West Africa
Two Projects. One Frontier: Notes from Liberia's Coast
Settlers Cove in Marshall City and Edina in Grand Bassa County — two different development strategies for an emerging coastal market.
By Annick Timmer · · 8 min read
One country, two strategies
Settlers Cove is a more intimate residential and lifestyle proposition built around villas and beach club hospitality. Edina is a larger mixed-use proposition where hospitality, residences, culture and infrastructure combine to help establish a destination.
Different products, one question
Both face the same fundamental question: what does it take to create demand where the market is still being formed?
The commercial side
Annick Timmer's work on both current mandates sits on the commercial side of development — positioning, partnerships, international audiences and the broader destination story.
This Perspective reflects Annick Timmer's professional observations and point of view, not the official position of any development or ownership group. Read her profile. Updated .
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Two Projects. One Frontier.
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