Rollin' By The Rivers

Sandwiched between the Tonle Sap and the Mekong, Chroy Changvar is one of Phnom Penh’s rising stars

- Jonathan Evans

1 Morgan EnMaison

This lofty integrated resort consisting of five riverside skyscrapers looks set to substantially raise the profile of Chroy Changvar. With super-luxe features including a helipad on the centrepiece 70-storey business tower’s rooftop, a multi-level sky club, rooftop infinity pool, and a private yacht marina, the 2.4-hectare, U-shaped development is designed with an affluent clientele in mind. It also displays sound green credentials with an ecological landscape garden, water features, and a 200-metre riverside walking trail. With a shopping mall, restaurant, school, five-star hotel, gym, and sauna included in the masterplan alongside four condo towers, units here will be highly coveted upon the completion of the project, currently slated for 2023.

2 La Vista One

Another major tower development in Chroy Changvar is La Vista One, which is scheduled for completion in December this year. Towering over the neighbourhood with 41 storeys, the project—which contains 1,750 units—is built with sustainable development and a people-oriented design in mind. Ample greenery incorporated into the towers, meanwhile, forms a three-dimensional landscape design from the ground to the air. A clubhouse, sky garden, infinity pool and indoor gym enhance this residence whose V-shaped configuration and large private balconies ensure optimum panoramic vistas over the Mekong River. For a city that only 20 years ago had no buildings taller than four storeys, La Vista One is just one more example of Phnom Penh’s sky-high ambition.