Angsana Saman? Bay
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Angsana Samaná Bay
WHAT Caribbean residential resort.
WHERE The Dominican Republic.
AMENITIES A marina and a beach club, among others.
PRICES Condominiums from $180,000. Prices for other types of residences are not yet available.
STATUS Sales begin next month. The first phase is scheduled to open in 2010.
DEVELOPER Nexus RD.
CONTACT (305) 379-4424 or www.angsanasamanabay.com.
DETAILS Angsana, the sister brand of Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts, was introduced in 2000 and now includes resorts in Australia, India, Thailand, Indonesia and the Maldives. Its first foray into the Caribbean will be this project on the northeast coast of the Dominican Republic in Santa Bárbara de Samaná, the largest city on the burgeoning Samaná Peninsula. Plans call for a hotel with 250 suites and villas, a 284-slip marina and around 470 various full-ownership residences. The majority of these residences will be condominiums, both in low-rise buildings at the marina and in larger buildings inland; 31 villas and town houses will be built on hills at the site’s highest point. The villas and town houses will feature decks with private infinity pools. There will be terraces off all the condos, and those at the marina will include whirlpools. A casino, a spa, restaurants and shops will fill a village at the marina, and gondolas will transport owners and guests from the marina to an island with another spa and a restaurant. There will be multiple communal infinity pools, including one at the beach club, a yacht club, a fitness center, tennis courts and a kids club. A new airport at the base of the peninsula, where flights arrive from San Juan, P.R., and elsewhere, opened in 2006.
Legacy Condominiums
WHAT Residential community near a well-known racetrack.
WHERE Lincoln, Ala.
AMENITIES Swimming pools and an outdoor lounge area, among others.
PRICES Residences currently range from about $300,000 to $420,000.
STATUS Expected to open April 24.
DEVELOPER McDowell and Associates.
CONTACT (404) 473-3290 or www.lorisells.com/discover.
DETAILS The Talladega Superspeedway, 40 miles east of Birmingham, Ala., holds a weighty place in racing lore. Built in 1969, the 2.66-mile track was the site of the fastest lap in Nascar history about two decades ago. Now Talladega, which has space for more than 175,000 fans, plays host to two weekends of major Nascar events a year, including a Sprint Cup Series race late next month. Just before that race, the first phase of this gated community a mile from the track’s entrance will open. It will consist of four buildings holding 48 three-bedroom and four-bedroom penthouse condominiums. Recently, Dale Earnhardt Jr., a five-time winner at Talladega, purchased the project’s first residence. There will be two swimming pools, as well as charging stations for golf carts, popular among fans traveling around the track’s 212-acre infield. Talladega is also home to the International Motorsports Hall of Fame & Museum, and just west of the development is Logan Martin Lake, a more than 15,000-acre reservoir. The closest major airport is in Birmingham; the Atlanta airport is about 100 miles east.
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