As per now (October 2012) the planning of Silom Line BTS Extension is to start as below.
Taksin – Phet Kasem Extension
S9 Pho Nimit To be opened on mid of January 2013
S10 Talat Phlu To be opened on mid of January 2013
S11 Wutthakat To be opened on 12 August 2013
S12 Bang Wa To be opened on 12 August 2013
Bangkok’s rapidly expanding Skytrain will add another 464 km of transit routes in the future. A total of 28 construction projects are either in the planning stages, under construction, or have just been completed. The new routes will extend Skytrain’s coverage from central Bangkok to surrounding provinces, as well as link Bangkok’s airports.
Three Skytrain projects are already open for service, including the airport link Skytrain from Phayathai to Suvarnabhumi airport. The other two completed projects are the BTS Skytrain, and the underground Skytrain from Bangseu to Hualamphong. The three expanded routes total 79.5 km. Continue reading Skytrain Expanding Its Transit Web In Bangkok
The first four-car train is scheduled to enter service in early October, and all 35 will be delivered by next July. The new cars will increase passenger handling capacity by more than 30,000 people an hour. THITI WANNAMONTHA
The company received the first batch of 35 trailer cars manufactured by Germany’s Siemens AG yesterday.
The trailer cars cost 2.1 billion baht and will lengthen the existing trains from three cars to four on the Sukhumvit line to accommodate more passengers during peak hours. Continue reading Sukhumvit BTS line to get four-car trains in October
As most developers shifted to condominiums and projects in resort destinations, the number of new single-house and townhouse launches in Greater Bangkok during the first half was only about one-third of condominiums. condominiums in the area.
The small number of new single houses and townhouses, collectively defined as low-rise units, was mainly due to slow recovery in the segment after the floods last year, said Samma Kitsin, director-general of Real Estate Information Center (REIC). Continue reading Townhouses, single houses lag behind condos
Siam Piwat Co, the 50-year-old operator of Siam Center, is joining with Charoen Pokphand Group and Magnolia Quality Development Corporation (MQDC) to develop a megaproject worth 35 billion baht on the Chao Phraya River opposite Mandarin Oriental Bangkok Hotel.
Tipaporn Chearavanont (left), CEO of Magnolia Quality Development Corp, shakes hands with Chadatip Chutrakul, CEO of Siam Piwat, for the start of three joint ventures they plan on the Thonburi side of the Chao Phraya, calling it ‘the largest local private commercial development’. Continue reading Siam Piwat spearheads B35bn Chao Phraya project
Flood Free condo during 2011 flood
Double lock system with 24 hours security and It has balcony and total 3 windows with curtains.
Fully equipped inbuilt kitchen with Hood, Hot plate, Microwave, Washing Machine and Refrigerator Dining Table, Computer table, T.V. table with flat screen T.V.,
Carpeted Center table and Sofa Bedroom with 8” Bed, 4 nos. of Pillows, Blanket, Dressing table and side table Bathroom with shower curtain and water heater
Two A.C. (One in Living room and other one in Bedroom)
Details of Building and Facilities: 1. 70% open space 2. Full of greenery and very live atmosphere 3. Very easy Excess to reach the Condo. 10 mimuts rive from Continue reading Fully Furnished One Bedroom Condo For Rent
20% growth targeted after restructuring
The listed developer NC Housing Plc (NCH) targets an annual growth in a range of 20% to 25% and plans to enter the condominium market this year after restructuring its finances by decreasing short-term loans.
Managing director Somchao Tanterdtham said the company recorded higher sales last year which increased its financial liquidity. Debt-to-equity ratio continued dropping to 0.58 time as at the end of 2011 from one time two years ago.
“Our financial status is strong enough to develop condominium project,” he said. “It will be a learning curve for us in the high-rise segment. When the condominium market booms, we will be ready for it.”
Its condominium projects will be valued at 200-500 million baht each, with unit prices of 1-2 million baht.
This year, the condominium investment will be only 10-20% of the total. Continue reading NC Housing plans to enter condo market
Despite widespread concern of an oversupply in the condominium market, a property bubble remains impossible, says Suphin Mechuchep, managing director of the property consultant Jones Lang LaSalle Thailand.
“The Thai property market is active, particularly condominiums in inner Bangkok, despite domestic political problems and sluggish Western economies,” she said at the Post Today Investment Expo 2012, which runs until tomorrow at CentralPlaza LardPrao.
“Thai property prices are one-tenth those in Hong Kong and Singapore, while the Thai economy remains strong and people have cash on hand. Property purchases are a way to compete with inflation, especially if its an investment for rent.” Continue reading JLL denies Bangkok condo bubble
