Locations in Focus (Chiang Mai)

Guess who is behind the DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT? Almost three and a half decades in the business; just shy of 300 residential properties nationwide under their belt (plus a few beyond these shores) with builds catering to the tastes and preferences of foreign customers; winner of multiple major accolades including the exalted Commendation of Excellence award…

Unparalleled, modern luxury defines this magnificent, designer home. Ideally situated on a quiet street in the prestigious neighborhood of Nimmanhemin, enjoy privileged views of the city and a convenient, central location. Walk to the area’s best shopping, dining, entertainment and nightlife, plus the airport is just a 15-minute drive. Conceptualized by renowned architect Ajarn Pongsathon…

Looking for a house in San Kamphaeng? Here is some great info to the area. For sheer convenience if nothing else, it’s tough to beat livin’ in the midst of Thailand’s Northern city. But at 40 square kilometres, the area covers just the minutest part of greater Chiang Mai. With a set of wheels really…

Baan Wang Tan touted back in the day as ‘your home in a far eastern paradise’! Quite apart from the thousands of stand-alone houses and town homes throughout metropolitan Chiang Mai, there are literally hundreds upon hundreds of gated estates. So when in the market for a landed property or perhaps an unimproved lot to…

Looking to rent a condo on Nimman? Or even buying the have a quick ready here. Head west/northwest of Chiang Mai’s Old City and you’ll hit Nimman – at its heart, Nimmanhaemin Road which along with its namesake side streets ranks as the undisputed hipster hub and most westernised spot in town. Not only is the neighbourhood chock-a-block with…

Head east/southeast of Chiang Mai’s Old City and you’ll hit Chang Khlan – home to Chang Klan Road, the city’s business, commercial and financial beating heartcrowned by the iconic Night Bazaar, but also the most ethnically diverse place in town with down-to-earth locals from Northern hilltribes and the Jewish community to the biggest Muslim quarter in Chiang Mai. Not only that…

Okay, so Chiang Mai’s shopping centres ain’t quite in the same league as the umpteen megamalls of Bangkok, but there’s still a fair few ultra modern monuments to consumerism in Thailand’s Northern Rose. And they ain’t just places to go for a spot of retail therapy either. After you’re all shopped out, you’ll be needin’ to…

Sure, it was founded over half a century ago under a Royal Charter. Yeah, it was the very first provincial university in Thailand. Okay, it’s the biggest education hub and boasts the largest teaching hospital [Maharaj Nakorn on the Suan Dok medical campus] in the region. And you bet it’s a world-class research facility. But Chiang Mai University offers…

At a smidge over 40 square kilometres, the actual municipality of Chiang Mai is pretty small by most standards. Yet the housing market here has long been anything but. So it was inevitable that, in time, land plots inside the city would be more and more tough to come by. And those still up for…