Thais flocking to invest as "Balihai Market" promises to transform South Pattaya

[thaibeachlovers]

3 hours ago, hyku1147 said:

The area smells like sewage.

That's what happens when a city allows unrestricted construction of thousands of rooms without spending a satang on infrastructure, especially on sewage treatment.

[piersbeckett]

Transformation of Pattaya as a whole could be achieved by making this area the only red-light district in Pattaya.

[JamJar]

On 29/08/2017 at 0:58 PM, whitemouse said:

Outdoor market at Bali Hai would be very nice place to hang out. Pattaya needs more spaces like this, people love them. Even crammed, small spaces are loved by everyone, outside Central the steps are always busy, both locals and foreigners sit around. Beach Rd used to be a good place to spend time just sitting and people watching, but they took away the benches. Still, small areas with seating on Beach Rd are still very, very popular, the round benches near Walking St entrance and opposite of Central are always busy, even the wood fenced spots on Beach Rd walkway attract people, even tho sitting on the wood fence isn't very comfortable.. Steps outside Royal Garden always packed with people. But there just ins't enough of those spaces in Pattaya to just hang out .

For people who do not like bars, there is almost no place to hang out, few coffee shop terraces are the only option, Starbucks on Beach Rd and Coffee Bean outside Mike's. 

 

 

There used to be a mall at Bali Hai, built by the Julie Complex/Vientiane/Bali Hai Bay family. It failed. There was a Starbucks at the front of it.

A few zero baht clients entered the mall, but purchased nothing. That was the reason why it eventually transmogrified into a den of nightclubs....which was relatively successful. 

 

[whitemouse]

1 hour ago, JamJar said:

 

 

There used to be a mall at Bali Hai, built by the Julie Complex/Vientiane/Bali Hai Bay family. It failed. There was a Starbucks at the front of it.

A few zero baht clients entered the mall, but purchased nothing. That was the reason why it eventually transmogrified into a den of nightclubs....which was relatively successful. 

 

 

Yep, there was an outlet where Mixx is now, version of Mikes shopping mall, but even nastier, no wonder it wasn't a success.  Ugly, useless mini mall at a dead end pedestrian street probably wouldn't work second time around either.  

But what's on a this computer drawing looks a bit different.. not that they'll ever develop it. Like someone said, a park with green grass, walkways  and benches would be even better, but lets stay realistic 

Edited September 8, 2017 by whitemouse

[johng]

Just as I suspected
https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?/topic/1001128-Pattaya-puts-kibosh-on-‘Bali-Hai-Market’-chatter