Tawanna Residence 2

Most detailed project databases date completion to December 1986 and report nine floors and 248 units. PropertyHub instead lists 1997, eight floors and three buildings, while PropertyScout shows 1997 and nine floors. Current listings include apartments described as being on the ninth floor, which supports the nine-storey figure, but the year conflict cannot be resolved simply by counting websites. For a resale purchase, the definitive evidence should come from the condominium registration and the title documents for the selected unit. This matters because the age of the building is not just a historical detail. It frames the due-diligence questions: major repairs, lift replacement, waterproofing, pipework, electrical systems, façade maintenance, reserve funds and whether owners may face additional contributions for capital work.

Facilities are described fairly consistently across the main project profiles. A communal pool, gym, parking, lifts, 24-hour security and CCTV are repeatedly listed, while PropertyHub also records key-card access and an on-site shop. Those entries are useful for establishing what the project has been marketed or recorded as having, but they do not prove the present operating condition. In a long-established condominium, a pool may be temporarily closed, gym equipment may be dated, or access rules may have changed. The sensible inspection is therefore physical and current: visit the facilities that matter to you, ask the juristic office about maintenance schedules, and check whether any major common-area works have been approved or discussed.

The resale stock also shows a wider range of layouts than a typical new-build sales brochure. Current and recent listings include studios around 25–28 sqm, one-bedroom units from 36 sqm up to roughly 56 sqm, and two-bedroom units including examples around 46–47 sqm and a much larger 84.5 sqm apartment. This gives buyers a useful choice between a very low entry price and more generous internal space, but it also means the project cannot be summarised by a single standard floor plan. The room type shown in an advertisement should be treated as a starting point. Before purchase, the registered area and layout should be matched against the title and floor plan, particularly where a unit appears unusually large or has been heavily renovated. Older buildings sometimes contain altered internal layouts, and any material change should be understood before transfer.

For a foreign purchaser, an advertisement marked 'freehold' is not enough on its own. Thai condominium law allows qualifying foreign buyers to hold a condominium unit in freehold within the foreign ownership quota, capped at 49% of the aggregate unit area in the condominium. Several Tawanna Residence 2 resale advertisements are presented as freehold, but that describes those listings, not every unit in the project. Before paying a meaningful deposit, the buyer should obtain confirmation from the condominium juristic person that foreign quota is available for the selected unit, verify the title, seller identity, encumbrances and outstanding common charges, and confirm that the transfer route meets the documentary requirements for a foreign buyer. The age of the project does not prevent a clean transaction, but it makes disciplined document checking especially important.

The address places Tawanna Residence 2 in Chatuchak, inside Soi Vibhavadi Rangsit 17 and its sub-lanes rather than directly on the main road. This is an urban, transport-led location rather than a resort environment or a self-contained mixed-use scheme. Its usefulness comes from how it connects to Vibhavadi Rangsit Road and the broader Chatuchak transport network. A map view alone does not capture the daily experience of the last stretch through the soi. For an owner-occupier, it is worth testing the route at the times you would normally travel, paying attention to traffic, lighting, pavement conditions and taxi access. For a landlord, the same details affect how easy the property is for a tenant to understand, reach and use every day.

Tawanna Residence 2 is best evaluated as budget urban resale stock with a known physical environment, not as a packaged investment with a pre-set return. Some portals publish rental-yield estimates, but those are modelled figures based on asking prices and advertised rents. The result for a real owner will depend on vacancy, renovation cost, agent fees, common charges, repairs and the actual rent achieved. A more useful investment check is to compare the selected unit against recent competing listings, inspect the condominium's financial and maintenance position, and establish what a realistic tenant would pay for that exact condition and layout. The low acquisition price can be a genuine advantage, but only if deferred maintenance and refurbishment do not absorb the saving.