Property Development World

Well, we felt that it was about time our inimitably good taste in terms of selecting the most sumptuous, exciting and down right gorgeous property developments was recognized – and thankfully someone else agreed with us…this is why we’re able to present for you today a property development that pretty much no one else knows about!

Ha!  We’re getting exclusives for you now our dear readers because we care, and also because we know that you’re like us and you want to buy in at the beginning and stake your claim on the world’s best property projects.  Okay, so, today we have select and sophisticated Lake Tahoe resort condominiums in a location that’s so hot there’s actually steam coming off it (we made that bit up.)

In case you didn’t know there are millions and millions of public and private dollars being pumped into the total redevelopment of South Lake Tahoe on the California/Nevada border in the United States at the moment.  The entire region is being turned into a select and sophisticated tourism resort and so there are some exciting developments afoot. 

Basically this part of the world is geographically and environmentally blessed – there are breathtaking mountain peaks offering some of the best skiing in North America, there’s the gorgeous Lake Tahoe which has beaches and crystal clear waters, there are hiking and biking trails and what’s more, the weather and natural delights mean that this is an area for all seasons and as a result, some wise spark had the idea to create an incredibly exciting property development here!

The development we’re focusing on is called The Chateau and it’s located in Heavenly Village (what a cool name) – this property development is not just about the condominiums for sale though – this development is about what the entire project is bringing to the Lake Tahoe region and in particular to Heavenly Village.

The development of select and sophisticated Lake Tahoe resort condominiums will see the construction of hotel style condominium type suites which are for sale freehold and which will allow the owner to own their very own five star holiday home in an incredibly stunning and exciting location.  These properties can be enjoyed by the owner who can call room service whenever he wants or they can be let out by the owner who can reap all the hotel type profitable returns!  Neat!

And in addition to the condominiums for sale at The Chateau, the entire mega development will see the construction and addition of everything from a massive convention centre, pre-function areas which can be used for festivals and fairs, exhibitions and less formal gatherings, a HUGE two storey spa with an outdoor pool, lots of great shops, plenty of restaurants, a landscaped park, pedestrian walkways to the nearby beaches, direct access to the ski gondolas for fast slope access, direct access to the nearby gaming centres for casino lovers and there will even be a waterfall, firepits, a pond and unique statues and sculptures dotted all over the place to make The Chateau a fantastically cohesive and congruent, charming and exclusive destination.

The properties for sale are designed on the five star, exclusive hotel suite theme – so think amazing bathrooms with tones of granite, huge picture windows, lush carpeting, plenty of space and all the delights that come with staying in a five star hotel such as a concierge, room service, maid service and so on – but you actually get to OWN this hotel suite!

This is a fantastic development and well worth a closer look…so visit The Chateau at Heavenly Village’s website and sign up for more information.

Well, well, well, we’ve managed to surprise even ourselves at PDW today with a find of a lifetime in the form of Montesoro - a unique desert wellness community near San Diego which is set deep within the incredibly breathtaking Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. 

This property development in America is unlike anything you will have seen, read about, lusted after or even imagined in your wildest of real estate fuelled dreams - and I defy you to be anything other than blown away when you read about this place! 

Imagine if you will - a stunning lifestyle community of luxurious estates which you can buy into freehold and enjoy year round with friends and family as your neighbours.  Imagine the finest of fixtures and fittings adorning your mansion which is set within your own expansive landscaped and private grounds.  Now imagine living within a purpose built resort and having full access to the likes of a signature golf course, an exclusive and exotic spa, kids clubs, wilderness trails, swimming pools, restaurants, shops and the best of the great outdoors.

Now imagine turning up the experience quite considerably with the addition of the finest chefs in the world within the restaurants available at Montesoro, imagine having a celebrated golf pro on hand to help you improve your game - and what about having legendary environmental and nature specialists on hand to guide you through the stunning Anza-Borrego Desert State Park so that you can learn about it, enjoy it, experience it and truly get to know and love your new home surroundings in your heart and in your soul?

Impressed?  Ah ha, we thought you might be – but just wait a second, there’s actually more! 

Now add in the fact that this unique desert wellness community near San Diego isn’t just home to any old exotic spa as previously mentioned – oh no, Montesoro is a full on fitness and medical community extraordinaire.  On hand are leading specialists, scientists and leaders in the fields of sports and medicine who will work with every member of the community to tailor make a fitness schedule, to get the most out of even the fittest and most actively able resident. 

The Montesoro Performance Training Complex enhances the treatments and services available at the expansive onsite spa with individually designed programs and innovative techniques that assist each individual achieve their fitness goals and enhanced their sport-specific performances.

And if all that doesn’t impress you sufficiently what about the fact there’s a full on artist’s studio at Montesoro, at Outfitters Post where you can find everything from a personal guide to take you camping and star gazing within the Desert State Park to a professional who will kit you out and train you to rock climb?  There’s also El Corazon which is a village within the community, home to restaurants, shops, an art gallery, boutiques as well as fountains and lush landscaping.

Oh yeah, and then there are the properties themselves…well, needless to say they are impressive and draw on the Spanish influences of architecture that saw the California of many years ago develop and grow into one of the most beautiful parts of America.

I think it’s time we led you in the direction of the Montesoro website – but be prepared for a slightly frustrating experience, the site is quite slow and cumbersome and bounces about all over the place - so be patient with it, it really is worth it.

Jumeirah Golf Estates is just one more incredible development underway in Dubai in the Middle East.  It’s a development inspired by the four natural elements of earth, wind, fire and water with the likes of golfing greats Greg Norman and Vijay Singh behind the design of the four challenging and world class golf courses and the adjacent luxury residential communities.

We’ve looked at everything that’s going on at this particular expansive development and sniffed out the different communities and properties available and have chosen to showcase a pretty special development of Spanish villas at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai for your pleasure today. 

These stunning family homes are within the ‘Earth Community’ on a development called Lime Tree Valley and they epitomize the theme behind this entire community perfectly.  The theme is inspirational Mediterranean architecture which will be set within perfectly landscaped areas inspired by European and North American great parkland.

Lime Tree Valley is a development of around 121 villa homes with buyers having a choice of 8 home types which they can then fully customize according to various themes the architects have available for each home type.  Additionally buyers can choose to have a basement added to their property and choose from many different sized plots of land and they can have their gardens landscaped to their exact specifications as part of the purchase package. 

All properties are overlooking the Earth Golf Course with some homes having views of the course’s lakes which should be pretty cool.

Our favourite of the Spanish villas at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai is the Tarragona – this is a 6 bedroom family home, it has many expansive terraces and balconies, it also has a private internal courtyard (pictured) as well as extra living space for a maid and a driver (because we have our own personal driver don’t you know) and it has a huge kitchen which you will of course never need to use because you can order in a fine wining and dining experience or pop on over to the Norman Clubhouse and partake of a meal at one of a large number of different eateries.

In fact, you don’t even need to keep your private wine collection in your Spanish villa…you can keep it at the Norman Clubhouse because it has a special storage facility available for just such a thing!

If you’re into golf then you really need to be into the Jumeirah Golf Estate in Dubai because you know it’s going to be the best, biggest, most successful and amazing in the whole world because this is Dubai we’re talking about.  And so if you want to find out more about the whole concept and sign up to learn about all the different residential communities visit the development’s website and select the Living tab for more information about the homes available and the inimitable amenities and facilities available to all home owners.

Just when you thought we’d exhausted all the amazing property developments in the entire Caribbean region we go and find you just one more irresistible real estate temptation!  And in fact, this one’s on a private island called Royal Island in the Bahamas – so it doesn’t actually come much better than this if the truth be told. 

Royal Island is just a 4 mile hop from Eleuthera, it’s a mere 50 mile excursion from Nassau and Miami is close by located roughly 190 miles to the west meaning it’s exotic whilst remaining accessible – essential as we all lead such busy lives and we can’t spend days travelling to our little Caribbean bolt hole now can we?  The property development we’re showcasing is the Royal Island Bahamas Caribbean Resort which claims to be the most amenities packed and exclusive development anywhere in the Bahamas – so naturally we had to take a closer look.

And when you do take a closer look at the master plan for this exclusive community you can see that yes, there really has been a great deal of emphasis placed on the creation of a desirable location which will feature every conceivable leisure and pleasure type activity for residents and hotel guests. 

I suppose that makes sense really - because up until now, stunning Royal Island was uninhabited, undeveloped and therefore offered nothing more than sun, sea and sand to passers by.

Once Royal Island Bahamas has been completed in a few years time the Caribbean resort will be home to private and exclusive beach front residences, a boutique hotel, a large marina, a Jack Nicklaus signature golf course (blimey, he keeps himself busy doesn’t he), a superior spa and fitness facility, a theatre, tennis courts, fine wining and dining experiences in a variety of settings, beach club, golf club, kids’ club, marina village which will include sidewalk cafes, shops, a business centre, medical centre as well as the necessary customs and immigration for the harbour, a watercraft fleet from jet skis to yachts that you can hire, wireless internet access throughout the resort and the superior Royal Island Concierge Service which can provide you with anything you want whenever you want it - such a bold promise, you’re going to have to test them out I fear.

Anyway, this is luxury living at its very best.  At Royal Island Bahamas Caribbean Resort you’re going to be able to bag yourself an ocean front mansion and live among like minded (and moneyed) people, soak up the stunning sunshine and the inimitably affluent air and be entertained and pampered every minute of every day of your stay.  Then, when all that opulence gets too much you can nip over to Eleuthera, hop on your private jet, fly back to your hectic life and have the management team at Royal Island maintain your property perfectly - or even let it out for you if you want to raise an income from it.

This is a property development for the well healed - and so of course we’re just on our way out to bag ourselves a mansion before they’re all snaffled up by the glitterati and royalty…and if you’d care to join us you can register your interest in a property via the Royal Island Bahamas’ website (which also has lots of pretty pictures on it!)

An amazing property development project in Colorado has been conceived by S & P Destination Properties – this development will be perfect for those who love activity and exploration and the development, called Granby Ranch, is being marketed as the ‘Official Headquarters of the Great Outdoors’ - giving you just enough insight into the driving concept behind this project!

Granby Ranch properties in Colorado for ski and golf enthusiasts will be spread across various different home sites within the master planned development community which will also include a Jack Nicklaus signature golf course as well the already well established SolVista Basin - home to many skiing and snowboarding enthusiasts. 

Covering over 5,000 acres of totally unspoiled land, this Colorado property development will carefully integrate homes around the natural beauty of the land with each home site available offering inimitable views across the SolVista Basin or the Headwaters Golf Course for example, or over to the Rocky Mountain National Park, Fraser Canyon, the Fraser River or the Continental Divide.

You can select your personal home site within a choice of six different communities, each community then has certain guidelines about the type of custom home you can construct therein.  For example, Saddle Ridge is a spacious community with large plots of land available for those wishing to construct an impressive single family detached residence, Trailside is a ski in, ski out community of lodges and chalets and Prospect Ridge might make the perfect location for anyone wishing to build their own family log cabin for vacationing in at any time of the year.

As stated these ranch properties in Colorado are perfect for golfers and skiers – but they are also suitable for anyone who enjoys large open spaces choc full of abundant wildlife as well as attractive flora and fauna.  You can fish, walk, hike, mountain bike, horse ride and explore the great country around your home within the 5,000 acre Granby Ranch community.  And when you’ve finished exploring you can kick back at your home or wander over to one of the community’s clubhouses where you can meet your friends and neighbours, enjoy a meal, a coffee or beer and put the world to rights!

This is a one of a kind development – it’s special, stunning and a truly great chance to own a large swathe of land and a part share in an even greater community in one of the most beautiful states in America.  Click here to go to the Granby Ranch website to check out the plots of land available as well as the types of property you can have constructed to meet your ‘dream home’ criteria.

The beauty of the Hawaiian island of Kauai has been protected from major development for many years and it is only now that certain developments of a significantly high calibre are being considered for planning permission by local authorities.  Basically only developments that will enhance the island’s appeal and desirability will be considered.

Our featured magnificent superior ocean front resort on Kauai, Hawaii is actually the first to be given the go ahead since 1990 which shows just how stringent planning rules are and just how special the Koloa Landing development at Poipu Beach on Kauai from S&P Destination Properties is actually going to be.  But hey, you wouldn’t expect us at PDW to feature any old rubbish now would you. 

The emphasis at Koloa Landing is most certainly on luxury which makes us quite excited!…Each of the one, two or three bedroom condominium properties available for sale comes with the highest grade of internal fixture, fitting and finishing and just get a load of this: -

You will have natural stone and wood flooring throughout each of the properties – with the wooden flooring internally then blending into the solid wood on each property’s expansive lanai.  There will be massive floor to ceiling glass panels as doors leading from the property to the lanai so that the inimitably amazing and exotic resort and ocean views remain unobstructed whether you’re inside or outside your home.  There will be polished granite worktops and splash backs in the superior appointed kitchens which also come with state of the art appliances of course - and in the bathrooms which are all glass and marble there will be two person bath tubs and huge glass encased showers!  Oh, and his and hers walk in wardrobes, private lifts as well as high speed internet access in each condo finish off the pretty amazing list of features available in each property.

In terms of the resort development, it is right on the beach so that residents and visitors to the Koloa Landing development at Poipu Beach on Kauai can sail, snorkel, dive, fish and enjoy the sun, sea and sand.  Within the resort the grounds are being landscaped to tie in perfectly with the exotic and colourful natural surroundings.  There will be cascading streams and waterfalls pouring into four lagoon swimming pools, there will be a swim through cave and grotto, a waterslide and throughout the grounds there will be torch lit pathways, hammocks, sunset lanais and hot tubs.

Additionally the resort is home to or within walking distance of a spa, fine dining restaurants, cocktail and wine bars, designer shopping boutiques and golf courses.

If you fancy a pretty amazing home in one of the world’s most desirable, enticing and exciting, locations then check out the Koloa Landing development at Poipu Beach on Kauai it really is a magnificent superior ocean front resort.

An impressive island development covering 579,000 square meters of reclaimed land directly off the coast of Manama in Bahrain is now well underway with land reclamation complete and real estate construction phases on schedule and due for completion in 2009 and 2010. 

The island in question was to be known as LuLu Island but developers have renamed it Reef Island as they feel the name more appropriately reflects the development’s location and its unique natural beauty.  So, today for your delectable delight we bring you luxurious freehold property on Reef Island in Bahrain.

Located perfectly just fifteen minutes drive from the nearby international airport and a five minute hop from Manama’s central business district, Reef Island residents are likely to be jet setting business persons, international families and those who have business and financial interests in Bahrain – so, we’re talking an affluent crowd which naturally means the stakes were high when it came to the external design and internal specification for these luxurious freehold properties.

Available for sale on Reef Island are around 1,200 condominiums, 65 villas and 49 beach fronted homes – all are chic, stylish, classic and seriously tasty in terms of their architectural design and all are planned to be finished to lavish perfection.  There will be 39 residential apartment buildings housing the condominiums with all but one of these properties being low rise, and the final property which will represent the iconic building for Reef Island being an amazing skyscraper. 

Only around a third of the total reclaimed land area of the island will be taken up by real estate – the rest will be perfectly landscaped and honed to perfection to offer residents green areas to enjoy, gardens, walkways, pools and water features.

In terms of the amenities available for residents and also visitors to Reef Island’s planned five star hotel – there will be a complete shopping mall where you will be able to buy everything from your weeks groceries to a designer outfit, there will be business and conferencing facilities, entertainment space, a medical centre, a yacht club, a marina, private and pristine beaches, a sumptuous spa and a range of restaurants.

If you’d like to know more watch out for Reef Island’s new website - (which we’re sure can’t be far away from being finished) - here or on the search engines.

The Palm Jumeirah in Dubai is that amazing set of manmade islands just off the coast of Dubai floating in the Arabian Gulf – like the name suggests it’s shaped like a palm tree and I’m sure you will have seen many pictures of it.  Now, if like us you’ve ever wondered who lives in an almost other worldly luxurious location such as that, then the answer is people just like you and me!  Well, people just like us but with oodles of cash of course, right?

Well, yes and no - one of the developments on the Palm Jumeirah actually offers affordable ownership options - it’s called the Kingdom of Sheba and as you might imagine you can have royal residences at the Kingdom of Sheba in Dubai but you can also have fractional ownership of these lovely villas, penthouses, townhouses and apartments or you can have a lifetime’s interest in real estate managed by the Kingdom of Sheba’s owners, Fairmont and IFA Hotels and Resorts.

There are a whole host of ownership options at this stunning resort which is located right on the curving breakwater of the Crescent on Palm Jumeirah. 

For example, you can own a five bedroom mini mansion all of your own and outright and still have access to the wealth of resort facilities available at the Kingdom of Sheba - such as the inimitably superior concierge services which can supply you with a private chef for when you’re entertaining for example! 

Or you can have fractional ownership of a specific property and benefit from complimentary storage so that when you come to stay you can get out all of your own personal possessions that make a home your home.  Alternatively you can join the Fairmont hotel and resort program and buy a few weeks vacation a year which you can spend at any one of their many, many five star resorts and hotels around the world - from the Savoy in London to a ski retreat in Canada for example.

As you can see – there is a way in to the amazing Dubai lifestyle through this resort – but if you’re in the market for (or just nosey about) full ownership of royal residences at the Kingdom of Sheba in Dubai here’s what you can expect – palatial villas, spacious townhouses, luxurious apartments and lavish penthouses. 

Villas are opulent, they come with sea views, private pools, landscaped gardens and garage space for three cars. 
Townhouses are elegant - they also come with pools and landscaped gardens as well as spacious garaging. 
Apartments are generous with two to five bedroom options and all come with a range of shared facilities from pools to gyms and children’s facilities.
And finally – the penthouses at Kingdom of Sheba are chic and classic and come in Royal or Imperial flavour!

Within the greater Kingdom of Sheba resort there are a range of exceptionally high standard guest and resident facilities that anyone who buys some form of ownership option has access to.  For example there is an onsite retail plaza complete with boutique shops, cafes, restaurants and entertainments, there are swimming pools and special children’s activity areas, there’s a conference centre, children’s club, gymnasium and health club, Willow Stream Spa, casual and fine dining options and of course you’re a short drive away from down town Dubai and all its amazing sights, sounds, flavours and….shopping!!  Check out the Kingdom of Sheba website for more information.