The condominiums branded The Base are among the flagships launched by Sansiri. They impressed any first-time buyers with its entrancing and elegant designs, owing largely to the developer’s experience of raising more than 15 projects in Bangkok and other provinces that altogether have the combined number of units exceeding 10,000 units. 3 of them are the uptown and downtown condos scattering around Phuket including The Base Downtown Phuket (sales closed), The Base Uptown Phuket, and lastly the 14 storeys of luxuriously appointed condominium named The Base Height Phuket located amid Phuket Town’s affluent area. As soon as going on sale, 70% of total units have been sold out. More details below.
The Base Height Phuket
Project Details (November 15th, 2015)
Project Name: The Base Height Phuket
Developer: Siri (Sansiri)
Address: Soi Hongyok Utis, Talat Yai, Mueang District, Phuket
Website: http://www.sansiri.com/condominium/thebase_height_phuket/th/
Project Area: 2-2-44.3 rais of land
Project Type: A 14-storey condominium with 358 residential units
Facilities: Swimming pools and kid’s pools (G fl & rooftop), fitness centre, gardens, Wi-Fi in the lobby and around swimming pool on G fl, multi-function room, pool deck, parking space, poolside pavilion, among others.
Pre-Sale: April 2013
Selling Rate: 70%
Terms of Payment
1-bedroom: Bt 10,000 for booking plus Bt 20,000 for contract
2-bedroom: Bt 20,000 for booking plus Bt 30,000 for contract
Property Transfer Fee: Paid by both seller and buyer in equal amounts.
Maintenance Fee: Bt 47/sq.m. a month (pay six months’ worth of rent on the transfer date)
Sinking Fund: Bt 500/sq.m. (1 time payment on the transfer date)
Construction: Completed and ready to move in
Starting Price: 2.454MB/unit
Average Selling Price: Bt 80,000 – 90,000/sq.m.
Average Rental Price: Bt 18,000 a month (for 8 months or longer) or Bt 25,000 a month (no more than 6 months). Approximately 7% return on investment for 2 years.
Layouts
1-bedroom 1-bathroom 29.00 – 34.00 sq.m.
2-bedroom 2-bathroom 56.00 – 58.00 sq.m.
The Base Height gives convenient accesses to a number of elite outdoor lifestyle amenities as well as the airport which are needed by those who travel on frequent basis. The Base Height Phuket launches a comprehensive list of home designs that centre on the combination of simplicity, tradition and modernity. The condo is attentively designed in Sino-Portuguese style and equipped with Chono-patterned balcony, poolside pavilion, courtyard, lobby, multi-function room, sky garden (5th fl), fitness centre with numerous high-tech exercise equipment, and the sky pool.
Master Floor Plan
Security check and CCTV on 24hrs. The entrance is key-card-locked.
The Base Height Phuket is 1 of 15 condominiums on the list of Earn from the Holidays programme.
The Condo’s Lobby
The lobby’s triple ceiling is impressive for its expanse in company with beauty and elegance.
G Floor Plan
The seating in the lobby
The on-site facilities offered at the condo
A swimming pool edged on the building
A view looking up at a 45 degree angle with the eye level.
A poolside garden with the same length as the pool
2nd Floor Plan (residential area)
3rd Floor Plan
5th Floor Plan
The 5th floor has a sky garden
The easterly town view
The north town view
In the western direction, the settings of buildings backdropped with the mountains come into view.
6th Floor Plan
Roof Floor Plan (w the sky pool)
The fitness centre equipped with glass windows on all side for aerial views.
The Sky Pool
An unbroken view overlooking from the sky pool.
Type 1 Bed [29.00 – 34.00 sq.m.]
Room Sample 99/100
The entire room is visibly shown by the beam shed from the outside.
A lever door
The room is furnished in Chino-Modern style.
Built-in and suspended TV cabinets offered.
The bedroom is zoned within a room with a large indoor glass window and door.
The living room
The bedroom
The bed is set just 1-2 feet from the door.
The living room can be clearly seen out of the window from the bedroom.
The tiny kitchen is next to the bedroom on the left.
The bathroom can be accessed from the kitchen.
Every unit’s bathroom is equipped with bathroom sanitary as shown.
Sino-Portuguese patterned wall tiles
2 completely separated wet and dry zones
3 sliding doors
Ventilator
The view of the kitchen from the bathroom.
Each zone’s flooring
The kitchen
The kitchen appliances as shown
Suspended shelves and cabinets
Suspended shelves for 2 compressors located on the balcony
The balcony’s floor laid with tiles
The pipes set against one side of the balcony
The condo’s face
This shot taken from another spot.
A bird’s eye view of the pool and courtyard.
The bed is set by the window
Laminate wood flooring
The bedroom is designed to be simple but functional and stylish.
Both bedroom and living room can be seen from this spot.
Even though Thailand’s overall economy has slowed down on the outlook but in terms of tourism businesses, the finance from this specific segment is particularly well. The stimulus package the government put in took root allowing Phuket to remain as Thailand’s topmost tourist destination as well as improving along the time continuum. Nevertheless, the popularity has been shown lately not as strong as before.
Phuket was the only one among those Thailand’s famous tourist spots that was able to make it to the world’s top travel destinations with its ubiquitously reputed beaches and 5 star beachfront resorts and hotels that have delivered satisfaction to all visitors and treated them with great hospitality in every respect. Besides it has a good town plan coupled with a well-thought-out infrastructure that impeccably and extensively supports the lives on this island. Before long, several developments would soon be assumed, including the extension plan of Phuket International Airport, new retail business startups amid Phuket Town, new investment project by Central Group, and ample duty-free shops from KingTower, by way of illustration. So The Base Height Phuket shall receive these benefits and be worth a long-term investment.
Google Map
Situated on Hongyok Utis road in Mueng district of Phuket as well as adjacent Soi Yaowarat 4, this condo taps into a number of surrounding lifestyle conveniences and office buildings, ranging from supermarkets, retail shops, Tesco Lotus Extra Phuket (1.1 km away), Phuket International Hospital (Siriroj) (1.2 km away), Mission Hospital Phuket (1.5 km away), QSI International school of Phuket (1.6 km away), Central Festival Phuket (1.4 km away), and Phuket International Airport which is approximately 31.9 km from the condo.
Directional map to The Base Height Phuket
Getting There
The driving distance between Phuket International Airport and The Base Height Phuket are estimated to be 31.9 kilometres, which without traffic would take approximately 46 minutes for the driver to complete the ride.
As soon as departing the airport, get onto Soi Thep Kasattri which is the old airport road.
Stay on the road about approximately 1.4 kilometres or 2 minutes more or less, then take the right onto 4031 road.
Head south for about 4 minutes, nearly 4.1 kilometres in distance, towards the T-junction with the left split onto 4026 road that you should be taking.
Drive along 4026 road for about 13.9 kilometres.
And take the right onto highway 402.
Drive south along the highway about 24 kilometres crossing the border of Ratsada district. Without traffic, it will take around 30 minutes.
After that, make for Yaowarat road, which is approximately 1.2 kilometre up ahead on the left.
Drive eastward approximately 350 metres and take the right onto Soi Hongyok Utis.
Go down the road about 450 metres.
The Base Height Phuket is located on your left.
Lifestyle Amenities
Phromthep Cape (cr. http://ballmanchester.blogspot.com/ )
The perfect vantage point for overlooking boundless sea that would undoubtedly leave the watcher breathless. Located on the southmost part of Phuket Island and locally going by an alternate name of Chao Cape. Any person on ground will be astonished by the iconic mature sugar palms lining along the downslope headland leaning forward into the sea.
Phuket Fantasea
Phuket’s world-famous entertainment zone with theme-park-like settings in close proximity to Las Vegas. The work of Thai culture and high-tech makes anyone’s mind blown.
Phuket Old Town
A large part of Phuket Town was extensively furbished in modern Sino-Portuguese style that matches European with Chinese and had remained intact for over a hundred years. The visitors shall gain an eye-opening experience and brand-new sense of excitement as they explore further into town.
Kruvit Raft
A floating upscale-seafood restaurant that has only been open for the last few years, and belovingly known by both Thais and foreigners for its authentic Thai cuisine of unmatched tastes made of shellfish fresh caught from their own fish farms. Without paying a respectful visit to this place, they couldn’t call themselves been there yet.
Expected Return
Sansiri held a campaign going by the name of Earn from The Holidays, as a part of their time-share sales strategy inviting any clients or designated targets to attend the presentation with a clear purpose of selling 8 ready-to-move-in condos. The campaign’s package offers each of the fervent buyers 60 days’ worth of stay over Sansiri’s 15 total condominiums in 5 prime cities across Thailand. 7 of 15 projects in total are the sold-out condos in which the buyers can secure temporary lodgings in exchange for the points they collected. At the launch of this event, it was said to guarantee the buyer 6-7% rental returns on annual basis for 2-5 years straight.
Plus Property takes responsibility on rent management for the owners of the units and at present is managing over 700 units. The average rental price of all units at The Base Height Phuket is in the neighborhood of Bt 25,000 per month (short contract) and Bt 18,000 a month (6 months or longer). 7% rental return annually for 2 years at the minimum is guaranteed. Sansiri gave its words.
Nearby Condos
The Light Suanluang
The Light Suanluang Condominium
At the launch by a local developer known as Phuket Living, The Light Suanluang is located on Chao Fa road, in a sub-district called Taladnua, of the district Mueng on Phuket. Expanding over 1-3-75.2 rais of land, it has a 15-storey building housing 186 residential units in various layouts composed of studio in sizes of 24.49 – 30.80 sq.m., 1-bedroom the size ranging from 34.90 – 40.12 sq.m., 2-bedroom about 63.31 – 68.85 sq.m. in size, and penthouse with a space area of 103.43 sq.m. Starting from low 1.4MB/unit.
The Base Uptown Phuket
The Base Uptown Phuket
Another Sansiri’s condominium in the immediate neighborhood. Over a land of 5 rais spreading along Chalorm Phrakiat Ratchakan Thi 9 road in Ratsada subdistrict, Mueng, Phuket, a comprehensive total of 387 units combining 3 of 7-storey buildings are presented in a variety of floor plans available as follows; 1-bed [32.50 – 33.50 sq.m.] and 2- bed [55.50 – 57.00 sq.m.]. As of January 11, 2013 it was already completely constructed and ready to move in with the price starting 2.1MB/unit or on average, Bt 64,000/sq.m.
Located centrally in Phuket Town where a number of roads, supplies and conveniences are all available for the residents to get by each day, the condominium is located in the vicinity of Phuket International Airport, which benefits the buyers who were also flight attendants. The Base Height is sold for an affordable price and produces a good rental yield. Besides the entire city of Phuket Town is full of tourist destinations that are considered to be trend-setters of the island, and harbours a number of career opportunities along with it, the condo makes such an interesting choice to put limited budget on hand into profitable use.
This project review is written by Watchara, a full-time reviewer at DDproperty.com, the No.1 property listing portal in Thailand. For any questions, please email to watchara@ddproperty.com.
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