Recent Photos from Terrazas - May/June 2010

The photos below are a selection of around 100 sent to me in recent weeks by Gerry, Howard, Mark  and Nic. I had hoped to post them all but can't quite work out why I am having problems uploading them in bulk.

I'm afraid then that this is only a flavour of the photos but should you wish to see them in fully all Terrazas photos are now available by searching "davebangors Picasa albums" on GOOGLE.

If you look at the albums on Picasa you will see the range of people who have contributed photos to all of whom I am indebted.

Recent developments included here are: 

• the golf course
• the town centre
• the old hacienda
• the property construction

The was some question about the readiness or otherwise of the course  covered in a recent post. The consensus now is that the course has the potential to be ready by Sept/October although, cynic that I am I will be taking as close a look as I can when I go over next weekend for a 2 weeks stay at La Torre.

   The rough spots clearly evident here are reportedly improving rapidly and are not typical of the general condition . Nic reported that the fairways are growing very well with warmer weather and feels maybe Sept/Oct but perhaps the end of the year will see the course in good shape.

Nic also shot some nicely positioned photos and had a day when there were some nice fluffy clouds to produce good photos.

Mark also got some interesting shots such as the above view back towards a distant phase 1 and in the middle ground the current penthouses under construction  and the large lake to the right of shot.

The Town Centre is still a bit of a mystery as nobody has yet gained access to the interior or if so I haven't seen the photos. It would be good to see the layout, if  indeed it can be seen at this stage.

From the outside the U shape with the interior looking towards the lake seems OK but if Las Islas are built it will be a limited view unless it points directly down the water between the islands, which I assume it will. Not sure if the plan is to make a feature of that area.

In the original plan there was to be an administrative level on part of the Town Centre but given Polaris are no longer "owners" of the site and given that they have actually closed parts of the HQ on the C3319 I think we can assume that won't happen. There are however stairways on the building so what they are for is anyone's guess but they appear simply to give roof access for maintenance, seen to the left in the photo below:

The Old Manor House / Hacienda or whatever is of course scheduled to be a top class drinking den.  It has certainly had work done but quite what is in mind is unclear, much like the Town Centre.

From the aerial photo it appears that the house will be the place closest to the centre part of the lake. On the original plan there was to be an "horizon" swimming pool to the left & front part of it. That I suspect may never materialise but who knows.

A floor has been installed since the last internal pics of the house and clearly work has been done  in supporting arches etc.

 

It appears there could well be a central courtyard and from the angled shape on the new build to the right a sloping roof  which may restore some of the character  of the original house.

The closer they get to that the better given the pretty bland appearance of the white generic Town Centre.

Finally the building of the current phase of Penthouses. There are currently ten new blocks under construction at various stages of development.  

Below is the area running from the "completed" phase 2-12 blocks towards the Town Centre.

Above the block closest to the Town Centre and to the extreme right the edge of one of the blocks up the side of the resort towards Phase1. 

From the direction of phase1 and below the blocks completing the perimeter between Phase1 & Phase2-12

The above aerial shot shows the arc of 10 blocks. Again the original plan had blocks running in towards the Town Centre on the lake side of the road. It is uncertain whether that is still a possibility but there appears to be space for that to be done.

For potential Las Islas dwellers all I can show at present is that both "islands" have been cleared, levelled and to some extent marked out. I have heard that Polaris have offered some people form the smaller island, "matching" properties on the larger island. It would appear that at least the larger of the two is to be built but it remains a matter shrouded in typical Polaris World mystery.

The smaller island and below the larger.

 

I shall be staying at La Torre for a couple of weeks from next Saturday and will try to pay a visit or two to Terrazas so should hopefully update matters then.

Thanks again to all contributors of photographs.

TERRAZAS FROM THE AIR

Perhaps most people will have seen these photos elsewhere however they are worth seeing again as they give a very good idea of the layout. It isn't always possible to get a sense of where things are in relation to one another from around the edges of the resort as I have largely had to rely upon.

Amongst the more interesting things, it would appear that there are currently 10 Phase 2 blocks under construction. 

I am not sure when the aerial pictures were taken, when I look into the details of the pics it suggests that it was 26/4/2010 at around 5pm however this may simply be the date that they were downloaded by the person who sent them to me.

For clarity I should also point out that I believe them to be the property of  FOTOTHIS.COM.  who do allow their pics to be downloaded  I don't believe I am doing them any disservice by reproducing them hear.(subsequently confirmed and I have been authorised to reproduce the pics)

FOTOTHIS apart from providing an excellent set of photo galleries are also providers of a snagging service and have done so for the last 4 years. If you require a snagging service you may contact Neil Cockings through the FOTOTHIS.COM website.

As usual I make the point that I do not advertise anyones services on this site. I have not used there service personally and mention it firstly to thank Neil for permission to use his photos and secondly for your information should it be useful to you.

 There are a few pics I would like to comment on:

 I had not realised that there was such a substantial gap between the Old House & the Town Centre, clearly there is still a large area in front of the TC as you look at it above.  In the original plan there were two buildings comprising the TC so there is still scope I suppose for it to develop further.

This was the original planned TC which looks a far cry from what is currently being built which at present is an U-shaped structure with the open end of the U pointing towards the lake & Las Islas.

Las Islas are currently "cleared" and the ground is staked but there remains doubt as to what will happen with some convinced it will be cancelled and others equally sure it will be built. You pays your money and takes your chance!

Another interesting thing is the proposed site of the Clubhouse. There was general comment that it was not to be built where planned but the aerial shots show that it may not happen soon but there is still a long term plan to build it.

 
The  Clubhouse was to be at the left of the roundabout at the bottom of the aerial pic, the road to it goes no where else and as far as I can see it is laid out on each side with parking spaces. If they don't eventually build there it will simply be a road going no where with parking spaces that will never be used so based on that there is hope for a clubhouse well sited with views over the course from this raised area.

Thanks again to Neil for these great photos.