THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM
Logwood Hotel Development Company, Ltd.
Named after the cargo that often drifted ashore in West Caicos following shipwrecks, Logwood’s team is comprised of permanent residents and “belongers” (natives) of the Turks & Caicos Islands and seasoned resort developers:
- Alan Lisenby, Managing Director
- Harold Charles, Director of Local Affairs
- David Hartshorn
- Earl Ingham
- Jonathan Siegel
- Andy Wimsatt
Gencom Group
Founded in 1987 by Karim Alibhai, Gencom Group has signigicant expertise and experience in the hospitality industry, having focused its activities primarily on the acquisition, ownership, development, financing (equity and debt) and management of hotel properties throughout the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Mexico.
Currently the company is focused on the development and acquisition of luxury upscale hotels and resorts with ancillary residential components in key resort and urban markets: while at the same time, maintaining an ownership and management role in other hospitality market segments.
Gencom development projects include The Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia; The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia; The Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne; The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch; The Lodge at Rancho Mirage in Palm Springs and the Park Hyatt, Toronto.
www.gencomgrp.com
EQUITY FINANCING
Lehman Brothers
Lehman Brothers’ real estate franchise has a long and successful track record advising, underwriting and investing in over $100 billion of real estate transactions. Founded in 1850, the firm is headquartered in New York, with regional headquarters in London and Tokyo, and operates in a network of offices around the world.
www.lehman.com
ProNet Turks and Caicos, LP
ProNet Capital LLC, its U.S. affiliate, is a private equity firm based in Denver, which works with professional athletes, entertainers and other high-net worth individuals.
THE ARCHITECT
SB Architects (Sandy Babcock)
The firm has been at the forefront of the design of high-end, large scale residential, hospitality, recreation, master planning and urban mixed-use projects for over 40 years. Principal Scott Lee heads the design team for Molasses Reef. Winner of more than 180 awards, SB Architects is known for site-sensitive, contextually appropriate design, its vast international experience with an array of project types, sizes, geographic locations, construction techniques, materials and architectural styles.
www.sandybabcock.com
THE INTERIOR DESIGNER
Wilson & Associates
The Dallas-based international interior architectural design was created by Trisha Wilson in 1978. With a world-renowned staff of 150 architects, designers and support staff worldwide, it is an industry leader through unique projects and diverse designs including The Palace of the Lost City in South Africa; Las Ventanas al Paraiso in Cabo San Lucas; Atlantis Resort at Paradise Island, Bahamas; The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch in Vail and many other renowned properties. Their client portfolio is made up of a broad spectrum of international companies representing the best of the five-star hospitality brands.
www.wilsonassoc.com
LAND AND ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING
EDSA
EDSA, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, is an internationally-renowned, full-service planning, landscape architectural and urban design firm with satellite offices in Orlando, Los Angeles, Baltimore and Beijing. Established in 1960, it has garnered over 200 international awards. It is especially well known for its extensive experience in community and cultural planning, environmental planning and ecotourism, and hotels and resorts. Douglas Coolman is the principal in charge for Molasses Reef, and Hitesh Mehta is the architect of the environmental and ecological plan for the island.
www.edsaplan.com
HOTEL MANAGEMENT AND SERVICE PROVIDER
The Ritz-Carlton
Among the grand hotels of the world, The Ritz-Carlton hotels and resorts are renowned for indulgent luxury. Sumptuous surroundings and legendary service await every guest that passes through our doors. Their award-winning hotels reflect the 100 years of tradition that stand behind them. Since its incorporation in 1983, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. has received all the major awards the hospitality industry and leading consumer organizations can bestow. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company is the first and only hotel company honored with the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award from the United States Department of Commerce.
www.ritzcarlton.com
