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This one has nine units, with just 300 – 350 square meters of land per villa. I don’t know if I would call that a “villa”, exactly. But they’re not apartments, for sure. Maybe they should be referred to as compartments? The project is called “The Seminyak Beach Resort“. Again a good search-engine name for the development, and after you buy one you can re-christen it as you wish.  Hmmm. To be fair, the density of this project makes sense as its located in a very dense urban part of Seminyak.

This one is eight villas on a clifftop near Nusa Dua. Hmm. Site photo below.

“Uh-oh. Whose signature did you say is on that environmental impact statement?”

Phew, at least this Ubud development isn’t intensely dense. It’s 30 units on 42,000 square meters. Do the math. That’s 1400 square meters of land per unit. Respectable. Of course it’s respectable, this one’s a Bakrieland development. It’s the Ubud Nirwana wellness residences. Kind of a consciously created community of small villas with a big common spa and multipurpose structure alongside it. Nice long pool, too.

I suppose this is the “New Ubud”. Luxury rainforest villas rather than sodden bamboo bungalows. And it looks like these villas will be big enough to roll out your yoga mat in – - just. I do like all the green in the masterplan, though. It’s reassuring, somehow.

Here’s another apartment block for you. The Bali Kuta Residence will really put the “D” in Density for the Kuta area. Hmmm.

Gosh. Another dense villa development is under way at the Pecatu megaproject. This one is by Korean developers, with HST architects doing the drawings. It’s called Nuri Villas Hmm.

Out on the arid hills of Pecatu, the enormous “New Kuta” development is finally under way. It will include numerous residential, commercial, resort and leisure properties, among them the New Kuta Condotel, which is already under construction. I suppose there are sea views from upstairs. And its dirt cheap to buy into this one. Hmmm. The whole thing leaves me a bit un-thrilled.

This one is pretty tightly packed, but it will have beach access. Karma Jimbaran Villas is just a stone’s throw from the gorgeous Four Seasons Resort, an enviable location indeed.

Way out Candidasa way, in the town of Manggis, just beside the Amankila, Karma Agung residences will be rising soon from the seashore. The beaches out there are great, where there are beaches. In the centre of Candidasa proper, the shoreline eroded away years ago, thanks to reef destruction for building materials.

Ooo, this is another biggie, with a land-side clubhouse and spa, as well as a beach club. There will be apartments, villas and building lots, so you could say there will be something for everyone.

This is going to be another big one. It’s a themed community focused on various healing modalities from around the world. The word is that one of the main investor-sponsors is a retired racecar driver. Businesses with factories and workshops in the Tabanan area are having difficulty hiring and keeping staff, as it seems everyone wants to apply for jobs at Vitalife.