Build it and they will come

Driving past the rows of vineyards and the occasional industrial factory in the fields of Taanayel, West Bekaa, one of the last things you would expect to see is 200,000 square meters of entertainment and mall structures. But that’s precisely the location Maurice Torbay, chairman of Cascada Village and a veteran of mall development in South America, has chosen for his company’s first mixed use project in Lebanon, Cascada Village. Introducing Cascada Village The project, according to Mariam Akkou, a specialist in public relations, communication and business development at Cascada Village, is designed to be a one stop destination for all residents in the region. Therefore, in addition to a 150,000 square meter mall — which is the project’s anchor — leisure facilities such as an outdoor extreme sports park, an events venue, an amphitheater for musical events, and a dining and promenade area centered around a little lake, are also components