The Aqua Vita apartment complex are luxury residence-living offering at its finest. The luxury-tier property comes in two to five-bedroom suites which offer its residents with panoramic, breath-taking vista of the Indian Ocean at the comfort of the private balconies.
These living spaces, designed to elegance and finesse combine contemporary architecture with the beauty of nature; while imbuing it with Maldivian culture. Forged out from top-quality material and state-of-the-art technology, the Aqua Vita luxury apartments are the tallest complex on the satellite town of Hulhumale’.
While Aqua Vita offers the poshest of abodes, the bedroom specifications entailed under the property has become one of the key challenges amid the Covid-19 pandemic as well as stiff competition from our competitors – the project completion stands at 84% so far.
Enthusiastic residents will get to enjoy sophisticated living in a total of 98 distinctive apartments engineered across 14 floors, totaling 167,000 square-feet built up area with the complex spanning 21,188 square-feet land area.
While the project expects full completion sometime in 2021, it becomes instrumental to address the underlying challenges and communicate the most frequently asked questions to alleviate misconceptions about the property.
Here follows some of the key and frequently asked questions and responses backed by expert knowledge. The questions were answered by Mr. Gehan Jayawardena, the Head of Sales of Aqua Vita Residencies – who had acquired insight into the current progress and upcoming prospects of the apartment complex development.
Q: Did the construction and development of the apartment complex site face interruptions? Was development ever paused due to Covid-19 pandemic?
A: Although industry-wide interruption and business activity wind-down were felt across the country during initial lockdown in 2020, we did not completely ‘close shop’ and maintained a steady work flow to ensure the project progress met required deadlines.
We acquired assistance from expert groups, contractor third-parties and other aides to sustain the developmental progress of the apartment complex.
Q: What notable works have been carried out so far (including the work carried out during the economic wind down)?
A: As we stressed earlier, we never stopped our work despite the pandemic since our priority remained in delivering the finished property under the anticipated time-frame. We understand the demand and enthusiasm among prospective buyers and therefore, made sure to stay true to our promise.
Meanwhile, the current works under ongoing capacity at the project site include installation of the main elevators in the lobby area. Moreover, we will be completing the final painting layer on both internal and external structures of the building very soon while we have commenced installation of the central gas line required for the apartment complex.
Q: What other works have been completed or at ongoing capacity at the building site?
A: Other prominent works at the project site include the installation and fixing of the apartment door frames as well as completing the flooring framework as well as filling.
We have almost completed floor-tiles of the building’s bathrooms, kitchens and balconies. Followed by that Balcony railings are to be installed soon as well.
Q: What are the distinctive features of the Aqua Vita apartment complex making it unique from the rest in the market?
A: The Aqua Vita Residencies is the byproduct of architectural sophistication meeting urban tropical coastal living – providing luxury with convenience from contemporary apartments. We aimed to promote peace and tranquility with our Aqua Vita living spaces while restraining our creative processes to ensure a minimalist design approach – it was practicality meeting efficient design geometry.
The entire infrastructure is a standout in contemporary design while the cascading windows providing natural light in with intense cross-ventilation is one of our high points.
Q: What are the lower categories or types of living spaces available?
A: The smallest room category includes 02-bedroom suites with top-end finishes, spacious and airy bedrooms with attached toilets with separate living/dining areas and a kitchen space, staff-room and a toilet in common area.
The second; 03-bedroom suites bear similar architecture to that of its 02-bedroom variants with attached toilets in its spacious bedrooms, bathtub in the master bedroom, toilet, powder-room for visitors, separate living/dining spaces, kitchen area and staff-room with common area toilet.
Q: What are the superior categories or types of rooms available?
A: The Duplex Apartments include 04-bedrooms with 03 bathrooms, line area, storeroom, walk-in closets, closed kitchen pantry and open pantry. The Grand Penthouse Apartments include 05-bedrooms with 05 bathrooms along with various unique features like closed kitchen and open kitchen, well designed master bedroom and separate maid area.
Q: What options are available for interested buyers to purchase Aqua Vita luxury apartments?
A: Lowest category apartments under Aqua Vita Residencies cost close to MVR3.9 million; many purchasers may opt for loan-financing facilities from BML such as the Home Loan facility.
BML Home Loan is applicable to purchase row-house complexes and apartments of any value from anywhere in Maldives with no bank security with a 10% interest rate, customers must hold 20% equity of the purchase value applicable through pension fund financing.
The facility is subject to a 24-grace period and 20-year repayment period with age eligibility between 18 to 60 years with sufficient income earning.
Q: What sizes are the Aqua Vita apartments available in?
A: • 02-bedroom suites – Average 1,100 square-feet • 03-bedroom suites – Average 1,427 square-feet • Duplex Apartments (04-bedroom) – Average 2,100 square-feet (larger living space) • Combine Apartment (05-bedroom) – Average 2,900 square-feet (maximum living space)
Q: As new owner of one of our Aqua Vita apartments, what can you expect to explore from them when you step in?
A: For starters, we have kept the art and the simplicity behind the contemporary living spaces when Aqua Vita apartments were fashioned, and not only this, the luxury suites provide an enchanting and panoramic view of the Indian Ocean vista from the private balconies as well as the in-land of the peaceful town that is Hulhumale’.
The apartments all come with natural solid wood flooring, accenting the natural beauty and symbolizes on the theme of modern architecture meeting practical design – the crème de la crème of contemporary design harmonized with simplicity. The perfect choice.
Q: What is the possible equipment, furniture and appliances that will be available by default?
A: The wardrobe and the vanity, both default at the time of moving are Camagni from Italy with the vanity consisting marble-top with a veneer finished under-cupboards. All apartment rooms are painted by Japan’s premium SKK Paint.
Electrolux powers the kitchen appliances and utensils with pantries of higher-tier rooms fitted with quartz-finished tops and melamine veneer cupboards, from Camagni.
Q: How is the building structured? And how will it be convenient in providing security or privacy?
A: The building lobby is accessed via separate entrances with 03-separate lifts including a fire-lift situated at the lobby center – all come with cross-ventilation to boost comfort. The lobby’s hall comes with separate lavatory for visitors.
Main services are fixed away from building’s main entrance for convenience and privacy.
The apartment floors are all cross-ventilated and the flats themselves do not fall in contact-area of neighboring apartments, while maintenance stations are situated at the lobby to ensure no external labor contact.
Q: Who will become your new neighbors at the Aqua Vita Apartment Complex?
A: Your neighbors will be exactly like you; people who will respect your need for privacy, security as these are the qualities they too, are looking for after all while choosing Aqua Vita Residencies.
Q: Where are the Aqua Vita Residencies situated?
A: The luxury-end residencies are situated at the end of Hulhumale’-Phase 01 where canopied buildings and other apartment complexes are present yet exist in harmonic semblance of one another unlike the cramped-up scrapers visible elsewhere. The front-end of the complex faces the artificial canal between Phase-01 and Phase-02 of the man-made island while the rear-end of the complex gives an enchanted view of the vista that includes the multi-purpose sports complex and the running tracks.
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