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Flipping Condos in Phnom Penh

When the real estate gold rush ends, the city’s heritage could be lost forever in the pursuit of short-term gains.
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Erin Hale

The showroom of Prince Central Plaza, a $300 million, 37-floor luxury condominium project in Phnom Penh, predicts a luxe future for residents of the Cambodian capital.

The apartment staging seems to anticipate a professional class of buyer. Ornate furniture is accompanied by the trappings of upper middle-class life: a faux Macbook on a desk, working flat-screen TVs mounted on the walls, chandeliers overhead, and photographs from a fictional trip to Paris on a bedside table.