A few days before breaking ground, Allegiant announced that it had partnered up with TPG Sixth Street Partners to finance the project with a $175 million loan, the “first piece of a long-term, potential $1 billion partnership” as development continues.
In November, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a permit for the projects’s 934-foot-long seawall, according to the The Charlotte Sun. As part of this work, Sunseeker will be able to cut down a grouping of mangroves, which are protected by Florida environmental regulations.