Downtown 49

Downtown 49 is a low-rise condominium in Thonglor, the part of Bangkok also known as Phrom Phong. Phrom Phong BTS station is close by, as are the EmQuartier and Liv@49 shopping centres, and Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital is about 350 metres away.

The project was completed in 2013 and has two eight-storey buildings set among greenery. The apartments have one, two or three bedrooms, range from 45 to 136 m2, are all on the 4th floor and come fully furnished. Residents share a pool, a gym and a shuttle.

The complex has none of the crowded feel of a high-rise block: a garden with a barbecue area fills the grounds. Windows face the pool, the city or the park. Some apartments have a balcony and a fully equipped kitchen with a complete set of appliances.

Prices start from 6,900,000 THB. The apartments are sold freehold (full ownership), and some of them fall within the foreign quota, the share of a building that foreigners may legally own.

Downtown 49 suits owners with pets: the building allows them, which is rare among Bangkok condominiums. A family with children should look at the three-bedroom apartment from 117 m2, with the hospital a short distance away. For one person or a couple, the 45 m2 one-bedroom is furnished and ready to move into right after the sale.