Mclaren - Property Abroad

The Marquis Estate

St. Lucia's largest estate is located just outside of Castries, the Marquis Estate is a 600-acre plantation that dates back to 1723. Part of the Marquis Estates beauty is found in its original volcanic creation. According to studies, the Marquis area would have been among the first parts of the island to be formed. 70 million years of weathering has created a lush, dramatic landscape of mountain ridges, gentle slopes and the wide graceful river valley.

The North West of St Lucia is steeped in history. The family of Empress Josephine, Napoleon's first empress, once owned the plantation Paix Bouchejust along the ridge southwest of Marquis; St Lucians claim that the first Empress of the French was actually born there and not Martinique. A civil engineer by trade, the Baron de Laborie became Governor General of the island in 1784.In an island wide campaign he restored and improved much of the island’s infrastructure.

A portion of the old French Road ran across the Marquis Estate, remnants of stone walls still remain. The settlement of Dauphin, the bay north of Marquis, was one of great importance during this time and for a short time was the seat of government. It was blessed with the island’s only stone church and a fort was built on the point of St. Lucia's largest estate is located just outside of Castries, the Marquis Estate is a 600-acre plantation that dates back to 1723.

Features

• Run by 5 Star Hotel Company
• Prices start from £100,000
• 10% Rental GUARANTTEE for two years
• 30 Days Free Use Per Year
• Two 18 Hole Golf Courses
• 2 Years Free Golf Green Fees
• Exclusive Luxury Spa
• The Island Sanctuary
• Shops and Restaurants
• Stunning Marina
  

The old plantation home sits atop a hillside with a sweeping view along the fields of the river valley and down to the Marquis Bay. In more recent years, these fields were flowing with the broadleaves of the banana plants. Harry Atkinson, the foremost St Lucian authority on bananas, managed and cultivated the estate. During the1980’s, the Marquis Estate was the largest banana producing estate on the island. Many elements from the estate’s past can still be found - but one of the most impressive features of the Marquis Estate is its lush tropical beauty.

The Marquis Estate Pre Launch

• The reservation fee is refundable, but NOT transferable.
• Fees:£5000 per unit up to the value of £500,000 - £10,000 per unit over £500,000
• Customers can cancel at any time
• Balance of the deposit will be due 45 days after the date of general release - less reservation fee
• The developer does not pay the monthly interest payments on the reservation fee
• Reservation fee(s) must be paid in full for each individual unit - part payments will not be accepted
• Reservations are based on a first come - first served policy. Reservations are only valid once the developer has received the full reservation fee(s)
• There will not be a site plan or draft contract available until general release in summer 2008
• As the development is in its primary stages, no prices are yet available
• Once released, customers can cancel and receive a refund if not fully satisfied
• The developer GUARANTEE prices will increase 45 days after general launch & then again after a further 45 days
• No information other than the land address will be available
• All units will be below market value
• All major credit cards accepted