DEVELOPER AIMS TO TAKE GB TO A NEW LEVEL WITH INT’L LUXURT BRAND SIX SENSES
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama — Founding President of Weller Development Partners Marc Weller is hoping to elevate the landscape of Grand Bahama’s hotel sector with the $200 million investment and construction of Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spa Grand Bahama, The Nassau Guardian reported on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 in an article written by Barbara Walkin.
The Thailand-based Six Senses chain started in 1995 and now consists of eco-conscious, luxury hotels, resorts and spas in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America and Fiji.
“We couldn’t be more excited to bring a resort of this calibre to the island,” Weller told Grand Bahama News on Saturday, during a visit to the site in Discovery Bay at the south entrance to the Lucayan Waterway.
The project’s development and investment team – Weller Development Partners and Pegasus Capital Advisors – is proposing the construction of a resort village of 45 prefabricated waterfront and canal villas on a 36-acre site water on the three sides and featuring 2,400 feet of beach. Future plans involve building about 20 private homes designed by architect Olson Kundig.
“The total investment would be north of $200 million between the hotel and the hotel villas, as well as the branded residentials that we plan to build alongside it,” Weller added.
He said developers are looking at beginning the project in 14 months with a 2026 delivery date.
Asked why a 2023 start date for the development, Weller said they are still in the planning stages.
“We are a triple bottom line company. That is important to us. We look at everything when determining a project. We look at the environment, the community and at profitability,” Weller added. “Not one of those things sit above the other. They all sit as clear tenets as to how we do business. For that reason, Grand Bahama fits so many buckets of what our company is attempting to do.”
Additionally, he noted that they are constantly mindful of global warming and its impact on projects like Six Senses.
“So, we are trying to build in certain levels of sustainability that will allow for buildings to withstand hurricanes, flooding issues and other things along those lines,” Weller said. “We have several different techniques we are using to do that, which we will share with the community as we move forward.”
He added that an essential aspect of the Six Senses brand is its minimal impact on the environment around it. See complete article in The Nassau Guardian at https://thenassauguardian.com/gb-seen-as-perfect-fit-for-new-resort/?fbclid=IwAR3M3um5zydni3z9NiCX7XFZIKspOoH0sPpDtXDFQo05kLHVunk3ZtfEomU
