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Additional verified data
Construction contractor license
Since the developer operates through its own contracting entity, Marfields Construction Limited (HE338652), the membership fact was checked directly against the catalog of the Cyprus Council for Registration and Control of Building Contractors (Κατάλογος Εγγεγραμμένων Ανανεωμένων Εργοληπτών 2024, section Οικοδομικά, Λεμεσός district, edition of 17.01.2025). Row No. 263 lists MARFIELDS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED, case no. 10310/2017/ΛΕΜ, address Αγίου Αθανασίου 62, Waywin Plaza, Λεμεσός — both classification columns of the table show class 'Α'', i.e. the highest of the five classes (Α'-Β'-Γ'-Δ'-Ε') applied by the Council. The wording 'A-1' used in the source brief is not the precise official designation of the Cyprus system (which uses the letter 'Α'', informally transliterated by some sources as 'A1'/'A-1'), but the claim is confirmed in substance: the company is registered and is indeed in the highest class. Total: 40 points.
Legal entity
Real directors (10 points): in the Cyprus companies registry, both key legal entities list named individuals, not nominee holders — Tal Mashkif and Γαβριήλ Χαραλαμπίδης for Marfields Enterprises Limited (HE74913), and Ευρος Μενελάου, Valery Bruno Paquier, and the same Γαβριήλ Χαραλαμπίδης for Marfields Construction Limited (HE338652); at the same time, the company itself, on its official website (marfields.com/about-us), publicly names Tal Mashkif 'Founder & Managing Director', meaning the registry data and the public disclosure match. Structure explanation (5 points): the company's website describes only five internal 'divisions' (Design, Construction, Energy, Developer, Real Estate) as a single brand, but does not mention or explain the actual multiplicity of legal entities — Marfields Hospitality Limited (HE443755), NCPR Central Park Residences Management Limited (HE388940), and others; the link between them is established only via registry data (a shared address, Αγίου Αθανασίου 62, Waywin Plaza, and a shared secretary), i.e. it is verifiable only via the registry, not explained by the company itself. Completeness (5 points): the check found additional brand entities not mentioned either on the website or in the brief's original list — Marfields Estates Limited (HE440960), as well as Marfields Services Limited, Marfields Landmark Limited, and Marfields Energy Ltd mentioned in registration data; shareholder/ultimate-beneficiary information for all checked companies is locked and available only in paid registry reports; in addition, a same-named offshore company, 'Marfields Holdings Limited', was found in the BVI (reg. No. 34106), whose link to the Cyprus group could neither be confirmed nor ruled out via free sources; the structure 'MG GAIA Ltd' mentioned in the brief under this exact name was not found in a free registry search. Total for the factor: 20 points.
- CyprusRegistry.com — Marfields Construction Limited HE338652: directors Euros Menelaou, Valery Bruno Paquier, Gavriil Charalambides (secretary Katerina Tsagkari)
- CyprusRegistry.com — Marfields Enterprises Limited HE74913: directors incl. Tal Mashkif, Gavriil Charalambides (secretary Secserv Limited)
- Marfields official site — About Us: names Tal Mashkif as 'Founder & Managing Director', matching the registry entry
- CompaniesRegistry.cy — Marfields Hospitality Limited HE443755: same registered address (62 Agiou Athanasiou, Waywin Plaza, Limassol) as Marfields Construction Ltd — link verifiable only via registry
- CompaniesRegistry.cy — NCPR Central Park Residences Management Limited HE388940, a separate project SPV not cross-referenced on marfields.com
- b2bhint.com — Marfields Estates Limited HE440960 (same Waywin Plaza address, inc. 2022) — an entity not listed in the company's own materials
- cypruscompanydata.com — Marfields Enterprises Limited HE74913: shareholder/UBO data locked behind a paid report
- i-BVI — 'Marfields Holdings Limited', BVI company No. 34106: a same-brand offshore entity whose link to the Cyprus group could not be confirmed or ruled out via free sources
Town planning permits
The developer's current project pages were checked — GAIA Residences (marfields.com/projects/gaia-residences and the microsite gaialimassol.com), Central Park Residences (marfields.com/projects/central-park-residences and cpark-residences.com), as well as press coverage of The Ritz-Carlton Residences (dom.com.cy citing inbusinessnews.reporter.com.cy). None of these pages states a specific building/town-planning permit number. For the GAIA project, open sources contain only a general statement that the project 'has successfully obtained a building permit', with no document number and no reference to an official body (the Department of Town Planning and Housing or a municipality). No third-party institutional documents with a specific permit number could be found for any project, including NCPR Central Park. This corresponds to the 'general developer statement with no specifics' tier — 10 points.
- Marfields official site — GAIA Residences project page: no permit number disclosed
- gaialimassol.com — GAIA project microsite: marketing content only, no permit reference
- Marfields official site — Central Park Residences project page: no permit number, no formal SPV name given
- cpark-residences.com — Central Park Residences project microsite: no permit disclosure
- DOM LiVE (source: inbusinessnews.reporter.com.cy) — Ritz-Carlton Residences construction coverage: no permit number or official document cited
Collected from public sources (contractor registry, company registry, press). A fact not found means "not found in public records," not "doesn't exist."
Portfolio scale
- Founded
- 2006
- Claimed projects
- premium-class portfolio
- Shown in dataset
- 6
Class A-1 contractor; Olympic, Central Park, Ritz-Carlton, GAIA, St. Regis
Marfields: AboutContact information
- Address
- 62 Agios Athanasiou Avenue, Waywin Plaza, Office 301, Limassol 4102
- City
- Limassol
- Phone
- +357 25 361999
- Website
- marfields.com
- Opening hours
- —
- Founded
- —
Projects (6)
Olympic Residence (twin towers)
Limassol
A residential complex of twin towers in Limassol.
The Ritz-Carlton Residences
Limassol
Ritz-Carlton branded residences in Limassol, managed by Marriott under a minimum 30-year management agreement.
St. Regis Residences (former NEO site)
Limassol
St. Regis branded residences planned for the former NEO site in Limassol.
Central Park Residences
Nicosia
A 21-floor, 78 m tower with 37 units in Nicosia, part of the Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy program.
GAIA Residences
Germasogeia, Limassol
A residential complex of 5 blocks with about 150 units in Germasogeia, Limassol.
Olympic Resort (33 floors) → absorbed into Ritz-Carlton
Limassol, Mouttagiaka
A 33-floor tower in the Mouttagiaka area, Limassol.
Extended dossier
Corporate structure
- Founded
- legal entity 1995 (HE74913); brand narrative 2006
- CEO
- Tal Mashkif — founder and managing director (Israel; MBA Boston University)
| Legal entity | Registration | Address / note |
|---|---|---|
| Marfields Enterprises Limited | HE74913 | registered 03.11.1995; parent/contracting entity; director Tal Mashkif confirmed in the registry |
| Marfields Construction Limited | HE338652 | registered 04.12.2014; A-1 contractor |
| Marfields Estates Limited | HE440960 | registered 28.11.2022; the same directors as Marfields Enterprises Limited (HE74913) — Tal Mashkif, Evros Menelaou, Elena Narbuts. Registry mirrors disagree: cyprusregistry.com shows Active, i-cyprus.com shows 'Reminder letter sent' (possibly a stale snapshot). |