To answer your main question villa or condo. Again, it depends, I think condos will not increase in value as much as villas as the market is being invaded by tons of condos, so expect some resale at pre-contruction prices and competition from sellers wanting to unload their condos. That is not the case for villas. BUT condos are typically easier to rent out than villas. So, again, if going for capital gain: villas, if going for rental income: condos.
I have owned and sold in Casa Linda, I believe in the ones you considered, this is the best for rental BUT one of the worst for capital growth as you can only sell at a discount from what Casa Linda is selling new ones (ie. no one is going to pay a premium for resale instead of getting a new construction), so Casa Linda dictates the prices and therefore your capital growth. That is the reason why I sold in there, I felt my house elsewhere would have been worth more than in Casa Linda. The other one that will have a lot of rental potential is Hispaniola once it is built. Phase II should hit the market wihin a few months. Again, capital growth is dictated from Hispaniola's new constructions prices (ie. can't sell over their new house prices).
That is different for other projects like Costa Azul (where you only buy the land and contract the building) ProCab and others BUT renting is harder since communities are not as organized and not as nice as Casa Linda and Hispaniola. Coral Village is so so for my taste, I wouldn't see myself renting there, not uch landscaping, communal pool, in la Mulata, which doesn't have the best reputation for security. In my opinion, both Costa Azul and Coral Village do not compare to Casa Linda or Hispaniola in terms of beauty. So, if going for a villa, stick with Casa Linda and Hispaniola
For condos, now you have lots of choices. Orillas del Mar almost got me to buy 2 years ago. It's beautifull but out of town with nothing around it, not convinced about much capital growth there but depends how much you pay. Kitebeach and Ocean Dream are in a league of their own and perfect location too but these should be 3X the price of Orilla and WindChime. These could return a decent profit over time and would ensure good rentals. Again, purchase price should be a concern. The only negative about Ocean Dream is overbuilding, it's becoming a city in itself. I think that's why some of the original buyers are selling, getting too crowded. Kitebeach would be my 1st choice in your list BUT you'd have to start kitisurfing. Don't have much opinion about Windchime since I don't know the place too well.
My opinion may differ from other posters and investors. Sorry if I offended any owners. Just trying to help the OP make the right decision. Seems to be going in the right direction and doing the right research.
Good luck and don't hesitate to get more feedback once you've narrowed down your choices.
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