Prospective overseas purchasers who are looking for the ultimate Caribbean opportunity should have a look at Ocean View Properties International’s wonderful Punta Perla development in the Dominican Republic.
The Dominican Republic reported an 8.3 per cent increase in foreign tourist arrivals during the first eight months of 2005. According to statistics from the Central Bank, 2,233,569 foreign vacationers visited the country from January to August, 144,184 tourists more than during the same period in 2004. The statistics show that 87 per cent of travellers that visited the country during January-August arrived through the airports of Punta Cana, Las Américas and Puerto Plata. Moreover, 49 per cent of passengers came from North America, 43.4 per cent from Europe, 3.6 per cent from South America and 3.7 per cent from Central America, the Caribbean and the rest of the world. The Association of British Travel agents (ABTA) members have cited the Dominican Republic as being ‘Hot for 2006’ and reported a nine per cent growth in bookings for the island this year.
Introduction to Punta PerlaPunta Perla is a master planned resort situated on the Eastern tip of the Dominican Republic in the established area of Punta Cana. Set in approximately ten million square metres of natural, prime Caribbean real estate, Punta Perla offers the last beachfront development opportunity of this size in the popular Punta Cana region.
From its conception, Punta Perla has been carefully planned to become one of the premier resorts in the Caribbean and will evolve into a first class living and vacation experience. Low-density population of properties within the resort is key to the developer’s plans for Punta Perla with only 11 people per acre all set in over 2,500 acres.
Approximately 8,000 residential and commercial properties of varying size and type have been carefully integrated into the natural environment as well as a series of private clubs and facilities, which have been carefully selected for the enjoyment of residents and their guests.
At the heart of the development is La Marina de Punta Perla, a harbour equivalent in size to Puerto Banus, playground to the rich and famous in southern Spain. Punta Perla will attract high-end retail companies, wishing to operate their businesses there. Chic restaurants and exclusive bars will be carefully selected to provide the very best of day and night entertainment. Set behind the marina is a Colonial village planned around a central park. Themed on past European architecture, classic apartments will mix with individual shops and restaurants along the many boulevards.
The resort will also include beach, yacht and golf clubs, elegant boutiques and restaurants, a world class spa, tennis and swimming facilities, deep sea fishing, equestrian facilities, championship polo club and a casino among the diverse range of attractions. A golfing academy and three signature golf courses are planned within the resort with one being designed and built to championship standards with a view to hosting a variety of championship tournaments.
The water lined principal boulevard running through the middle of Punta Perla will facilitate cars, buggies and bicycles and will feature a charming Vaparetto Shuttle taxi service around the development. Further satellite roads all follow the theme of multiple usages. Nature trails are planned for walkers, joggers, cyclists and horse riders.
Few beaches in the world can compare to the three kilometres of beach at Punta Perla, which averages a 60-metre band of brilliant white sand along its entire length. The sea glistens every blue and green imaginable, where bathers can wade out for many hundreds of metres without losing depth. Some of the most exclusive properties on Punta Perla are sited along the beachfront, where prices for plots alone exceed one million US dollars.
Punta Perla has been carefully designed as an ecologically responsible community, one of the first resorts in the world to proactively nurture, protect and improve its natural environment. Low-density development not only minimises the impact on the flora and fauna at Punta Perla, but also ensures that residents will enjoy a tranquil ambience and the entire development will retain a sense of exclusivity. Parts of the resort will be car-free, with internal transport by golf buggy.
For those fortunate enough to purchase a home here, Punta Perla will offer a wide choice of luxurious accommodation, including private villas on the grandest scale, sophisticated townhouses and chic apartments, with harbourside, golf, beachfront and village locations. All of the homes have been designed to harmonise with the character of the island, yet incorporate the highest standard of construction, being built to Florida hurricane standards. Materials, native to the island, have been carefully selected to ensure the overall quality of the resort and for resonance with traditional architecture. For example, white coral stone cut during the marina construction is being used as a facing material for some buildings.
La Marina de Punta Perla will accommodate around 150 vessels of up to 42 metres and will be located in a European style village, with a waterfront promenade offering elegant designer boutiques, fine shops and restaurants. Bungalows and apartments on Star Island, in the middle of the Marina, will allow residents to be in the centre of one of the most fabulous resorts in the world yet remain completely private. Alternatively, a variety of beautiful properties alongside one of the three signature golf courses, will offer dramatic views over the fairways and resort to the sea.
There are several developments within Punta Perla, each offering a different take on the luxury holiday lifestyle. La Marina de Punta Perla is made up of blocks of apartments of no more than four stories high. Property types include two- and three-bedroom apartments, many with substantial terraces, as well as a few very exclusive penthouses on top of some blocks.
Star Island, the exclusive location in the centre of the marina, includes two-bedroom traditional palapa-style bungalows as well as two- and three-bedroom penthouse apartments in three-storey buildings ranging in size from 152 to 300 square metres including terrace spaces. The Little Venice section of La Marina de Punta Perla includes a small network of canals linking its apartments and penthouses to the rest of the marina and the beach
There is also Playa de Perla, which consists of apartments in 23 beachfront blocks of varying size. The homes will include three-bedroom duplexes as well as, one- and two-bedroom apartments and penthouses ranging from 108 to 196 square metres including terrace space.
Finally, golfers will be spoilt for choice as Punta Perla offers luxurious villas, bungalows, town houses and apartments will flank the tees, greens and fairways on the three signature golf courses. The properties include two- and three-bedroom villas, town houses and bungalows as well as a selection of apartments and penthouses. Many will be front line on the golf course with the hospitality and entertainment of one of the three clubhouses not far away.
Whether you’re in the market for a luxurious holiday home or strictly an investment, Punta Perla is one to watch.
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