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“I Have the Most Perfect Amount of Botox”

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

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 […]

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

Monday, September 10th, 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 […]

Heinous MLS Photo of the Week

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

  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

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

Tuesday, August 28th, 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 […]

Luxury Property Fire Sale in Key Biscayne; Scarface Home on Market for $38.5M

Friday, August 24th, 2007

It seems that Key Biscayne hedge fund manager John Devaney, CEO of United Capital made a bad decision by investing in the mortage market right before it collapsed.  According to TheStreet.com, Devaney put “…one of his most prized possessions-a 142–foot Trinity yacht dubbed Positive Carry— up for sale along with his $16.5 million second-home in Aspen, CO.  […]

$18.5M Penthouse at 1500 Ocean Drive Goes Under Contract

Monday, August 13th, 2007

That’s right. Four combined penthouse units at Michael Graves’ 1500 Ocean Drive went under contract Friday. The unit is comprised of 11,940 interior sq. ft., 8,200 sq. ft. of private roof terrace (unfinished) and 1,624 sq. ft. of balconies.