Focusing on improving football skills alongside cooperation, teamwork, respect, confidence, sociability and mental growth, the City FSC Academy specifically combines football training by qualified coaches for youths aged between 4-11 years, alongside workshops and life coaching to boost the psychology and confidence of children and parents.

“Family and children are of paramount importance to us at Allea Group and we are firm believers that family always comes first,” says Allea Group General Manager, Anton Samokhvalov. “Beyond the development of our upcoming flagship project in Cyprus that will promote an active lifestyle and holistic healthy living for all the family in an idyllic environment, we are delighted to endorse initiatives within society at large that encourage children’s wellbeing while promoting teamwork and fair play, facilitating healthy mental growth through sports.”

Alongside sponsorship of the City FSC Academy, Allea Group continues to actively back a wide range of sporting activities in Cyprus within the framework of its CSR programme, including an ongoing 5-year sponsorship agreement (2020-2026) with Cypriot FC Anorthosis, this year’s Cypriot Cup 2020-21 winner. Allea Group also recently sponsored the CAMA Summer Soccer Camp.

Allea Group features a diversified portfolio of exclusive award-winning residential and commercial projects in Central and Southern Europe. In Cyprus, the Group is currently planning the development of a 10-hectare family resort that will include the first Hyatt hotel in Cyprus, Grand Hyatt Limassol, as well as residential apartments and villas.

Paving the way for design innovation while utilising the latest cutting technologies and emphasising the importance of holistic living, Allea Group leads the way in the world of investment and real estate development with its progressive and forward-thinking approach. Drawing upon extensive experience and the knowledge of a wide pool of industry experts, every new project of the group raises the bar to offer the most innovative solutions for luxurious modern-day living.

The upcoming development, set to become the new luxury ‘it’ destination on the island, is one of the most prominent, green, and sustainable developments in Cyprus and will feature a 5* hotel, Grand Hyatt Limassol, a residential tower, gated community villas, and an array of premium facilities, all presented in a “city within a city” bespoke concept.

With a premier seafront location on a Blue Flag beach, the project is spread across 10 hectares of lush parkland. It features the 300-key (with 42 suites) hotel, Grand Hyatt Limassol, which will be directly managed by the leading international hotel operator, Hyatt. Its building will consist of a 6-floor East wing and a 7-floor West wing connected by a grand lobby. The hotel will provide amenities such as three restaurants, premium spa and fitness facilities, a kids club, a multifunctional ballroom with state-of-the-art audiovisual and entertainment technologies, a fully equipped business center, and a personalized concierge service.

Located immediately above the hotel, the 24-floor residential tower will offer apartments with infinite 360-degree views of the Mediterranean coastline and surrounding mountains. The tower will also feature a designated amenity space for residents and will provide a private entrance with 24/7 security and underground parking, an infinity rooftop swimming pool and kid’s pool with sun loungers, a wellness bar and a fresh local Mediterranean herb garden, a lounge area, a business center, a library, a cinema room, and a kid’s playroom. The development will also include gated community villas whose residents will enjoy lush landscaping and long promenades, as well as kids’ playgrounds, outdoor sport facilities, a dedicated yoga and meditation area, and complete privacy in a secure environment.

Under the new contract, the Hill International team will provide project management services for both, pre-construction (including design review) and construction stages (including project controls, contract administration, claims management, construction supervision, commissioning, and licensing), of the development.

“We are delighted to collaborate with such prominent partners of international renown,” says Allea Group’s General Manager, Anton Samokhvalov. “Hill International will help make our vision a reality as we push boundaries to create a totally unique environment for Cyprus standards, with a focus on superior quality and green sustainable living where wellbeing and a connection to nature are paramount.”

“Cyprus has always offered an authentic Mediterranean experience,” explains Panos Efstathiou, Hill International Country Manager for Cyprus and Head of Advisory Services for Southern Europe. “This ambitious project captures that experience and enhances it with a green, luxurious destination with views around every corner. Our role will be to ensure that the resort Anolia Holdings Ltd envisions is the resort delivered to guests and residents.”

Manolis I. Sigalas, Hill’s First Vice President & Managing Director for Southern Europe mentions that “This is a distinctive development that will elevate Cyprus’ position as a destination for high-end tourism in the eastern Mediterranean. We are honored to be selected by Anolia Holdings Ltd as their PM partner and delighted to see our operations in the country grow further with such a significant project.”

Hill Chief Executive Officer Raouf Ghali adds, “Visitors are flocking back to luxury destinations like this resort as we continue to recover from the pandemic. Delivering this project and similar projects to the level our clients expect is a particular area of expertise for Hill, and our team will bring the best practices and lessons learned from our resort work around the world to achieve Anolia’s goals for the resort.”

The specific trend, known as ‘wellness lifestyle real estate’, is defined as the development of properties that actively enhance and support the wellbeing needs and holistic health of their residents. The intrinsic idea behind this concept is that consumers are seeking healthy environments with high air and water quality, minimized noise pollution, access to green spaces and wellness amenities. Simply put, residents are looking for assets that enable them to enjoy the most healthy and active lifestyle possible.

While this new trend for properties promoting spiritual, mental, and physical health became apparent a few years ago, it has now become stronger than ever during the Covid-19 pandemic. Ongoing lockdowns and stay-at-home restrictions have led to a frenzy in demand for properties that ensure the perfect balance between work and leisure, and an increased need for the purchase of a second home for safety purposes, as a comfortable place to quarantine, and even, medical tourism (The Wealth Report Attitudes Survey, Knight Frank, March 2020).

Moreover, according to YouGov Affluent Perspective in 2019, 75% of buyers believe that now is a good time to purchase a luxury second home, while the wish list of what they are looking for is likely to be adapting to these Covid times. Luxury buyers note that the pandemic has not influenced whether they should buy, but rather, what to buy. This reinforces the idea that HNWI are seeking quality, recreational properties to enhance their property portfolio and upgrade their standard of living.

The YouGov Affluent Perspective 2019 highlights that 95% of buyers believe that home design has a significant impact on health and wellbeing, playing a dual role as personal sanctuary and gathering space. As affluent consumers begin to live with wellness in mind, 96% of HNWI take at least one aspect of wellness seriously as part of their daily routine. As it becomes increasingly apparent that modern day investors are looking for residential assets that offer more than just luxury, they appear to be willing to pay 10% to 25% premiums for homes in wellness developments at the middle and upper end of the market (The Global Wellness Institute). As such, property developers are required to shift their focus to design properties that offer amenities that encourage and promote a healthy lifestyle.

At Allea Group, we have been meticulously monitoring and responding to the ‘wellness lifestyle real estate’ trend for quite a while, placing residents’ wellness at the core of our philosophy. A prime example of ‘wellness lifestyle real estate’ is our renowned St. Lambrecht Mountain Resort, Austria; an innovative green project that combines luxury and wellness with minimal architectural design. The resort has been built at the base of the Grebenzen ski slopes, offering residents and guests the ability to engage in state-of-the-art-sports, outdoor activities – such as golfing, biking, hiking, paragliding, and parasailing – and the chance to experience a unique natural environment through nature walks, impressive waterfalls and other natural phenomena offering relaxation while promoting the wellbeing of residents and visitors.

With personal health and wellness linked to our external environment, Allea Group strives to build properties and wellness communities that embrace and encourage outdoor pursuits, sports and recreational activities, improving spiritual balance and promoting the feeling of serenity. To this purpose, development locations are carefully selected, while great attention is placed on the luxurious services provided, such as spa facilities and exercise areas.

Our award-winning development, AM WERDERTOR in Vienna, Austria, is also exemplary, having enabled us to become the first developer on the conservative premium housing market in Vienna’s first district to build a luxury wellbeing clubhouse. Here, residents can enjoy luxurious historic apartments made from environmentally friendly materials, with elegant touches, but also, private infrastructure which enables them to improve and advance their personal health and the health of their families. The project includes a ‘residents only’ area with pools both for adults and minors, as well as Finnish sauna, a Turkish hammam, and a high-tech gym – all at arm’s length.

Our upcoming flagship project, a 10-hectare family resort, built on a Blue Flag beach in Limassol, has been specifically designed to promote the holistic health of its residents. The project will include the first Hyatt Hotel in Cyprus –Grand Hyatt Limassol – offering guests and residents a wide variety of sports and wellness amenities in five-star facilities, promoting the principles and the essence of a ‘wellness lifestyle real estate’. More specifically, Grand Hyatt Limassol will offer 3,000 sqm of spa and fitness facilities managed by renowned operator, World Class Black. The resort’s fitness areas have been masterfully designed to become the leading exercise facility on the island, offering an impressive space with numerous studios for a variety of activities, a lap size indoor swimming pool and personal training with the latest equipment. All this, accentuated by unique hotel sea views, offer guests the chance to immerse themselves in the true meaning of wellness in the Mediterranean.

‘Wellness lifestyle real estate’ may be a relatively new industry, but the numbers indicate that it is here to stay, and its establishment as the new normal is imminent.  The need for wellness has provided us with a new goal, and we have succeeded in harnessing this opportunity, creating unique projects that offer clients exactly what they need. It is my personal aspiration that our wellness journey will inspire fellow property development companies to follow our lead towards a healthy, holistic, and green future.