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Founded in 1978 and Mexico's premier real estate developer, DINE's mission is to be the leading company in large scale, high quality real estate developments, establishing unprecedented design quality in residential, commercial, leisure, and corporate real estate projects. The diversity of their projects and their profound understanding of Mexico's marketplace establishes DINE as a leading participant in the future of Mexico.
DINE recently (May 2007) was spun off from its former parent company DESC, S.A. de C.V., Mexico’s tenth largest public company, and is now a publicly traded company on the Mexico BOLSA.
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Michael S. Barnes and George P. Wanty III have been friends
and business associates, with a combined 40 years of real
estate development experience, both residential and commercial.
Through their respective development companies and special
purpose entities formed for certain projects, they have collaborated,
co-invested in and/or co-developed numerous projects in the
Park City/Deer Valley, Utah area as well as in western Michigan.
Examples of these include Blackhawk Ranch and Blackhawk Station
in Park City, The Cache at Silver Lake in Deer Valley, and
Cascade Properties and the Trust Building in Grand Rapids,
just to name a few. More recently, they formed BW Developers,
LLC to develop luxury homes and condominiums in Punta Mita,
Mexico.
Michael S. Barnes is a graduate of California State Polytechnic
Institute, Pomona, California with a Bachelor of Science degree
in Astrophysics and Aerospace Engineering. Mr. Barnes has
lived in the Park City, Utah, area where he has been one of
the area’s major real estate developers, with considerable
emphasis on developing luxury home sites and condominiums
in the Deer Valley area.
George P. Wanty, III is a graduate of Trinity College, Hartford,
Connecticut with a Liberal Arts degree in History. He received
his Masters in Business Administration with a major in Finance
from New York University in 1975. In 1991, he founded Tahoe
Development Company and has been active in commercial real
estate investment and development since that time. |
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Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts offers some of the world's most distinctive experiences, currently managing 73 hotels and resorts in 31 countries, and more than 25 properties under development, in addition to offering a growing network of shared ownership Residence Clubs and Private Residences. The company's philosophy is to continually expand their network offering you an even wider range of exceptional destinations, an example of which is Four Seasons Punta Mita, chosen by Four Seasons as the ideal location for its first resort in Latin America. With a reputation for unsurpassed service, as well as world-class amenities and dining, Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita, which opened in late 1999, is already considered one of the world's finest resorts. Four Seasons is dedicated to perfecting the travel experience through continuous innovation and the highest standards of hospitality. |
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Just as Jack Nicklaus once raised golf to a higher level,
he has elevated today's standards of golf course design to
a similarly higher level.
His team at Nicklaus Design includes some of the world's
most accomplished golf course design associates, agronomists,
industry consultants, and experts in golf course construction
and marketing. While they have developed hundreds of spectacular
courses worldwide, each one is unique yet all are the result
of the Nicklaus philosophy: to work closely with clients,
enhance the natural environment, and create courses that are
both challenging and enjoyable for players of all levels.
The Punta Mita Golf Club, currently managed by
Four Seasons, features a Jack Nicklaus Signature
course, with a second Jack Nicklaus Signature course under construction, and slated to open in early 2008. The existing course features an unprecedented 19 holes (including an alternate
hole #3), eight oceanfront holes, and the world's only natural
island green. This 7,014-yard layout is one of Jack Nicklaus'
most picturesque and unique creations. |
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 One of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world, Starwood has approximately 750 properties in more than 80 countries and 120,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. With internationally renowned brands, Starwood corporation is a fully integrated owner, operator, and franchiser of resorts including: St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, Sheraton, Westin, Four Points by Sheraton, and W Hotels and Resorts as well as Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. Within Punta Mita, the St. Regis Resort is a joint venture with DINE, master developer of Punta Mita and Ideurban Consultores, one of Mexico's largest private development/construction companies. The St. Regis Resort at Punta Mita will feature 120 elegantly appointed guest rooms plus a 10,000 square foot spa and fitness center, two full-service restaurants, and a Beach Club with pool grill and bar. The resort will also offer 7,000 square feet of meeting and function space. It is scheduled to open in early 2008.
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Responsible for the construction of the Las Palmas Villas, Truqui y Associados is a Puerto Vallarta based company with extensive experience in the area, including having participated in the construction of the Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita, and acting as general contractor for the initial phases of construction of the Four Seasons Private Villas Punta Mita. The company's knowledge of the local market helps ensure the best use of resources, and is dedicated to the highest standards in construction quality. |
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DINE, as the developer of Punta Mita, with its commitment
to excellence and with the goal of creating a modern, international
quality resort project with authentic Mexican taste, has chosen
some of the world's most renowned and award winning architects
to design what will be the environment at Punta Mita. The
international firm of Wimberly, Allison, Tong, & Goo, combined
their talents with Diego Villaseņor Arquitectos Asociados,
one of Mexico's premier "coastal" architects, to design the
Four Seasons Resort at Punta Mita.
Master Plan Architect, Edward D. Stone, Jr. and Associates
(EDSA), prepared the original land use plan in order to bring
international design, technology, and amenities to Punta Mita.
A second Master Plan Architect, JP Arquitectos y Planificadores,
refined the original plan to add a uniquely Mexican "flavor"
to the project.
As the project architect for the Las Palmas Villas, Arq.
Humberto Lau Hang Auyon brings his extensive experience and
creativity to creating remarkable homes for Las Palmas. A
graduate of the University of Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico,
Arq. Lau began his career with GVA & Associates, and subsequently
was part of Sidek Group and its affiliate, Estratur, working
as concept creator and consultant for projects throughout
Mexico and Costa Rica. Currently, with more than 28 years
of professional experience he is developing projects in Playa
del Carmen and Chtumal, in the Mayan Riviera, in addition
to his work as project director for Las Palmas de Punta Mita.
His expertise in coastal architecture combines a practical
understanding of the climate and materials with the creative
use of extended spaces. |
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Arka, under the direction of Katherine Nidermaier, is a premier Interior Design firm based in Guadalajara, Mexico. Arka is known for its specialty of implementing design projects that meet the highest U.S. standards for quality, integrated with unique Mexican artisan craftsmanship and design details. A graduate of New York's Parsons School of Design, Kathy began her design career in 1980, first in the New York area, and later in San Francisco, prior to moving to Latin America in 1990. She opened Arka, her own design firm, in 1994. With an expertise in designing for hotels and private resort residences, Arka has been responsible for design projects in several notable resorts in Mexico, including the Ritz Carlton Cancun, Palmilla and Cabo del Sol in Cabo San Lucas, and the Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita. She has also designed interiors for residences in Cabo San Lucas, Careyes, and Punta Mita. Most recently, Kathy was responsible for the design project of the Four Seasons Private Villas in Punta Mita, and designed the interior packages for the Las Palmas Villas. Arka prides itself on its commitment to excellence in all aspects of the design project, combining comfort and aesthetics with the unique features of both the home and its location. |
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Since 1996, Servicios A Redes Digitales, S.A. de C.V. (SRD), has offered solutions in voice, data, and video networks utilizing the established norms for structured cabling, while also providing television (CATV) and security camera (CCTV) networks, and ambience music systems. SRD has provided technology consulting services to some of the most prominent clients in Mexico's luxury resort communities, including the One+Only Palmilla (Kerzner International), Esperanza Auberge Resort, and Las Ventanas al Paraiso, all in Los Cabos, Mexico. SRD stands apart from other firms in the industry due to the company's attention to detail and comprehensive procedures, from engineering through continued maintenance. SRD prides itself on its continual growth and adaptation of new technologies in order to provide maximum benefit to their clients, working to facilitate their technology visions and requirements into state-of-the-art yet simple-to-operate solutions. SRD is providing the technology implementation for Las Palmas de Punta Mita, providing their valuable insight and vision to the planning and deployment of the integrated voice, data, video and security networks for the project. |
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As the fourth largest title company in the United States, Stewart Title has the highest rating for financial strength of all title companies. Currently issuing title policies in 15 countries around the world, the company was the pioneer in establishing title insurance for property in Mexico, which up until 1993 was unavailable. In order to offer a purchase process that is as secure as possible to our buyers, the developer has arranged for a title insurance policy to be available with the purchase of property at Punta Mita. |
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