Jan Sofat 175

Jan Sofat 175 — Spanish Water Bay

On Curaçao, waterfront properties are not uncommon. A waterfront villa with a private deep-water pier for a 20-metre vessel, a 90 m² cinema, seven bedroom suites across three levels, and an unobstructed panorama of Spanish Water Bay framed by the unmistakable silhouette of Tafelberg, that is something else entirely. Jan Sofat 175 is the most comprehensively equipped residential property on the island. 

First Impressions: Restraint, Then Revelation

The street façade gives nothing away. Clean, contemporary, composed. You park inside the electronic garage, walk through the palm-lined front garden, and open the front door. What happens next stops you mid-step: the entire rear wall is glass, and through it, Spanish Water Bay fills the view from edge to edge, with Tafelberg rising from the water like a monument placed there specifically for this house. Immediate, total, and completely unexpected.

This is a villa designed to be discovered from the inside out.

A Focal Point Unlike Any Other

The living room announces its character at once. A feature wall presents one of the most arresting design gestures in any Caribbean home: a fireplace set directly alongside an indoor waterfall. Fire and water — elemental opposites — sharing the same wall in the heart of a tropical island. Theatrical without being excessive. Every guest who enters will remember it. Glass sliding doors open the entire ground floor onto the infinity pool terrace and from there, directly to the bay.

Three Levels. One Orientation: The Water.

Every principal space in Villa 175 faces Spanish Water. On the ground floor, the infinity pool and jacuzzi appear to float at the water’s edge. Step down to the lower level and every room opens directly onto the pier. Step up to the second floor and every bedroom balcony overlooks the marina, the lagoon, and Tafelberg from a commanding elevation. There is no rear of this house; there is only the water, approached from different heights and angles.

The Master Suite

The master bedroom occupies 28 m² of the second floor, opening onto a private covered terrace with bay views. Its 25 m² en-suite bathroom is specified to a standard rarely seen outside five-star hospitality: dual vanities, a freestanding Duravit bathtub facing the water, an Axor Grohe double rain shower with teak-effect flooring, separate toilet and bidet, and a 12 m² walk-in closet with its own terrace. Two further en-suite bedrooms share the same water-facing orientation. A panoramic office running the full width of the façade serves equally as a seventh bedroom.

The Lower Level: Capability at Scale

A 90 m² home cinema and entertainment suite with basement, bar provision, and adjoining fitness studio occupies the full lower floor. In a market where ”entertainment room” typically means a television against a wall, this is categorically different — the scale of a private members’ club, attached to a private home. Every room on this level opens directly to the terrace, the plunge pool, and the pier.

The Pier: Your Departure Point for the Caribbean

Thirteen metres. Water and electrical connections. From this berth, you can depart for Klein Curaçao in the morning, or cross Spanish Water to the Curaçao Yacht Club for dinner. The sea is not a view from this property; it is an extension of your living space. Alongside the pier, a self-contained 66 m² guesthouse sits directly at the water’s edge with its own rooftop terrace: complete independence for guests, or a premier short-term rental asset that no hotel on the island can replicate.

Infrastructure and Security

A 38 m³ rainwater cistern feeds the pool and garden. Pre-wiring for solar panels and a generator is in place. Fourteen security cameras and a full intercom system cover every corner. The Jan Sofat community adds 24/7 manned gate security and its own private marina.

Jan Sofat 175 is available for private viewing by appointment. Contact Curacao Sotheby’s International Realty.