18 hours ago, newnative said:

   Probably the same way they get water to the top of Reflection condo, just down the street, with 55 stories.  Or, Once Wongamat condo, with 56 stories.  

It can be done of course and it is done in many buildings. However, Thailand does not usually, there are exceptions, of embracing the technology to get the required results. Many times it is try and see then modify and repeat.

On 9/12/2025 at 12:36 PM, Photoguy21 said:

It can be done of course and it is done in many buildings. However, Thailand does not usually, there are exceptions, of embracing the technology to get the required results. Many times it is try and see then modify and repeat.

It only requires about 24 bar for 240m, a multi-stage centrifugal pump can easily cope with that with a decent volume too, absolutely nothing complex about that height.

5 hours ago, LennyW said:

It only requires about 24 bar for 240m, a multi-stage centrifugal pump can easily cope with that with a decent volume too, absolutely nothing complex about that height.

 

5 hours ago, LennyW said:

It only requires about 24 bar for 240m, a multi-stage centrifugal pump can easily cope with that with a decent volume too, absolutely nothing complex about that height.

Yes, it is approximately 1 bar for every 10 metres. Accommodation are generally around 3m high. Work it from there.

Yes, this is the EXACT site of the failed Ocean One condo project that ripped off a whole lot of people and resulted in a lot of lawsuits.

Even ThaiVisa stopped reporting on it for fear of being sued for defamation despite everything that did - or didn't - happen. (There's a thread from 2009 where the Admin issued a warning about posting anything that could be "defamatory".)
https://aseannow.com/topic/305943-ocean-one-tower-pattayaof-all-places/
Like how the "project managers" were seen running around the city in $100,000 (US) luxury sports cars and were sponsoring a local racing team.

Guess where all the money was coming from ?

That project was supposed to start in 2006 and be finished by 2009 but people started noticing that the only thing happening was cement trucks were going to the site, filling up and taking the (wet) cement to other building sites.
They even had a live webcam showing the "construction" and all you saw was those trucks arriving, filling up and leaving.

Then the racing team went public after their "sponsors" hadn't paid any of their bills for something like 3+ months. That tipped the lid and suddenly everyone was looking at the project and noticing the complete lack of construction going on.

And years later they were still trying to sell condos in the project even though it was cancelled/abandoned, leaving a lot of investors out of pocket.

I just found an article that says the land was sold to a group of investors (6 different people with 3 different surnames) in March 2017. Seems it's been sold again.

The Banyan Group is a large international hotel group. Most recently known from The White Lotus being film at their resort on Samui. They are a high-end group with deep pockets.

Note the bit about condo prices "starting at 5.6 mil" - which means the lowest level studios facing away from the ocean. 

Yeah, don't think I'll be looking at buying something there, even if it had a covered walkway leading directly to the Immigration Office across the street.

I wonder what the people in View Talay Residence 3 (the condo building in the corner of that site) will think when their view is cut off and they are in the shade for 2/3rds of the day ?

26 minutes ago, Kerryd said:

Like how the "project managers" were seen running around the city in $100,000 (US) luxury sports cars

 

Make that 1000.000 US$ cars. I know they had a Rolls Royce, a Ferrari and an Aston Martin, among some other cars.

Bruno was a barber from profession, and the Australian manager (think Mike was his name) had some history in his home country.

Wonder actually if they are still here, as haven't noticed them for years.

Oversupply, what oversupply? 

 

Just another 1,487 units coming onto the market.  No way does this have any effect on the prices, or time on market (TOM) of the thousands of properties already for sale here, and they are still building more. 

 

Call your condo a home, but don't call it an "investment." 

 

Build more, I say.  It's great for rents and renters. 

4 hours ago, KhunHeineken said:

Oversupply, what oversupply? 

 

Just another 1,487 units coming onto the market.  No way does this have any effect on the prices, or time on market (TOM) of the thousands of properties already for sale here, and they are still building more. 

 

Call your condo a home, but don't call it an "investment." 

 

Build more, I say.  It's great for rents and renters. 

    Actually, 1,487 units not 'coming onto the market' until late December 2028 or early January 2029.   

2 minutes ago, newnative said:

    Actually, 1,487 units not 'coming onto the market' until late December 2028 or early January 2029.   

That means they are "coming onto the market" doesn't it?  I didn't say "are on the market" did I? 

38 minutes ago, KhunHeineken said:

That means they are "coming onto the market" doesn't it?  I didn't say "are on the market" did I? 

   The key point, as you very well know, is they won't be adding to the housing market supply for a number of years.  Your post left the impression they were just about to 'come on the market' and have 'an effect on the prices'.

17 hours ago, KhunHeineken said:

That means they are "coming onto the market" doesn't it?  I didn't say "are on the market" did I? 

A lot are on the market well before completion as buying off plan is frequent. There are some horror stories about on tha,t but I know some whose units got completed and they got a bit of a bargain. 

On 9/22/2025 at 7:52 AM, KhunHeineken said:

Oversupply, what oversupply? 

 

Just another 1,487 units coming onto the market.  No way does this have any effect on the prices, or time on market (TOM) of the thousands of properties already for sale here, and they are still building more. 

 

Call your condo a home, but don't call it an "investment." 

 

Build more, I say.  It's great for rents and renters. 

 

Given the cost of the units to buy I would have thought rentals will be at the pricier end of the market. I doubt it will have any impact on lower priced condo rentals. It will be competing with the likes of Copacabana and Riviera in terms of pricing, facilities and location, not the entire market.