In the development of every world-renowned luxury destination—from Monaco to Aspen, the Maldives to Maui—there is a window when all the insiders know that its future has become a sure thing…
But when the wider world has yet to realize what’s happening.
This is the window my team and I look for.
We scout the world and build contacts with insiders in emerging, desirable destinations so we know when they’ve reached this perfect inflection point.
Perfect for lifestyle. Perfect for investment.
One of the destinations now sitting in this ideal window is Cap Cana.
Last week, my scout Ciaran Madden had boots on the ground in this luxurious master-planned Caribbean destination.
He walked its white sand beaches and glistening marina…drove from one end to the other on its 62 miles of roads (it’s twice the size of Manhattan)…and gathered with insiders to review the incredible plans for its next phase, from a $500 million beachfront commercial area inspired by Barcelona’s Las Ramblas to a new town center with restaurants, stores, and state-of-the-art offices.
He tells you about this emerging city state, below…
Wishing you good real estate investing,
P.S. Right now is the sweet spot in Cap Cana’s growth curve. And I’ve about to bring an incredible opportunity here to members of my Real Estate Trend Alert (RETA) group to own at the heart of it all, in Cap Cana’s emerging luxury district. With this deal, I’m figuring on gains of $319,600 five years after delivery and gross annual rental income of $45,625—a 12% yield. Learn how you can join RETA and get access to this deal for just $7 here. But hurry…this offer ends at midnight tomorrow.
How to Build a City from Scratch
By Ciaran Madden
Friday evening in Cap Cana. The great and the good of the region’s real estate scene were gathering in an elegant meeting space at the El Dorado Water Park.
This was a ritzy affair. Brokers, developers, and other insiders arrived decked out in tanned suits and flowing dresses. Black-tied waiters carried cocktails on silver trays. On stage, a saxophonist belted out jazz-inspired renditions of modern pop songs by the likes of Dua Lipa and Bruno Mars.
Nominally, the event was for the launch of a new business center called Level. I was in Cap Cana on a scouting trip and I’d be invited along by the developer (the same developer behind the opportunity Ronan is about to bring to RETA).
Very quickly, though, I realized this was about much more than just a business center. The event marked the beginning of a new chapter for Cap Cana. The creation of an entire business and commercial district.
Cap Cana was launching its downtown…
Check out this launch video for the new Level business center. This six-story, state-of-the-art building is by the same developer behind the new RETA members-only opportunity in Cap Cana.
A few days after the event, I was invited to the offices of Cap Cana’s master-developer. They confirmed Level was just the start.
They were releasing 12 plots during the initial phase of the commercial district. And their phones had been ringing off the hook since the launch of Level.
This is how a master-planned destination like this is built. The master-developer sells a plot of land to an international hospital group, for example, and they build the hospital. The master-developer is careful about selecting the right groups and ventures to work with so as to maximize the destination’s overall success.
Of the 12 plots assigned to the commercial district, 11 had already been purchased, with the discussions in an advanced stage on the final one. In addition to corporate offices, these spaces are set to host a major supermarket chain, stores, restaurants, cafés, and legal and accountancy firms. A potential hospital project would be based in this area, too.
I also learned that of the 92 premises in the Level business center, more than a third were reserved within 48 hours of the launch. One of the premises is set to become a modern co-working space to serve the growing numbers of high-level professionals who are spending all or part of the year in Cap Cana.
Cap Cana’s march toward becoming a fully realized city is accelerating.
Soon, this incredible destination will be home to international executives…business owners…maybe doctors working at the hospital. These folks will create a whole new strand of rental demand.
With its glistening marina, resorts, and white-sand beaches, Cap Cana is already popular with short-term renters. Now, a new wave of long-term renters will arrive, a boon for anyone who owns real estate here since this will create more demand and more options for how to use your real estate. Plus, long term renting is generally more hassle free.
It spotlights the level of the opportunity here as Cap Cana grows…
The Caribbean islands are home to some of the world’s most luxurious communities but Cap Cana is unique in the sheer variety, scale and size of what it offers. This is an emerging city state. It’s also among the most accessible destinations, only 10 minutes from Punta Cana airport—the region’s most connected and largest airport.
All told, I spent a week scouting Cap Cana, meeting with insiders and investigating every corner of this vast city-in-the-making, from the near-500-acre equestrian center to sprawling marina.
Everywhere I went there was a sense of movement…of momentum…of a place at a once-in-a-generation inflection point.
Nowhere was this more apparent than with the new luxury residential district.
The commercial and business area is a future engine of growth for Cap Cana. A plan taking form.
But the luxury district is already roaring to life.
It’s set around the stunning sands of Juanillo beach, at the heart of Cap Cana. To date, the beach has been the site of 5-star luxury resorts, like a Dreams, Secrets and Sanctuary. Now there is where Cap Cana’s next lifestyle hub is set to take shape.
Juanillo Village is a planned development at the heart of the beach. It will be a walkable, vibrant district blending luxury hotels, upscale dining, boutique shopping, and curated experiences, all right on the beach. It’s a $500-million investment inspired by Barcelona’s famed Las Ramblas shopping street and includes plans for a beautiful boardwalk.
Looking at land costs in Juanillo Village it looks like a typical two-bed condo will cost around $600,000…or more. These condos won’t be on the beach of course, if they were they would be well into seven figures.
This will form the core of Cap Cana’s new luxury residential district. But there will be a lot more besides.
For instance, in the same area, a block back from the beach, a major resort group is planning a new project with 110 hotel rooms and 60 branded residences. The starting price for the residences is set to be around $700,000.
Aerial view of Playa Juanillo. You can see how the coastline of Cap Cana stretches out toward the marina in the distance. Juanillo Beach is only a fraction of the three miles of beach and eight miles of coast that fronts Cap Cana and it’s set to be the center, the beating heart with the development of Juanillo Village.
I walked the blocks around this area, toured some incredible communities under construction, and spied the new Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course that’s approaching completion (nine holes will open this year).
The scale of what’s happening is breathtaking.
My biggest takeaway: the best locations are being snapped up…the places that offer the easiest, quickest access to the sands of Juanillo. The key strategic access points.
This is why the Azul Garden community is so special.
My first full day in Cap Cana, I made for the site of Azul Garden—the exclusive, off-market opportunity Ronan’s about to bring to RETA members.
I walked around the lagoon that will front the community…and made the short stroll from its location down to the beach. It took me nine minutes and that was walking slower than I normally would so I could take in my surroundings.
The Azul Garden community is just minutes from Juanillo Beach—a stroll or golf cart past the luxurious Sanctuary resort.
Azul is just across the street from the resorts, on an intersection leading straight to the beach. No future community will be closer.
As Cap Cana grows—and it’s growing fast—it’ll always be among the closest residential communities to the beach…and to the booming core of this Caribbean luxury capital.
The amenities nearby are excellent.
On the stroll to the beach, you’ll pass Sanctuary Town, a charming public restaurant area, part of the Sanctuary resort, with options like smash burgers, sushi, crepes, Spanish tapas, and pizza. (I ate there twice, trying the burgers and tapas. Both were excellent.)
People pay big money for this convenience…this easy access to amenities and the beach. A night in the Sanctuary resort starts at about $600. It shows how valuable and sought-after this strategic location is.
Right next to Azul Gardens a room in Sanctuary starts at around $600 a night.
Back at the offices of the Cap Cana master-developers, I quizzed them on future plans. Their vision is bold. The master-plan calls for an entertainment village at the marina, an expansion to the water park, a new theme park, a water sports center…
They stressed that they planned to pursue all of those projects and more, but that a master-plan is a living document…a guide. The needs of the community and making sure the infrastructure remains top-class must come first.
It was a comforting answer. The right answer. It shows why they’ve achieved so much.
Cap Cana began with a master plan conceived in the early 2000s, inspired by the world’s greatest enclaves of wealth and beauty. What’s been achieved in only around two decades has to be seen to be believed—a city state in the making.
Already, they’ve put in 62 miles of road…their own power plant with extensive backup capacity (a model for the region)…their own water plant…mile after mile of fiber-optic cable, all buried underground so there’s not an electricity or internet wire in sight.
At every juncture, they’ve stopped and evaluated…what’s needed now…what’s next.
For now, the priorities are the luxury district and the commercial and business area, key new inflection points in Cap Cana’s development.
But there’s so much more to come.
This is how you build a city from scratch.
Ronan says: Cap Cana is already functioning like a self-contained city-state for the affluent. It’s a place where you can live year-round, surrounded by beauty and backed by real infrastructure.
The first era of development is complete—and boy has that phase seen monumental progress—billions of dollars have poured in. Cap Cana is well established as a playground for the rich. Its marina—modeled after Portofino—welcomes the world’s elite, while championship golf courses unfold against a backdrop of Caribbean breezes, white-sand beaches, and breathtaking ocean views.
Now, it’s entering its next phase.
It’s become a sure thing. The insiders know. But the rest of the world has yet to fully catch on to the real potential here.
This is the moment…our moment. Which is why I’m so excited by the deal I’ve found here for RETA members.
This opportunity is Azul Garden. Not only are you set over a stunning lagoon, a short stroll from the beach, but our amenities will give you and renters the 5-star lifestyle: a rooftop pool and lounge, a gym with lagoon views, a lakefront sports deck, a buzzing social terrace, and some of the most in-demand pickleball and paddle courts in the Caribbean…
The RETA-only price is from just $380,400. That gets you a luxurious two-bed, two-and-a-half bath condo with lagoon views. (Check out the stunning render below.) I expect five years after delivery our condos will be worth $700,000. That’s a gain of $319,600. And conservative at that.
I figure gross yields of nearly 12% renting short-term once Azul Garden is established and that’s a silly conservative prediction.
To stress… Azul Garden isn’t just a great deal. It’s a rare moment of alignment between beauty, access, timing, and value. But windows like this don’t stay open for long.
To get access to this deal you need to be a RETA member. But until midnight tomorrow, you can get a 30-day trail RETA membership for just $7, which will give you full access to this deal.
Unlock your trial here. But hurry, this offer ends tomorrow.
An aerial view of Azul Garden as planned by the developer. Renders like this shouldn’t be considered final but give us a great idea of the incredible amenities and those stunning lagoon views. I expect gains of $319,600 five years after delivery and gross yields renting short-term of 12%. Rent long-term, hands off and hassle free, and I expect yields of around 9%.
