To help future home buyers navigate new construction choices in beacon hill, Below are Court CONTESTED PRoJECTS AND projects without a builDING PERMIT

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MORE INSIGHT FROM THE CARAVANSERAI TIMESHARE OWNERS/VICTIMS 

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Sint Maarten News 

Dear Editor,
Please allow me some space in your newspaper to address the wonderful people of St. Maarten. 

My wife and I purchased March timeshares at Caravanserai in 2003. It was a wonderful place. A few years later it was levelled for reconstruction. We patiently waited quite a few years for its completion, and in the meantime purchased an additional two weeks in December, so our sons and their families could join us, as they are teachers and their off-time is limited. 

When we were finally able to use our new March unit, it didn’t take long to realize that Mr. Manek knew nothing about hiring, personnel management or business in general. When we learned that Scotia Bank agreed to lend him $16,000,000, we suspected that the bank did not do their homework and may have their own personnel problems. Next time, maybe they will poll the timeshare owners to get some first-hand input on a borrower’s ability and integrity. 

As is known, Manek disappeared and so did a bunch of the timeshare owners’ dreams, timeshare purchase cash, as well as maintenance fees for 2014. Following bankruptcy, the resort was sold to Ray Sidhom, a rich American. He preceded to null and void the contracts of more than 2,200 timeshare owners, some of whom (like us) will have a hard time dealing with the loss. While, so far, his ruthless action has the approval of the island government, it is nevertheless a criminal act. We’re ashamed to know he is from our country. 

What is most disappointing up to this point is that the St. Maarten government has allowed this to happen. We fell in love with the island and its residents 15 years ago, and still believe it’s inhabited with the friendliest people we have ever known. 

Our hope is that one or more of your leaders will have the courage and integrity to do the right thing. Unlike our leaders, we hope they realize that if they are not part of the solution, they are part of the problem. Please stand up and tell this pathetic coward and his body guards that he cannot infect your great island with his heartless greed.      

written by Ron and Susan Leidner 

The owner of this property attempted to build higher than permitted and to subdivide their building into separate condos. 

PBHA prevented the subdivision and the height was prevented by a court case Dambrink Vs Bacchus 2015

Court order the project to not build the forth floor under the case Engel Vs Dahan in 2020.

This project has also been subject to pre-construction buyers taking the builder to court to refund their deposit.

This project advertised to build on the cliffs along Beacon HIll road and was never issued a permit.

Property owners were approached by a developer to build multiple condos on the point land.  The project violates the property deed restriction of a single family residence and was rejected by PBHA with the counter proposal of a single villa with a guest apartment.