An inquiry came in last spring for "the two-bedroom in Ocean Club Residences, the one on the Christie's site." The buyer had already run the numbers on a resale condo she'd seen listed harborside, with marina and golf views, inside the gated community on the eastern tip of Paradise Island. What she got quoted, once the sales team pulled up the actual listing she meant, was $6.5 million and a 2027 closing date, nowhere near what she had budgeted.
She wasn't wrong to be confused. She had run into a naming collision that the market hasn't bothered to resolve, and it's costing buyers time, and sometimes leverage, before they've even made an offer.
The Address That Means Two Different Things
Ocean Club Estates, the gated enclave developed by Kerzner International on Paradise Island's eastern point, has always had a building called Ocean Club Residences inside it. That's 88 condominiums, spread across four residential buildings on the harborside, built years ago as part of the original community plan. They overlook the marina, the golf course, or the ocean, come with underground parking and on-site concierge, and trade on the resale market the way any established condo inventory does.
Now there's a second product with almost the same name: The Ocean Club, Four Seasons Residences. This is a ground-up development from Two Roads Development and Access Real Estate, designed by SB Architects with interiors by Champalimaud Design, announced to mark the resort's 60th anniversary. It's 67 turnkey homes, managed by Four Seasons, with a sales gallery set up inside the resort's own Hartford Gallery. Pricing starts at $6.5 million. Nothing closes before 2027.
Say "Ocean Club Residences" to two different people in this market and you may be pointing at a resale two-bedroom that could close this quarter, or a pre-construction unit that won't exist for another year and a half. The overlap in name is coincidental to the buyer and consequential to the deal.
The original Ocean Club Residences is the 88-unit condo complex inside Ocean Club Estates, sold as resale inventory, with pricing and availability that move with whatever owners choose to list.
The Ocean Club, Four Seasons Residences is the new 67-unit project by Two Roads Development, starting at $6.5 million, with delivery in 2027 and Four Seasons managing the buildings and, for owners who opt in, the rental program.
Why the Legacy Side of Ocean Club Estates Is Effectively Closed
Ocean Club Estates was platted with roughly 121 to 122 single-family home sites, depending on which source you check, and that number hasn't grown. The community's own listing language makes the scarcity explicit: one recent H.G. Christie listing for a beachfront lot pair describes it as the last undeveloped beachfront double lot option remaining in the community. That's not marketing language stretched thin. It's a statement about supply that a buyer can verify simply by asking how many vacant lots are actually on the market right now, versus how many custom homes have already been built and are only available if an existing owner decides to sell.
This matters because it reframes what "buying in Ocean Club" means on the legacy side. You are not buying into a development pipeline. You are buying into a fixed, mostly built-out footprint where the only path in is a resale, whether that's a custom estate home, a condo in the original Ocean Club Residences building, or one of the very few remaining vacant sites.
What $6.5 Million Buys You Now, and What $23.3 Million Buys Two People
The new Four Seasons project adds real new supply to Paradise Island, but at a different price floor and a different kind of scarcity. Entry-level two-bedroom homes start at $6.5 million and run roughly 3,124 interior square feet. Three-bedroom homes are about 4,073 square feet, four-bedroom units around 5,028 square feet, and penthouses average 5,263 interior square feet plus nearly 3,917 square feet of outdoor space, including a private pool.
At the very top, only two five-bedroom beach villas were planned for the entire project, each with roughly 7,459 square feet of interior living space and 6,604 square feet of outdoor terraces. One of them, known as Villa Dawn, sits on about 0.71 acres and was listed this summer for close to $23.3 million, ahead of the project's 2027 debut, according to Caribbean Journal's reporting on the sale. That's not a price set by comparable resales. It's a price set by the fact that there is exactly one other home like it anywhere in the development.
Compare that to the resale market inside the original Ocean Club Residences and the broader Ocean Club Estates footprint, where pricing reflects an established, mostly built environment rather than a scarce new-construction allocation. A buyer comparing the two isn't really comparing two price points on the same product. They're comparing a fixed, aging inventory of custom homes and older condos against a small, brand-new allocation of Four Seasons-managed units where the ceiling price is set by having almost no competing supply at all.
| Legacy Ocean Club Residences (inside Ocean Club Estates) | The Ocean Club, Four Seasons Residences | |
|---|---|---|
| Unit count | 88 condos | 67 residences |
| Price floor | Varies with resale market | Starts at $6.5 million |
| Completion | Built, available now | Debuting 2027 |
| Management | Individual owner or HOA arrangement | Four Seasons manages homes and optional rental program |
| Amenity access | Golf course, marina, resort pools via Estates membership | Full resort access plus dedicated oceanfront pool, owners' library, private cellar and rum room |
The Golf Course Both Sides Share
Whichever Ocean Club you end up in, the amenity anchor is the same: the Tom Weiskopf-designed, 18-hole championship course on the peninsula's eastern end. It earned ICONIC status this year through the Distinguished Golf Destination program, a designation Forbes Travel Guide and BoardRoom magazine reserve for only about one percent of the properties they recognize, with the honor crediting general manager Robbie Leming and his team for the course conditions and service level behind it.
That recognition is useful context for a buyer weighing the two products, because it's one of the few things that doesn't change depending on which "Residences" you choose. Estates homeowners get golf access as part of their existing community privileges. New Four Seasons Residences owners get it as part of their resort-tier package, along with a shuttle to the course, six Har-Tru tennis courts, eight spa villas, and the marina, which can accommodate vessels up to 120 feet across its 52 slips.
Four Questions to Ask Before You Say "Ocean Club Residences"
If you're on the phone with an agent, a developer's sales gallery, or a listing photo that says "Ocean Club Residences," ask these before you go further:
- Is this a resale inside the original 88-unit complex, or a pre-construction unit in the new Four Seasons project?
- What is the actual closing timeline, this quarter or 2027?
- Is the rental program self-managed, or handled through Four Seasons as part of the ownership structure?
- Does the price include access to the Estates' existing amenities, or the new development's separate oceanfront pool and owners' library, or both?
None of these questions are complicated once you know to ask them. The friction only exists because the name doesn't tell you which product you're looking at.
A Short FAQ
Are the two developments next to each other? Yes. The Four Seasons Residences project sits within close proximity to the existing resort and the Ocean Club Estates community, on Paradise Island's eastern end, but it is a separate legal and sales structure from the original Estates condos.
Can I still buy vacant land in Ocean Club Estates today? Inventory is essentially closed. With the community's roughly 121 to 122 home sites already platted and at least one listing already describing itself as the last undeveloped beachfront double lot option, new buyers should expect resale opportunities rather than raw land.
Does buying into the new Four Seasons Residences give me the same club access as an Estates homeowner? Owners of the new residences get full access to the resort's amenities, plus a set of amenities built specifically for the new project, including its own oceanfront pool and clubhouse. It is a broader package than the original Estates arrangement, priced accordingly.
Ocean Club rewards buyers who ask the right question before they fall in love with a photo. If you're trying to sort out which "Residences" actually fits your timeline, your price point, and how you plan to use the home, The Hillier Team can walk you through both sides of this market and tell you plainly which one you're actually looking at.
