
Robb Report: A Waterfront Compound on Washington’s San Juan Island Is Heading to Auction
Known as the Stern Estate, the 14-acre property comes with several structures along nearly 1,000 feet of ocean frontage overlooking the Haro Strait. Published on July 21, 2025By WENDY BOWMAN Stern Estate San Juan Island WashingtonElite Auctions Several years after he had created the renowned Deer Valley Ski Resort in Park City, Utah, in the late 1980s, Edgar Stern Jr. commissioned noted mountain architect David Finholm to custom build an oceanfront residence on a craggy bluff high above the western shores of Washington‘s San Juan Island, near the charming coastal fishing village of Friday Harbor. The real estate developer, hotelier,