Description

Casa Cascadas is a signature acquisition for the discriminating buyer. Named Casa Cascadas after its three cascading water features, it is more than a vacation retreat. It is an astute investment in the unspoiled, undiscovered “Little Sister Island” of Puerto Rico.

Four hours from New York airports -- about the time it takes to enjoy a Business Class brunch, read The Times and Journal, and perhaps close your eyes for a refreshing nap. Walk to your connection with the 18-minute flight from San Juan – no customs formalities -- and you're sipping a frosty Mojito beside your 52-foot pool. You’re atop a 300-foot-high mountain ridge that offers you a breathtaking panorama of the Caribbean Sea. Yet, you are minutes away from the 40 beaches of Vieques, voted among the top 25 in the world by Trip Advisor and by Travel & Leisure as “The Best Caribbean Island.”

In addition to the sunrise-to-sunset vista of the Caribbean and the neighboring island of St. Croix, Casa Cascadas commands a postcard view of the three bays of Vieques – and directly overlooks Bio Bay, acknowledged as the brightest bioluminescent bay in the world. The mountainous El Yunque rainforest on the nearby main island of Puerto Rico completes the panoramic view from the house.

This unique, multi-story home was designed by world-renowned architect John Hix -- following the Japanese Wabi-Sabi tradition -- and was completed in 2010. The expansive house’s matchless design is in itself a work of art:

-1,000-square-foot Great Room

-Built-in dining table for 12

-Butler's pantry

-Two bedroom suites, each with a built-in, king-sized, temperpedic, platform bed and a full bath with custom-designed double sink and al fresco shower
Office/guest room with adjoining bathroom, double sink and al fresco shower

-Trellised loggia with custom-built lounges and separate guest kitchenette with sink, mini-fridge, stovetop
Meditation garden with a custom-designed water wall and a commissioned water sculpture

-Fifty-two-foot parallelogram-shaped swimming pool set off by an expansive pool deck, with shower and grill

-Gated parking court

-Solar hot water

-Communications connections

On the property is a landscaped orchard of Star Fruit, Sea Grape, Mandarin Orange, Lemon, Banana, Pineapple, Grapefruit, Coffee, Lemongrass, Natal Plum, Kei Apple – all complemented by numerous flowering plantings.