aussiexpat Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 (edited) It must be 8 years since this building was abandoned before completion. What's the plan, take it down or just leave it there forever? 50 floors of Condo's, so many people must have lost millions of baht in this fiasco ???? Edited February 4, 2022 by aussiexpat 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pravda Posted February 4, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 4, 2022 Don't take it down, I'll squat when I go to Pattaya 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohyesuare Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Think it's still in the middle of a legal battle. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Leaver Posted February 4, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 4, 2022 (edited) With a few modifications, it would make a good pound for all the soi dogs. ???? Edited February 4, 2022 by Leaver 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiexpat Posted February 4, 2022 Author Share Posted February 4, 2022 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Ohyesuare said: Think it's still in the middle of a legal battle. Good luck with that 8 years after stopping construction. After seeing how fast the Edge was constructed, I thought a company like that would jump all over this since it's already half complete...I guess ongoing legal battles (and probably poor workmanship since they ran out of money) would prevent that... Edited February 4, 2022 by aussiexpat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohyesuare Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 9 minutes ago, aussiexpat said: Good luck with that 8 years after stopping construction. After seeing how fast the Edge was constructed, I thought a company like that would jump all over this since it's already half complete...I guess ongoing legal battles (and probably poor workmanship since they ran out of money) would prevent that... There was an issue that it was blocking an important royal statue, then they agreed to lower it I think but I think also money problems as well. And I agree, good luck but it's definitely an eyesore and something should be done eventually, I'd hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaver Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 7 minutes ago, aussiexpat said: Good luck with that 8 years after stopping construction. After seeing how fast the Edge was constructed, I thought a company like that would jump all over this since it's already half complete...I guess ongoing legal battles (and probably poor workmanship since they ran out of money) would prevent that... Probably got a lot of concrete cancer by now. No one wants to pay for it's removal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Hammer2021 Posted February 4, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 4, 2022 It's a monument to hubris, greed and corruption 14 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LiamB80 Posted February 4, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 4, 2022 They still got the ghost tower in Sathorn area of Bangkok standing from when they stopped construction in ‘97 during the financial crisis. They put giant IPhone advertisements on it now. Let it stand as a reminder to people of the dangers of investing in Thailand. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post scubascuba3 Posted February 4, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 4, 2022 Back story https://thepattayanews.com/2020/09/12/the-story-behind-the-abandoned-waterfront-condo-near-bali-hai-pier-in-pattaya/ https://thepattayanews.com/2021/10/10/owners-of-the-controversial-waterfront-condo-on-bali-hai-pier-ask-for-an-opportunity-to-resume-construction-vs-demolish-the-building/ 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo53 Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 9 hours ago, Pravda said: Don't take it down, I'll squat when I go to Pattaya The only squat you will be doing in Pattaya is Tiddly lol. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inala Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Leave it long enough and it'll probably fall down. I often wonder what will happen to everything man has built on this earth after we finally become extinct as a species? Saw a Youtube on it a while back which hypothesized nature taking over structures pretty quickly, it was quite depressing actually. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiSePuede419 Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 "Waterfront"? Yeah, right. Since when is Pattayasaisong Road "waterfront"? On Google maps, it's over a block away from the water. ???? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwill Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 It's actually a giant sundial. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mikesil Posted February 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 5, 2022 Structures abandoned in mid-construction abound here in LOS. Khon Kaen has one (about 40 stories high or so) which now serves as a advertising billboard. Then there's the line of abandoned rail line pillars in Bangkok along Hwy 1, still there but less obvious now because it's overshadowed by even larger pillars of the new rail line. I hope these structures are permitted to stand forever, Future scientists will conclude that we used them for sighting and tracking heavenly bodies. Our own Stonehenge! 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonray Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Modify the lifts and turn it into a parking deck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 54 minutes ago, mikesil said: Structures abandoned in mid-construction abound here in LOS. Khon Kaen has one (about 40 stories high or so) which now serves as a advertising billboard. Then there's the line of abandoned rail line pillars in Bangkok along Hwy 1, still there but less obvious now because it's overshadowed by even larger pillars of the new rail line. I hope these structures are permitted to stand forever, Future scientists will conclude that we used them for sighting and tracking heavenly bodies. Our own Stonehenge! And a pile of old cable offcuts on Pattaya 3rd Rd pavement that I have been walking round for 3 months at least! Don't they ever clean up their mess here! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanpierre Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 leave it to the monkeys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henryford Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Just get George Bush on the case, a bit of thermite, sorted. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomer6969 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 (edited) The country is littered with these unfinished structures, even in a remote place like Buriram. This is what you get when there is too much power and or money in the hands of a few idiots. The epitome of Thainess. Edited February 5, 2022 by Boomer6969 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverlomsak Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 1 hour ago, mikesil said: Future scientists will conclude that we used them for sighting and tracking heavenly bodies. I thought that's what Walking Street & LK Metro was for. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bradiston Posted February 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 5, 2022 2 hours ago, SiSePuede419 said: "Waterfront"? Yeah, right. Since when is Pattayasaisong Road "waterfront"? On Google maps, it's over a block away from the water. ???? You must have the wrong location. It overlooks Bali Hai harbour. About 50m from the water. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mancub Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 3 hours ago, Jimbo53 said: The only squat you will be doing in Pattaya is Tiddly lol. Diddly...for those who need to Google it !???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newnative Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 12 hours ago, aussiexpat said: Good luck with that 8 years after stopping construction. After seeing how fast the Edge was constructed, I thought a company like that would jump all over this since it's already half complete...I guess ongoing legal battles (and probably poor workmanship since they ran out of money) would prevent that... I don't think the original developer ran out of money during the initial construction; they were actually ahead of schedule in completing the project. Construction was halted by the government after protests by locals upset with the height of the building. My solution would be to remove the top dozen or so 'see-thru' floors that are the least finished and then complete the building. I think the building has interesting architecture--something rather scarce in Pattaya--and it should be finished rather than torn down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1FinickyOne Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 3 hours ago, Inala said: Leave it long enough and it'll probably fall down. I often wonder what will happen to everything man has built on this earth after we finally become extinct as a species? Saw a Youtube on it a while back which hypothesized nature taking over structures pretty quickly, it was quite depressing actually. Angkor Wat? maybe 100 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JBChiangRai Posted February 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 5, 2022 Please buy one of the condos I want to build because I need your money to build it as I don't have enough funds of my own. What could possibly go wrong? NEVER, EVER buy "off plan" in Thailand. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkk6060 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 I think never. There are other areas that have empty shells longer then this place. Maybe in 40 years they will be so rotted they will collapse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bangkok Barry Posted February 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 5, 2022 3 hours ago, Inala said: Leave it long enough and it'll probably fall down. I often wonder what will happen to everything man has built on this earth after we finally become extinct as a species? Saw a Youtube on it a while back which hypothesized nature taking over structures pretty quickly, it was quite depressing actually. In the long-term picture, we are just passing through. We've only been on the planet for a microscopically very short time and it won't be long before we kill ourselves off and the planet will continue without us. I used to give us about another 200 years but I've shortened that now as the human race spends billions developing more and more ways to do it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grusa Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 14 hours ago, Leaver said: With a few modifications, it would make a good pound for all the soi dogs. ???? Can you imagine the noise! Bad idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughrection Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 2 hours ago, jeanpierre said: leave it to the monkeys If politicians haven't fixed it by now, they never will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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