Altamer Resort Breaks Ground in Anguilla
Altamer Resort, a five-star villa resort at Shoal Bay West on Anguilla, held a ground-breaking ceremony July 9 at the site of the resort to announce a joint venture partnership with Island Global Yachting (IGY).
The five star mega-yacht marina and real estate development will include a luxury resort hotel, retail and residential components and will be the first marina facility on the island.
The mega-yacht marina is scheduled to open the fourth quarter of 2009. The Altamer Resort & Marina project expands on the vision of owners Rebecca and Michael Eggleton to develop a product that would appeal to the upper end of the tourism market.
The partnership with Island Global Yachting (IGY) will develop the island’s first luxury mega-yacht marina facility capable of accommodating boats and yachts up to 300 feet and will be an official port of entry to the island.
The development will feature a 101-slip marina of which a significant portion of the berths will accommodate mega-yachts, as well as 740,000 square feet of upland space which is currently slated for a 164-unit luxury resort.
The ceremony was attended by Anguilla dignitaries and featured addresses by the island’s Chief Minister Osborne B. Fleming, Minister of Finance the Hon. Victor Banks, Andrew Farkas, CEO of IGY, and the resort’s president Rebecca Eggleton.
