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I haven’t been around much lately; the reason for that will become apparent very soon. In the meantime, this post was inspired by an email from a consumer who wants to buy a Miami Beach condo and asked me for some insight. Since I didn’t readily know the answer to the question (and I usually do), I figured it was time […]
Miami Beach Real Estate Statistics: Distressed Properties & Diana Olick
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010Miami Beach is a really unique place. That’s why I get a tad frustrated with the media for lumping Miami Beach into Greater Miami’s real estate statistics on foreclosures, short sales and shadow inventory. Now there’s new phrase du jour, “double dip.” I liken Miami Beach to Manhattan or Beverly Hills. Manhattan real estate operates on its own from the […]
Miami Beach Luxury Real Estate Percolates; La Gorce Island Estate Sells for $16M
Friday, June 11th, 2010The big sales in Miami Beach keep rolling on in. On the heels of a $15M sale at Setai South Beach and A-Rod’s $7.4M land purchase on N. Bay Road, 88 La Gorce Circle, on gated La Gorce Island, closed today for $16M. The home, which was built in 2008, has 17,200 interior sf, 10 bedrooms, two docks, and a […]
Miami Beach Real Estate- Has A-Rod Finally Stepped Up? $7.4M Acre of Land on Celeb-Studded N. Bay Road Sells
Thursday, June 10th, 2010A-Rod has been looking for a place on Miami Beach for years- pre-Madonna, post-Madonna. At one time he had Shaq’s Star Island home under contract, the estate that Naomi Campbell’s beau, Vladislav Doronin, bought about one year ago. The parcel of land, which is 46,690 sf, has 230 linear ft. of prime, wide-bay waterfrontage and spectacular, unobstructed views of downtown Miami. The […]
Miami Beach Real Estate: Netscape Founder, Jim Clark, Lists Setai South Beach Penthouse for $27M, PH B Sells for $15M
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010Miami is bringing BLING! Jim Clark, founder of Netscape and developer of two downtown Miami condos, lists PH Villa A for $27M. Andrew Barroway of Philadelphia sells PH Villa B at Setai South Beach for $15M.
Apogee South Beach: Michael Caine Lists; Vitamin Giant Andrew Lessman Sells; New to Market: $9M SW Corner
Saturday, May 1st, 2010Well, well, well. Apogee. Uh huh. Where to start. Let’s start with the celeb stuff: Michael Caine lists four bedroom, three-and-a-half bath “01” SE corner unit for $6,995,000. No news on why or what’s next. No interior shots to show you. I got nuttin’. Here’s a standard floor plan for the “01” line. HSN vitamin behemoth, […]
