View From Floor 2, Building 2, Studio Apartment
Land Side (Back) of Buildings
View from Upper floor of Building 1
Beginnings of Pool
Finished End Facing Maria Chiquita, Building One - Ready to Paint
Building One - July 2, 2010
Hallway Access to Apartments
Balconies (below) 
Buildings One and Two Bala Beach Resort - 02 July , 2010
Buildings One and Two Bala Beach Resort - 02 July , 2010
Bala Beach Resort
Windows are being installed. Building 1 is up to the top floor and Building two is not far behind. I spent a good two hours walking through the project and was able to see the apartments roughed out from the inside. Although the crew fluctuates according to the current project needs, there were around 50 men working on the day I visited.
The plan at this point, according to one of the developers, is to build a restaurant between the apartments and the beach. It will be open to the public as well as to guests at the resort. The administrative offices for on-site management will also be located there. This will help to insure that the public will be exposed to the project and sales will continue for future buildings.
Views from all the apartment balconies I visited were good. Even the lowest floors could see the beach area. The upper floors also can see the sea in the direction of Colon, with ships lined up to enter the canal.
Plumbing and electrical is roughed in so now it is pretty easy to imagine how each apartment will be laid out. The builders have taken great care to not disturb the beach or forest as a result of construction and the safety notices were also impressive.
The exterior concrete wall on the Maria Chiquita end of building one has a nice smooth top coat and gives a good idea of how the exterior will look prior to painting. And there was even some painting being done while I was there.
Obviously, a great deal of finishing remains and this takes time. However, weather and work crew size etc. can have a great effect on speed of progress. I am satisfied that the project is moving along at a good pace and look forward to the day the buildings ae ready for occupancy.
My thanks to the staff at Bala Beach Resort for granting me access to take pictures. Enjoy these pictures and feel free to check out a couple short videos posted at YouTube.com. Just search Bala Beach and look for the most recent posts.
