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FEATURE

PEARNS POINT: ONE OF ANTIGUA’S MOST EAGERLY ANTICIPATED DEVELOPMENTS IS TAKING SHAPE SHARED BY FEW, RIVALLED BY NONE P earns Point, a hotly anticipated beach and oceanfront development in Antigua, is beginning to take shape. All key elements of the

Antigua’s property market is booming Antigua’s high-end property has been in great demand since the pandemic; alongside the traditional Antiguan buyers, many high net worth individuals decided to relocate to the island as digital nomads during that time and saw first-hand how easy it is to live and have a base in Antigua. Traditional high-end buyers continue to arrive from the UK, US and Canada, but there is now worldwide interest from countries as diverse as France, South Africa and Singapore. Beachfront properties are also in high demand, which has led to a surge in sales at five-star gated developments such as Pearns Point. The latter has seen over U$$40m in land sales to date and has another U$$12m scheduled to close in 2022.

infrastructure are now in place, its first super luxury residence is completed, further homes are under construction, and building is due to commence shortly on the Pearns Point Owners Club. For those who dream of waking up to uninterrupted views across the Caribbean Sea and walking along beautiful deserted beaches, Pearns Point offers a rare and exciting opportunity to own a property in a prime and unspoilt location. The community of luxury homes is being built on a spectacular peninsula on the west coast of Antigua, which is joined to the mainland by a narrow causeway. With the feeling of a national park, the

Building sustainably Increasingly important to many international buyers is a development’s sustainability ethos and practices. It’s also a cause close to Pearns Point owner Albert Hartog’s heart. Pearns Point pays the utmost respect to the island’s native fauna and flora, utilising natural resources and locally sourced materials wherever possible and blending them seamlessly with the landscape. The area consists of over 137 acres of mature landscaping that has been carefully sub-divided into residential lots, a third of which have been sold already. Local workers and companies are mainly employed in the project’s construction, translating to jobs for approximately 50 Antiguans. Existing roads on the peninsula are now complemented by lush tropical landscaping. The homes are designed to be energy efficient, reducing power consumption for air conditioning and pool systems. Solar panels will provide a ready source of renewable energy for the residences, keeping energy bills low for owners.

peninsula is an area of outstanding natural beauty, surrounded by eight idyllic and secluded beaches. Buyers have a choice of beachfront, oceanfront or ocean view lots, each offering spectacular vistas across the iridescent turquoise sea.

Traditional high-end buyers continue to arrive from the UK, US, and Canada, but there is now worldwide interest from countries as diverse as South Africa, Malaysia, and Vietnam.

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