Park Hyatt St Kitts Begins Construction Work on 15 More Buildings

By: - November 20th, 2014

Above: construction at the Park Hyatt St Kitts

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Construction is expanding at St Kitts’ most anticipated hotel project.

According to developers Range Development, five buildings are already up and work has begun on another 15 buildings on the project, which will be a five-star beach resort located on Banana Bay.

Range said around 170 people had been employed on the construction site, with more than 40,000 man hours logged in October.

The Park Hyatt is part of the larger Christophe Harbour development on St Kitts’ southeastern peninsula.

The 134-room hotel is slated for opening in early 2016.

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