Project Partners - Hotel Operator Consultant

La Cité Development
The Partnership will bring in the expertise of leading developer -
La Cité Development, who will also be investing equity into the
Adriatic Project.
La Cité Development is a real estate firm focused on the
development of residential and mixed-use properties in real estate
markets ranging from affordable or work force housing to market
rate and luxury developments.
La Cité Development develop and own assets operated by world
class brand hotel operators, with whom they have a long standing
and successful record of development and operation. La Cité
Development has formed partnerships with Ritz -Carlton Hotel
Company, LLC, St. Regis Hotels & Resorts, Starwood Hotels &
Resorts Worldwide, Inc., and Jack Nicklaus Design.
Among the projects La Cité Development's previous projects
include The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach, Ritz-Carlton Golf Club &
Spa in Jupiter, Florida and the St. Regis Hotels and Resorts in
Temenos Anguilla.
La Cité Development was founded by Dan Bythewood Jr., Dan
Bythewood Sr., Khephra Burns and Susan Taylor. Prior to forming La
Cité Development, the founders developed, managed and invested in
over $600m worth of real estate throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn,
Bronx, South Beach and Chicago with the valuation exceeding $1.5
billion. Their development activities were in both commercial and
residential properties for companies such as the Ritz-Carlton, Flag
Luxury Properties and the New York Equity Fund.
With more than 25 years of development experience, the partners
of La Cité Development have leveraged their extensive network of
strategic relationships to put together a team of seasoned
development and construction professionals focused on developing
and renovating properties in markets throughout the world. The
company's expertise in real estate investment and syndication
coupled with their extensive experience with public partnerships
and master planning for large-scale projects, makes La Cité
Development a formidable market player within the development
industry.
For further information on La Cité Development see http://lacitedevelopment.com
La Cite Development Projects
Ritz-Carlton South Beach

Among the projects developed by Flag Luxury Properties is the
Ritz-Carlton, South Beach
- The project involved the complete restoration of the original
1953 Morris Lapidus-designed hotel, the DiLido, in the city's
historic Art Deco district
- The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach is a five star hotel property
operated by the world renowned Ritz-Carlton Company
- The property features 376 luxury guest rooms, a 16,000
square-foot, four-star Ritz-Carlton Spa, two restaurants, an
elevated outdoor pool and private daybeds overlooking the Atlantic
Ocean, and elegant meeting and conference facilities totaling
20,000 square feet
- The oceanfront property is located on the corner of Lincoln and
Collins in the heart of South Beach, steps from nightclubs,
restaurants, and night life that have made South Beach famous
- Annual occupancy of the property exceeds 78%
St. Regis Hotels and Resorts, Temenos,
Anguilla

- Flag Luxury Properties teamed with St. Regis Hotels and Resorts
to develop Temenos, Anguilla, a branded residential and hotel
resort located on the island of Anguilla in the Leeward
Islands
- The luxury resort and residential complex includes 18 estate
homes, 10 villas, a 116-room luxury hotel with 72 St. Regis
oceanfront residences and an 8,000 square-foot spa
- Additional amenities include an 18-hole Greg Norman signature
links golf course, a full-service clubhouse and 4,000 square feet
of meeting space
Ritz-Carlton Golf Club & Spa in Jupiter,
Florida

- A second partnership with the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company
produced the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club & Spa in Jupiter, Florida,
the first Ritz-Carlton Club
- The exclusive 300-acre residential complex features 60
fractional ownership homes, 30 estate residences and 44 single
family residences
- The development is a collaboration between Ritz-Carlton and
Golden Bear, Inc., and includes an 18-hole Jack Nicklaus signature
golf course and 68,000 square-foot clubhouse catered by the Ritz
Carlton
- Hotel amenities offered by Ritz-Carlton include a 15,000
square-foot branded spa, two luxury restaurants, and a full service
clubhouse concierge
- Residential sales at the community completely sold out with
over $350 million in sales through three phases
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