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ID: 32
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Bird Cay

price on application - no buyer's commission 

picture show   Bird Cay - Bahamas

 
location-/special feature:
location characteristics:
- private island
An Exotic Private Island Paradise

 

location: A haven of beauty and tranquility, this 250 acre tropical island is located at the south end of the Berry Islands chain, just 30 minutes by air from Nassau. The island is well protected on all sides by neighboring islands and sand banks. Chub Cay lies just west of Bird Cay and offers an excellent marina , a private resort club, restaurants, and a 5,000 foot airstrip with regular and chartered flights to Nassau. The privately owned island of Whale Cay to the east includes a 4,000 foot paved runway and harbour. Proximity to the Great Bahama Bank and the Tongue of the Ocean makes this an excellent fishing, sailing, and scuba-diving paradise.
 
description: THE PROPERTY: With over 4.75 Miles of water frontage Bird Cay offers sandy beaches, crystalline waters, spectacular ocean views, gentle prevailing breezes, numerous landscaped trails, gardens, mature tropical palms, casuarinas, as well as citrus and coconut groves. Given the considerable flowing lawn that surrounds the main house, a few golf holes could easily be constructed on the island. THE RESIDENCES: The island also features a historic two storey main residence that overlooks the ocean and the swimming pool and is in need of repair. Five colorful waterfront cottages line the shore of this private gem and seem to float on an artist's palette of dazzling blue ocean fringed with pristine white beaches. The guest house overlooks nearby Whale Cay and affords complete privacy enveloped by native flowers and a white picket fence. It comprises three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a large kitchen, a huge sitting room, and a dining room. ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: The property also includes a boathouse, a small shop, a carpenter's shop, a rainwater tank, two generators, a three car garage, storage buildings, full array of watersports equipment, a machine shop, paint and gas storage.
 
diverse: HISTORY: Bird Cay was developed in the 1940s by Francis Francis, a handsome Brit and heir to the Standard Oil fortune. A notable world sportsman, Francis was a member of the English Olympic fencing and track teams, a champion horseman in the army, and one of the greatest amateur golfers of the 20th Century, earning the prestigious invitation to play in the U.S. Masters after winning the Swiss Open. A famed aviator, Francis was one of three developers of the ejection seat, which has saved countless lives. Owner of the four most popular and chic nightclubs in London during World War II, Francis married Patricia Leonard, famed star of the London theater, and escaped to his island hideaway. It was with this legacy of fame and fortune that Francis decided to buy his own island and create a personal paradise, building the houses from rock quarried from the island. Here Francis chose to raise his children and entertain his friends while practicing golf on a custom-designed driving range. The home's dining room was host to many kings, politicians, and stars. Every evening, glamorous guests would gather in the great room to dine. Francis counted Belgium's King Leopold III, the Duke of Windsor, Marlene Dietrich, Rock Hudson, Sir Noel Coward, Great Garbo, and David Niven among his closest personal friends. In later years, Francis became rather reclusive, increasingly prizing his privacy and avidly shunning publicity. Journalists were kept at bay, and photographers were not allowed to land on the cay. This is quite simply a tropical paradise tailor-made for a business retreat, a family compound, or a stunning island resort.
 


 

 
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size: 101.25 hectares (equivalent to 250.09 acres, 1.01 km2 or 142 soccer fields).
region: Bahamas, Berry Islands.

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