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Raymond Dellovo

International Loan Network (ILN)

Gabriel Robles-Velarde · Cortez Bay Development Partners, LLC

Mexico's Next Great
Tourism Destination

La Paz sits on the Sea of Cortez — Jacques Cousteau's "world's aquarium" — with 2.8 km of pristine Baja beaches. 350 days of sunshine, direct flights from Los Angeles, and the lowest crime rate in Mexico. International arrivals surged 194% between 2019 and 2024. This is the same gap that Cancún had in 1975.

Cortez Bay in Motion

A 72-second animated flythrough: the development mix, 5,000 Trilogy homes, Jack Nicklaus championship golf, the 200-slip marina, and the oceanfront hotel district.

$344 Million
Appraised Value

1,754 acres of bayfront land independently appraised at $344 million USD. Fortress-level collateral protection at 21.8% loan-to-value.

Designed by the Architects
of Atlantis Bahamas

500+ resort projects on six continents. 250+ design awards. EDSA's master plan for Cortez Bay integrates oceanfront hotels, residential villages, championship golf, a full-service marina, and Mexico's first integrated vertical farm.

18-Hole Course
Master Plan

Preliminary 18-hole routing — the course threads through 14+ residential villages, the hotel district, and the educational campus, with desert, mountain, arroyo, and coastline features in a single routing.

A Personal Introduction to
The Golden Bear

Gabriel Robles-Velarde with Jack Nicklaus — "The Golden Bear" — ahead of Cortez Bay's Nicklaus Design golf course proposal

450 Courses. 47 Countries.
One Signature Standard.

Nicklaus Design has submitted its formal design proposal for Cortez Bay: an 18-hole "Nicklaus Design" championship course led by a Senior Designer personally trained under Jack Nicklaus. The $750,000 design fee is staged across four milestones — 20% at signing, 20% at design commencement, 30% through plan documents, 30% through construction. Deliverables include the final routing and staking plan, strategy plan, full-color marketing rendering, grading and drainage plans, and green detail field books — with rights to the Nicklaus Design name and logo in all marketing, a dedicated Nicklaus.com project page, and membership in the Jack Nicklaus International Golf Club network.

$474.8 Million
Aggregate Value

A sealed-bid auction of 13 oceanfront hotel parcels, conducted by a world-renowned auction house. Target operators: Four Seasons, Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, Grupo Vidanta, Palace Resorts — brands that need expansion land no longer available in Los Cabos.

The Cortez Bay
Resort Club

BAR & RESTAURANT

POOL & SPA

GRAND DINING

90,000 SF · 4 Restaurants · 3 Bars · 3 Pools · Full Spa · Tennis · Pickleball · Nicklaus Golf · Wine Cellar · Amphitheater

Four Collections
$350K to $4M+

Indoor-outdoor desert living · Rolling wall systems · ICF hurricane & earthquake rated · Golf cart community

Desert Contemporary
Indoor-Outdoor Living

Stone & stucco desert architecture · Floor-to-ceiling glass walls · Open-concept chef's kitchens · Private courtyard living · 3-car garages · ICF rated

Typical Interiors of
Our Shea Trilogy Homes

PRIMARY BEDROOM

DEN / FLEX ROOM

GREAT ROOM

GUEST BEDROOM

PRIMARY BATH

COVERED PATIO

VALLETTA EXTERIOR

OPEN-PLAN LIVING

CHEF'S KITCHEN

Trilogy model photography — representative interiors across the collection. Model floor plans available in the document package on request.

Our Partnership With

America's leading active-lifestyle homebuilder · 5,000 residences · 20 neighborhoods across Cortez Bay

10 Product Lines
5,000 Residences

$429,990 – $1,553,000 · ICF construction — Cat 5 hurricane / seismic rated · Additional Trilogy models to be introduced as the project progresses

Everything. On Site.

The Future of
Resort Agriculture

Every salad, herb, and strawberry served across Cortez Bay's 13 hotels and 80+ restaurants — grown on-site in 35-foot hydroponic vertical towers. Harvested this morning. On your plate tonight.

Built by the Man
Who Built Cancún

Gabriel Robles-Velarde served as Director of Equity Investments at FONATUR, creating Mexico's master-planned tourism destinations — Cancún, Ixtapa, Los Cabos. Over fifty years of international hospitality development. 320+ completed projects. More than four billion dollars in delivered value.

USC Marshall School of Business · FONATUR · Knights of Malta OSJ

Two Capital Alternatives
Your Clients’ Choice

Identical terms, differing only in scale — a joint venture capital facility secured against the $436,000,000 independent appraisal (Cojab, February 2026), covering land acquisition, Phase 1 infrastructure, the Nicklaus Signature golf course, entitlements, and working capital.

Cortez Bay™

Prepared Exclusively For

Allan Desgrottes

The Sea of Cortez Awaits

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