Riviera Group

Riviera Group is the most awarded developer on Thailand's Eastern Seaboard — and that is not a marketing slogan but a verifiable fact: the company holds 57 Asia Pacific Property Awards for architecture and interiors, more than ten Thailand Property Awards, the Best Condo Eastern Seaboard title six years running, and the Best Developer Eastern Seaboard honor across several seasons of the awards. In 2026 the company received the FIABCI-Thai Prix d'Excellence — the highest accolade in the Thai property market — for its Ocean Drive, Monaco and Jomtien residential towers. For a buyer this is a convenient filter: quality here is confirmed not by brochures but by professional award juries and by five completed, occupied buildings you can inspect in person.

Riviera Group was founded in the early 2010s by Winston Gale, who still leads the company today; Sukanya Gale is in charge of design and development. The company works exclusively in Pattaya and its beach suburbs and deliberately sticks to one format: resort-class high-rise condominiums with views of the Gulf of Thailand. Its portfolio counts ten projects with a combined value of over 17 billion baht: half are already completed, half are at various stages of construction and sales.

Riviera projects are easy to spot along the coast: sculptural facades with curved balconies, floor-to-ceiling glazing, and hotel-grade amenities — multi-level pools, sky terraces, fitness clubs, lobbies several storeys high. The complexes are named after world-famous resorts — Monaco, Malibu, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, California — and it is more than marketing: every tower stands within a few minutes' walk of the sea, and the apartment mix is built around compact, well-planned layouts, so the views and the service are within reach not only for penthouse buyers.

The company has five finished buildings where quality can be checked first-hand: The Palm Wongamat Beach (2015) and The Riviera Wongamat (2017) in the Naklua-Wongamat area, The Riviera Ocean Drive (2019) and the 46-storey The Riviera Jomtien on the Jomtien side, and the 40-storey The Riviera Monaco (2022) in Na Jomtien. All five operate as fully fledged residences with management, security and rental income — a rare case on this market where a developer can show you finished buildings rather than renderings.

Five projects are currently in progress: The Riviera Malibu on Pratumnak Hill (closest to completion), Beverly Hills Residences in the Thepprasit area, Santa Monica in Jomtien, California on Pratumnak, and Palm Beach on the Wongamat beachfront. The company's pipeline is mapped out to the end of the decade, so buyers always have a choice of stage: from presale with the lowest entry price to a nearly finished building. Ask us for current statuses and timelines — they change as construction progresses.

The company's geography covers three of Pattaya's beach clusters. Naklua and Wongamat — the quiet north with the city's best beach. Jomtien and Na Jomtien — a long shoreline with a promenade and a lively resort scene. Pratumnak — the green hill between the city center and Jomtien, traditionally regarded as Pattaya's most prestigious address. In all three areas Riviera has both completed buildings and new projects, so you can choose a district without changing developers.

All Riviera condominiums follow the standard Thai framework: up to 49 percent of a building's area can be owned by foreigners outright (foreign freehold), while the remaining units are held under the Thai quota or a long-term lease. During construction, payments follow the installment schedule set out in the contract. We handle the transaction end to end: contract review, transfers from abroad, and title registration at the Land Department.

Riviera's completed towers are a working seaside rental product; the ones under construction fit the classic strategy of entering at presale and riding price growth to completion. But the developer's name alone does not decide the outcome: returns depend on the project, floor, view, entry stage and the price of the specific unit. So look beyond the brand at the individual unit: tell us what your goal is — preserving capital, earning rental income, or profiting from price growth by handover — and we will walk you through the fitting options in Riviera's projects in detail.

We will send you the developer's current price list, floor plans and a curated selection of apartments — both in projects under construction and in completed buildings — with an honest breakdown of which option suits your goal. Message us on any messenger: we reply quickly and to the point.

• Who is Riviera Group? A private Pattaya developer founded by Winston Gale; it builds high-rise condominiums by the sea and is the most awarded developer on Thailand's Eastern Seaboard. • How many projects does Riviera Group have? Ten: five are completed and occupied, five are under construction and on sale. • Can a foreigner buy an apartment from Riviera? Yes, within the foreign quota of 49 percent of the condominium's area — with full freehold ownership. • Does Riviera have completed buildings? Yes: Palm Wongamat, Riviera Wongamat, Ocean Drive, Riviera Jomtien and Riviera Monaco are already completed — apartments there can be bought on the resale market. • How do Riviera's projects differ from one another? By district: Wongamat in the north offers quiet and the city's best beach, Jomtien brings resort life and a promenade, and Pratumnak is the prestigious green hill next to the center.