase 1 and Keeperz Suites — not yet officially confirmed
• A limited allocation of seaview units

What hasn't been confirmed yet

No official price list, no total unit count, and no completion date. Anyone quoting you a firm psf or a guaranteed completion year for Phase 2 right now is quoting a number EXSIM hasn't released — treat it as unverified until the developer's own price list is out.

Phase 2 vs Phase 1: how they actually compare

Phase 1 is the known quantity here — you can see the finished price list, the unit count and a firm completion window. Phase 2 offers an earlier entry point into the same waterfront address, but you're registering ahead of the information most buyers would want before committing.

What EXSIM's other current Phase 2 launch tells us about the timeline

It's worth looking at how EXSIM has handled its other active phase-2 project for a sense of what typically comes next. The Celestz @ Kebun Teh in Johor Bahru — Phase 2 of EXSIM's Asteriaz masterplan — already has indicative pricing (from RM567,800) available at its registration stage. The Lighthauz Phase 2 hasn't reached that point: sizes and a floor premium are out, but no indicative psf or entry price has been shared yet. That's not a red flag — different projects move at different speeds — but it's a useful marker: when EXSIM is ready to move a phase-2 launch toward booking, indicative pricing tends to appear before the official price list does. Worth watching for.

Should you register before the price list is out?

Registering interest is free and doesn't commit you to buying anything — it puts you on the list to be notified the moment EXSIM releases the price list, full floor plans and launch date, generally ahead of the general public queue. For seaview stacks specifically, that timing has mattered on both Phase 1 and Keeperz Suites, where the sea-facing units were among the first booked out once pricing went live.

The honest trade-off: you can't evaluate value for money on a project with no price yet. If you're the kind of buyer who wants to lock in early access and decide once the number is out, registering now costs you nothing. If you'd rather see the full picture — price, floor plans, exact unit count — before engaging at all, it's reasonable to wait a few weeks and revisit this page, which I'll update as EXSIM releases more.

Who this suits — and who should wait

It suits someone who already likes the Penang Waterfront City address — beside Penang Bridge, near the Penang Waterfront Convention Centre and the proposed Penang Waterfront LRT Station — and wants first access to a smaller-format unit (700 or 947 sq ft) than Phase 1 offers. It's a weaker fit if you need to compare final numbers across a few projects before committing anything, in which case the fully priced Lighthauz Phase 1 or Keeperz Suites — both in the same precinct, both already booking — give you something concrete to evaluate today.

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