The site of the Kuala Lumpur City Centre was historically part of an affluent suburban residential area north of the old Kuala Lumpur town, linked to the town via Ampang Road and populated by bungalows and mansions dating as far back as the colonial early-20th century.

In the subsequent years after the relocation of the Turf Club, more surrounding residential plots were acquired for further development of KLCC.

For land administration purposes, the KLCC precinct is listed as the 58th section, Bandar Kuala Lumpur.

KLCC, forming part of Kuala Lumpur's central business district, falls within Bukit Bintang parliamentary constituency.

Fairmont Kuala Lumpur Towers Persiaran KLCC MRT underground station The 88-storey towers were built using mostly reinforced concrete, with steel-and-glass facades to resemble Islamic motifs which were intended to reflect the official and majority religion of Malaysia.

The tower has a separate entrance facing the Mandarin Oriental hotel and also has a tunnel link towards Lot D1.

The Building Services Engineer was Flack + Kurtz who is currently part of the WSP | Parsons Brinkerhoff Company.

It is designed by Allen Jack + Cottier (known famously as AJ+C), the Australian-based architect with regional presence in Malaysia, Vietnam and China.

[10] The residential towers is the most expensive in Malaysia with a 19,500 square feet penthouse has been sold for a record RM50 million.

The park holds a jogging track, a public swimming pool, several children's playground and a man-made lake complete with water fountains.

The underground station is located in the basement of Avenue K, a shopping complex opposite Suria KLCC across Jalan Ampang.

A dedicated taxi stand, which utilises the coupon system, is available at the shopping mall entrance.

The developer (Petronas) has spent RM100 million as part of its social contribution programme to build an elevated, air-conditioned walkway from the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre to the Bukit Bintang shopping district.

Situated in Lot 40, it is a 30,000 ton gas-powered turbine-driven chilled water unit providing cool air not only to Petronas Twin Towers and Suria KLCC, but also to Maxis Tower, Menara Exxon Mobil, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, and Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur as well as As Syakirin Mosque.

[13] The engineer for the District Cooling Center was Flack + Kurtz (currently part of the WSP | Parsons Brinkerhoff Company).