City officials may tear down condo project

Visitors to Bangkok will invariably notice the mass proliferation of condominium projects springing up all over the city. There are so many one may wonder how the local government can keep track of them all. With the latest news from The Pulse condominium project, it seems even some major construction projects can slip under the radar of local officials.

Speaking yesterday, Bangkok deputy governor Banasopit Mekvichai said that the two buildings already well under way at the site of The Pulse could be torn down if it is found the project went ahead without the relevant government-issued building permits.

Mekvichai said that incidents like this can happen when there is a turn-around of regional officials, who can go unbriefed about certain activities in their new jurisdiction. If Prinsiri, Inc is found to be building illegally, the two apartment blocks, nearing completion and containing 154 units in each tower, even being 80% sold, could be torn down.

This is not the first roadblock Prinsiri has faced with the project, as construction was halted last September after Building A was found not to conform to original blueprints.