Northshore Condominium Pattaya – A True Landmark Development

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You need a visionary mindset — and some serious backup capital — to do what Nigel Cornick did for Pattaya City and the Pattaya real estate market..

Pattaya Back in 2000

Back then, Pattaya was little more than a growing resort destination on the Gulf of Thailand.

Travel from Don Muang International Airport took 3–4 hours. The most expensive bottle of cold Singha beer on Walking Street? Probably THB 90. Times were good.

From Concrete Skeleton to 5‑Star Luxury

Along Pattaya Beach Road stood an abandoned condo project — a concrete skeleton since the early ’90s, owned by two local Thai families who had fallen out.

Cornick, CEO of Raimon Land (listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand), saw potential. Through his connections, he negotiated a deal to take it on.

The building was pre‑EIA requirements, so Raimon Land had to complete the structure to match the original exterior.

Nigel recalls:

“It was a tough structure. Low floor‑to‑ceiling heights, a challenging main frame — we had to use carbon fibre to strengthen the slabs. Originally 300+ units, but we redesigned to 187.”

Cornick brought in architecture firm Woods Bagot to re‑design and re‑configure the towers, and signed K‑Tech to build them.

Pattaya’s First 5‑Star Luxury Condo

The result? Pattaya’s very first luxury condominium project, completed in April 2006. Look at Our Northshore Listings

187 state‑of‑the‑art apartments — 1, 2, and 3 bedrooms — plus a penthouse atop each of the two towers, reaching 24 and 28 floors.

Communal facilities centred on the 6th floor include a swimming pool and gymnasium.

The overhaul transformed the old structure into timeless architecture and design a benchmark in Pattaya property.

Nigel Cornick

Raimon Land has invested about THB 900 million in the project, which will total 21,000 square meters of saleable space worth an estimated THB 1.4 billion.
Northshore was probably the most profitable project Raimon Land developed for those buying off-plan.
Prices starting at a “whooping” THB 50,000 per square meter (currently selling at THB 100,000 + per square meter) and were gradually marked up 5% during the various milestones of construction progress. Overall, the project enjoyed brisk sales.

Northshore worked as a magnet for those “players” buying off-plan with the intention to flip it before balance payment on completion. And successful they were.
Town & Country Property sold units in Northpoint 3-times to different buyers before the project completed at prices DOUBLE from the initial sales chart.

What made Nigel’s project so successful?
Was it the impressive “Bangkok style” show lounge with smart photo backdrops of the ocean views from the balcony? Or was it simply the first “Bangkok developer” to enter the Pattaya market with a luxury condo project that Pattaya has never seen before?

Show-lounge with smart photo-backdrops

Why It Worked

Was it the impressive “Bangkok‑style” show lounge with smart photo backdrops of ocean views? Or simply the first Bangkok developer to bring a beachfront condo Pattaya project to market?

Whatever the reason, Northshore set a benchmark and marked the start of a new Pattaya.

It took developers like Q‑House, Ananda, Sansiri, and Lumpini several years to follow.

Meanwhile, Cornick moved on to another landmark: Northpoint Condominium Wong Amat Beach — 376 luxury apartments across 54 floors, completed in 2009.

“Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others” – Thank you Nigel Cornick for making Pattaya great.

Nigel & Miss Cee

Author: Mr. KC Cuijpers
For more information: Please contact Town & Country Property – [email protected]

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2 thoughts on “Northshore Condominium Pattaya – A True Landmark Development”

  • Abigail

    I will send a link to this story to Nigel. We became friends when my husband was working for Woods Bagot back in the day. During the Northshore project, John and Nigel often met, and when the building was shaping up John drag me down to Pattaya to have a look. Before you know you fall in love with such a beautiful and unique condominium so we decided to buy a 2-bedroom corner with Pattaya city views. Although we merely reside in Bangkok, each time we come down to Pattaya we enjoy staying there.
    The general upkeep of the Northshore condo is great and all staff is very friendly. John and his team have done a great job as our apartment still feels timeless. The city of Pattaya has matured over the years, which is also very nice. A big thanks to Nigel – his vision has also changed our lives in some way…

    • TownCountryPropetry.com

      Nice! Thanks, Abigail for the feedback – interesting story. Nigel will be pleased.
      I wonder sometimes who’s more privileged – the person who made a nice profit selling their unit of the happy few still living there at Northshore.
      Seems, you still very happy there. And that is good. There is no place better than “home”.

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