Spanish Apartment Development with Sydney Opera House Standards

What do the Sydney Opera House and Lautier’s Los Cortijos apartment development in southern Spain have in common? A seemingly nonsensical question has a very straightforward answer – the same multinational project management company, Lend Lease. Lend Lease’s Project and Construction Management division, Bovis Lend Lease, is one of the world’s leading project management companies with a presence in over 40 countries and for a developer with such high standards as Lautier, they’re a perfect fit.

Eduardo Tapetado, Director of English-Spanish developers Lautier established in Madrid in 1987 comments, “The appointment of Bovis Lend Lease to oversee our residential construction in Madrid, Valladolid and Los Cortijos in Mijas on the Costa del Sol is a little incongruous in comparison to our competitors as they are a globally respected outfit and therefore not the cheapest; however, we have a commitment to excellence and with Bovis Lend Lease in place we can ensure the delivery of an exceptional quality product, on time. Two members of the Bovis Lend Lease team are on site at Los Cortijos all day every day overseeing construction and that gives us peace of mind which we can pass on to our customers.”

The one, two and three bedroom apartments due for completion in summer 2008 are quickly taking shape but it’s the details which set them apart from comparable Costa del Sol projects. Superior sound-proofing both interior and exterior, proper damp courses, dry-lined interior partitions, eye-catching architecture and above average square metre sizes are just some of the ingredients.

John Claverley, Operations Director for Bovis Lend Lease in Spain comments, “Certainly residential projects are in the minority for Bovis Lend Lease in Spain, we’re more used to dealing with leisure parks, hotels or retail parks or mega-projects such as the extension to Barcelona’s Airport and Telefonica’s HQ in Madrid, however our skills are readily applied on any scale. With Lautier’s Los Cortijos apartment development we will ensure certain factors from on-time delivery and exact interpretation of the architect’s vision to the client getting exactly what (s)he paid for. Personally I think the location and views from Los Cortijos are outstanding and commercially I am confident that the finished product will stand head-and-shoulders above the competition in terms of quality.”

Los Cortijos in Mijas is a residential development of one, two and three bedroom apartments set within the Costa del Sol’s true ‘golf valley’ with 12 courses within literally minutes of the resort. The properties themselves all boast golf, sea and mountain views with no sub-standard views on offer and are superbly equipped with first class laminate wooden flooring in living rooms and bedrooms, heating and comfort cooling, fully fitted kitchens, disabled-adapted lift access to just two apartments per floor, allocated parking and storage. On-site facilities include a gymnasium, Spa, sauna, three swimming pools and manicured gardens whilst the Calanova Golf Clubhouse is within comfortable walking distance.

Prices start from just 195,000 euros for a one bedroom apartment with 25m² of terracing rising to 440,000 euros for a three bedroom three bathroom duplex penthouse with a mammoth 40m² of terracing.

Payment terms are reservation plus 20% at contract and 80% at completion scheduled for mid-2008. All stage payments are bank guaranteed and an 80% LTV mortgage with ten years interest only is already in place subject to status and requirements.

For further information please contact Lautier info@lautier.com or visit www.lautier.com or telephone 00 34 916 502 802.

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