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Christophe Harbour Blog

First Windswept Residence Club Villa Now Complete

By Katherine in Real Estate

It’s cause for celebration here at Christophe Harbour as we welcome a new Windswept Residence Club villa to the Sandy Bank Bay landscape. The newly-constructed villa is fully furnished and completely outfitted with plush essentials. Construction, which began in 2013, was led by Bennett Hofford Caribbean Construction. With architecture by Herlong & Associates and interiors by Allison Elebash, Villa Bougainvillea (as it’s affectionately known) is a crisp, contemporary and casual Caribbean escape. For more photos of Villa Bougainvillea, visit our gallery. 

Construction at Windswept Residence Club is picking up momentum with two additional villas expected to be underway soon, and sales have followed suit with a steady stream of traffic from a discerning global clientele. In recent...

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Monkey Business

By Katherine in Christophe Harbour Foundation, Community, St. Kitts

The Christophe Harbour Foundation is pleased to support a new vervet monkey research initiative led by biological anthropologist and primatologist Dr. Kerry M. Dore. Dore, now an instructor in the School of Science at Marist College and member of the Center for Conservation Medicine and Ecosystem Health at Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, has extensive experience studying primates and has been researching vervet monkeys in St. Kitts since 2010. This summer, Dore brings her studies to the Southeast Peninsula. 

“Monkeys inhabit virtually all parts of St. Kitts and Nevis,” says Dore. “What is being done on the Southeast Peninsula is essentially a pilot study, the results of which can be used to determine what should be done...

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Christophe Harbour Announces Manager and Employee of the Quarter

By Katherine in Community, St. Kitts

Christophe Harbour is pleased to announce the recipients of the Manager and Employee awards for the second quarter of 2014: Akela Browne and Virgil Pemberton.

 

Congratulations to Akela Browne for winning the Manager of the Quarter. Akela is very professional and always goes above and beyond. Akela is well respected by all staff and demonstrates excellent leadership in all she does. 

And kudos to Virgil "Exodus" Pemberton for being named the Employee of the Quarter. Exodus was nominated by his peers for his proactive, respectful, reliable and friendly nature. He takes great pride in his work and gives 100% to everything he does. Just the right person to win the Employee...

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Park Hyatt Construction Underway

By Katherine in

It's an exciting time at Christophe Harbour as we are excitedly watching the superyacht marina taking shape along with the much-anticipated Park Hyatt St. Kitts hotel at Banana Bay. This hotel will be the first Park Hyatt in the Caribbean region. 

Construction of the hotel is underway with visible progress on the quintessentially Caribbean beachfront site. Work is underway on 11 of the 26 buildings, including the reception and meeting facilities, that will comprise Park Hyatt St. Kitts. Vertical structures are rising and the structure of the first building will be completed by mid-August. Construction is progressing on schedule, and we are stil anticipating a December 2015 soft opening. 

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New Offerings + Construction Progress = Sales Success

By Katherine in Community, Real Estate

If you haven’t visited Christophe Harbour recently, you’re going to be in for quite a surprise on your next visit to the Southeast Peninsula.

In early June, Christophe Harbour’s newest amenity, SALT Plage, opened on the shore of Whitehouse Bay. Designed by Christophe Harbour’s Director of Architecture, John Denton Haley, and built by RAZO construction, the entire development of the beach bar took less than 9 months from conception to grand opening.

On June 20, the long awaited official marina ground- breaking ceremony took place with the Federation’s highest officials in attendance. The groundbreaking marks a significant milestone as Christophe Harbour gains momentum and creates...

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