NovWaterfront Karon
Waterfront Karon is an unusual Karon resale proposition: an older high-rise with exceptionally large apartments close to the beach.
PhuketBased on developer material
From 24,900,000 THBPer broker listings. Current price list, layouts and availability — discussed one-to-one with a project specialist
Quick — 10-second read
- What it is
- Condominium
- Where
- 224/21 Karon Road, Karon Beach, Karon, Mueang Phuket, Phuket 83100, Thailand · Phuket
- Stage
- Completed · 1998
- Price
- From ฿24,900,000guide price, final by unit
- Transparency
- 9 facts confirmed · 3 to verify
Why this project is worth a look
Space is the product
Centara's managed inventory is built around 103 sqm one-bedroom and 167 sqm two-bedroom residences, while private secondary-market units currently range from 117 to 180 sqm. This is not a compact holiday-condo proposition; it suits buyers who want genuine living space for extended stays, families or multi-generational use. The trade-off is that refurbishment, furnishing and recurring common costs can be materially higher in absolute terms, so the condition of the exact unit matters as much as the project name.
Karon on foot
The official address sits on Karon Road opposite the beach area. Centara gives roughly 100 metres to Karon Beach, 500 metres to Karon centre and 1 kilometre to Kata centre, placing day-to-day dining, convenience retail and resort services within a practical walking radius. A viewing is still essential because traffic noise, orientation and the quality of the sea view vary sharply by floor and side of the tower.
An active operator remains
Waterfront Suites Phuket by Centara is still an operating serviced residence, with 39 suites and a live set of amenities and services rather than an archived management story. That makes the building easier to assess operationally than many older condominiums. The limit is contractual: a private resale buyer should not assume that Centara management, housekeeping or rental distribution automatically attaches to every privately owned unit without checking the specific owner agreement.
A thin resale market
As of 9 September 2026, the public market shows only one sale listing: THB 24.9M for a 117 sqm two-bedroom unit on the 16th floor, marked Foreign Quota. With so little visible sale stock, a single asking price is not a reliable project-wide valuation benchmark. View, renovation quality, floor, title status and seller motivation can create a wide spread, so recent closed sales and direct comparable units in Karon are more useful than a headline asking price per square metre.
Due diligence shifts
Because the building dates from 1998, construction-completion risk has disappeared but building-condition and governance risk matter more. The practical file should include the condominium juristic person's financials, confirmation of the foreign quota, a no-debt certificate, major-repair history, lift and building-services condition, and the unit's title documentation. An older building can work very well when those fundamentals are healthy; deferred capital expenditure can just as easily turn an apparently attractive purchase into an expensive ownership experience.
About the project
Waterfront Karon is an unusual Karon resale proposition: an older high-rise with exceptionally large apartments close to the beach. Resale portals market individual units under the name Waterfront Karon, while the current official operating identity is Waterfront Suites Phuket by Centara. The location, 21-storey form, apartment sizes and address cluster line up strongly enough to treat them as the same physical building rather than two separate projects. That distinction matters because online pages often switch between hotel, serviced-apartment and condominium language even though a buyer is acquiring one specific privately held unit.
The building was completed in February 1998. Its age is neither a reason to dismiss it nor a substitute for due diligence; it simply changes what matters. There is no developer instalment plan or construction schedule to assess. A buyer should instead focus on the condition of the selected apartment, lifts and mechanical systems, waterproofing and façade works, the history of major capital repairs, the condominium juristic person's accounts, sinking-fund position and any unpaid common charges attached to the unit. FazWaz and Hipflat currently quote a common-area fee of THB 38 per square metre per month, but that figure should be reconciled with the latest juristic-person invoice rather than treated as final.
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Space is the clearest differentiator. Centara's official accommodation inventory describes 39 one- and two-bedroom apartments with kitchens and separate living areas. The standard managed configurations are 103 sqm for a one-bedroom residence and 167 sqm for a two-bedroom residence, both offered in garden- and ocean-view variants. Those dimensions are far larger than the compact layouts common in newer resort condominiums. The private resale market is less uniform: a current sale listing is a 117 sqm two-bedroom apartment, while current rentals include a 180 sqm two-bedroom and a 167 sqm three-bedroom layout. That suggests individual units may have been configured or altered differently over time, so the actual title plan and internal layout matter more than a generic project brochure.
The location is genuinely close to Karon Beach, but the cleanest description is 'across from the beach' rather than implying a private beachfront parcel. Centara gives a distance of about 100 metres to Karon Beach, around 500 metres to Karon centre and roughly 1 kilometre to central Kata. Restaurants, convenience retail and the normal Karon visitor infrastructure sit around the property. For an owner who expects to spend extended periods in Phuket, or who wants a large apartment in a location that tenants can understand immediately, the setting is straightforward rather than dependent on a shuttle or a car for every daily need.
The operating model is another reason the building is different from a conventional ageing condominium. Centara continues to run Waterfront Suites Phuket by Centara as a serviced-residence property with 39 suites, 24-hour operation, a free-form pool, children's pool, sauna, tennis, games room, outdoor parking and supporting services. That is useful evidence that the property still has an active hospitality operation. It does not, however, prove that every privately owned condominium unit automatically participates in the same rental programme or receives identical management services. A resale buyer should read the unit-specific management and letting arrangements instead of assuming that the Centara name transfers automatically with the title.
The main unresolved historical fact is the original developer. Centara is clearly documented as the manager/operator, not as the developer. Phuket Tourist Association associates the property with Tiang Chirathivat Co., Ltd., and a Thai corporate-data source shows Tiang Chirathivat Real Estate Company Limited maintaining a branch at 224/21 Karon Road under the name The Waterfront. That establishes a meaningful corporate connection to the address, but it does not prove who originally developed the building in 1998. For that reason, no developer name is inserted into the registry record. The project is still usable as a resale dossier, but the building's original development history and current condominium juristic-person records should be checked separately if they matter to the buyer's legal review.
Gallery
Photographs from the project’s materials.
Ownership format
A foreign buyer can hold condominium freehold within the building's 49% foreign ownership quota. The current public sale listing is marked Foreign Quota; for any other apartment, the available quota, title deed and eligibility for foreign freehold should be confirmed before transfer.
Unit types & sizes
This is Centara's official managed one-bedroom format, with a separate living area and kitchen and both garden- and ocean-view versions. Historical resale records show 103 sqm units transferring in the foreign quota, but no active public sale listing of this configuration was found on 9 September 2026.
The official two-bedroom Waterfront Suites Phuket by Centara format, offered in both garden- and ocean-view versions. The floor area supports a full living room, kitchen and generous bedroom zones, although privately owned units may not match the managed inventory's exact layout.
The only active public sale listing found: a fully furnished 16th-floor unit marked Foreign Quota. It is materially smaller than Centara's official 167 sqm two-bedroom format, reinforcing the need to verify the title plan and configuration of the exact apartment.
Current rental stock includes a 180 sqm two-bedroom and a 167 sqm three-bedroom unit. These do not match Centara's official one- and two-bedroom inventory, so they are better treated as private configurations or later alterations rather than original standard project types.
The official operator describes 39 one- and two-bedroom apartments ranging from 103 to 167 sqm. Secondary-market stock shows additional 117, 167 and 180 sqm configurations, including a three-bedroom unit. The selected apartment's title plan and actual measured layout should take priority over generic project profiles. Prices are the lowest the brokerage boards publish, not the developer’s price list — the price and availability of a specific unit are something we go through with you personally.
Facilities
13 amenities
Pool and leisure
- large free-form outdoor pool
- children's pool
- sauna
- games room
Sport
- tennis court
- squash court
Service
- Centara serviced-residence operation
- 24-hour operation
- laundry service
- reception/lobby reported by property portals
Practical facilities
- outdoor parking
- 24-hour security reported by property portals
- CCTV reported by property portals
Location
- Official address: 224/21 Karon Road, Karon Beach, Karon, Mueang Phuket, Phuket 83100, Thailand.
- Centara gives a distance of about 100 m to Karon Beach; the property sits across from the beach area rather than on a separate private strip of sand.
- Karon centre is about 500 m away and Kata centre about 1 km away according to the official property page.
- Centara lists Patong Beach at about 8 km, Phuket Town at about 20 km and Phuket International Airport at about 50 km.
Address / landmark224/21 Karon Road, Karon Beach, Karon, Mueang Phuket, Phuket 83100, Thailand
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Price & purchase terms
- Current price: From THB 24.9M based on the single public resale listing found on FazWaz, Dot Property and Thailand-Property on 9 September 2026. This is the asking price for one specific secondary-market unit, not a developer price list; availability, condition, title and final terms need to be checked for the selected apartment.
- Completed: 1998-02
We show the lowest of the prices the brokerage boards publish: their figures for the same unit differ by a few per cent, and none of them is the developer’s price list. We ask the developer for the current price, availability and payment terms on the unit you are looking at, and go through them with you personally.
Project stage — what we know
Completed in 1998. 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; 3 items are clarified before booking.
We count facts already published on this page. The index does not assess the project’s quality.
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Is this project right for you?
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Best for: Buyers who want a genuinely large apartment near the sea rather than a compact new resort condominium; the official managed formats start at about 103 sqm.; Owners planning extended personal stays in Karon who value a proper kitchen, separate living room, walkable beach access and an active serviced-residence environment.; Foreign buyers comfortable with a secondary-market transaction and unit-by-unit foreign-quota verification; the current public sale listing is already marked Foreign Quota.; Investors who understand the difference between an active hospitality operator and a guaranteed rental programme: Centara is present, but private-unit management terms still need contractual confirmation.; may not suit: Buyers who only want new construction, fresh building systems and a uniform modern specification; this building dates from 1998 and privately owned units vary considerably.; Anyone looking for a developer instalment plan or a fixed primary-market price list; Waterfront Karon is a completed secondary-market property.; Buyers unwilling to review the condominium juristic person, major-repair history and unit condition; in an older high-rise, those records matter more than the generic project marketing page..
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 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
- which amenities are fixed in the SPA annexes
Disputed and unknown information
This keeps the open points in one place. A missing or disputed fact is not treated as a conclusion.
- The original developer remains unverified. Centara is documented as the manager/operator; Tiang Chirathivat Real Estate Company Limited has a The Waterfront branch at 224/21 Karon Road, but the sources found do not establish that it was the original 1998 developer.
- The official operator states 39 apartments, while some portals display 3–4 'units'. Those portal counts track the number of live listings and are not treated as the total project inventory; the condominium registry extract has not been reviewed.
- There is an address discrepancy: Centara and Phuket Tourist Association use 224/21 Karon Road, while Hipflat and some syndicated listings use 224/20. The official 224/21 address is used in the core record, but the selected unit's title address should be checked before transfer.
FAQ
What does a unit in Waterfront Karon cost?
From 24,900,000 THB — per broker listings. Prices are the lowest the brokerage boards publish, not the developer’s price list — the price and availability of a specific unit are something we go through with you personally.
When is Waterfront Karon due for completion?
1998-02. 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 09.09.2026
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