Schooner Bay Village
- Arts & culture
- Architecture
- Community development
- Energy conservation
- Recreation
- Sustainable development
- Sustainable agriculture
James A
Malcolm
Schooner Bay - Lindroth Development
, SAB
Schooner Bay Village - Abaco Bahamas
12423662044
Po Box AB 20016 Marsh Harbour Abaco BS
, SAB
, SAB
Yes
When the town, destination & economy of Schooner Bay is firmly established in late 2012 with 50-70 homes, a fishing lodge, regional farming & fisheries, the harbour & yacht club, eco-tours, medical & retirement facility, K-6 school, it will then be a tourism destination (ie. the town is the resort). No brands or hotel chains needed.
We hope to be a model for future development and restoration of place and communities in The Bahamas. We must lead by example, as governments will not - they tend to follow. Many people struggle to envison or embrace our ideals, so to ensure they do so in the future we should not only talk, but act (ie. build the place).
Sales in the last 18 months have been steady with more than 45 properties sold and 6-8 businesses committed to the community. By end of 2011 more than 28 homes and the town inn will be complete. Farming and fishing has started.
In 3 years time we expect to have close to 75 homes built, harbour open and welcoming small vessels. Farming will be thriving. School, food store and clinic will be open. Waste treatment facility will be operating. Town inn and rental homes available. We are well on our way to this goal. No mandate to build a certain amount of houses & businesses. We grow at a sustainable pace. Real places take time to build
A major Global depression. War. Radical political change.
101‐1000
More than $4000
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Operating for 1‐5 years
, SAB
Yes
Schooner Bay Ventures & Lindroth Development Co Ltd.
More than 5 years
Yes
Yes
No
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Bahamas National Trust (our national parks system) has a field office at Schooner Bay. Our head engineer sits on the national board for sustainable development and other govt committees. The Commons at Schooner Bay is 100 acres of public land that is now in a trust to be used by the greater south Abaco community for economic empowerment, farming, light industry, recreation, community events. The Commons is run by a board of governors. Other enterprise opportunties with the private sector will let Schooner Bay become a platform for regional economic development. A coastal region. "We have identified the "First 40 Businesses" that need to be established before one may officially call us a town. But we grow sustainably in both the village and outside community. Thee live close to 2000 persons withing a 30 minute drive of Schooner Bay. Local residents who are expected to patronize many of these businessses until Schooner Bay Village reached critical mass to suppor them. We are intergating a new economy into a region ripe for it. From a tourism perspective we already have established commitments from two well know Fly Fishing Outfitter operators who are forming a JV and will build a lod
Overpopulation and the sprawl of Nassau and other places in our country will continue to enable our success. We are affordable in price point, allowing middle & upper middle class persons - of a diverse background - to be able to live at Schooner Bay. The current state of things and lack of planning and other social ills will see to our success.
Further destruction, threats to or lack of preservation of coastal zones in a country know for the most beautiful beaches & waters in the World.
One's growing desire to simplyfy economically and downsize their over consumed lilifestyles and be more in the outdoors open spaces, near the sea and a more natural way of live. That simple. Very much in appeal to those on the older side of Gen-X people. Walk more, live closer to work, grow & catch your own!
There was no single moment, but rather a growing realization over time that the ways we've been planning and building in the Bahamas in recent decades are not nearly so sustainable, healthy, or endearing as the places we once built. The only sustainable and enduring places in The Bahamas that have stood the test of time and still thrive as loved and real places for locals & visitors alike are those tradtional harbour village such as Hope Town, Abaco - Green Turtle Cay, Abaco and Harbour Island, Eleuthera. And so we set out to study these places in great detail, both at the scale of the town and the scale of the buildings. Schooner bay is patterned after and inspired by them; we believe that it will one day become one of them.
From a tourism perspective, these authentic towns become the resort or holiday experience in and of themselves. We build the place and thus we have the resort. No brand, no casino, no golf, just a real place for visitors, 2nd homeowners and residents alike to enjoy and love.
Our founder, developer and visionary - Mr. Orjan Lindroth. He is a true community builder and inspired by his childhood growing up in Nassau in the 50's & 60's. He has seen how poorly we build places and so-called communities in this country and decided that it was time to do it right with the lessons learned from the past and the present.
Friend or family member
Colleague - our head engineer & project director
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no
Enterprise/Profit corporation
Access to knowledge and training, Access to markets.
We seek to create a place for Bahamians to live, work, play, school, engage in the arts and develop entrepreneurial ideas and projects. We hope to serve as a model for a 21st Century island nation where coastal living is a given.
Any and all Bahamians and visitors. Together they will make up a diverse and open community that allows all to enjoy and prosper as they wish
It will show that to properly enjoy and vacation in The Islands of The Bahamas, one does not need to do it thru a hotel or cruiseline brand. It will offer authentic experiences that are uniquely Bahamian. Much like the 3 places previously mentioned
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