The Pearl @ Sri Mutiara is located within Bandar Seri Alam is acknowledged as the City of Knowledge with several universities, including the University Kuala Lumpur (UniKL - 60 acres, operational 2011), University Technology MARA (UiTM - 200 acres, expected completion 2013), Materskill University College of Health Sciences (MUCH - 18 acres, operational 2011), HELP University College (expected completion 2013), Mara Junior Science College (MRSM -50 acres, operational 2011), Malaysia Art School (50 acres, expected completion 2013), Raffles International School (completed 2013), Japanese International School (operational) and the existing Nam Heng Chinese Primary as well as seven other national primary and secondary schools.

This is a location within Johor's fastest growth corridor of the Iskandar Malaysia. By first quarter of 2012, access to Johor Bahru City and the new Customs, Immigration & Quarantine Complex (CIQ) via the Southern Link Highway (a 4-lane highway) and the Eastern Disperal Link (EDL) would only take an estimated 15 minutes.