NovThe Cape Residences
The Cape Residences is not a catalogue-style villa estate where buyers choose between a handful of repeated house types.
PhuketBased on developer material
From 150,000,000 THBCurrent price list, layouts and availability — discussed one-to-one with a project specialist
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- What it is
- Pool villa
- Where
- Cape Yamu, 222 Moo 7, Pa Khlok, Thalang, Phuket 83110, Thailand · Phuket
- Stage
- Completed · 2015
- Price
- From ฿150,000,000guide price, final by unit
- Transparency
- 9 facts confirmed · 7 to verify
Gallery
Photographs from the project’s materials.
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Why this project is worth a look
A finished waterfront asset
The estate has been completed for years, so buyers can inspect an actual home, plot, view corridor, access road, pool, landscaping and building services instead of relying on a sales render. That is a meaningful advantage at this price level. The flip side is age: a 2015 villa should be assessed as a technical asset, with particular attention to waterproofing, roofs, air-conditioning, electrical systems, pool plant, timber finishes and the effects of a humid marine environment.
No standard unit template
This is not a development where the only variables are floor, view and furniture package. Current listings range from roughly 930 sq m to 3,845 sq m of internal area, with some plots above 10,000 sq m. That makes the estate attractive for buyers seeking genuinely large, unusual homes, but it also makes comparison work harder. Two villas with the same bedroom count can have very different usable space, privacy, shoreline position, renovation history and annual running costs.
East-coast living is deliberate
Cape Yamu suits a buyer who values seclusion, a broad sea horizon and access toward Phang Nga Bay more than a walkable strip of restaurants and beach clubs. The east coast feels different from Bang Tao, Surin or Kamala, and daily life is more dependent on a car. For a full-time household, it is worth driving the real routes at the times you will use them — school, groceries, marina, hospital and airport — rather than judging the location from a destination map.
Tenure follows the villa
The biggest legal mistake would be to assume that the project name determines a single ownership structure. Public resale listings within The Cape Residences refer to different lease arrangements and different land-title information. A foreign buyer therefore needs the documents for the chosen plot and building: who owns each, whether a lease is registered and for how long, what encumbrances exist, and whether the seller can transfer every element being marketed. Until that is clear, the asking price is only part of the deal.
About the project
The Cape Residences is not a catalogue-style villa estate where buyers choose between a handful of repeated house types. It is an established gated peninsula community at Cape Yamu on Phuket's east coast, built around very large private villas, substantial land plots and views across Phang Nga Bay. Current project profiles most consistently describe 30 residences and completion in December 2015. In practical terms, today's buyer is looking at a resale estate rather than uniform developer stock. Individual homes have had different ownership histories, upgrades, extensions, furnishing packages and maintenance regimes, so two villas inside the same gate can differ materially in scale, storey count, specification and condition.
The location is the defining feature. Cape Yamu sits away from the dense resort strip of Phuket's west coast and trades walkability for privacy, space and water views. The estate's own location page places Phuket International Airport about 27 km away, Royal Phuket Marina about 11 km away and a pier within the estate at roughly 0.3 km. Those distances are useful context rather than a promise of effortless daily mobility. Living here is car-dependent, and families need to think about school runs, shopping and regular trips to the west-coast beach areas as part of the ownership decision.
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The design history is also unusual for Phuket. Cape Yamu's current estate materials credit Philippe Starck and architect Jean-Michel Gathy with the wider design vision, while the archived YOO page links the project to Campbell Kane and YOO Inspired by Starck. For a buyer, the practical point is not the design pedigree alone but the lack of a single standardised product. Current resale inventory ranges from four-bedroom homes to heavily customised seven- and ten-bedroom villas with more than 3,000 sq m of internal area. Price comparisons therefore need to account for land size, actual air-conditioned space, orientation, condition, pool and landscape works, staff/service areas, furniture and any later alterations.
This is a high-ticket secondary market. The lowest live asking price found during this review was THB 150M on an individual The Butler Group listing, while FazWaz's current project inventory started at THB 180M. Larger homes move quickly into the THB 300M-500M-plus range. These are asking prices, not verified closing prices, and the estate is too heterogeneous for a single average price per square metre to tell the whole story. At this level, the quality of the specific villa and the seller's position matter far more than a headline project average.
Legal due diligence needs to be villa-specific. These are landed homes, not condominium units, and foreign buyers generally cannot simply register the underlying land in their own name in Thailand. Public listings within the estate show different tenure structures and different land-title references; some also distinguish ownership of the villa from rights over the land. That does not by itself signal a problem, but it does mean there is no responsible one-line answer to 'what tenure does The Cape Residences have?' The buyer needs the title and encumbrance record for the actual plot, evidence of ownership of the building, any registered lease, and a clear chain showing that the seller can transfer every part of the transaction.
Ownership format
Foreign buyers generally cannot own the land beneath a villa directly. Listings within The Cape Residences show different tenure structures and different land-title references, while ownership of the building can be dealt with separately from the land. For any specific purchase, the land title, land and building ownership, lease term and registration, and the seller's authority need to be checked. A nominee Thai-company workaround should not be treated as a standard solution.
Home types & sizes
A current verified resale example: 1,330.92 sq m of internal area on a 3,406 sq m plot, three storeys, private pool and beach access. FazWaz showed an asking price of THB 180M when checked on 13 Sep 2026.
An individual The Butler Group listing describes a two-storey beachfront villa on a 3,800 sq m plot with two living rooms, two kitchens and three parking spaces. The asking price shown at the time of review was THB 150M.
An example of a heavily customised large villa: four storeys, a 7,000 sq m plot, private pool and sea views. It illustrates how far individual homes within The Cape Residences can diverge from a simple project-level specification.
Current resale inventory also includes a 10-bedroom property on a 10,954 sq m plot. This is not a standard type from the older project description; it is evidence that some residences have evolved into much larger bespoke assets.
For a mature estate of this kind, the unit mix is not a fixed developer catalogue. Older project profiles focus mainly on four- to seven-bedroom villas, while today's resale market shows a much wider range of sizes and even ten-bedroom homes. The cards above are verified market examples, not a promise that each configuration is continuously available.
Facilities
13 amenities
Shared facilities and service
- clubhouse
- reception
- on-site restaurant and bar
- spa
- steam room
Sport and leisure
- communal gym
- tennis court
- jacuzzi
- indoor kids zone
- direct beach access
Security and access
- 24-hour security
- CCTV
- car parking
Location
- Cape Yamu in Pa Khlok, Thalang, on Phuket's east coast, facing toward Phang Nga Bay.
- The official Cape Yamu location page states about 27 km to Phuket International Airport and 11 km to Royal Phuket Marina.
- The estate has waterfront access and a pier; its own location page puts the pier at roughly 0.3 km.
- This is not a walkable everyday location for most errands; schools, major shopping, hospitals and the west coast are realistically car-based trips.
Address / landmarkCape Yamu, 222 Moo 7, Pa Khlok, Thalang, Phuket 83110, Thailand
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About this district
- District guide
- Inland Thalang Villas: Plots, Schools and House Care →
The district guide explains everyday context. Check the specific unit, price and documents separately.
Price & purchase terms
- Current price: From THB 150M on an individual The Butler Group resale listing checked on 13 Sep 2026; the current FazWaz project inventory starts at THB 180M. These are asking prices on the secondary market, not a single developer price list. Availability, inclusions, title and deal terms need to be reconfirmed for the selected villa.
- Completed: 2015-12
Project stage — what we know
Completed in 2015. Not a render.
Visit in person and see the real units; resale and rentals exist.
- Planned
- Building
- Done
Transparency index
Facts already published on this page and points we clarify together.
The project has 9 documented key facts; 7 items are clarified before booking.
We count facts already published on this page. The index does not assess the project’s quality.
At a glance
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Best for: A buyer looking for a genuinely large private waterfront residence rather than a standard villa in a dense new compound.; A household that values privacy, substantial land and the quieter east-coast setting and is comfortable with a car-based daily routine.; A resale buyer prepared to inspect the actual building technically and review the land title and building rights as separate legal questions.; An owner who prioritises the uniqueness of the plot, view and architecture over a standard specification or a simple price-per-square-metre comparison.; may not suit: A buyer who wants the straightforward foreign-freehold structure of a condominium and as few title variables as possible.; Anyone who needs beach clubs, restaurants and west-coast resort activity within easy walking distance.; A yield-first investor expecting one standard rental programme or one reliable project-wide return figure; the available evidence does not support such a uniform model.; A buyer whose priority is a quick, simple exit to a broad mass-market pool; the size and price point naturally make these homes a more specialised resale product..
What we confirm before booking
A short, specific to the project list. We request these from the developer and go through them with you before any payment.
- the legal entity in the SPA and the payee’s bank details
- the title format and what is registered against the unit
- the contractual handover date in the SPA — the page shows the date from the project’s materials
- the contractual area of the chosen unit, and which basis it is measured on
Disputed and unknown information
This keeps the open points in one place. A missing or disputed fact is not treated as a conclusion.
- Current FazWaz and Phuket.Net project profiles consistently use a 30-residence count, while the archived YOO Cape Yamu page describes an original concept of 17 private villas. The public record does not reconcile whether 17 refers to an early design phase and 30 to the later estate composition, so the figures are not merged.
- Project profiles often describe two- to three-storey villas, yet current resale stock includes four-storey homes. A single storey count should not be applied across the estate; later customisation and villa-specific construction need to be checked property by property.
- Tenure and land-title information varies between listings, with long-term lease structures and different title references including Chanote and Nor Sor 3 Gor. The legal answer must come from the document pack for the selected villa, not from a project-wide label.
FAQ
What does a home in The Cape Residences cost?
4 bedrooms — tHB 180M for this listing; 5 bedrooms — tHB 150M on the individual listing; 7 bedrooms — about THB 592M-596M in current portals; 10 bedrooms — about THB 592M in current FazWaz inventory. The current price and availability for a specific unit are confirmed with the developer before reservation.
When is The Cape Residences due for completion?
2015-12. The contractual handover date is fixed in the SPA.
Sources and documents
Official developer and public records used for this page. We publish no outbound links.
- Government / official registry checked 13.09.2026
- Government / official registry checked 13.09.2026
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