Front Elevation: Point of Interest

Location and luxury lure buyers to Mexico’s Punta Mita.

text by: Kim Fredericks

April 1, 2008

DEVELOPMENTS/REAL ESTATE

1 El Encanto
Location: On the beach, between Banderas Bay and the Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course.
Residences: 54 three- and four-bedroom villas and condos with ocean and golf course views.
Amenities: Private community beach club.
Timeline: Broke ground in 2005; the second of three phases—which includes 15 condos, seven villas, and the Ocean Club—is currently under development.
Pricing: Villas are priced at $3.25 million; condos are priced at $1.1 million.
888.647.0979, www.elencanto-puntamita.com

2 Four Seasons Resort, Punta Mita
Location:
On the shore of Banderas Bay.
Residences: 25 private residence club units and 55 private villas.
Amenities: Apuane spa, tennis courts, golf course, four restaurants, and four pool areas.
Timeline: The hotel and golf course opened in 1999; the private residence club opened in early 2007; private villas broke ground in 2002. The remaining nine, to be completed by 2010, are in the final phase of sales.
Pricing: Two-, three-, and four-bedroom residence club units are priced from $200,000 to $375,000 for a one-twelfth share. Private villas start at $3.5 million.
800.343.0799, www.fourseasons.com

3 Kupuri
Location:
On the shore of Litigu Bay.
Residences: 14 one-acre hillside and beachfront estate sites.
Amenities: Gated community with private beach club, yacht pier, and mountaintop bar.
Timeline: Released for sale in November 2006.
Pricing: $2.25 to $7.2 million.
888.647.0979, www.kupuripuntamita.com

4 Porta Fortuna
Location:
On 14 acres between the golf course and the Pacific Ocean.
Residences: A collection of 14 casitas, 30 three-bedroom condos, and 13 oceanfront estates ranging from 6,000 to 8,000 square feet.
Amenities: A beach club and a yacht club, which is accessible to all Punta Mita owners.
Timeline: Construction of phase one of the casitas (sold out) began in September 2007. Another phase of the casitas, as well as beachfront and oceanfront estates and condominiums, will be released in early 2008.
Pricing: To be determined.
888.647.0979, www.portafortuna.info

5 St. Regis Resort and Residences
Location:
On a 22-acre site overlooking Banderas Bay.
Residences: 65 villas for both fractional and whole ownership.
Amenities: Butler service, a 10,000-square-foot Remède spa, a golf course, two full-service restaurants, a beach club, and tennis courts.
Timeline: The hotel and golf course will open in October.
Pricing: To be determined.
+52.555.242.4052, www.stregis.com

RESOURCES
Punta Mita Properties
, 888.647.0979, www.punta-mitaproperties.com
La Punta Realty, An exclusive affiliate of Christie’s Great Estates, +52.329.291.6420, www.lapuntarealty.com





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