Regent’s Out, Hilton’s In, and What’s Up with The Gansevoort?

Regent’s Out, Hilton’s In, and What’s Up with The Gansevoort?

According to the Miami Herald, the Regent Hotel has left as operator of the new hotel at 1458 Ocean Drive in South Beach.  The new hotel operator is Vincci, a Spain-based hotel chain.  The 80–unit property opened nine months ago were sold as condominium hotels. If I were a owner of a unit, I would be pretty annoyed.  [...]

Regent’s Out, Hilton’s In, and What’s Up with The Gansevoort?


Waterfront Home in Foreclosure in Miami Beach-Sunset Islands

Waterfront Home in Foreclosure in Miami Beach-Sunset Islands

Foreclosure at 1440 W. 23rd Street, Miami Beach It is very rare for a home in a neighborhood like this to be in foreclosure.  The home has four family bedrooms and one maids room, 6,121 interior square foot and a 18,813 square foot lot. Built in 1957, the home was completely renovated approximately seven years ago by Wallace Tutt, whose credits include Cher and [...]

Waterfront Home in Foreclosure in Miami Beach-Sunset Islands


“I Have the Most Perfect Amount of Botox”

“I Have the Most Perfect Amount of Botox”

said Jeff Lewis last night on Bravo TV’s Flipping Out, when the host of the show began reading viewer’s questions about Mr. Lewis’ alledged plastic surgeries. Gotta love a guy who prides himself on having just the “perfect amount of botox.”  Anyways, Mr. Lewis stated it is “all about the trough sink.”  So, if JL says [...]

“I Have the Most Perfect Amount of Botox”


Miami Beach Real Estate Statistics: South Beach YTD Condo Market Index- September 2007

Miami Beach Real Estate Statistics: South Beach YTD Condo Market Index- September 2007

This is the first installment of Miami Beach/South Beach condo market statistics. The data was based on information from the Southeast Florida Regional (SEFR) MLS or from the associations participating in the SEFR for the period 1/1/07 through 9/3/2007. This analysis covers the luxury high-rise condos South of Fifth Street (SoFi) in South Beach; ICON South Beach, Murano [...]

Miami Beach Real Estate Statistics: South Beach YTD Condo Market Index- September 2007


Heinous MLS Photo of the Week

Heinous MLS Photo of the Week

  You know what they say, “Sex Sells!”  Notice the Realtor taking the picture in the mirror.  Makes you wanna live in this condo, huh! Photo courtesy of the Southeast Florida Regional MLS

Heinous MLS Photo of the Week


Apogee South Beach Luxury Condo- Update-August 28, 2007

Apogee South Beach Luxury Condo- Update-August 28, 2007

I hear that Apogee is to be delivered before the end of the year. I know a lot of readers have been asking me about construction updates so here it is! What was even more fun was that I went out to check out the $12M penthouse at Murano at Portofino for a client and [...]

Apogee South Beach Luxury Condo- Update-August 28, 2007