BANGKOK: empty land on Chao Praya - what will go there?
Aug 15, 2011, 6:00 am
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Bangkok side. See this, esp Post 29. The parcel goes to the river and then north, you can see from the conceptual 3-D images in post 33. I expect the actual buildings, once built, will deviate somewhat from the concept, which is pretty typical.
What does that leave for the cleared lot between the Millennium Hilton and The Peninsula?
dsquared37: you're right that the Pepsi facility would not be much of a footprint to work with, and most projects along these lines in Bangkok seem to favor a decent area of grounds surrounding the towers. Still, the prime location could surely be put to better use than stacking and unstacking fizzy-drinks bottles.
Aug 15, 2011, 6:56 am
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Aug 15, 2011, 6:59 am
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dsquared37: you're right that the Pepsi facility would not be much of a footprint to work with, and most projects along these lines in Bangkok seem to favor a decent area of grounds surrounding the towers. Still, the prime location could surely be put to better use than stacking and unstacking fizzy-drinks bottles.
Aug 15, 2011, 10:11 am
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Not Pepsi
I don't think that the warehouses on this land (next to the Millennium) were the Pepsi distributor warehouses. For many years (and many stays in Bangkok), I have never seen any activity in or out of these buildings.
Aug 17, 2011, 8:29 pm
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That is the location where the Pepsi distribution center is.
I have no knowledge in the land adjacent to the Millennium and didn't partake in that aspect of this thread at all.
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Oct 19, 2011, 8:51 am
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This land, across the ROSH and next to the Millennium, just became a large pool.
The next days ahead in Bangkok are still uncertain.
The next days ahead in Bangkok are still uncertain.
Oct 20, 2011, 4:23 am
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Oct 21, 2011, 9:51 am
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