Posted on July 27th, 2009 by Merry
Road work recently anounced by our Public Works Commissioner includes re-engineering and paving the gift Hill and South Shore roads from Centerline to the EC Gas Station. Â Also in the works are plans to pave some of the worst areas of the Kings Hill Road and to finish paving the unfinished section between Upper Bordeaux [...]
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Filed under: Local News and Events
Posted on July 25th, 2009 by Merry
  “El Cielo†– This new masonry home has an ideal location in every way. Midway between Cruz Bay and Coral Bay this four bedroom home is perched on a flat ridge just above Upper Peter Bay and has National Park land to the north and east to insure quiet and privacy. Graceful arches [...]
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Filed under: New Listings
Posted on July 23rd, 2009 by Merry
The U.S. Virgin Islands property tax saga continues. To pay or not to pay. I know many people here on St. John who went ahead and paid their 2006 property tax bills when they received them earlier this year even though there were stories in the press questioning the legality of issuing the tax bills [...]
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Filed under: Property Tax Updates
Posted on July 22nd, 2009 by Merry
Check out these new price reductions: Three parcels in Estate Bethany overlooking Cruz Bay, Pillsbury Sound, St. Thomas and south to St. Croix. Plans by Barefoot Architects are done for a 5 unit upscale condo project . Just reduced from $1.499M to $990,000. These four bedroom condos would sell for around $2M each  Seven acres at [...]
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Filed under: Price Changes
Posted on July 20th, 2009 by Merry
 Seller will seriously consider all offers over $380,000 for a cash sale with a 30 day closing. The property is currently listed at $725,000. Large ( 1 acre) wooded lot high on Bordeaux Mountain with great views up the Sir Francis Drake Channel to the British Virgin Islands including Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Fallen Jerusalem and [...]
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Filed under: Price Changes
Posted on July 17th, 2009 by Merry
 Check out the latest on the lawsuit filed by some tax payers on St. John on the St. Thomas Source at: http://stthomassource.com/content/news/local-news/2009/07/02/property-tax-hearing-hashes-out-issues-be-settled
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Filed under: Property Tax Updates
Posted on July 16th, 2009 by Karye
Want a place to really get-away from it all? Enter “The Love Shack†a beautiful custom designed “green†villa on Lovango Cay, situated about a mile and a half north of Cruz Bay, the largest town on St. John. There are only six persons residing full time, in three houses, on the island. The house [...]
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Filed under: New Listings
Posted on July 15th, 2009 by Emily
The daily news article titled “DeJongh signs executive order invalidating 2006 property tax bills” is one that every home or land owner in the VI should read. It states that The government has officially rescinded the 2006 tax bills that were sent to property owners territory wide.  The dispute began with a group of commercial [...]
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Filed under: General
Posted on July 13th, 2009 by Merry
 6-3-116 Carolina, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands MLS List #09-321 Just Listed: Beautiful half acre parcel in Upper Carolina overlooking Coral Bay and the Caribbean Sea. Uphill build on paved estate road in quiet neighborhood. Only 5 minutes from north shore National Park beaches and less than 20 minutes to Cruz Bay. Deeded beach [...]
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Posted on July 12th, 2009 by Merry
Many of our web site vistors miss some of the helpful tools available on the site. These are listed on the left side of most of our web pages but sometimes you must scroll down to see them all. These tools include an interactive map that shows all of the various “Estates” on St. John [...]
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Posted on July 9th, 2009 by Karye
“Virgin Grand Estates Building Site” – Arguably the best value in the upscale gated subdivision known as Virgin Grand Estates. This half acre site has a walking path and viewing window cut to expose the sweeping panorama which ranges from the outlying cays northeast of St. Thomas, across the south shore of St. John past [...]
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Posted on July 7th, 2009 by Merry
According to today’s Virgin Islands Daily News, the U.S. Virgin Islands has been awarded $8.2 million in federal stimulus money for the Virgin Islands Energy Office’s proposed plan to prioritize energy savings and increase the use of renewable energy in the territory. “This funding will provide a significant boost in our bid to move the [...]
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Filed under: General, Local News and Events
Posted on July 1st, 2009 by Emily
Three days ago I received an e-mail from our Secretary, Lee, saying she was stuck in London and needed $2000.00 to return home. Below was an address to send the money.   Knowing Lee, things didn’t sound right. I came into Islandia the next morning to see her peacefully sitting behind her desk. I mentioned the [...]
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