If what we see and experience becomes our context of life, complete recognizable forms, colors, proportions, textures and mystery, and other such settings enliven our senses. We experience greater meaning because we feel a kinship to all of us. We instinctively tap into that story and what it tells us about its unmistakable character and commitment.
THE BALAM ESCAPE: A safe, socially inclusive, thriving, flourishing, well-served, planned, connected, built, and run community that offers equality of opportunity and high-end services for all.
The Balam Escape project contains 9,500 developable acres of land, guarding it against visual intrusion and future competing development. Its size enables the project to contain important complementary developments, such as an airport and adventure activities.
The master plan approvals and the ECP (Environmental Compliance Plan) allow for the following:
A) Island Hotel and Villa Zone
- 225 room 5-star (Ritz/St. Regis/Marriot/Solage class) hotel
- 60 unit Private Residence Club
- Comprehensive resort amenities, incl. exclusive spa, Water Park.
- 60 detached luxurious residences leed certified
- Comprehensive resort amenities, incl. "blue hole" pools
- Waterway and/or aerial connection to Discovery Village
B1) Discovery/Marina/Peninsula/North Oceanfront Village Zone
- 50-200 slips
- 325 room 5-star flagship with all of the amenities of an upscale resort hotel.
- 550 Villas
- Canal connectivity to ocean
- Complementary retail, dining
- Casino
B2) South Ocean Front Zone
C) Beach front Hotels / Condo Village
- 450 room 3-star (Marriott/Sheraton class) hotel
- 200 Condos
- 200 Villas
- Comprehensive resort amenities, incl. "blue hole" water features
D) Seaside Village
E) Savannah Golf Village
F) Lagoon Village
G) Savannah River Village
H) Energy and Agriculture Fields
I) GreenTREC & Art Village Zone
- Anchor Discovery EcoAdventure experiences
- GreenTREC
- 150 Villas
- 100 Condos
J) Jungle Eco-Agriculture Village
- 200 units (mixed to be determined)
K) Savannah/Forest/Mangrove Preserve
I) Lagoon/Internal Waterbodies
Additional amenities
- 18-27 holes of golf
- Golf clubhouse
- Island "park"
- Employee housing
Social / community aspects
- K-12 school
- Medical facility
- Public safety / police / fire
- Civic / community center
- Interfaith chapel
BALAM ESCAPE: A safe, socially inclusive, thriving and flourishing, well served, planned and connected,
built and run seaside community that offers equality of opportunity and high-end services for all.
Elements
Blue holes, zip lines, the lighthouse/towers, vendors/street performers, white beaches/palm trees/water color/organic shape, canoe/kayak, pedestrian path system, art park, esplanade/elevated boardwalks, the islands/"floating" houses, shuttles/trolleys, groves and gardens, canals, bridges, piers, water features, island golf, ocean front views
Components
3 resort hotels, up to 5,500 dwelling units of residences, townhouses, condominiums, etc., Discovery Village: Casino, convention space, retail/restaurants Entertainment - Family: Arts/artist colony, research, education, school, medical facility, civic/community center, fish/farmers market, performance/venue/area, interfaith chapel, public safety/police/fire, marina/maintenance/dry dock, golf, office, GreenTREC, workforce housing, Equestrian/stables, energy farms, localized agriculture, airport, construction housing
Design
Certified green architecture, alternative energy, transportation by way of electric vehicles, boats, and horses, walking enhanced by day shading, night lighting and a network of destinations, rainwater harvesting and storage, gray water systems for non-potable water users, zero waste, recycling, carbon neutral, preservation of 3,000 acres of forests and wetlands, monitoring of all activities from design and planning through construction
Key branded elements in our Edutainment center could include:
- Comprehensive resort-wide branding
- Flagship resort hotel and residence club
- Core retail, dining and entertainment village/hub
- On/off-property EcoAdventure experiences
- Research center
- “Seal of approval” branding