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HENRI IV · May 27, 2026

Aman Opens Amanvari in Baja Sur California with 3 Miles of Private Shoreline

First Mexico property marks Pacific expansion as Singapore residence sells at record $6,501 psf.

PublishedMay 27, 2026
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Aman will open Amanvari in Baja Sur California this August, establishing the group's first foothold in Mexico with 3 miles of swimmable coastline along the Sea of Cortez. The property enters service as Aman's Singapore-branded residence unit at The Skywaters sold for $6,501 per square foot, indicating parallel momentum in both hospitality and residential branded verticals.

Amanvari sits on the East Cape corridor, a region that has absorbed approximately $400 million in luxury hospitality capital since 2019 across projects from Four Seasons, Zadún, and now Aman. The property's 3-mile private shoreline represents the longest controlled beach frontage among Aman's 36 global properties, positioning it as a rare coastal asset in a portfolio weighted toward mountain and urban locations. Baja Sur's airlift improved 22% year-over-year through Los Cabos International, with direct routes from 14 North American cities now operational.

The timing matters for three reasons. First, Aman's Mexico entry follows 18 months of permitting delays that pushed original 2024 targets, suggesting the group prioritized regulatory certainty over speed-to-market. Second, the Sea of Cortez corridor is absorbing family-office capital at velocity: Montage Los Cabos traded in a partial stake transaction valued at $180 million in March 2024, and Zadún's standalone villas are moving at an average $8.2 million per unit. Third, Aman's residential arm—operating separately but under shared brand governance—just printed a $6,501 psf sale in Singapore, marking the highest per-square-foot price for any Aman-branded residence globally and 34% above the previous Singapore luxury benchmark set by Wallich Residence in 2023.

The Singapore datapoint is not ornamental. Aman residences now operate in 8 cities with 127 units either delivered or under construction, and the brand's residential average selling price has increased 41% since 2021 across comparable markets. The Skywaters transaction suggests Aman's brand premium is holding even as broader luxury residential markets in Singapore cooled 9% in transaction volume during Q1 2025. For Amanvari, this creates a plausible residential extension pathway: Baja Sur's foreign ownership laws permit fee-simple ownership within 31 miles of coastline under fideicomiso structures, and comparable beachfront lots in the East Cape corridor last traded between $1,200 and $1,800 per square meter in Q4 2024.

Operators should watch three developments over the next 12 months. First, whether Amanvari announces a residential component by Q4 2025—Aman typically phases branded residences 18-24 months after hotel openings to establish operational proof of concept. Second, airlift additions into Los Cabos: if Delta or United add direct service from Chicago or Atlanta, the East Cape corridor gains 3-4 hours of effective proximity for Midwest family offices. Third, permitting activity for adjacent parcels: 6 beachfront sites within 10 miles of Amanvari remain undeveloped, and any movement there would signal capital formation ahead of a potential supply wave.

Amanvari's August opening adds 120-140 keys to Baja Sur's luxury inventory, entering a market where occupancy for properties above $1,200 ADR averaged 68% in 2024, below the 74% threshold Aman targets for stabilized assets. The 3-mile shoreline is the asset; how quickly the operation converts that into sustained winter-season fill rates will determine whether residential follows.

The takeaway
Aman's first Mexico property claims **3 miles** of Sea of Cortez beachfront as its Singapore residence sells at record **$6,501 psf**, signaling dual-vertical momentum.
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