PORTFOLIO
Current Projects
Client
Xala — Six Senses
Location
Costalegre, Jalisco, México
Year
2024 — ongoing
Operator: Six Senses (IHG)
Ultra-luxury hospitality and residential development across 1,200 hectares on Mexico’s Costa Alegre.
The project includes a Six Senses hotel, branded residences, and non-branded ranchos. Aurum is structuring the project from the ground up: binding term sheet negotiations, investment vehicle design (transparent trusts, SPVs), legal and tax due diligence on land and assets, co-investment agreements with dilution mechanisms, production and negotiation of all hotel documents (HMA, TSA, RSMLA, RTLA), residential sales documentation, and full construction risk management.
Client
Wellness & Wine Estate — Valle de Guadalupe
Location
Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California, Mexico
Year
In development
An integrated hospitality, wellness, and wine destination spanning over 1,000 hectares in Mexico’s premier wine region.
The project includes two boutique hotels (155 keys combined), a state-of-the-art longevity and wellness center, and four distinct residential neighborhoods ranging from off-grid eco-villas to a wine village with a central plaza and retail. Aurum is involved in master plan definition, investment vehicle structuring, operator negotiations, and the project’s legal architecture. Co-developed with Zyman & Zyman.
Client
Branded Residences — Los Cabos
Location
San José del Cabo, B.C.S., Mexico
Year
In development
80-unit residential project in the heart of the Hotel Corridor (Malecón) of San José del Cabo.
31,919 sq. meters of construction on a 19,589 sq. meter site, with 1- to 4-bedroom units including lock-off configurations and penthouses. Aurum is leading the selection and negotiation of the ultra-luxury hotel brand, legal and tax structuring of the investment vehicle, regulatory management, and production of all residential documents. Co-developed with Zyman & Zyman.
PORTFOLIO
Completed Projects
Client
Mandarina — One&Only + Rosewood
Location
Riviera Nayarit, Mexico
Year
2017 — 2024
Operators: One&Only (Kerzner International) + Rosewood Hotels & Resorts
Beachfront ultra-luxury complex comprising two hotels and their respective branded residence programs.
Full-cycle involvement from project inception: legal architecture of the development, direct negotiation of hotel management and licensing contracts with both operators, design and implementation of the condominium regimes and residential suite programs, construction management, permitting, and litigation coordination. All litigation associated with the project was resolved in our favor.
Client
Mayakobá — Rosewood, Banyan Tree, Fairmont, Alila
Location
Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Year
2017 — 2024
Operators: Rosewood, Banyan Tree, Fairmont (Accor), Alila (Hyatt)
World-class resort complex with four luxury hotels and a PGA golf course.
Simultaneous legal management of expansions, renovations, and new residential developments across all four properties.
Oversight of Rosewood Residences Mayakobá and Fairmont Heritage Place Mayakobá. Regulatory compliance, environmental standards, and coordination with four international hotel operators running in parallel.
Fairmont | Rosewood | Banyan Tree | Alila
Client
Rosewood Villa Magna + Hotel Bless — Madrid
Location
Salamanca District, Madrid, Spain
Year
2018 — 2023
Operators: Rosewood Hotels & Resorts + Bless Collection Hotels
Two prime hotel assets in the heart of Madrid.
Villa Magna—154 rooms on Paseo de la Castellana—was acquired in 2018, comprehensively renovated, rebranded as Rosewood’s first property in Spain, and reopened in 2021, featuring chef Jesús Sánchez’s Amos restaurant and Sense Spa. Hotel Bless, also in the Salamanca district, underwent a similar repositioning process. Both assets were sold in 2023. Full investment cycle: acquisition, renovation, branded operation, and divestiture.
