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#338010 Yesterday at 10:28 AM
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May be business as usual, hope the workers will be ok.my understanding is he sold/lost the land in Beacon Hill as well that he tried to pull a fast one and build condos on. Probably the only restaurant I won’t step foot in in SXM.

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kim #338014 Yesterday at 11:50 AM
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The fact that there is a reserved price means the Owner is willing to sell, but only if you pay the $6,500,000 pricetag. Don't be surprised if it does not sell.

I should add, the Owner can sell for less but is not obligated to if they don't get the $6,500,000 or more asking bid price.

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It’s the Bank because the original Owner already sold this to Toppers .

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So, what happens if it doesn't sell? Business as usual in the restaurant until it does?

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5 years ago this article was in TheDailyHerald
https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islan...-topper-s-distillery-topper-s-restaurant

The previous owner Diego sold in 2020 and died in 2023. Sad

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kim #338022 Yesterday at 04:52 PM
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Kim--what date was that in the paper, do you know? I was trying to find it and couldn't find it.

I've never been a huge fan of his. Glad he got stopped in Beacon Hill, as that was wrong.

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Here's the link to Mingo's website. https://www.notarymingo.com

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My cowboy math:
At $6.5 million, with a 6.5% interest rate which on this type of property is probably reasonable to a person that has the money to begin. Only a 25 year remaining right to lease. You would have to allow for about $43k per month plus insurance and any taxes (not sure how commercial property works on SXM). Good luck making those payments, I don't see how that investment would make any sense for anybody. That nut isn't going to able to be paid in high season, let alone low season.

I think about one third that is getting closer to having a chance, not even sure at that.

Went once years ago at what was Banana's with in a year or so of the change, knew leaving we would not be back, never went back.

Is Topper's rum still running?


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Today’s Daily Herald

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Originally Posted by Kennys
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Nothing here.


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Originally Posted by Kennys
Today’s Daily Herald
No link

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It’s all on the notary page. Here is the link from the Herald that may have started the downfall.

Beacon Hill issue

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In the middle pages

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Scuba--It's in the full Daily Herald, not in the online version.


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Yes. Just saw the link posted above and no mention of Toppers Restaurant being auctioned.

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The link I posted is from 2021 - as I stated the start of the downfall. The notary link has all the information, and if you keep
Clicking it’s all there. And I posted a picture from the paper that was posted by an Islander on Facebook. Online version doesn’t always post the entire paper unfortunately.

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Scuba--as I said above, it's in the FULL ONLINE VERSION, not the free version.


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Ditto asked above, “what about the Rum Business?”. Mocha Momma is really good stuff and can be bought at Total Wine in the states


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