The Insiders
Creating a Luxury Home Also Means Creating ‘Peace of Mind’
Eleanor Brown, Southworth Development’s first sustainability director, on expanding eco-friendly design and business at the high end.
BY MICHAEL KAMINER |
While its six “private club communities” have long run their own sustainability efforts, Southworth Development is aiming to set ambitious new standards across its entire brand.
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Islands
The Most Exclusive Community in the Bahamas Really is as Good as It Gets
The Abaco Club, set on the white beach of Winding Bay, is the Bahamas’ most exclusive property—with an 18-hole oceanside links golf course—open only to owners of homes inside the community, members of other Southworth communities (including Creighton Farms outside D.C.), and guests of these homeowners and members.
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Southern Boating
The Abaco Club Plans to Add The Cays Villas
THE ABACO CLUB, an exclusive lifestyle club and resort-style community situated along the shores of Winding Bay in the Bahamas, has plans to add 36 beachfront villa residences known as The Cays. Developed and managed by Southworth Development, the private Bahamian club’s expansion also includes a beach club with an oceanfront pool, new wellness offerings, and an alfresco restaurant, The Beach House.
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Luxury Magazine
By The Water
Set on the secluded white-sand beaches of Winding Bay in the Bahamas, The Abaco Club is launching 36 beachfront residences, ranging from studio lofts to seven-bedroom villas. Offering casual, toes-in-the-sand…
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Forbes
An Exclusive Bahamas Residential Community Is Booming Since The Pandemic
The Abaco Club, an exclusive lifestyle club and private residential development on Winding Bay in the Bahamas, is projected to have a 50% increase in occupancy over 2019 – the highest number since Southworth bought the club in 2015.
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The New York Times
The Pandemic Has Made Island Life Even More Appealing
Plentiful air travel options, the rise of remote work and increased on-site amenities have transformed the island experience….
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Ocean Home
Pickleball Courts Take the Lead in Must-Have Residential Amenities
First came signature golf courses, then beach clubs, and now all eyes are on pickleball courts…
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Architectural Digest
A Pickleball Court: The Hot New Amenity in Real Estate Developments Today
Pickleball has replaced golf as the most coveted sports amenity in luxury residential developments…
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Mansion Global
A Bahamas Beachfront Villa so Turnkey They’ll ‘Bring in the Chef for You’
Construction on the Abaco Club’s 12 customizable homes on Great Abaco Island will begin in the summer.
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Architects+Artisans
On the Bahamas’ Winding Bay, the Cays at The Abaco Club
A new residential neighborhood of 36 oceanfront homes, from a team of world-class planners and designers, will soon grace a two-mile stretch of beach…
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City Lifestyle
It's Better in The Bahamas
Find your island home at The Abaco Club on Winding Bay
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Mansion Global
Creating a Luxury Home Also Means Creating ‘Peace of Mind’
While its six “private club communities” have long run their own sustainability efforts, Southworth Development is aiming to set ambitious new standards across its entire brand.
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National Golf Course Owners Association
Golf Business Podcast, Episode 92
Listen in as Michael Williams sits down with Eleanor Brown, Director of Sustainability at Southworth Development, as they dive into the exciting ways owner/operators can make their facilities more environmentally friendly.