Naming & Spelling
Cappella Embassy (雅益轩) — the name & the rebrand
The development on Jalan Nipah, Ampang Hilir, has had two English names — D'Rapport Residences (original) and Cappella Embassy (current) — plus a Chinese name, 雅益轩. This page sets out the correct spelling, explains the rebrand, and records the full history in one place.
Correct spelling
Cappella Embassy — double "p"
Common misspellingCapella Embassy
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CorrectCappella Embassy double "p"
Cappella (two p's) is the brand used for the repositioned project. Capella (one p) is a frequent misspelling that appears on some third-party listings and microsites — including at least one site built on the single-p spelling. If you searched for "Capella Embassy", you are looking for the same Jalan Nipah property; the correct brand is Cappella Embassy.
The Chinese name: 雅益轩
In Chinese, the project is referred to as 雅益轩. Chinese-speaking buyers searching 雅益轩, 安邦使馆区 or Cappella Embassy 吉隆坡 are researching the same Embassy Row development. A dedicated 中文 page covers the project for Chinese readers.
Why the rebrand to Cappella Embassy?
The new Cappella Embassy name foregrounds two facts the original D'Rapport branding did not. First, the development sits directly on Ampang Hilir's Embassy Row, immediately adjacent to the Embassy of the Republic of Korea and within reach of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China. Second, the upgrade programme — covering 50+ resort-class facilities, the 76-metre pool, the Tower E sky deck, common-area finishes and the hand-over package — is positioned at a higher tier than the original launch. The physical building is unchanged; the brand, finishes and equipment standard are what moved.
What changed and what stayed the same
Stayed the same
- Address — Jalan Nipah, Off Jalan Ampang, 55000 KL
- Site — approximately 9.12 acres
- Five towers, 38 storeys each
- 1,099 residential units
- Leasehold tenure
- Completion year — 2022
- Main contractor — China Railway / CREC
- Structural specifications and lift cores
Repositioned
- Brand identity → Cappella Embassy (雅益轩)
- Common-area finishes
- Facility equipment refresh
- Landscape & signage detailing
- Documentation / sales package
- Marketing positioning (Embassy Row)
Full Project History
D'Rapport Residences (2008–2026)
2008 — Original launch by Acmar International (Festa Phase 1)
The project was originally launched in 2008 by Klang-based developer Acmar International Sdn Bhd, with group executive director Johnson Tee Kim Hock projecting a gross development value (GDV) of approximately RM3 billion. D'Rapport was structured as a profit-sharing venture with the Selangor state government via Permodalan Negeri Selangor Bhd. Sited on a 25-hectare parcel along Jalan Nipah, Off Jalan Ampang, adjacent to the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, the development was planned in two phases. The first phase, Festa, covered 3.65 hectares and comprised five blocks totalling 1,099 units, with built-ups between 1,100 sq ft and 2,300 sq ft, marketed to expatriates and Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) participants at launch pricing averaging RM750 per sq ft. Sabah Development Bank extended an RM125 million bridging loan, and Acmar awarded an early RM40 million piling package to Bauer (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd.
2015 — Acmar revives the RM3.5 billion D'Rapport Residences
In 2015, Acmar Group publicly revived the development by awarding a construction package worth RM1.065 billion to main contractors China Railway Engineering Corporation (M) Sdn Bhd (CREC) and Bismark Construction & Engineering. The total project GDV was reported by The Edge Malaysia at RM3.5 billion. The overall site plan — five towers, podium facilities deck, and a Tower E sky deck — was finalised during this period.
China Railway / CREC construction phase (2015–2022)
CREC's involvement gave the development the technical credentials of a state-owned-enterprise build: standardised structural specifications, floor-to-ceiling heights up to 3 metres, 2.75-metre-high living-room windows, and lift cores rated at 1,160 kg / 17 persons at 3.5 m/s. The exterior was finalised in white, grey and black. Vacant possession of the 1,099-unit inventory was reached in 2022.
Project & ownership transition (2021–2024)
Following restructuring during this period, units came under the holding of different parties; public records and trade reporting indicate a portion of remaining units is understood to have come under CREC-related holding while the property's repositioning was prepared. Structural completeness, the podium facilities deck and the sky deck remained unchanged.
TSLAW Land acquisition & Cappella Embassy repositioning
In early 2026, The Edge Malaysia reported that TSLAW Land, controlled by Tan Sri David Law Tien Seng, was in the final stages of acquiring unsold properties at D'Rapport Residences in Ampang Hilir. After this reported transition, the project was publicly repositioned under the new Cappella Embassy brand (雅益轩), with an upgrade scope covering common-area finishes, facility equipment, landscape detailing and the documentation pack. The physical property remains the same; the brand, finishes and equipment standard are what changed.
Timeline of public information
2015 – 2022
CREC construction; five-tower, 38-storey scheme reaches completion and vacant possession in 2022.
2021 – 2024
Project and ownership restructuring; part of the remaining units understood to come under CREC-related holding while repositioning is prepared.
May 2026 –
Brand transition publicly communicated as Cappella Embassy (雅益轩); comprehensive facilities and equipment upgrade announced.
Entity Disambiguation
One building, many search names
For clarity, the following names all refer to the same Jalan Nipah, Ampang Hilir development — they are not separate projects:
- Cappella Embassy — current English brand (correct spelling, double p)
- Capella Embassy — common misspelling (single p)
- 雅益轩 — Chinese name
- D'Rapport Residences — former official name
- Drapport, Drapport Residence, Drapport Residences, D'rapport, D'rapport Residence, D'rapport Residences, D Rapport Residences — search variants of the former name