East Commercial Center

The core product is a collection of relatively small office suites that can operate independently or be combined. CBRE's typical floorplate divides a floor into twelve sections. Most are approximately 33 to 34.44 sqm, with one 44.25 sqm suite and a larger 66.35 sqm suite. A full floor provides about 453 sqm of usable area. This configuration supports several acquisition strategies: a compact owner-occupied office, adjoining sections for a growing team, or a full-floor workplace for a company that wants a single controlled environment. A buyer must still confirm how any combined space is reflected in the strata documents and whether the titled area matches the physical layout.

The building was conceived as a purpose-built office tower rather than residential space converted to commercial use. Source materials specify three passenger lifts, a separate service elevator, two emergency staircases and air-conditioning. The original service concept also included meeting rooms for groups of up to 50 people, office cleaning, IT maintenance packages, photocopier hire and on-site parking for staff and visitors. Several of these services were offered subject to separate charges and availability. Current provision, pricing, access rules and operating hours should therefore be checked with building management instead of being assumed from the 2018 leasing brochure.

The full address is Building No. 227, Norodom Boulevard (41), Phum 10, Sangkat Tonle Bassac, Khan Chamkar Mon, Phnom Penh. This is the southern section of one of the city's principal north-south corridors, with onward road connections toward the central business districts, National Road 1, National Road 2 and Hun Sen Boulevard. ECC forms part of a large mixed-use site rather than a stand-alone plot. For an office owner, the setting adds residential and hospitality activity around the workplace; the original complex concept also included dining, leisure facilities and optional pool and gym memberships.

Both sale and rental inventory appear on the secondary market. The lowest current sale anchor found for this dossier is $84,900 for a 33.44 sqm office on the ninth floor in a Harbor Property listing. It is the asking price for one specific unit, not a developer price list or a valuation for the building. It says nothing by itself about other floors, fit-out quality, tax treatment or current management charges. Comparable analysis should account for titled area, actual configuration, floor, outlook, condition of the mechanical systems, tenant status and whether furniture or improvements transfer with the unit.

For an investment buyer, completion removes construction-delivery risk but makes legal and operational due diligence more important. The file for the chosen office should include the strata title or other ownership document, chain of transfers, evidence of no mortgage or arrears, current management statements, parking and common-area rights, and the tenancy agreement if the unit is sold with an occupant. Historical launch promotions included return claims, but those should not be treated as a present obligation. Real income depends on the signed rent, vacancy, leasing commission, fit-out costs, service charges, tenant quality and collection history.

ECC is most relevant to buyers who want a recognisable office address in an operating tower and the ability to acquire anything from one compact suite to a full floor. It should not be evaluated as a newly delivered Grade A building: the original positioning was a practical Grade B office product, and the present condition must be inspected in person. A sensible viewing should test lift waiting times during busy periods, ventilation and air-conditioning in the selected suite, daylight, boulevard noise, mobile coverage, backup power, floor toilets and the real availability of parking rather than relying only on a brochure specification.