Latest panoramic images of The Grove Spa Resort

Plot A Panorama

Plot B Panorama

Monthly Progress Meeting 8th September 2009

Jonathan and I have spent the last two weeks back in Cyprus as everyone gets back to work after the August holidays. The monthly progress meeting with the contractors and consultants on 8th September showed that, despite the 3-week shutdown, construction is still racing on. The screed is going down in Blocks B, C, D & E now that the electrics and plumbing is all completed. Blocks F and G are at plastering stage and A & H are catching up on the schedule. The outside pool areas are shaping up well now that the roof of the basement is being cast. The individual roof gardens of the penthouse apartments are now in place and the barbecues, food preparation and storage facilities are being built.

Pool outline & Block F

Block G from top of Block B

Ground Floor Block C across to Block F

The hydrotherapy pool in the basement has been cast and we’re working with the interior designer on the finishes for the pool and Spa areas as well as the main reception building, roof top bar and dance studio. The new 3D images of the Spa are shaping up nicely and will be posted here on the blog as soon as they are ready.

Block B Roof Garden

View from Gym across pool to C & D Blocks

Jacuzzi & Pool between blocks B & G

Jonathan has been hard at work all through August (no holiday for him!) finalising the selections for the interior fittings. Every client has received a pack showing the choice of kitchens, wardrobes and doors for personalising the properties and the second pack showing the choice of ceramic tiles and granite will be issued early next week. The four sample apartments are on track to be ready at the beginning of next month.

Jonathan and Joanne discussing kitchen choices with clients, even while taking a breather in the garden of the Nicosia office

With the basement roof closing up it’s time to look again at the landscaping plans and we are on site with the landscaping designers later this week to check that the planting plan still looks good now that we can see the levels for real. The gardens are a key element of the scheme and will create shade, colour and scent all year round. To allow the plants time to establish, we will begin the planting as soon as the ground floor level is finished.

Checking the roof gardens

Don’t forget to send your interior choices to Jonathan by the end of next week. If you wish to discuss the selections, please call Jonathan on +44 (0)151 244 5443 or Joanne on +357 99 418 025.

Stephanie

Site Visits for Owners and Buyers

If you would like to visit the site of The Grove Spa Resort, please call Jonathan in the Liverpool office on +44 151 244 5443 or Joanne in Cyprus on +357 99 418025 to book an appointment ahead of time. We will be very happy to show you around. You will not be permitted access to the site unless you are accompanied by a member of our staff. Although we do have hard hats and a supply of safety shoes we cannot cater for all shoe sizes so you are advised to wear very stout shoes. You will not be permitted onto the site with sandals, flip flops or open-toed shoes.

The construction site will be closed between 1^st and 24^th August and the InvestinCyprus.com Developers offices in both Cyprus and Liverpool will be closed between 8^th and 24^th August. It’s simply too hot! ( - at least we hope it will be in Liverpool!)

Monthly Progress Meeting 7th July 09

On a swelteringly hot 7th July day with unusually high humidity, Jonathan and I attended the final monthly progress meeting before the summer shut down. Lead by Constantinos the architect, we heard encouraging reports from the main contractor as well as all the consultants and other sub-contractors. Blocks B, C and E are racing ahead and are one month ahead of schedule. We are also ahead on blocks D, F and G which means we can focus more attention on blocks A & H which are currently running slightly behind schedule. We transferred from the onsite meeting room to the sample apartments to check progress there. Having laid out the electrics and water supply in the kitchens and looked in detail at these in the 4 sample apartments, we decided to change the design of two types of the kitchens to make them more ergonomic.

Plot B Panorama to blocks C & D


Blocks B & G with main pool

In Nicosia later that week we met with the pools supplier and finessed the details of the Hydrotherapy Suite ensuring that the eventual experience of using that facility will be exceptionally relaxing and therapeutic. We have a large pool with multiple jets both in and out of the water, bubble beds, Jacuzzi, steam room and sauna and cold plunge pool. This will perfectly complement the therapist treatments available and provide the ideal relaxation after a tough session in the gym or the dance studio.

Plot A Panorama


Constantinos & Stephanie with the electrical contractors


Blocks B & G with main pool


Spa interior brickwork

Jonathan and I spent a lot of time with the many suppliers of kitchens, wardrobes, windows, tiles and bathroom fittings finalising the selections. We are now preparing the After-Sales Choices pack for buyers and this will be sent out shortly so buyers can order colours and fixtures and fittings. So look out for this pack over the summer.

Hydrotherapy pool structure

Technical Meetings 23rd and 29th June 2009

Construction is moving on rapidly and we have now selected four properties which will be fully finished in the next few weeks with all fixtures and fittings. This means we can assess and refine the positioning of all electrical fittings, kitchens, wardrobes and ceramics. This week we spent time with the electrical contractors laying out all the electrical work in these four units.



Waffles on basement roof plot A



Laying out sample apartments with electrical contractors

Across the site now, everything is taking shape. Most of the blocks now have a fully erected skeleton and blocks B, C, D and G have almost finished all the brickwork. The foundations for the restaurant have been laid and we’ve been working with the swimming pool suppliers on laying out the indoor hydrotherapy pool. The filters and pumps are already in place. The main reception and Spa building has reached ground floor level and the internal layout of the Spa facilities in the basement is done, as are the very large personal storerooms.

Foundations for Restaurant



Reception Building and block F


Brickwork


Fitting filters to hydrotherapy pool




Busy busy busy!

The Grove Spa Resort Construction Update 15 June 2009

I attended the monthly site meeting in Cyprus last week and can confirm that construction at site is going extremely well.

Stephanie Fairhurst attends these meetings every month which brings together the prime contractor, expert electrical and mechanical engineering consultants, sub-contractors where appropriate all under the chairmanship of the architect.

The latest pictures from the site are below:

My Latest Visit To The Grove Spa Resort Site - Dominic Farrell

I was in Cyprus last week where the temperatures were 30C with clear skies on most days. I went to the Grove Spa Resort site meeting and found the progress made by GCC to be excellent. The scheme is now beginning to take shape as evidenced by the pictures below.

Also, our decision to purchase the addtional plot of land at Christmas 2008 next to D Block has been fully justified and rewarded as the layout looks fantastic.

Regards

Dominic Farrell

Incredible Progress At The Grove Spa Resort - 12th May 2009

Progress 12th May 2009

Construction is moving ahead very rapidly at The Grove Spa Resort with swarms of workmen busy on site. The basements of residential blocks B, C, D and G are completed and construction has moved up to the ground floor level. The forest of reinforced steel and non-stop pouring of concrete is shaping the rest of the underground level, including the supports for the ground level pools and the layout of the Spa facilities.

The rapid pace of construction and large scale of the project requires top quality supervision and control and this is the team from GCC responsible for keeping the site under control and on time: From left to right: the site foremen Aristotellis Aristotelous and Christos Ioannou; the Project Manager Nick Iacovou and the project engineers Yiannis Stephanides and Nicos Zachariou.

Construction Update 2 - 24 April 2009

Blocks G and B

Basement of Blocks D and C

The Grove Spa Resort Construction Update - 24 April 2009

Basement of C Block
Basement of B Block Basement of the Health Spa

Latest Construction Site Photos - 14 April 2009

The Grove Spa Resort, Cyprus - Latest Construction Update 8 April 09

I would like to thank the many homebuyers and investors at The Grove Spa Resort who have expressed their appreciation and support for the construction blog.

The photographs below were taken this week and show remarkable progress, particularly given the severe weather conditions recently.



Dominic Farrell

Further Update From The Grove Spa Resort Construction Site

We have a mass of photographs coming through from the Grove Spa Resort site as our intrepid operations manager, Jonathan Fairhurst, known in the company as "Nanook of the North" has been on-site all week.

This is his latest report today:

As you'll see there is a huge amount of activity today on both plots. The membrane has been laid under the Spa building and Blocks E & F and GCC were in the process of pouring the concrete on top.

The temporary wooden boundaries to the rear of Blocks C & D were also being erected. The concrete base for the lifts had been delivered and were being manoeuvred into position. On Plot A, the initial concrete base had been completed and the steel reinforcement was being constructed - this was mostly done for Block B.

Have a great weekend

Dominic Farrell