Cayman Hospital Gets New Development
To coincide with the commencement of work on the new hospital on Grand Cayman, a local developer has submited a Planned Area Development (PAD) application for a132 acre master-planned community surrounding the Health City Cayman project in High Rock, East End.
“The 132 acre development will surround the Health City Cayman project in High Rock, East End and will comprise of support infrastructure such as residential, hotel, commercial, retail and restaurants.”
The City Services PAD application facilitates the master planned community surrounding the hospital and will include hotels, multiple residential areas, commercial buildings, retail outlets and restaurants; and civic buildings such as schools, recreational facilities and places of worship. The City Services’ application is separate from the PAD application submitted last week by Health City Development Ltd. also known as “The Shetty Hospital” led by Mr. Gene Thompson. The Thompson group is generally responsible for developing the hospital itself and related medical facilities.
The design of City Services’ master planned community reflects careful attention to the density, height and scaling to respect and draw on the character of the site; with the tallest and densest development located in the centre farthest away from the main coastal road or adjacent land owners. The project will have considerable green spaces and community areas. And, in fact; the City Services PAD application reflects five times the amount of community space required by law (community space is land designated as open community areas such as parks, lakes, and ponds).
The master plan also proposes the use of Sea Water Air Conditioning (SWAC) as another way to maintain the development’s environmentally conscience design by utilizing a renewable source of energy to provide air conditioning and power to the project. The SWAC system operates by drawing up 42 degree sea water from a depth of about 4,000 feet and circulating this water through heat exchangers to provide chilled fresh water for cooling. At the completion of the cycle the seawater is returned to the sea unchanged but for a few degrees of temperature. The same cold seawater can be used to power turbines in order to make electricity. The development plan allows for intake and pumping station on the west end of the site with cooling distribution along the East-West corridor.
The project will lend itself to a number of potential partnerships and joint ventures, for example, the hotels, residential communities, retail and restaurants.
To view CGI images of the hospital and the surrounding development please click here.
