Escape the Irish climate to a beach home in the Dominican Republic

With all the talk of gloom and doom in Ireland at the moment, as well as another miserable summer, many people would simply love to be away from it all and enjoying somewhere like the Caribbean. Egan Properties is an Irish company which is now offering a chance to live there all the year-round, in the Dominican Republic, where they are marketing two major developments. Head of Egan Developments" Dominican Republic offices is Gillian Fitzgerald from Kilmessan. Egan Properties was formed with the purpose of promoting and selling real estate in the Dominican Republic. The team is formed of Irish negotiators based in the Dominican Republic, and Dominican and Irish negotiators based in Ireland. Annie Egan, managing partner of the company is a Dominican citizen, married to an Irishman, and has extensive experience in the Dominican Real Estate area. Her role in the company is to assist potential investors in getting the best possible results out of their investment in the Dominican Republic, and she works mainly on return on investment products, commercial, site development and off-plan purchases. Gillian Fitzgerald has a Bachelors in Auctioneering, Valuations and Estate Agency from the Dublin Institute of Technology, and also has relevant property experience working for companies such as Sherry Fitzgerald, Trim, and Gunne Residential in Drogheda. Her job is to ensure existing clients properties are being duly managed and also works in ensuring clients have the best possible options when purchasing. The two developments currently available are Royal Palm, a project involving a Meath investor, and Charlotte"s Cove, backed by TV3 presenter Alan Cantwell and his company, Cantwell Construction, both in Samana, the so-called 'Monte Carlo of the Caribbean". Samana is mainly formed of ex-pats, French, Italian and Americans, who have made this community their home. With an array of fantastic international cuisine to rival the world"s greatest, there is a great multicultural mix and an even more fantastic atmosphere. The investment climate in the Samana region is rising by the minute as can be seen in all the big developments being carried out in almost every corner of the area. Just 10 minutes from the town of Samana, lies Royal Palm, which is being developed by Irish builders in conjunction with Egan Properties. The first phase of the project comprises of nine top-of-the-range luxury villas, all with spectacular views, and a private beach for the owners. There are nine lots of different sizes available to investors with two villa models to choose from, the Jacaranda style and the Alamanda model, all constructed in such a way as to maximise the indoor/outdoor Caribbean lifestyle. All houses have been constructed to maximise views and natural daylight. Accommodation comprises three double bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms, a large spacious guest bathroom, American-style kitchen, spacious living room, utility room, private pool with adjacent Jacuzzi and large Corilina tiled terrace. There is a spacious private garden, and beach front with fantastic views over the bay of Samana, as well as 24-hour security. All properties are built to Florida building codes in relation to hurricanes. The Charlotte"s Cove Tourist and Residential Project is the result of the vision of Alan Cantwell, the TV3 news presenter who visited the Samana Peninsula and fell in love with the surroundings and the beauty of the land. From this, Charlotte"s Cove was conceived, located in the beautiful Las Galeras in the Samana Peninsula, on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. This development will feature 69 properties with spectacular views of the ocean. Strategically placed just centre of an ocean front bay, the apartments will feature two- and three-bedroom apartments, with living room, dining room, kitchen, terrace overlooking the ocean and an array of amenities such as swimming pools and Jacuzzis. The properties will be managed by a well-established property management company who not only will look after the properties but will also operate the development as a small boutique hotel for those wishing to participate in the rental pool and maximise their returns, with an average occupation of 86 per cent per year and rising. Only seven units are available to the first founder members of Charlotte"s Cove. Anyone who would like more information or to register interest in these developments should log onto www.eganproperties.ie.