Unlike other developments, which can spring up in a matter of a year or two, Andamaya in Phuket is a bit different. The project was launched in October of last year, but investors Patrick Sarfati and Michel Chiappetta have been working on plans for it for over a decade.
“Michel had bought the land a long time ago, but there was no access to it when I viewed it five years ago, so I said, ‘If anything changes, please let me know,’” Sarfati explains to the Phuket News. “Then about 18 months ago, the ideal access to the land became available, and now we can move ahead with something we both have wanted to do for a long time.”
While a number of similar projects feature upscale villas, the partners decided to go in a different direction. They wanted to offer buyers space, easy access and quiet living in a residential surrounding that isn’t found at other developments.
“We wanted to create something that no one else was doing. It had to be luxury and feasible, not expansive mainstream units,” Sarfati says. “Also, we wanted to be very competitive in price per square metre with the highest European standard level of construction.”
The project consists of three condominiums with each building containing a maximum of seven luxury apartments. Each apartment has a storage room along with a covered parking place. Select units have a private swimming pool as well as full sea views.
Common area facilities include a swimming pool, a fitness room and 24-hour security. Andamaya is situated along a private access road that can be found in the hillside at the southern end of Surin and is 500 metres away from the beach. According to the developers, the project has what most buyers will be looking for in Phuket.
“When it comes to buying property here, the most common and important questions from buyers boils down to two things: 1) How far is it to the nearest beach? 2) Does it have a sea view?” Sarfati tells the newspaper.
