The real estate sector recommends pushing for TOD, a digital city.

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Mr. Pornnaris Chuanchaisit, President of the Thai Real Estate Association Said at the MIX Use Project and TOD driving seminar that in foreign countries, TOD's large-scale real estate projects continue to develop. Development of large real estate projects Must make people in the area The general public benefits Development of areas along the suburban electric train stations It will become a source of catering. Organizing activities according to the surrounding area So that people can take the electric train to go out and do activities. and need to amend many laws To develop the real estate sector

Mr. Roengsak Thongsom, director of the Transport and Traffic Development Division (OTP), said that the real estate development MIX Use Project has been upgraded to be a large-scale project. Serious cooperation in development. It was seen that the Thai TOD project had studied the plan for a very long time. But it's not over yet. Because it has to be developed in large cities, such as building electric trains. All facilitation must be linked together. People can walk through easily in and out. There are no fences, such as building a city around the station. Resting place, business area, accepting TOD projects in developed foreign countries such as Japan, Germany, China office building shopping public transport put the system in proportion If the Thai government wants to push the source, the TOD project will greatly help elevate the business city into a digital city.

In Thailand, suitable areas such as Khon Kaen, Pattaya, Ayutthaya have studied 47 plans, spending 17,436 million baht to develop public utilities. In Pattaya, it took 2 years to push the project. Because there is an EEC area to help support the core part around the train station, it is considered an area with potential, so it must be proposed to the cabinet for consideration of the new government.

Mr. Thaninrat Phakdeepinyo, a former executive of Central Pattana Plc., said that in the next 5 years (2013-2017), department stores will be an important mechanism of the TOD project, with an additional area of 8 The price of a million meters is considered a revolution for Thailand. To the location of the future in the next 5 years, for example, Central prepares to invest 1.5 billion baht in adding 50 branches nationwide. Prepare to open Central Park Sala Daeng in 2024, Central Festival Ratchaphruek in 2023, Mega City Bangna when Central acquires the business. and expand the project Will add more workers, housewives, and many more employees after the Centreb group has invested 560 billion baht per year, generating 1 trillion baht per year in income Considered that large real estate businesses drive the economy very high.

Mr. Kittipol Pramoj Na Ayudhya, Executive Director of Seminar Plc., said that pushing for the TOD project was accepted as being difficult at the moment. Because there is still a lack of connection with government agencies, conflicts and protests, causing the development of many projects to be delayed. Unlike many countries Thailand still has many obstacles. Several laws need to be amended. both city planning laws Land expropriation or the Building Control Act supports development in the real estate sector. in the development of a large digital city The development of large-scale projects in many aspects, but is still unusable, such as the motorway during the Lam Ta Klong section The government should enable the service in some parts. while the motorway Kanchanaburi route Still have to expropriate many more areas Although most of the routes are already built. economic development So please don't interrupt each other's legs. Conflict of thought every complaint This is a huge obstacle to the development of the country.

real estate information center Government Housing Bank Survey of mixed-use projects in Bangkok - The perimeter that is being sold and rented in the first half of 2023 has a total building area of 10,000 square meters or more and two or more types of buildings are being utilized, consisting of residential condominiums, shopping centers, office buildings, hotels, etc. There are 126 projects. There are projects under construction. In the second half of 2023 until 2027, there are another 16 projects with an area of approximately 3,850,572 square meters, such as the first part of the One Bangkok project, The Forestias and other medium-sized projects. Completed 10 projects such as Icon Siam, Singha Complex, Samyan Mitrtown, Sindhorn Village and True Digital Park, etc.

“Hotel” in Mixed-use project room rental It was found that the waterfront location was the highest at 15,500 baht per night, followed by Ploenchit/Wireless, Siam/Chidlom and Silom/Surawong with the highest price being 10,000 baht per night. It was found that hotels have an average occupancy rate of 70% - 80%. "Serviced apartment" in mixed-use projects as of the first half of 2023, there are 3 projects with 774 rooms and future supply has been announced for 1 project, namely The 400-room One Bangkok project is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2023. Serviced apartments still perform quite well compared to hotels. because there is a high proportion of long-term customers The average occupancy rate is above 70% since the middle of the year. 2022.

Source: Thai News Agency