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Camana Bay

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedPartly retrofittedCayman Islands

Redeveloped hotel site (236 acres) now includes retail, schools, and residential; status partial since 1996 retrofit. · summary, model-written

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Scale
60+ acre siteThis site: 236 acres newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: …retail and commercial space including a cinema, restaurants, a supermarket, a bookstore, banks, and two schools. Residential at Camana Bay includes rentals and… record · all sites with this
New use
Civic and governmentThis site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
EducationThis site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Entertainment and sportsThis site: …retail and commercial space including a cinema, restaurants, a supermarket, a bookstore, banks, and two sc newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
GroceryThis site: …ail and commercial space including a cinema, restaurants, a supermarket, a bookstore, banks, and two schools. Residential at Camana newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
HousingThis site: …urants, a supermarket, a bookstore, banks, and two schools. Residential at Camana Bay includes rentals and for sale units. newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Mixed useThis site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
OfficeThis site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: …retail and commercial space including a cinema, restaurants, a sup newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusPartly retrofittednewtypes-extraction reported
StrategyPartial RedevelopedWikipedia no source
New usescivic, education, entertainment, housing, mixed, office, retailWikipedia no source
What is there nowretail and commercial space including a cinema, restaurants, a supermarket, a bookstore, banks, and two schools. Residential at Camana Bay includes rentals and for sale units.newtypes-extraction reported
Retrofit year1996newtypes-extraction reported
RedeveloperDartnewtypes-extraction reported

Deals and debt

DateEventPricePartiesSource
1995Sold—DartWikipedia

Summary, model-written

Camana Bay was redeveloped from a former hotel site (236 acres) starting in 1996. Developer Dart purchased the land in 1995. Current uses include retail (cinema, restaurants, supermarket, bookstore, banks), two schools, and residential units (rentals and for sale).

Why. Original use was hotel. Strategy was redevelop. New uses are civic, education, entertainment, housing, mixed, office, retail.

Where it stands. Status is partial. Groundbreaking occurred in 2005. First businesses opened in 2007. Cayman International School opened in 2006.

For a planner

  • Original hotel site repurposed
  • Mixed-use components confirmed (retail, schools, housing)
  • No data on current completion level beyond 'partial'

For a developer

  • Confirmed developer (Dart) and timeline
  • Existing retail/commercial anchors listed
  • Residential component includes both rental and sales

What we do not know yet

  • Exact scope of 'partial' status unknown
  • No data on occupancy rates or financial performance
  • No details on how 'partial' affects future phases

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History and original facts

Acres236newtypes-extraction reported
NotesDraft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: A former hotel and its land were redeveloped into the mixed-use town of Camana Bay in the Cayman Islands.

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Timeline

  1. 1995 Dart purchased the Coral Caymanian Hotel and its 236 acres of land
  2. 1996 Planning for Camana Bay began
  3. 1996 Retrofit: redevelop
  4. 2005 Ground was broken
  5. 2006 Cayman International School opened
  6. 2007 First businesses opened

Sources

  • Kenneth Dart · CC BY-SA 4.0
    6 quoted sentences
    Camana Bay
    In 1995, Dart purchased the Coral Caymanian Hotel and its 236 acres of land
    Planning for Camana Bay began in 1996
    ground was broken in 2005