Pioneering real estate company looks back on a successful 12 months, which included the launch of Gran Meliá Lombok and delivered lasting benefits to communities all across the island
As the end of the year approaches, Invest Islands, Lombok’s leading real estate company, is reflecting on a productive 12 months that has seen it launch its most spectacular project to-date, Gran Meliá Lombok, while also providing fresh hope and inspiration to local people and communities through the Invest Islands Foundation.
This charitable organisation was called into action at the start of the year, following the flash floods that swept through Lombok last December, destroying homes, damaging bridges and prompting an evacuation of 6,500 people.
In January, Invest Islands Foundation helped the relief effort by distributing emergency supplies, including food, water, blankets and school supplies. It also joined forces with the Mandala Foundation to offer humanitarian aid to disadvantaged families and children in Lombok, including financial support to enable educational scholarships for 1,300 orphans.
Sustainability was at the top of the agenda in February, as an “Eco Charette” gathered 25 team members and partners to Lombok to devise the strategies for the Mandala Eco-Village development. These ideas and concepts focused on areas such as energy, water, waste, construction, design, transport and more, forging the group’s strategic CSR path for the rest of year.
Construction of Gaia Villa was completed in March and it has been fully booked every day since – the first in a series of major development milestones in 2022.
In April, Invest Islands officially unveiled its most important project: Gran Meliá Lombok. Woven into the landscape at Torok Bay, overlooking the Indian Ocean on Lombok’s south coast, this breath-taking destination features a collection of hillside duplexes and residences, plus a clubhouse with world-class facilities, all managed by Meliá Hotels International.
A press briefing in Jakarta allowed the world to see what this one-of-a-kind luxury retreat will look like when it opens in 2025.
Gran Meliá Lombok was officially unveiled at press conferences and major industry events in Singapore and Jakarta in 2022
Following this initial unveiling, Invest Islands headed to the Jakarta Property Expo in May to showcase this prestigious project to potential high-end buyers. This would be the first in a series of regional industry events that the company’s executive and sales teams would attend in 2022, generating a real buzz around Gran Meliá Lombok.
The group also hosted a gathering of regional and international in Singapore this month. The charitable activities did not stop, however; Invest Islands Foundation came together with Gawah Bonga Foundation for the Cares (Community Based Reforestation) campaign, which educated villagers about the impact of deforestation and climate change, and gave practical advice on how they can help to reverse it.
