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brooklynbridge
Construction began today on an eight story condominium less than 100 meters from Dong Tarn Beach. It will be twice the size of all other buildings a similar distance from the ocean, which are no more than four stories high.
The condo will block views in Jomtien Condotel and destroy the scale of the beachfront. It will also set a precident for future development so that other large buildings will loom up over the beach at a very close distance.
The developer is Indochine East Co;, Ltd: Trevor Ian Dick, Executive Chairman and John Gillies, Managing Director. It is difficult to understand how they were able to obtain a construction permit for a structure of this size in this location.