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Zürcher Arquitectos is also charged with the design of the new St. Regis Resort and Residences at Playa Coyol, near the Marriott Los Sueños resort on the Central Pacific. Representatives from the international Starwood chain, as well as Miami, Florida-based hotelier Lionstone Development, promise the resort will bring a new level of luxury to Costa Rica.

“We are excited to work with the prestigious St. Regis brand, as well as one of the top developers in Costa Rica, to create one of the most exclusive real estate and resort offerings in Latin America,” Diego Lowenstein, CEO of Lionstone, said in the statement.

The site spans 250 acres and is expected to generate 2,000 jobs during construction and another 2,000 once the hotel is open, according to wire service ACAN-EFE.

Guestrooms, designed by Cheryl Rowley Associates of Beverly Hills, California, will have terraces with showers, netted daybeds and “relaxation coves.” Construction plans include 49 condominiums, 42 deluxe villas and nine estate homes.

Like the Hyatt resort, the St. Regis is scheduled to open in 2008 and will be built using materials indigenous to the area, the statement said.

The Starwood chain operates hotels in 95 countries, with brands including Sheraton, Westin and Le Meridien; St. Regis is the company’s luxury brand, with sites in Anguilla, New York, Bali, Mexico City and Singapore, among other locations. St. Regis Resort and Residences Costa Rica is the group’s first investment in Costa Rica.

Grupo Genesis is known for its Forum Office Park in Santa Ana, southwest of San José.

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