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The Journey
Access, solved.
We solve the island’s biggest drawback, access, turning an eight-hour trip into a private, seamless door-to-island arrival by jet and sea glider.
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EMRA investor preview · The opportunity
A rare Bahamas asset. Priced today, before its value is unlocked.
We’re inviting a small group to back an exceptional coastal site in the Abacos, at today’s price, ahead of the one change that transforms what it’s worth. This is a high-level preview; full plans and figures follow under NDA.
The problem · 01
Luxury looks right.
It rarely feels right.
The best views often belong to lobbies, not rooms.
Spas are hidden in basements and back rooms.
Arrival feels like admin, not a transition.
Luxury promises transformation then fragments it across disconnected parts.
The problem · 02
The best places are the hardest to reach.
From New York today: fly to Miami, wait for the once-daily puddle-jumper to Marsh Harbour, then a public ferry or boat. Roughly eight hours and four transfers.
Most people simply never go, even the families who own there.
Why now
The wealthy stopped buying things. They’re buying back time.
The structural shift
Affluent capital is shifting from objects to orchestrated experience. The operators winning the most spend offer end-to-end journey curation, not component sales.
In a busier world, friction needs to be removed, and effortless hospitality experiences are desired. Better built residences, better services, better transport, better experiences.
≈93%
of high-net-worth travellers now expect a personalised, curated experience, booking fewer trips, with greater depth and intention.
The Luxury Group by Marriott International, “The Intentional Traveler,” 2025
The Opportunity
A category growing faster than the markets it sits between.
EMRA sits at the intersection: experiential luxury and conveniently accessible branded residences, produced to the highest of standards.
The buyer pool218,000Global UHNW individuals, growing ≈6.2% a year through the decade.
Experiential luxury$246BMarket in 2025, heading for ~$598B by 2034, a ≈10.4% CAGR.
Branded residences$9.8BEMRA’s closest asset class: ~$23.6B by 2034, with a +39% resort price premium.
Sources: industry market reports, 2025–26 (experiential luxury; branded residences); Savills Branded Residences 2025/26; Wealth-X UHNW estimates.
Investment Case
Exceptional land that's priced low for one reason we can fix.
The land
A rare coastal site, secured at the right price.
The fix
Private flight and sea-glider routes halve the journey.
The upside
Accessible land of this quality is worth far more.
The investment case
Coastal sites of this quality are rare and seldom available. This one is, at the right price, purely because it is hard to reach.
Make it easy to reach, and land of this calibre is worth far more. Backing the project now means owning the asset before that happens.
Market proof
The benchmarks already exist.
Ultra-premium destinations in EMRA’s own waters already command exceptional values. This is a proven market, with real reference points for pricing, density and hospitality performance.
ReferencePositioningBenchmarkIndicative valueFormat & density
Baker’s BayGreat Guana Cay, AbacoPrivate club community, marina & golfFor-sale residential≈$12M–$40M+ per homeWaterfront homes & homesites
COMO Parrot CayTurks & CaicosPrivate island resort & villasRental / ADR hospitality≈$1,800–$5,000+ a nightSuites, villas & estates
Montage CayThe AbacosBranded island resort & residencesMarina / mixed resortResidences from ≈$9MKeys, residences & marina slips
AmanyaraTurks & CaicosUltra-luxury resort & villasRental / ADR hospitality≈$2,500–$10,000+ a nightPavilions & villas
Orchestration
EMRA will be carefully designed to 'orchestrate' a richer way of living.
The JourneyThe DesignThe MomentsThe SupportThe Build
How EMRA solves
The approach. Five aligned pillars.
Most brands optimise one component and bolt on the rest. EMRA orchestrates all five as one, so friction disappears and attention returns to the moment.
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The Support
Already, expecting you.
From the moment you decide to come, everything on the island is arranged in the background, so arriving feels like stepping into a place that’s already expecting you.
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The Build
As sound as it is beautiful.
Engineered for the coast and built bulletproof to last, every residence pairs true storm-grade resilience with uncompromising luxury, so the place is as sound as it is beautiful.
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The Design
Nothing competes with the view.
Architecture is shaped around the water, the light and the land: open, calm and tiered into the coastline, so the Abacos does the work and nothing competes with the view.
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The Moments
Attention, returned.
With access solved and every detail handled, your attention is free for what the Abacos does best: the reef, the water, the quiet, the people you came with.
The journey
The seclusion of an island. The access of a city.
Remote in feel, yet within reliable reach of the US eastern seaboard: New York, Charleston, West Palm and Miami. “Proximity without compromise” is the new luxury.
New YorkCharlestonWest Palm BeachMiami
Today, getting to this secluded location in the Bahamas means eight hours and four transfers.
We cut that in half: shared private flights from New York, Charleston and West Palm, and minutes by sea glider from Miami and West Palm.
Site
Every element, in its right place.
A masterplan shaped by the land’s own contours, with wind, tide and light dictating where each part of EMRA sits.
- 1Main resort hotel & central facilities
- 2Harbour-front villas, with private piers
- 3Protected marina & yacht harbour
- 4Spa, wellness & experience centre
- 5Sandy Beach 1 & beach hub
- 6Sandy Beach 2 & beach hub
- 7Sea-front villas, with private access
- 8In-land villas
- 9Cut-through access
- 10Harbour & pier area
A masterplan,
not a building.
Boutique hotel
≈ 40 suites
Waterfront residences
≈ 30 homes
Ocean view residences
30–50+ with ~100 over time
World-class spa
Wellness at the shore
A destination, not a resort.
World-class restaurants
Shoreline dining
Protected marina
100 slips · boats to 140 ft
Self-sufficient site
Power · Water · Sewer
Built bulletproof
Resilient construction
The timeline
From under contract to sold out, on a defined path.
Phase 01
Under contract
BIA / Hotel Encouragement ActArchitectureMassing & design
Phase 02
Close
November 2026
Phase 03
Resort + residences fully entitled
June 2027
Phase 04
Pre-sales & construction start
Phase 05
Fully operational
2030
Phase 06
Fully sold out
2032
The timeline
From under contract to sold out, on a defined path.
Phase 01
Under contract
BIA / Hotel Encouragement ActArchitectureMassing & design
Phase 02
Close
November
Phase 03
Resort + residences fully entitled
December
Phase 04
Pre-sales & construction start
Phase 05
Fully operational
Year 4
Phase 06
Fully sold out
Year 5
Sam Fertik
Founder, Carbon Group
Delivering EMRA
Built by someone who builds.
EMRA Site One is led by Sam Fertik and Carbon Group, a builder-operator with the construction depth to deliver at this level, and the relationships to make access real.
Construction is resilient and bulletproof by default, carried over from Carbon Custom Builders. The site is naturally protected; the build is engineered to outlast the weather regardless.
Site One is the first EMRA project, and built to be the first of several. It also stands firmly on its own.
Proven methodology
Stronger.
Better. Faster.
EMRA is not delivered from a standing start. It is grounded in Carbon Custom Builders’ proven methodology, refined across years of high-specification coastal construction, and carried directly into this project.
Explore Carbon Custom Builders- Stronger
Storm-grade structures, engineered beyond code and built to outlast the coast they stand on.
- Better
Craft-led detailing and materials specified for decades of ownership, not handover day.
- Faster
A refined delivery system that compresses the programme without ever compromising the build.
By introduction only.
The full plans, specifications and financials are shared in private, under NDA.