The Verdant by Botanica

The Verdant by Botanica is a private club of just 7 villas in the Pru Jampa quarter (Thep Krasattri, Thalang): 250 sqm houses on 300–352 sqm plots, with a layout and finish customisation option for the buyer. The project’s single phase is, per villacarte, already handed over, and the two active units start from ~$481,161.

Location and surroundings

The project sits inland, in the Pru Jampa quarter — the same one where the developer is building the much larger Botanica Green Boulevard, a 139-villa estate. Bang Tao beach is about 9 km away, roughly an 18-minute drive, and HKT airport is about 13 km, around a 15-minute drive. This is a classic Thalang inland location: not beachfront, but a gated residential quarter away from the tourist flow, with its own pace of life. In the same Pru Jampa quarter the developer plans to open The Grove by Botanica mall, with restaurants and a fitness centre, by the end of 2026, and UWC Thailand International School operates nearby — an infrastructure set typical for families choosing a school and quiet over walking distance to the sea.

The project itself is just 7 standalone villas in a contemporary tropical style, focused on natural light and ventilation: a private pool, terrace and landscaped plot at every house. There are no shared amenities in the style of large resort estates here — The Verdant sells the privacy of a small club, not a set of communal facilities.

Economics and pricing

Entry into the project starts at THB 15,900,000 ($481,161) for a 250 sqm villa on a 300 sqm plot; the larger 352 sqm plot runs from THB 17,362,000 ($525,404). Per square metre of house, that’s about $1,925–2,102 (THB 63,600–69,400) — comparable to the price per sqm at the neighbouring Botanica Green Boulevard ($2,121 for a house from 380 sqm), though that house is noticeably larger. In other words, a buyer at The Verdant pays a similar price per square metre but gets a private club of 7 villas instead of a large 139-unit estate — a trade-off favouring privacy over floor area.

Villacarte projects a rental yield of around 5% a year. That’s lower than the ~6% stated for Botanica Green Boulevard, and, as there, it’s a platform estimate, not a contractual commitment — the actual rental rate for a villa in this Thalang inland location depends heavily on management quality and demand seasonality from long-term tenants (expats, staff of international companies), not short-term tourist turnover.

Stage, developer and risks

Botanica (AAP Development) is one of Phuket’s largest villa developers, on the island since 2005, with a portfolio of 20+ projects from Chalong to Nai Thon. The brand has a recognisable style and an active resale market — Botanica villas consistently resell and rent out, which lowers the risk of an unknown developer.

There is, however, a nuance in villacarte’s own data: at the project level, The Verdant’s single phase is marked as handed over (“Object handed over”), but both active units (Type A and Type B) are marked “off-plan” — most likely meaning these specific villas are still going through final finishing or customisation for a future owner rather than being built from scratch. For a buyer, that means one thing: confirm the actual key-handover date separately for the chosen villa rather than relying on the project’s overall status.

The club format of 7 villas is both a plus and a limitation: the choice of layouts is narrow, and liquid units (like the lower-priced Type B right now) move faster than in larger estates such as Botanica Green Boulevard. For us as an agency, the first step on The Verdant is to confirm the actual status and finishing schedule of the specific unit with the developer, along with the terms of the customisation option — what’s included in the base price and what’s billed separately — details that public sources don’t disclose. The developer pays the commission, so working with Layan Real Estate doesn’t add to the buyer’s price.