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After more than a decade after the initial Coral Bay marina plans were announced, the Army Corps of Engineers finally issued a permit for the Summers End megayacht marina in Coral Bay. This has been a major hurdle for the developers, who have zero experience building a marina. Despite receiving this federal permit, Summers End will still have obtain territorial approvals, according to David Silverman of Save Coral Bay.

The permit will allow Summers End to construct a 67,833 square-foot dock that will consist of 115 slips. It will accommodate boats ranging from 30 to more than 160 feet in length. There would be 12 additional moorings, allowing the marina to accommodate 127 vessels in total. The marina plan includes a boardwalk along the shoreline and upland amenities, according to a press release issued by the US Corp of Engineers in Jacksonville. 

Summers End will have to conduct mitigation measures, including relocating four Solenastrea bournoni corals near the dock, ands outplant 3,000 coral specimens. They will be required to install seven informational buoys, information signs at the marina, provide pump out or waste disposal facilities, plant 300 red mangrove seedlings along the shoreline, and maintain fifty stormwater features in the uplands. Summers End will also have to implement actions that result in the avoidance of impacts to a historic shipwreck located in Coral Bay harbor.

The project would result in impacts to 2.39 acres of seagrasses, according to the release. Summers End will be required “to provide compensatory mitigation to offset the unavoidable impacts of the marina by restoring, enhancing, and establishing 4.596 acres of a complex of mangrove islands and 0.975 acre of seagrass habitat, conducting annual clean-up events in Coral Harbor, and complying with monitoring requirements and ecologically based performance standards.”

As I mentioned, this has been going on for more than a decade, so I do not expect to see any construction happening anytime soon. I will keep you posted, as always.

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Want to spend Christmas week in St. John every single year? How lovely does it sound to wake up on Christmas morning to the waves hitting the shore in Cruz Bay? I think it sounds amazing, and I am sure many of you do too!

Two of my very good friends – and my very first island tour guests! – are selling their fractional timeshare at Grande Bay. This is a one-bedroom club unit for week 51, which is always Christmas week. This is a Saturday to Saturday rental.

This unit is listed for $24,500, and the annual fees are only $1,417. This is a great deal!

This year’s dates are Saturday, December 19th through Saturday, December 26th.

What you are purchasing is a lease, not a deeded week like they do over at the Westin. This lease is good through 2087, so you will have a whopping 61 years to use it. 🙂 Once you pay the initial $24,500 purchase price, you will only need to pay the annual fee each year.

Grande Bay is a fantastic complex with one of the best locations on the island. It is within walking distance of the ferry dock, which means you do not need to rent a vehicle if you do not want to. You can easily walk to the taxis, although this unit does come with a parking spot if you prefer to drive yourself. You also have the ability to buy into Grande Bay’s Jeep Club. That, however, is a separate purchase that you would make directly with the resort.

Grande Bay has a beautiful rooftop pool with expansive lounging area, a fitness center and also a 24/7 concierge on site.

If you are interested or would like to learn more, contact me at jenn@explorestj.com or 203-376-3786. I am a licensed real estate agent with 340 Real Estate, and I am happy to help you purchase a property here on St. John whether it be this fractional property, a condo, home or land.

I am so excited to tell you about a brand new bar and food truck that recently opened at Maho Bay. It’s called Little Fish, and it’s owned by my Fish Bay neighbors, who I adore so much!

Little Fish is aptly named because they’re the little fish in the sea out there at Maho Bay, they told me last week. This new bar and food truck is located directly across from Maho Bay beach and right beside Maho Crossroads. It has a full bar with high-quality liquors, nice wines and frozen drinks in addition to all of the typical island favorites. Little Fish serves breakfast and lunch too. Did I mention how excited I am about this??!! Check out a few pics:

Looks amazing, right?

Little Fish has numerous shaded picnic tables and several bar stools too. It has great breezes and, of course, beautiful views of Maho Bay.

They have two frozen drinks on tap – a frozen pinot noir, which is to die for, and a frozen rose.

There are still Watersports rentals onsite courtesy of Reef2Peak.

Little Fish is open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. or so. If people are still out having fun, they will definitely stay open later.

So the next time you are lucky enough to be on island, please check out my neighbors over at Little Fish. I promise you will love it!

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