The Star Polaris 23 Condominium

The building is completed and in use. PropertyHub, Pointer and RUMAVI all place completion in 2021, while current resale and rental listings show that finished apartments are actively occupied and traded. That makes the due-diligence profile different from an off-plan purchase. Delivery risk is no longer the main issue; the focus shifts to the condition of the selected unit, management quality, actual operating costs, maintenance of shared systems and the legal process for transferring ownership. A physical inspection now provides more useful evidence than a promise about a future building.

Market sources consistently describe a 26-storey tower. Pointer publishes a total of 1,036 units, while RUMAVI states that the total unit count has not been publicly disclosed. The figure should therefore not be treated as fully settled without a developer or management document. For a practical purchase decision, buyers should request the current fee schedule, house rules, parking allocation, reserve-fund arrangements, lift maintenance records, fire-safety information and confirmation that the selected apartment has no outstanding management debt.

The unit range is compact and straightforward. The official page shows Unit A at 30 sqm and Unit A1 at 41 sqm, both with one bedroom and one bathroom. Unit B and Unit B2 are two-bedroom, one-bathroom layouts of 46 sqm with different internal arrangements. PropertyHub also lists a larger B4 two-bedroom layout of 60 sqm with two bathrooms. The mix is primarily suited to single residents, couples, small households and tenants who want a separate bedroom without moving into a large or expensive apartment.

Small floor areas make layout quality especially important. Buyers should look beyond bedroom count and test storage, circulation, balcony size, natural light and the location of plumbing and structural elements. Two apartments with the same gross area can feel very different. In the 30 sqm unit, practical questions include where a desk can fit and how much usable storage remains after furniture is installed. In the 46 sqm two-bedroom options, the second bedroom may work better as a child’s room, home office or occasional guest room than as a full-time bedroom for two adults.

Public price references vary materially by date and by the type of offer. PropertyHub shows a starting project reference of $46,500 and higher figures for larger configurations, while newer resale listings can sit below that level. A Khmer24 advertisement dated June 18, 2026 offered a furnished 30 sqm one-bedroom apartment for $41,000. RUMAVI publishes a wider resale range. These numbers should not be merged into a single price list: floor, view, interior condition, furniture, title status, seller urgency, paid fees and transfer-cost allocation can all change the effective purchase price.

The project is in Chbar Ampov rather than the central BKK1, Tonle Bassac or Daun Penh districts. The official site places it about 2.5 kilometres from Preah Monivong Bridge. The location may be practical for residents whose work, family or daily routines are tied to National Road No. 1, Chbar Ampov, Koh Norea and the southeastern growth corridor. Trips to central Phnom Penh remain traffic-sensitive, especially around bridge approaches, so an actual peak-hour test drive is more useful than a marketing claim expressed in minutes.

A meaningful strength is the existing community around the tower. Schooling, retail, sport, dining and everyday services can reduce the need to travel into the city centre for every task. That is a more tangible benefit than infrastructure promised for a future phase. Buyers still need to verify which facilities are currently operating, whether access is open to all residents, what the opening hours are and whether separate charges apply. A facility named on a project page is not automatically a free entitlement attached to every apartment.

PropertyHub and Pointer describe the ownership form as strata title, and RUMAVI presents the development as a completed titled asset. This is useful preliminary evidence but not a substitute for reviewing the selected unit’s actual title. A foreign buyer should confirm that the apartment is above the ground floor, remains within the available foreign quota and can be registered directly in the buyer’s name. The title, seller authority, encumbrances, outstanding fees, registered area and transfer-cost allocation should all be checked before money is committed.

The Star Polaris 23 is best understood as a completed mid-market condominium rather than a new prestige tower in central Phnom Penh. Its proposition is a relatively accessible entry price, compact apartments, a simple unit mix and the convenience of a large residential community. It may suit owner-occupiers or rental buyers when the individual apartment is priced appropriately for its condition and when the Chbar Ampov location fits the buyer’s routine. The decision should come from comparing several real units, not from one headline minimum price or from the original marketing renders alone.