FAY Investment Group has announced the launch of Villa Roma EB-5, a United States EB-5 investment opportunity built around the redevelopment of the historic Villa Roma Resort in Upstate New York. Located within a Rural Targeted Employment Area, the project is being introduced to global investors, including India's expanding community of outbound investors seeking residency-linked international investment opportunities.
Spread across a 434-acre campus in the Catskills region, the project offers a reduced investment threshold of 800,000 dollars, eligibility for priority processing, and a clearly defined hospitality redevelopment strategy under the United States EB-5 programme.
The redevelopment plan includes a 52.1-million-dollar Property Improvement Programme scheduled to be implemented over approximately 25 months while resort operations continue uninterrupted. The initiative is designed to transform the long-established property into a modern, all-season hospitality destination serving leisure travellers, corporate events, and group tourism markets.
Under the proposed development, 139 hotel rooms and 232 managed serviced apartments will be renovated, and a new conference centre will be constructed. The project will also introduce expanded food and beverage facilities, upgraded recreational infrastructure, and dedicated employee housing as part of the broader redevelopment strategy.
The property benefits from established tourism demand and its strategic proximity to New York City, creating a diversified operating model intended to support year-round occupancy and strengthen long-term operational resilience.
From an EB-5 perspective, the project has been structured with a strong emphasis on job creation transparency and regulatory compliance. Independent economic analysis estimates that the development will generate approximately 777 jobs, significantly exceeding the projected requirement of 640 jobs needed to support the planned 51.2-million-dollar EB-5 capital raise. This equates to an estimated 12.14 jobs for each investor.
The investment is structured through a preferred equity model, with capital deployed by a New Commercial Enterprise into the project entity. The targeted investment horizon is five years, with a possible one-year extension and multiple potential exit options, including refinancing, asset sale, or operational cash flow, depending on market conditions.
According to the company, demand among Indian investors for globally diversified, residency-linked investment opportunities continues to rise, particularly in structured real asset categories offering operational visibility and clearly defined compliance frameworks. FAY Investment Group stated that Villa Roma EB-5 has been specifically designed to combine hospitality asset redevelopment with the strategic benefits of a Rural Targeted Employment Area project, including lower investment thresholds, projected job creation visibility, priority processing eligibility, and a well-defined investment framework.
The Rural Targeted Employment Area designation also provides access to current priority processing provisions under the United States EB-5 programme, a feature that is becoming increasingly important for Indian investors evaluating global residency-by-investment pathways.
The resort carries more than five decades of operational history and is supported by a diversified portfolio of accommodations, food and beverage operations, events, and recreational amenities that sustain demand throughout the year.
The project is backed by institutional partners responsible for construction, design, advisory, and fund administration functions, ensuring execution oversight and operational transparency throughout the redevelopment process.
Villa Roma EB-5 reflects FAY Investment Group's broader strategy of identifying underutilised hospitality assets with strong underlying fundamentals and unlocking value through structured capital deployment and active asset management.
The launch of Villa Roma EB-5 marks a significant development for Indian investors seeking access to the United States EB-5 programme through a large-scale hospitality redevelopment project that combines a lower investment threshold, priority processing eligibility, and a clearly structured framework focused on job creation and long-term value generation.
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