The Galleon in La Hueca is the former site of the Galleon Bar and the Casa Vieja Art Gallery. This property is a unique opportunity for the Vieques Island buyer. The property is zoned commercial, fully permitted and titled. It is located in the countryside of La Hueca with over an acre of land.

Rustic elegance describes this recently built home and is truly a unique multi-faceted property. The property is perfectly suited for multiple uses limited only by the buyer’s imagination.

First, there is a fully functional art gallery that has successfully operated on Vieques. The space has excellent lighting and is entered at the front by quaint wrap around wood porches with a West Indies Style roof. The interior vaulted ceilings expand the space and the floors are Mexican Saltillo tiles. The gallery can be exited to a spacious inner courtyard connecting the various buildings.

Attached to the gallery is an air-conditioned office space with a living room and kitchen space. Although these rooms have served as the art gallery offices they could easily be modified to serve a variety of uses. One use could be studio apartments as they open onto the spacious courtyard.

The next building served as the Artist’s Studio accessed by crossing the courtyard to the rustic wood double doors. There are four sets of such doors opening on all four sides. This large studio has approximately 2,000 square feet of open space, very high ceilings and a half bath. This space could be transformed to serve a variety of uses, such as four studio apartments, two fully functional apartments, a restaurant and bar space or continue its use as the artist’s studio as the perfect “space to create”.

Upstairs above the studio is a large one bedroom house accessed from the open courtyard by a gracious outdoor stairway. This dream house sits atop the studio like a tree top escape. The generous porches wrap around two sides of the home allowing for great outdoor Caribbean living. One can imagine lazy days on the porch reading or resting in a hammock.

The floor plan of the house is a large open kitchen, dining room, and living room with space for a library or office nook. There is a guest bath and a large bedroom and master bathroom. In addition there is a laundry and storage area. The kitchen is built in the Vieques style with a mix of tropical hardwood cabinets and concrete counter-tops. All the flooring is of one material and creates a wonderful flow throughout.

The one acre lot was planted prior and now contains mature fruit and ornamental trees. There are many coconut palms, several mangoes, lime, quenepa, custard apples, tamarindo and herbs. Some of the ornamentals on this beautiful property include bougainvillea, areca palms, mahogany, ylang ylang, giant bird-of- paradise, and queen’s wreath vines.

This property, consisting of one landscaped acre and over 5,000 square feet of newly constructed craftsmanship, presents an enormous opportunity. If you are dreaming of the Caribbean lifestyle and owning your own Vieques Island business, The Galleon is not to be missed.