The legendary mansions of Newport are joined by Carnegie Abbey's own exquisite residences.

$1 Million Sales Center Opens to Showcase Tower at Carnegie Abbey

Newport, Rhode Island – August 18, 2004 – The world’s most exquisite sales center opens today to showcase the only luxury condominium tower available from Washington, D.C. to Maine, situated on the premises of a world-class sporting club with direct ocean access. Standing 220 ft. tall, The Tower at Carnegie Abbey is located on the grounds of the acclaimed Carnegie Abbey Club, the world-renowned private club offering one of the finest Scottish links inspired golf courses in the United States, unparalleled yachting on the protected, world-renowned waters of the Narragansett Bay, a European spa and fabulous equestrian facilities, including four miles of trails through uplands and coastal areas.
The $1 million Tower Sales Center provides dramatic vignettes which showcase the luxurious finishes included in each of the 65 residences, all of which offer jaw-dropping views of one of the Northeast’s most acclaimed sailing passages, the Narragansett Bay. Decorated by internationally acclaimed designer Joseph Newkirk of Ralph Lauren Home, the 3,200 sq. ft. sales center inspires the imagination, with dramatic detail lovingly crafted by the country’s top trades people. Mahogany decks overlook the Newport Bridge. Rich cherry hardwood flooring, imported from the forests of Brazil, lie underfoot. Luxurious Waterworks® air tubs, surrounded by timeless Italian limestone, create bathrooms of extraordinary presence and feel. O’Neill Properties Group’s kitchen design professionals have chosen a thoughtful package of world-class appliances, including Wolf® cooking, Sub-Zero® refrigerators and wine coolers and Miele® espresso and cappuccino makers. The residences will feature 10-to-12-ft. ceilings, expansive floor plans and floor-to-ceiling windows that open upon panoramic views of Carnegie Abbey’s world-renowned golf course, as well as the many activities within the stone walls that surround one of the world’s greatest sporting clubs.
The Sales Center sits footsteps from the Tower, a former Kaiser Aluminum factory that will soon be transformed into an ageless icon of New England resort living. The hulking tower, which has stood as an eyesore on the Narragansett Bay, was abandoned in the 1980s. By 2006, through the vision of international sportsman, adventurer and entrepreneur Peter de Savary and J. Brian O’Neill, one of the nation’s leading real estate visionaries, the Tower will serve as the dramatic centerpiece of the most exclusive resort-style community in New England and will be surrounded by a community of 21 of the finest luxury cottages in the world.
“There is nothing like the Tower at Carnegie Abbey anywhere else in the world,” says J. Brian O’Neill, founder and chairman of O’Neill Properties. “This is the last remaining opportunity for individuals to live in unparalleled luxury above the clouds along a great New England waterway. The Tower Sales Center pulls back the curtains, providing a glimpse into the world’s finest living here at the Tower at Carnegie Abbey.”

About O’Neill Properties Group

O'Neill Properties is a leading national real estate development company headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. With more than $4 billion in real estate holdings, the company focuses on development of Class A office space and luxury multi-family residential housing through the rejuvenation of older industrial properties and “brown field” and industrial real estate. Over the past five years, the company has been responsible for the creation of over thirteen million square feet of office space, and is currently developing over 12,000 residential units in the Northeast.

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