Bart Duykers, who heads Villa Santi, says the villas are located 80 metres above sea level, the highest point on which building is allowed.
As such, the leasehold properties command breathtaking views.
"Priced from Bt58 million each, the units have a lease term of 30 years, with rights to extend another two terms of 30 years each. This gives buyers a total of 90 years on the property."
Duykers, a trained hotelier, says he started Villa Santi right after leaving The Boat House, one of Phuket's more celebrated boutique hotels owned by accomplished architect ML Tridhosyuth Devakul.
"I had a great time running operations there for three and a half years," Duykers says. From serving VIP guests who form the core of Boat house's clientele, he obtained invaluable insights and lessons about how to run and pamper the rich and famous.
At the time Tridhosyuth was also expanding his properties and Duykers dived first hand into many of the projects, involving planning and construction. These stints gave him confidence to create his own luxury homes for wealthy buyers.
Duykers says the Sky Pavilions, designed with opulent living spaces and panoramic views, are priceless as they are limited in number. The villas provide unblocked scenes of the Andaman Sea and Patong's colourful coastline.
Show units are currently being built and should be completed by the year's end.
The developer says he recently settled a misunderstanding over regulations for building leasehold properties. "I was told that would not be needed, but we recently submitted our blueprints for approval and so everything has been resolved."
He says the case, which took almost eight months to tackle, has taught him to pay more attention to provincial regulations.
He also took steps recently to clarify earlier reports that appeared in the Phuket Gazette about his development.
Duykers says most of the earlier phases at Villa Santi, such as its condominiums and resort homes, are fully booked.
Prices for his first villas have since tripled from Bt16 million three years ago. The most expensive villas are the Sky Pavilions.
His customers are mostly expatriates stationed in top financial centres such as London, Hong Kong, Singapore or Shanghai.
Duykers says he has come to understand that this group of clients places privacy at the very top of their priority lists.
"This is because they are constantly getting attention when working. So when they come here, I try to provide them a sanctuary where they will be looked after but in the most unimposing manner."
"We need to make them feel as though they are left alone," he adds. "But when they need something, we are there to attend to them."
Duykers also recently restructured his company, with 47 per cent having been sold to Bangkok-based developer Somboon Chayavichitsilp. Duykers himself owns 47 per cent of Villa Santi.
"Somboon, who is building the Hansar project on Rajdamri, is able to recognise immediately what we are doing," he says. "Our thinking is similar, we gel naturally."
2 comments:
Well... that's very interessting but actually i have a hard time seeing it... I'm wondering what others have to say....
Long stays in villas are even less expensive than staying at one of the many, often crowded resorts.
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