The Caribbean Sea is getting a new luxurious human-made island! Blue Estate Island has launched the world’s first floating city with accommodations ranging between $20,000 for a studio apartment to $1.5 billion for a luxurious mansion with lush room gardens. The island was built from scratch using high-performance concrete modules measuring 4921 ft by 3280 ft, half the size of Monaco.
The city can house more than 15,000 permanent residents and features hospitals, schools, and businesses, such as restaurants, boutiques, small shops, seafood markets, and a daily fresh farm. The Blue Estate Island floating city will offer various community centers and parks, including four artificial lagoon pools and a 2 million sq ft public garden deck with a stunning view from 140 ft above sea level.
As a safety precaution, the island’s outer walls measure over 160 ft to “dwarf the ocean’s biggest waves”. Blue Estate Island considers sustainability and will use renewable sources for power to maintain a negative CO2 output. If all goes well, the floating city expects to be open to residents by 2023.
Meanwhile, another human-made island is being built off the coast of Penang. The 4,500-acre floating sustainable city is part of a masterplan for the Penang South Islands.
