Little Saint James is currently owned by billionaire investor Stephen Deckoff , through his firm SD Investments, which purchased both Little Saint James and neighboring Great Saint James in 2023 for around $60 million.

Quick Scoop: Who Owns Little Saint James?

  • The island was long known as Jeffrey Epstein’s private island; he owned it from 1998 until his death in 2019.
  • After years under Epstein’s estate (during which it was put up for sale to help settle civil lawsuits), it was eventually sold in May 2023.
  • The buyer was Stephen Deckoff, a U.S. Virgin Islands–based financier and founder of Black Diamond Capital Management, acting via SD Investments.
  • Public reporting says Deckoff plans to turn Little Saint James and Great Saint James into a high‑end resort destination, with talk of opening as early as the mid‑2020s.

So, if you’re wondering “who owns Little Saint James” now , the answer is that it’s no longer held by Epstein’s estate but by Stephen Deckoff’s investment entity, SD Investments.

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