Full Floor Sky Mansion At One Thousand Museum By Zaha Hadid Architects Sells For $21.9 Million

A 9,200-square-foot sky mansion inside One Thousand Museum by Zaha Hadid Architects just traded for $21.925 million. The residences occupies an entire floor at One Thousand Museum, one of the most ultra-luxury condo towers in Miami, complete with a helipad. The iconic exoskeleton tower, which overlooks Museum Park, was designed by the late starchitect Zaha Hadid.

ONE Sotheby’s International Realty was on both sides of the transaction with Saddy Abaunza Delgado and Valeria Kelly representing the seller and Lianne Graubart repping the buyer. The buyer was referred through ONE Sotheby’s International Realty, with agents Shauna Walters and Nicole Plaxen connecting the team with the client.

The five-bedroom penthouse at 1000 Biscayne Boulevard #5501 spans an entire floor of Hadid’s instantly recognizable exoskeleton tower overlooking Biscayne Bay. Sweeping views across Biscayne Bay and the Miami skyline take center stage, framed by heightened ceilings and 10-foot doors that amplify the penthouse’s dramatic sense of scale. Recent upgrades include a fully enclosed second kitchen and integrated Crestron and Lutron systems, along with four parking spaces.

One Thousand Museum was developed by One Thousand Group, led by Louis Birdman and Kevin Venger, with partners Gilberto Bomeny, Gregg Covin and Todd Michael Glaser. The tower officially debuted August 2019 as one of the country’s most anticipated condominiums, with its striking exoskeleton instrumental to becoming the most iconic and identifiable tower in Downtown Miami. Per public record, past and current residents are reported to be David and Victoria Beckham, Ken Griffin, David Grutman, Marc Anthony, Loren Ridinger, and Sela Ann Ward.

One Thousand Museum rises 62-stories and offers 84-units. The tower was the designed by the late Zaha Hadid and was her first residential skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere. The unique tower features an exoskeleton which was made from glass fiber reinforced concrete imported from Dubai.

The building’s luxe lifestyle and exclusive amenities are among its most desirable attractions including a private rooftop helipad, making it Miami’s only residential building accessible via its own private airport. One Thousand Museum was also the first residential building in the world to partner with Forbes Travel Guide to create a hospitality-focused experience for residents and their guests on par with the finest hotel in the world.

Additional amenities include a Sky Lounge for dining and private events; an on-premise bank vault; nearby private Beach Club, Museum Beach; access to an escalade house car service, 1KM wellness center featuring state-of-the-art equipment by Techno-Gym, a Spa with relaxation pods and private treatment rooms for spa services and the Aquatic Center featuring an indoor lap-pool at the 61st Floor.

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Roy and Lea Black List Star Island Estate For $37.5 Million

Attorney Roy Black and his wife Real Housewives of Miami-star Lea Black, have listed their Star Island home for $37.5 Million. Saddy Abaunza Delgado with ONE Sotheby’s International Realty has listed the property alongside Elena & Stefano Iturriaga of London Real Estate Company. Located at 45 Star Island, the property is nestled along Biscayne Bay and provides 180-feet of waterfront access, a rarity on the island. The existing home offers 7 bedrooms, 8 full baths, 1 half plus a two-bathroom guest house. Additional features include a 60-foot dock to park your boat, new pool, a movie theater that sits 10, a Viking gas stove, a sub-zero refrigerator, a children's pirate tree house, and a sauna.

The gated Star Island has long been one of the most desirable neighborhoods in Miami, just across the MacArthur Causeway from the entrance to Fisher Island and Miami Beach’s South of Fifth neighborhood. Star Island is a man-made island in the middle of Biscayne Bay and located in the city of Miami Beach. The island was built by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1922 as part of a dredging project and was developed by Carl Fisher into an island for the rich and famous. The island is now home to celebrities and billionaires such as Gloria and Emilio Estefan, Rick Ross, Philip Frost, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Alex Rodriguez, Stuart Miller and Vladislav Doronin.

In March 2023 PROFILEmiami reported that Star Island had emerged as the leader among the most expensive neighborhoods in the United States, leading Port Royal in Naples, FL and Beverly Hill’s Beverly Hills Gateway and Trousdale Estates, according to sales data from Zillow Group Inc. The average home sale on the ritzy island in 2022 traded for $40.2 million, up $16.7 million and 71% from 2019 when the average home sale on the island was $23.5 million.

Over the past several years hedge fund heavyweight Ken Griffin, founder Citadel, has purchased an assemblage of five properties on the island for a combined $170 million. In 2018 Lennar Executive Chairman Stuart Miller acquired Thomas Kramer's former 4 and 5 Star Island Drive for $33 million and also developed an ultra-luxury spec home at 22 Star Island with Todd Michael Glaser which was designed by DOMO Design and sold for $49.5 million in an off-market deal overseen by David Solomon and David Miller in 2020. In August 2023 music mogul and rap superstar Rick Ross closed on 37 Star Island Drive for $35 million.

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