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Tuesday 17 december 2019

Market consultation as the next step in Port City Oranjestad development

project developers. A bet-
ter understanding of these
wishes and ambitions al-
lows us to support market
demands. We call on proj-
ect developers, hotel op-
erators and other parties
that have an interest in Port
City Oranjestad to provide
us with their input. The area
is to be developed with a
focus on sustainability and
the interests of the local
population, as we want to
create an area that can
benefit Aruba for the de-
cades to come.’
The Port City Oranjestad
urban development plan
ORANJESTAD — Aruba Ports of Port City Oranjestad, nal and Bushiri Beach. The eration. Additionally, APA is the result of a close col-
Authority (APA) announces APA and the Aruban gov- entire area measures 20 wants to use this market laboration between APA
that the transformation of ernment intend to bring hectares, of which 12 hect- consultation to gain insight and the Ministry of Tourism,
the former cargo terminal a transformation to the ares are intended for pub- into the end-users and op- Public Health and Sports,
area near the cruise ter- area, providing an attrac- lic space and 8 hectares erators requirements and together with the Director-
minal of Oranjestad into a tive combination of living for commercial real estate wishes, in order to ensure ate for Infrastructure and
new leisure, residential and and working that positively development. The total in- that supply and demand Planning (Directie Infra-
commercial area is enter- contributes to the develop- vestment is estimated at are balanced when the structuuren Planning, DIP),
ing a new phase. In Febru- ment of the island of Aru- approx. 575 million US Dol- formal invitation for ten- the Public Works Authority
ary 2019, the Aruban gov- ba. Port City Oranjestad is lars over the next 10 to 20 ders takes place. The lots of (Dienst Openbare Werken,
ernment approved the ur- to act as a magnet for resi- years, with an estimated in- the area will be issued and DOW), the Aruba Tourism
ban development plan for dents and tourists alike, with vestment of approximately developed in phases. This Authority (ATA), as well as
this project, appropriately a variety of mixed-use pro- 500 million US Dollars com- market consultation is fo- Port of Amsterdam Inter-
named Port City Oranjes- grams including boutique ing from private investors cused on the most western national in an advisory ca-
tad. APA will issue the first hotels, offices & confer- and developers. plots, adjacent to Bushiri pacity.
building lots in 2020 and is ence facilities, supporting Beach.
therefore inviting market F&B & retail, recreation as APA is looking for develop- Quote from APA’s CEO For more information about
participants to submit their well as residential housing. ers and consortia that have Marc Figaroa: ‘With this the market consultation
wishes and ideas in a mar- The Port City Oranjestad experience in joint financ- market consultation, we and the underlying docu-
ket consultation. project plan also includes ing and development of want to gain insight into ments thereof, please visit:
a public waterfront park similar plots, from design to the wishes and ambitions www.arubaports.com/
With the development between the cruise termi- completion including op- of operators, as well as portcityoranjestadq

Aruba to me

ORANJESTAD – Aruba Today likes to welcome
readers to participate in our newspaper. You can
see that in our Honored Guest-publications, spe-
cials like on Valentine’s Day and on other occa-
sions. Throughout the year you are always wel-
come to send us your vacation picture(s) togeth-
er with completing the sentence: Aruba to me is
…….. (Email: news@arubatoday.com)

For today’s newspaper we received a great pic-
ture from Natalie. She wrote:

Aruba to me is…. Being
Thankful for this annual
pilgrimage and these turkeys!

We have been coming for over 20 years. Ba-
bies have grown up and moved away from us,
but they always come back to Aruba with us.
My mom spent her last trip to Aruba with us last
November. Within 3 weeks of her trip she passed
away. She loved our trips.
Aruba Today wishes you and your family Happy
Holidays and hope that you will find relief in all the
sweet memories your Dear Mother left behind. q