| Mullins Ridge 1 & 2 - Project Overview |
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The site is located on a ridge overlooking the beautiful Mullins Bay on the highly desirable West Coast of Barbados. The land is owned by a St Vincent controlled investment vehicle. The proposed master plan simultaneously addresses two parcels of land, the land of the former "Eastry House" hotel, a five acre site which we own and control, and the adjacent land which is under offer by the St Vincent Group. The two are thought to offer significant “marriage value” and hence our focus on acquiring them for amalgamation purposes. Gillespie & Steel architects have been appointed as master planning architects to the Mullins Ridge 1 scheme. This scheme provides for the construction of 12 large luxury villas or private houses, necessitating the purchase of part of the adjoining land which it is intended will be aggregated with to form the project known as Mullins Ridge 1. It is intended that if the necessary adjoining land is purchased, the remainder of the land not required for Mullins Ridge 1 this will form phase two ("Mullins Ridge 2") of the development project. The Mullins Ridge 2 project also provides for the construction of 12 large luxury villas or private houses, necessitating the purchase of the remainder of the adjoining Wilde Land Simultaneously the St Vincent Group is engaged in securing a prime beach site suitable for erecting a built-for-purpose beach club facility exclusively for the enjoyment of Mullins Ridge 1 and 2 property owners. Demolition of the old hotel & clearing of the 5 acre site already owned has commenced. Planning approval for the luxury villas for Mullins Ridge 1 is expected to be approved by the end of 2009. An entirely separate planning application will be required for Mullins Ridge 2 in due course. Construction for Mullins Ridge 1 is anticipated to commence in 2010 with Mullins Ridge 2 following on thereafter. Gross Development Value (GDV) of the combined projects is circa US$160 million. |



