Camana Bay: A New Dawn For The Cayman Islands

Camana Bay: a “new urbanism” and a new dawn for the Cayman Islands

The Cayman Islands have long been viewed as an aspirational lifestyle destination, but a groundbreaking development on Grand Cayman is introducing a whole new concept of living: “new urbanism”. This is the architectural model for Camana Bay, the world class community development which is bringing unprecedented commercial, retail, resort, residential and entertainment opportunities to the Cayman Islands.
The masterplanned Camana Bay community is the vision of the Dart family, realised by a team of award-winning planners and architects. Located on 500 acres of prime Cayman land, Camana Bay, as the developers put it, is a place to “live, work and play”; a place of architectural and landscaped beauty but one which is also very much based on function. The “new urbanism” concept is based on “walkability”, making the use of vehicles in the town largely unnecessary. The Camana Bay planners promote “the ability to satisfy daily needs of work or school, shopping, dining, and recreation all within walking distance of home”. The result is a highly designed and thought-out community structure with a low environmental impact which is attracting an ever-growing number of residents and commercial enterprises.

Given that one of the core visions behind Camana Bay was to create “a vibrant and enduring community in the heart of Grand Cayman”, Camana Bay can already be considered a success. In just two years since the first residents arrived at Camana Bay in 2009, the town has already grown to become a thriving community with excellent amenities and a solid infrastructure of international schools and hospitals, information technology and communications.

This is a highly modern venture, one based on state-of-the-art technology and one which continually looks to the future. What this means for the Cayman Islands is a new dawn as a highly desirable place to live, work and play, and not just to visit. For investors this creates a whole new investment proposition and increases the desirability of Cayman yet further.