Central Bangkok from above, with Lumphini Park at the centreThe city
Layan Bay on Phuket's west coast from the air in the evening lightThe sunset
< 1 h 30scheduled flight, Bangkok to Phuket

The city and the sunset

A property advisory for Bangkok and Phuket.

Embark Estate advises international buyers on branded and freehold homes in central Bangkok and on Phuket's west coast.

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Bangkok branded projects
42
Phuket branded projects
35
Projects under written appointment
5
Languages

Counted from our registers and appointments, 27 Sep 2026. English, Thai, Chinese, Russian, Japanese.

Two homes

Same focus, two different lifestyles.

The team

The people behind your purchase.

One team, each part of a purchase, from the first question to the keys.

Advice and viewings

Two to four homes, walked with you to closing.

Education

Registers and guides before you commit.

Marketing

Photographs and films in your language.

Process and aftercare

Contracts, quota checks, handover, resale.

Luka Močnik, founder of Embark Estate

Luka Močnik · Founder

More than a decade in luxury real estate; he built Embark as the advisory he could not find.

Read Luka's story

I came to Bangkok and stayed. After looking properly at this market, with more than a decade in luxury real estate behind me, I found something I had been searching for the entire time. A city where every culture comes together and the stakes feel high. The density of capital, the international weight, the architecture of opportunity for people who know where to look. Bangkok, it turns out, is the New York of Asia. Embark exists to help international buyers see what I see.

The market I trained in, and the market I arrived in.

Embark is the boutique advisory I could not find when I looked for one.

I trained in a market that was professional by regulation. Licensed agents, verified listings, accurate pricing, legal consequences for misleading a client. That framework shaped my profession.

Bangkok operates differently. The market is less regulated. Anyone can work as an agent. Listings can be stale or inaccurate. Commission structures reward quick sales over considered advice. The result is a market rich in product but uneven in professional discipline. International buyers need advisors here more than they realise, and often do not get them.

Before starting Embark, I worked inside existing Bangkok agencies. What I found was a choice between employment models that did not suit my entrepreneurial instincts, and operational standards I could not align with. The firms that felt entrepreneurial were not operating to the standards I believed in. The firms operating to high standards felt bureaucratic.

I looked for a boutique I could respect and join, and could not find one. Embark is the boutique I would have wanted to find.

Our geographic focus is what we call the park-axis corridor: the streets that wrap Lumphini Park and concentrate Bangkok’s most established luxury addresses. We also represent branded residences of standing on the Chao Phraya riverside, a distinct second geography that the same buyer often considers alongside the park-axis corridor.

Today, Embark holds appointed positions on five flagship residential projects in central Bangkok, and on thirty more along the coast. In Bangkok: Upper House Residences and The Wireless Residences by Upper House (the two Houses of the Swire Properties and City Realty co-development on Wireless Road, where Embark is an appointed sales agency), EI8HTEEN SEVEN and ONE89 Wireless (both within One Bangkok), and, since October 2026, SLS Residences Bangkok Sukhumvit 24 (developed by Elysian Park on Soi Sukhumvit 24). On the coast, since August 2026, Embark has been an appointed sales agency for developers including Banyan Group and PROUD Real Estate, covering projects on Phuket, in Hua Hin and at Jomtien in Pattaya. An appointment is not a reason to recommend a building; on everything else we track, we advise from the buyer's side. At Dusit Residences at Dusit Central Park (Dusit International and Central Pattana), Embark is, from 12 October 2026, an appointed resale and rental agency, appointed by the developer. We also maintain working relationships with several of Bangkok’s established luxury developers.

In a city built of concrete, green at your doorstep is the kind of luxury that does not go out of style.

Lumphini Park sits at the centre of Bangkok’s financial and embassy districts. The streets that wrap it hold the city’s most established luxury addresses: Wireless Road, Langsuan, Ratchadamri, Sarasin, Chidlom, Upper Sathorn. For buyers at the top of the market, this is where the serious search begins.

The refurbished Green Line connector now links Lumphini Park to Benjakitti Park, Bangkok’s second great central park, through a 10 to 15 minute walk along a pedestrian, pet, and bicycle-friendly greenway. This extends the corridor eastward into the Sukhumvit line, where a further concentration of branded residences has taken shape.

Beyond the park-axis corridor, we also represent branded residences of genuine standing on the Chao Phraya riverside. This is a distinct second geography of Bangkok luxury, where the central value proposition shifts from parkside to waterfront.

How we work

Six steps, written down.

  1. 01Brief and qualification

    A first conversation, and an honest yes or no.

    A first conversation, no obligation. We listen for the actual brief: lifestyle, holding period, comparison with other cities. Then we tell you honestly whether we are the right advisor for it. We decline more inquiries than we accept.

  2. 02Developer and project due diligence

    A written review on every project we represent.

    For every project we represent or recommend, we keep a written review covering developer track record, build quality verification (we have walked the units), lease and ownership structure, completion and handover timeline, and exit liquidity. We share these reviews with serious inquirers.

  3. 03Shortlist and viewings

    A short, considered selection, not a catalogue.

    We present a short, considered selection rather than a long catalogue. Two to four properties is typical. Each viewing is unhurried, with full floor plan and orientation context. We surface the quiet things personal inspection reveals.

  4. 04Legal coordination

    Established Thai counsel, with us in the room.

    We coordinate with established Thai law firms for foreign-buyer pathway, ownership structure, and contract review. Embark does not provide legal or tax advice directly. We make the introductions and stay in the room while decisions are made.

  5. 05Negotiation and closing

    Buyer-side terms beyond the headline price.

    We represent the buyer side of the transaction. Where the relationship with the developer is direct, we negotiate terms that go beyond headline price: completion guarantees, fit-out provisions, payment scheduling. The closing process is coordinated end to end.

  6. 06Handover and beyond

    Inspection, management, and a relationship that stays.

    The relationship continues through and after closing. Before keys change hands, we introduce buyers to trusted handover-inspection partners who walk the unit and document any defects the developer is contractually obliged to fix. After handover, we offer property management for clients who want it, introductions to interior designers and furnishing partners we have worked with, and rental positioning if the unit is held as an investment. This changes our incentives at the recommendation stage.

Written appointments

Quietly proven. Currently active.

An appointment is not a reason to recommend a building; elsewhere we advise from the buyer's side. Embark Estate is an appointed resale and rental agency at Dusit Central Park, appointed by the developer.

Selected experience
Tenure
A decade or more in luxury real estate, now focused on Thailand.
Appointments
Appointed on five flagship residential projects in central Bangkok and on thirty coastal projects with Banyan Group, PROUD Real Estate, Montara Hospitality Group and Sansiri, and, from 12 October 2026, an appointed resale and rental agency at Dusit Residences.
Active inventory
Three completed or near-completed buildings buyers can view today, one in pre-completion phase.
Geographic focus
The park-axis corridor around Lumphini Park and the Chao Phraya riverside, plus the coast at Phuket, Pattaya, Hua Hin and Koh Samui.
Buyers served
International buyers from across Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Bangkok-resident and globally mobile.
Working languages
English and Thai, with network access to Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Russian, and others.

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What we promise

Embark represents only what we can genuinely stand behind, and advises only on what we genuinely know.

Listen first.

We do not operate as a tour guide. We listen, spend time understanding lifestyle and needs, and present a short considered selection that genuinely fits.

Walk every unit.

We know the floor plans, orientations, and the quiet things only personal inspection reveals. Things that never appear in developer marketing.

Share access.

If another agent holds the right unit for a buyer, we co-broker honestly rather than pushing only what is on our shelf. Our network extends our effective inventory.

Stay in the relationship.

We offer property management to clients who want it. This changes our incentives. We cannot sell someone a bad unit and disappear.

Decline what does not fit.

We refuse projects where we do not know the developer, cannot verify the quality, or cannot genuinely advise on the area.

Meet the client’s language.

English and Thai are our working languages. Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Russian, and others are available through our network when a client calls for it.

Viewings on your dates

  1. 1Your homes and your dates
  2. 2We confirm each viewing
  3. 3We meet you there

By appointment, in the city or by the sea.

One Bangkok, Tower 4, 28th floor, Wireless Road, or at the project in Phuket. We reply within four hours in working hours. Already in Phuket or Bangkok? Often the next day. Seeing both? One trip, two homes.

Plan a viewing: Bangkok, Phuket or both