David Fedeles, St. Croix Real Estate

Coldwell Banker St. Croix Realty

Meet Team Fedeles

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Meet David Fedeles and Stephen Swanton of Team Fedeles, Coldwell Banker St. Croix Realty.

David has a sales and marketing background and moved to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, on a whim 30 years ago. Stephen got in to real estate after purchasing a home on St. Croix from David Fedeles.

David loves taking buyers out house hunting on St. Crox. He works with a lot of second home and vacation home buyers who live stateside, but want to have getaway or investment property in paradise. Stephen enjoys photographing properties and doing drone work, then sharing photos and videos on social media. These qualities make Team Fedeles the best team to buy or sell a home on St. Croix!

David and Stephen both have a love of animals and enjoy sharing Coldwell Banker’s Homes for Dogs campaign.

Get to know more about David and Stephen.

Team Fedeles looks forward to the opportunity to get to know you better!

December Newsletter: Home for Christmas

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One of my favorite songs this time of year is I’ll Be Home for Christmas by Bing Crosby.

I’ll be home for Christmas
You can count on me
Please have snow and mistletoe
And presents under the tree

Christmas eve will find me
Where the love light gleams
I’ll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams

This time of year, we enjoy welcoming our snowbird friends “home” for the season, as well as new and long-time visitors. Like clockwork, folks arrive to escape the cold or for their favorite holiday festivities, like the Christmas Boat Parade (view our photo gallery) and Coquito Festival. The St. George Village Botanical Garden hosts their traditional Under the Mistletoe tree auction fundraiser and Christmas Spoken Here, which is a wonderful day to shop for gifts from local artisans and vendors.

Loved this outline of St. Croix on the “Sea Feather” during the St. Croix Christmas Boat Parade

Maybe you’re looking for more of an island-themed jingle. This year’s Crucian Christmas Festival will honor Stanley and The Ten Sleepless Knights for 50 years of music! There will even be a Carnival village named “Stanleyville,” according to the St. Croix Source. TSK holiday favorites include Mama Make Your Johnny Cake and Guavaberry.

The USVI Festivals Facebook page can help you plan your Crucian Christmas Festival experience. We found this handy calendar of events that says the date when each activity will take place.

As we look toward the start of a new year (and decade!), big things are happening on St. Croix. Limetree Bay hosted a community open house in November to share information about the refinery restart. I shared a row on a recent flight with two gentlemen who were on island to help secure the pipeline and it sounded like all was going according to plan. You can learn more about the effort in this article, Restart of idled St. Croix oil refinery set for early 2020 after delay.

Finally, if you’ve ever enjoyed a sunset from St. Croix, we think you’ll agree with #1 from this list of 20 Destinations With The Most Stunning Sunsets. “St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands is a special place for many people. Yet, it is not as big of a tourist destination as some of the other areas on our list. However, it is one of the most naturally beautiful and affordable places you can visit.” And, we might add, to live!

No matter your playlist this holiday, may there be plenty of presents under the tree and the love light gleam all around you. And if you’re ready to replace snow with sand, we can help you find the home of your dreams on St. Croix!

Warm regards,
Team Fedeles



October Newsletter: Living the Dream

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We’re all about helping our clients live their dreams — and we’re pretty lucky we get to do it right here in paradise.

Our clients, The Williams’, were recently featured in the Coldwell Banker blog, Homes for Dogs Project Winning the Hearts of Sellers. We admire Tom and Diane so much for all they have done to help the animals of St. Croix — and we’re grateful that they entrusted us with their listing, in part because of our shared love of dogs.

The Williams’ listing overlooking Salt River Bay, complete with solar net metering.

Waterfront living is a dream for many people who have their sights on St. Croix. If you are one of them, we thought you might appreciate this Waterfront Neighborhoods article by our Coldwell Banker colleague. Contact us to learn more about communities with a beach just steps away, like the prestigious Estate Shoys listing that is featured below.

This spectacular villa in gated and guarded Estate Shoys features unique works of art, net-metered solar and hurricane windows.

There are many big milestones for St. Croix businesses coming up in 2020. Centerline Car Rentals is celebrating 30 years with a St. Croix vacation giveaway, while two of our favorite resources, GoToStCroix.com and the St. Croix Explorer Map, celebrate 20 years. Congrats to all three for fulfilling their dreams of becoming such vital parts of the St. Croix community over the decades.

Caribbean Journal recently published an article with an update on the Marriott Renaissance reopening. The property is set to open in Spring 2020 and will be managed by Aimbridge Hospitality, the largest third-party hotel management company in North America. We also understand that Divi Carina Bay is targeting Spring 2020 to re-open.

Make note of these upcoming dates:

  • Oct. 31: Galloween, stop by the Coldwell Banker office in Gallow’s Bay to trick-or-treat ?
  • Nov. 3: Fall Back for the end of Daylight Savings Time — remember, the U.S. Virgin Islands are on Atlantic Standard Time (AST) and do not fall back. Starting on Nov. 3, we will be one hour ahead of EST.
  • Nov. 21: the first Art Thursday of the season
  • Nov. 29: Thanksgiving Jump Up!
  • Dec. 8: Beauty & The Beast Triathlon (we’re looking forward to watching our own Stephen Swanton show what he’s made of!)
  • Dec. 14: Christmas Boat Parade

August Newsletter: A Season of New Beginnings

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This summer we said “Congratulations and Goodbye” to Kristi. She got married and became Kristi Myers in May, and will move to Alabama with her husband, Will, to start their family. They plan to visit often and eventually move back, since St. Croix will always be home to them both.

At the same time, we welcomed Stephen Swanton to Team Fedeles. Stephen has already proven to have excellent attention to detail, a keen eye for photography, a true interest in the real estate industry, and great enthusiasm for helping our clients. You may also recognize him from the winner’s platform of the 2018 Beauty and the Beast Triathlon or from “pedaling” his handcrafted kombucha and cold-brew coffee from Bici Cafe at the La Reine Farmers’ Market; look for his kombucha on tap at local gyms, yoga studios, bars and restaurants!

In June, I was honored to receive the Coldwell Banker President’s Circle Award for the 7th year! I certainly couldn’t do it without such a capable team and supportive clients. I am grateful for the privilege of working with such wonderful people in such a spectacular place!

Have you been considering a new beginning by starting or moving a business to paradise? Learn more about the tax incentives associated with making a business investment on St. Croix through the USVI Economic Development Authority. We’d be happy to show you our current commercial listing or help you find another commercial property on island.

If your idea of new is building your very own dream home, check out our assortment of land for sale. You’ll find quite a range of prices and sizes. And one common theme: views, views, views!

St. Croix’s newest spirit, Mutiny Island Vodka, held their grand opening of the Sion Farm Distillery this past weekend. Located in the former Island Dairies building, they are distilling vodka using breadfruit. If you didn’t make it to the grand opening, you really need to stop in sometime for a cocktail and snack.

Our seller, Lou Cerrulo, shared his After Maria St. Croix story from his new home base of Florida, but we’re counting on seeing Lou back on St. Croix soon. We look forward to welcoming him back home — and we’d love to welcome you too!

Warm regards,
Team Fedeles

Featured Client: After Maria

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Lou Cerullo took a leap of faith in 2017. He made a sight-unseen offer on a condo, then flew down to close four days before Hurricane Irma. He then waited anxiously as both Irma and Maria made their way through the Caribbean. While we were not his buyer agent for that purchase, we learned later that our e-newsletters after the storm had a big impact on him.

We can’t imagine how nerve-racking it must have been to have made a commitment to buy a condo, then to watch from afar as a category 5 hurricane blew over it. It was very touching to hear from Lou that he saved all of our post-storm communication because it helped him feel more connected to what was happening on St. Croix.

During his career as an engineer on the East Coast, Lou did a lot of traveling. Over 20 years, he experienced the entire Caribbean and decided,

Someday I’m going to retire there.

For Lou, St. Croix had all the things he wanted, but not all the commercialism. After a stretch of owning a restaurant in South Carolina, it was time. He bought his condo, endured the wait after Maria, and finally made his way to St. Croix.

He poured a lot of energy into renovating his new condo, making it his perfect island home. When he wasn’t working on his condo, one of his favorite things to do on island was to find Brian McCullough Band playing somewhere. He settled right in to island life.

St. Croix just has a great small town feel. It didn’t take any time at all to meet people and make friends.

Alas, life took a little turn and Lou needed to head back to the States for awhile. That’s when he contacted Team Fedeles to sell his condo. We put together the listing, complete with the write-up and photos, and Lou said:

I loved it! I wanted to buy it all over again!

Lou wasn’t expecting to get the full listing price, but trusted our guidance. And we had multiple offers within two days! We’re pleased to hear him describe the sale as a “smooth experience”.

Now Lou is in Florida living close to family.

I miss St. Croix every day — and I’m in Florida with a beautiful view! Sure, having access to all the shopping options is nice, but I’d give it all up to be back on St. Crox.

Lou’s advice for anyone looking for a real estate agent is to find someone who cares enough to patiently answer all of your questions. He was kind to share how much he appreciated our attention to detail.

Someday I hope to really retire — and I’ll go back to David to buy my next St. Croix home.

We look forward to welcoming you back home, Lou!

About David Fedeles

Twice voted Best Real Estate Broker on St. Croix. Coldwell Banker President's Circle three years in a row. Read More…

St. Croix and New York

David Fedeles is a licensed real estate broker in both St. Croix USVI and New York. If you are looking for your dream home in America’s Paradise, David is ready to work with you!

Contact David Fedeles today!

Tel: 340-778-7000
Cell: 340-690-4665
info@fedeles.com
Office Location:
Coldwell Banker St. Croix Realty | Gallows Bay Mkt
5030 Anchor Way, Suite 12 | Christiansted, VI 00820