Cincinnati Bengals Running Back Lists His Fort Lauderdale Waterfront Home For $10.9 Million

Giovani Bernard, Cincinnati Bengals running back, has listed his Fort Lauderdale waterfront home for $10.9 million. Choeff Levy Fischman is the architect who designed the home in the firms original Tropical Modern and minimalist aesthetic. The home is 5,320 sq.ft. with 5-bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms and features a theater, pool, three-car garage and 220 ft. of deep water dockage. The floor-to-ceiling glass doors and windows mixed with a topical interior design promote indoor-outdoor lifestyle living.

“Gio was inspired by the home we designed in Miami for another professional athlete, Alex Rodriguez, which is also a one-story, mid-century modern home with a pod design concept,” said Paul Fischman, principal, Choeff Levy Fischman. “Though monochromatic, Gio’s home is on the water so we blended tropical notes from the outside into the interiors.”

1638 River Lane is in the Harbor Beach neighborhood. The home is listed with Nicole Holtzheuser of Florida Luxurious Properties.

Tour This Key West Style Weston Estate Currently Asking $2.66 Million

This spacious four-bedroom-five-bathroom $2.66 million home in Weston, Florida, has beautiful wrap around water views and plenty of lush, green scenery for seamless indoor / outdoor living in complete privacy. Perfect for entertainment, it boasts an outdoor travertine patio that features a summer kitchen, Sonos sound system, fire pit and a 50x25 sport pool.

The huge windows allow for plenty of beautiful natural lighting, not to mention the 16-foot ceilings that make the property even more welcoming. The gourmet kitchen features a 12x8 Jerusalem stone center island with dine-in seating for 7+ people, Subzero appliances, and a custom Italian glass backsplash. Turkish marble and hardwood flooring throughout, LED lighting, and surround sound are some of the other luxuries it has to offer. The house comes with a custom master bedroom with a his-and-hers bathroom suite and a rain shower. No need to worry about space in the garage, as the house includes an oversized four car garage, of which two bays and storage room are air conditioned. This 2.38 acre home is listed by Patricia Lewis and Ryan Lewis with ONE Sotheby's International Realty. 

Article By: Katya Demina & Moustafa Abouzied

Florida Named Second Fastest Growing State Averaging 900 New Residents Per Day

Florida has been named the second fastest growing state according to the United States Census Bureau, trailing only Texas. Florida added 327,811 new residents between July 1, 2016 and July 1, 2017, about 900 new residents per day. The recent influx of new residents has been bolstered by northern states extreme tax and financial struggles as local and state politicians continue to tighten the tax noose on residents. Florida has no income tax, which has attracted wealthy families and individuals from states like Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts, amongst others at breakneck speed. Hedge fund big wig Paul Tudor Jones of Tudor Investment Corp. moved from Greenwich, Connecticut to Florida in 2015 after Connecticut passed two of the largest tax increases in history between 2011 and 2015, taking with him over $30 million in income tax revenue. In September 2016 PROFILEmiami reported that Barry Sternlicht, CEO of Starwood Capital Group and chairman of Starwood Property Trust, also fled Connecticut to become a Florida resident. Florida now has 1.1 million more residents than New York and is growing at a pace twenty five times faster than its northern counterpart which added only 13,113 new residents last year despite local claims the state is experiencing great growth. Florida is now the third most populous state behind only California and Texas. Now, Florida once again stands poised to continue and even accelerate growth as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 essentially makes Florida the model on which states should tax their residents. On December 22, 2017, President Donald Trump singed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, after the bill was passed by the United States Congress. The bill caps taxpayer's ability to deduct state individual income, sales and property taxes up to a limit of $10,000 starting in 2018. The current deduction was unlimited, allowing high tax states like New York to shift tax revenue from the federal government to state and local government. While residents of these high tax states have for years cautioned local politicians from continuing to hike taxes, taxes have continued to rise and the elimination of the SALT Deduction now makes it much more expensive to live in these states. As the effects of the tax cuts begin to be seen Florida's rapid population rise should be poised to continue through 2018.