BANGKOK: Keeree Kanjanapas’s major return to the property sector, after a hiatus of more than three decades, marks a bold move: a 100 billion baht (US$3.2bil) investment plan over two years under the Baan Chao Thai project, aimed at reopening the door to home ownership for Thais.
Kanjanapas, chairman of BTS Group, said the decision was not merely an investment but a “personal mission”.
For more than 30 years, Kanjanapas’ name has been linked to national infrastructure, from rail projects and expressways to mass transit systems in major cities.
In 2026, he is again set to shake up the property sector through Baan Chao Thai, which he said gave him the same feeling as the day he decided to build the BTS rail system 30 years ago.
He said he came up with the project name himself – Baan Chao Thai, for Thais – aimed at improving people’s quality of life.
“I see many people who want a home in a location where they can genuinely live, but cannot access it,” he said.
He was reflecting on his roots in the Kanjanapas family, which began in real estate development in his father’s era under Mongkol Kanjanapas, before he built his reputation in infrastructure. — The Nation/ANN
