Some STJ News... other than celebrity chasing...

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Catching up on the news in St John Tradewinds this morning I came across this article and thought I might share with you. Real Estate in the islands seems to interest every one of us!



February 25-March 3, 2013
by Penny Nail, real Estate Editor St. John Tradewinds

Newly Built St. John Mansion on the Market

The recently completed home of William Randolph Kane III is now for sale. Niles Chair is the
agent and said the asking price would never be disclosed. It has 46 rooms and one bedroom. Amenities include a home theater with a five-story screen that seats 38 average Americans, a six-car garage with ample room for the Bugatti SUV and the four-wheel-drive Lamborghini that is included in the asking price and an infinity pool that gets its name from the number of water trucks required to keep it topped off. Next to the 175,000-gallon cistern is a gorgeous, fully-stocked, mahogany-paneled, temperature-controlled wine and mojito cellar. Some of the mojitos date from the early 2000s. Of course the helipad and de-sal plant are standard for any new construction. The jumpy house built into the deck is a delightful surprise. Although the 130 foot drop over the railing may be a problem.
The house has a backup generator and a backup-backup generator and a backup-backup-backup generator with a storage bank of 192 batteries to make sure there will never be an outage except on the rare occasions when WAPA is out.
The 360-degree view includes a close-up view of the 130-foot wall behind the house that was
required when the site was carved from Bordeaux Mountain... still it is a 360-degree view. Also it’s walking distance to the beach. Of course all houses on St. John are “walking distance to the beach” if you have the time.
Unfortunately, Mr. Kane’s wife, Rosebud, is deathly afraid of certain birds. “They fly in from everywhere and are so frighteningly demanding,” she said. “I know they are after blood!” No amount of pleading, cajoling and explaining by William Randolph could budge her from her conviction that banaquits were vicious, flying monsters.
“They have those long sharp beaks and just sit and stare at me,” she said. “I want to go home to Beverly Hills!” and left the island immediately. (Evidently she didn’t mean the Beverly Hills on the south side of St. Thomas.)
The only disadvantage to the home is that it will be directly under the take-off pattern for the new St. John International Airport. Of course the planes could be required to turn off their engines during takeoff while over St. John.
Mal Flatulantz, the last of the 17 architects that worked on the plans and construction said effusively, “It’s truly a none of a kind.”
(Almost the Local News... by Rudy Patton http://almostlocalnews.blogspot.com)

http://www.stjohntradewindsnews.com/arc ... dition.pdf


I feel sure that the next villa built on STJ by a "Kane" will be perfect!

[Chet]

A very creative peice of writing...

[shoemak38]

Is today April 1st

[Nancie-Pa]

That was fun! Thanks for the laugh!

[Caw954s]

That was fun!...I enjoyed reading thru the trade winds newspaper too. I was surprised to see that Colibri is for sale...

[EagleRayLover]

Like!!