WILLEMSTAD - The U.S. Consulate has shown interest in utilizing Landhuis Sorsaka for their activities temporarily, while they are in the process of constructing their new building in Ser'i Ararat.
On February 15, Domain Management and the U.S. Consulate assessed the condition of Landhuis Sorsaka. Based on this assessment, Domain Management provided a rough estimate of the renovation costs, which amount to approximately three million guilders.
For Curaçao, renting out the property could create a beneficial win-win situation. The renovation of Landhuis Sorsaka could be funded through the sale of the associated land to the U.S. Consulate.
If the consulate wishes to use and renovate the building, the government would discount the rent the Americans need to pay to the government when using Sorsaka. When the consulate eventually moves again, Curaçao would be left with a renovated building without incurring significant costs.
Landhuis Sorsaka
The last occupant, former lieutenant-governor Lizanne Dindial, left in 2010, and since then, it has been vacant.
Plans by former Prime Minister Gerrit Schotte to promote Sorsaka as the official residence of the Prime Minister did not materialize.
In 2012, there was a government decision to sell the historic building, but the sale never came to fruition. The Sorsaka Plantation is one of the oldest plantations on Curaçao, dating back to before 1725.