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MIAMI,
Nov.1, 2006 � Gencom Group, an investment and development firm, announced
that through a joint venture partnership it will develop The Ritz-Carlton
Rose Island, Bahamas, which is just four miles off Nassau and Paradise
Island in the Caribbean.
The exclusive luxury resort, which is scheduled to open in late 2009, will sit on a 230-acre private island. The resort will feature a 180-room Ritz-Carlton hotel and more than 400 residential units that will include condo hotel units, villas, townhouses, private estate homes and a 40 Ritz-Carlton Club fractional product. It is envisioned that there will be rental programs available to all the homeowners. Other features will include a 300 slip marina that will provide full
retail and marina services, a helipad and a ferry from Nassau and Paradise
Island for homeowners, guests and visitors, various swimming pools, a luxury
spa and several dining alternatives, including specialty and casual restaurants.
An added amenity of the project will be an eight-acre nature preserve.
In addition, residents can snorkel, dive and enjoy water sport activities
along the white pristine beaches.
About Gencom Group Founded in 1987 by Karim Alibhai, Gencom Group has been a major player
in the hospitality and related real estate industries.
Most recently, a Gencom-led partnership purchased The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua in Maui, and the Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort in the Cayman Islands. In addition, Gencom formed GenGate with its frequent joint-venture partner Highgate Holdings to purchase a significant portfolio of four-star hotels in Paris and Amsterdam with an institutional partner. Currently the company is focused on the development and acquisition of luxury mixed-use hotels with ancillary residential components in key resort and urban markets, while maintaining an ownership and management role in full-service hotels and extended-stay hotels. Gencom�s development projects include The Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia; The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia; The Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne in Miami; The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch in Beaver Creek, Colo.; The Residential Suites at The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch; The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua in Maui, Hawaii; Molasses Reef, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve and The Molasses Reef Island Villas on West Caicos Reserve in Turks and Caicos; the Park Hyatt, Toronto; and The Lodge at Rancho Mirage in Rancho Mirage, Calif. For more information, visit www.gencomgrp.com. |
Contact:
Gencom Group
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