“The Montage project has accelerated ultra-luxury tourism in our little town. At present, the owner of Montage Healdsburg is Sunstone Hotel Investors, which purchased the property in 2021 for $265 million from affiliates of Ohana Real Estate Investors. Other Montage hotels and resorts are located in Baja California, Laguna Beach, Hawaii, Utah, South Carolina and the Bahamas. Ohana continues to own and develop the Montage Residences. The resort sits adjacent to the separately owned Montage Residences, which will include at least 40 still-in-construction homes that can participate in the optional turn-key resort rental program. Minimum price for a guest room, according to several online booking services, is $1,070. Preeminent of those luxury accommodations is Montage Healdsburg, completed in December 2020, a 258-acre property of oak woodland and vineyards with 130 bungalow-style guestrooms and suites, an infinity pool, three dining options and an 11,500-square-foot spa. The transfer marks an end point for a lengthy and controversial process that is changing the character of Healdsburg, once a busy-if modest-agricultural community on the Russian River, now a tourism destination for fine wine, haute cuisine and luxury accommodation. (Courtesy City of Healdsburg) Change Comes to Healdsburg PARK PROPOSAL A map of the proposed Saggio Hills park on the north end of the city of Healdsburg, a 38-acre commons with natural features, recreation and community features. The bulk of the transferred property is for the creation of a 38-acre public park and additional property for a proposed affordable housing project being developed by Oakland-based Freebird Development Company. “This fulfilled the original requirements set forth in the Development Agreement for the Saggio Hills project.” “Ohana (also known as Sonoma Luxury Resorts), the owner of the property, transferred the property to the city,” Themig said. The transfer includes a return to Montage of a slice of vineyard which the resort plants to landscape as an entrance to their luxury resort. In a deed of transfer recorded on April 18 of this year, the city concluded the trade between Healdsburg and Ohana that made the development, and park, possible. “The park-naming process is on our work plan for this year, but we haven’t started the process yet,” said Community Services Director Mark Themig. Barbieri Brothers Park, a 3.5-acre community park at Bridle Path and Spur Ridge Lane, will be incorporated into the larger park plan. The park, called Saggio Hills for the time being, will convert 38 acres of grassland into a full-service city park with a trails network, off-leash dog play area, community recreation features and a sports field including basketball courts and at least one, possibly two, baseball diamonds.Ī bandstand, community garden and pump track are also in the park’s proposed master plan. One of the largest city-owned public parks in Sonoma County is taking shape on the north end of Healdsburg, the result of a years-long negotiation and lot transfer with Ohana, also known as Sonoma Luxury Resorts, the owners of Montage Healdsburg.
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