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"14" Towers to be 'emblem' for SXM
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10/27/2021 10:32 AM
10/27/2021 10:32 AM
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LinkSeriously? In my opinion, a disgusting thing to be deemed an emblem of SXM..
Carol Hill
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Re: "14" Towers to be 'emblem' for SXM
[Re: Carol_Hill]
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10/27/2021 10:40 AM
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LinkSeriously? In my opinion, a disgusting thing to be deemed an emblem of SXM.. I wonder if any locals were involved in this choice?
J.D.
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Re: "14" Towers to be 'emblem' for SXM
[Re: Carol_Hill]
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10/27/2021 11:11 AM
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With all the beauty of St. Maarten, I find it sad they (whomever โtheyโ is....) chose that to be an emblem of the island. So many of us think itโs just one more eyesore ruining the beach views as one approaches.........๐๐
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Re: "14" Towers to be 'emblem' for SXM
[Re: Carol_Hill]
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10/27/2021 01:07 PM
10/27/2021 01:07 PM
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I don't know if it's all sold out or not but back in April when we were on island we were told by someone usually in the know that the first building was initially 'Sold Out' and that was the criteria for starting the second tower. I mean, lets face it - it's a beautiful location if they had decent roads. It's a beautiful location if they could provide their own PRIVATE BEACH CLUB. And it's a beautiful location if you aren't at all concerned about island services to the building such as fire, police and security, and utilities. Just my personal opinion........
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pat
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Re: "14" Towers to be 'emblem' for SXM
[Re: Carol_Hill]
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10/27/2021 04:19 PM
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Where you stay has squat to do with selecting this as an emblem of SXM. I stay at SBR and THAT has squat to do with the "emblem"....it is about the choice made to represent the Island
...and yes, it does look like Miami
Last edited by boucharda; 10/27/2021 04:19 PM.
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Re: "14" Towers to be 'emblem' for SXM
[Re: Carol_Hill]
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10/27/2021 08:00 PM
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It is nothing more than a Puff-Piece article that was placed for marketing. "Emblem for Sint Maarten", I'm quite sure was the Developer's chosen words. He has probably made a significant purchase in the classified section and this is the payback. He might even want to drop the "three pelicans" on top of one of the Towers and create some type of super emblem.
Be Happy! Simply because you deserve to be. ๐
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Re: "14" Towers to be 'emblem' for SXM
[Re: irina]
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10/28/2021 08:49 AM
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I agree......the hurricane ravaged ruins from the 90's were much more palatable.
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Re: "14" Towers to be 'emblem' for SXM
[Re: ruralcarrier]
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10/28/2021 08:54 AM
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LinkSeriously? In my opinion, a disgusting thing to be deemed an emblem of SXM.. I wonder if any locals were involved in this choice? More importantly............ "Through the project, around 20 different companies of which 90 per cent are local gained employment. โUpon the completion of this project, we will subsequently create employment opportunities in the areas of management, maintenance and hospitality.โ
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Re: "14" Towers to be 'emblem' for SXM
[Re: bdeeley]
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10/28/2021 12:05 PM
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I agree. I don't read anything in the article beyond a marketing "puff" piece. Certainly nothing that suggests there is any discussion about this becoming an "official" emblem of St. Maarten. It is just the developer doing PR, suggesting that he hopes the two towers might become "emblematic" (a more accurate word than emblem in this instance, of what is being suggested, IMO) of the "progress" of new development on the island. His point-of-view certainly; definitely not mine!!
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Re: "14" Towers to be 'emblem' for SXM
[Re: CanadianCutie]
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10/28/2021 05:15 PM
10/28/2021 05:15 PM
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I just went on their website and according to them, every unit has been sold. If you click on each building, it lists all the units. Both buildings A and B have sold beside every unit. Iโm I the only one having a hard time believing this? I agree - I don't believe that all units are sold, either, at least not to people who will use them. More likely they have been scooped up by speculators, who will hold onto them until demand increases and the price goes up. Here in the GTA there are many, many condo towers in which large numbers of units have been sold but sit empty while the owners wait to cash in. Property like this is considered "currency" in some respects. On another note, I hope those towers have good generators to keep power running in a hurricane. I once lived on the 24th floor of a tower, got home one night to find the power out. It's a long hike up 20 or so floors. A long hike down, too.
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