Luxe Beat Magazine APRIL 2015 | Page 176

Peninsula Club

tropical estate overlooking the river,
Casa De Rosa, on 8.83 acres with
a two–story, luxurious southern
mansion–type house, swimming pool,
lush gardens, fruit orchards, and a
separate workers/caretakers house.
The owners were asking $1.98 million.

Sittee River is a small, slowly
developing area with some new
developments started, an existing
small craft marina and at the north
end, near Hopkins, some nice
restaurants. Along the river there
are some ideal building sites for sale
by owner for reasonable prices. I was
told that you could build a small
house there for around $70,000 in
materials and labor. Another bargain
was a nice house along the river,
sitting on four acres, with 630 feet
of riverfront for only $230K.

Further down the road, along the
river we came to a very interesting
property. The distance from the
Caribbean beach to the river was
just a couple hundred yards. The
two–story house was situated on the
beach, facing the ocean. Across the
road, on the river, was an apartment,
with a boathouse raised above a slip
for two cabin cruiser–size boats. The
owner was readying the property for
sale and said he was going to price it
around $850K — an excellent bargain
for a boat lover.

We stopped at a very impressive

A little more to the north we came to

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Hopkins, a small Garifuna town. The
Garifuna are descendants of a group
of slaves that were shipwrecked and
made their home on the Caribbean
shores. They still retain their
language and customs. Hopkins is a
great place to observe the Garifuna
dances, music and their culture.
Hopkins Bay Resort is just on the
edge of the village of Hopkins, a
beautifully landscaped, ocean–front
luxury property with two swimming
pools and an excellent thatched–roof
restaurant and bar. There were two
condos coming up for sale when I
was there. They weren’t priced yet
as they were being remodeled. I
was told they would be somewhere
around $400K to $500K. The resort’s
new managers are putting a lot of
improvements in place. This could be
a good investment.

Real Estate in Belize,
Placencia and the rest of
Stann Creek District

Realtors David Kafka and Boris
Mannsfeld have shared some of the
pluses of investing in real estate and
living in Belize and Stann Creek:
• Warm climate, with idyllic tropical
Caribbean landscapes and pristine
islands.
• 100% foreign ownership granted
• Retirement Incentives
• Spacious, lush land
n i h i th offi ia nationa an a
• Friendly and welcoming
• Peaceful, stable democracy that’s
part of the British Commonwealth
• Close to North America; easy to
reach by land, sea and air
• Unique adventures and exploration;
an emerging tourism market
• Abundant natural resources under
government protection

ALL PHOTOGRAPHS © JOHN LAMKIN

at real estate availability. We passed
the site of the new Panther Golf
Course development where workers
were digging canals and the property
was readying to sell lots. Nearby is
the new international airport that
is underway.