Robert's Harbour Island Real Estate Gems in the Bahamas

Robert Arthur, our Harbour Island real estate agent, is feeling good.

Robert just closed on Strawberry House, an historic two storey tropical home on this gem of an island where the beach really is powder pink from the residue of crushed shells.
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Robert's passionate about Harbour Island, an island in the Eleuthera (Greek for “Freedom”) chain which was settled in the mid 1600s by a group of English puritans, known as the Eleutheran Adventurers.
Led by Captain William Sayles, they'd fled Bermuda seeking religious freedom, got shipwrecked and ended up on Harbour Island.

Today Harbour Island is a postcard pretty village of Colonial cottages painted in the shades of our coral reefs. There are marinas, boutique hotels, and lots of fun spots to eat and drink and be merry. And Harbour Island real estate is at a premium. The famous Pink Sand Beach is spectacular.
“The sand is truly pink, the water is aquamarine, and there are so few

people around that it feels like your own” — Conde Naste
Harbour Island is only three miles long and half a mile wide. It's within easy reach of Miami and London via a flight and a boat ride. On its East Coast it has the longest pink coral sand beach in the world. The Harbour Bay sits on the West Coast.

It's said that all the local children are born with Junkanoo – the music of the Bahamas – in their soul and there are Junkanoo street parties where the rich and famous get down with regulars.
Anyway, back to Robert.

Robert's a bit of a workaholic. When he's not baking the most delicious goodies at his Arthur's Cafe and Bakery on Harbour Island, he's out selling real estate. Featured on House Hunters twice, Harbour Island real estate's in his blood.
Some of his fantastic listings include,

SEABREEZE (Guide Price $2.9 million)
A new two storey three en-suite bedroom home with a separate garage and guest cottage providing a further en-suite bedroom. The ground floor is open plan with high ceilings and a wall of glass providing panoramic views across the private pool and terraces to the dock and harbour bay.

There is a bar top kitchen area, dining area, and a lounge area with media centre. The ground floor also has an en-suite bedroom, a laundry and a powder room. The upstairs bedrooms have private terraces and the master bedroom has views across the harbour bay. In addition there is a walled garden surrounding the swimming pool, sun decks and front driveway with boat trailer parking area.

9800 sq.ft. plot
2650sq.ft. closed area.

1175 sq.ft. covered area.
THE HIDEAWAY (Guide price $1 million)


A charming three bedroom, two bathroom, “upside down “cottage with a bright open plan living area and master bedroom on the upper floor. Downstairs are two double bedroom a shared bathroom and a snug with media centre and “secret” cupboard. Upstairs a wide outside covered deck with a sundeck beyond, is ideal for inside/outside living. There is a further covered deck downstairs and a garage and small walled garden.
3250 sq. ft. plot

1800 sq.ft. closed area
600 sq. ft. covered area


HARBOUR LIGHTS (A PROJECT) (Guide price $2.9million)
This property is the jewel in the crown of the Sunset Harbour Estate and provides the opportunity for you to finish your own island home. Nestling on the waterfront in a corner position This is a 5/6 bedroom “upside down” house. The main living area and master bedroom suite are on the upper level providing fantastic views across the bay. It also has a self contained 1 bedroom apartment on the ground floor.


The present state of build is that the foundations and concrete floor slab, including all the ducting for water, electrics and air conditioning are in place and the ground floor reinforced block walls are built to the belt caste level. It is all certified correct. The garage is also completely constructed and in use. The property is offered with all the prints, QS estimates, permits and certificates to complete it. It is priced to allow a substantial saving to be made on the ultimate value.

12000 sq. ft. plot
4,700 sq.ft closed area

1175 sq.ft. covered area
The build quality of these homes is second to none and reflects the construction skills that have been honed over the years through shipbuilding and passed down to the artisans of today.


The Sunset Harbour Estate is a wonderful opportunity to acquire a vacation home with a private dock from which to enjoy not only Harbour Island and its beauty and traditions but also some of the finest sport fishing or just the surrounding smaller islands with wonderful deserted beaches and shallow safe water where inquisitive dolphins will come and play. It's an opportunity not to be missed.
The properties are being marketed in the USA by Coldwell Banker Robert. robert@ColdwellBankerBahamas.com.