Tour This $32 Million Miami Beach Mega-Mansion On North Bay Road

Miami Beach’s newest, ultra-luxurious mega-mansion has been unveiled by EWM Realty International top-producer and Senior Vice President Nelson Gonzalez. The newly-completed modern masterpiece, designed by Choeff Levy Fischman, offers the ultimate in waterfront living and year-round entertainment.

“This is one of the most notable residences to enter Miami Beach’s prime real estate market,” said Gonzalez. “The attention to detail and expert craftsmanship within the estate is unparalleled, complemented by some of the best water views South Florida has to offer. The level of privacy and the number of high-end amenities being presented here cannot be overstated.”

Priced at $32 million, the residence comprises an eight-bedroom eight-bath main house, a four-bedroom four-bath guesthouse, and a cabana house. The ultra-luxe modern home was designed to blend the outdoors with inside with floor-to-ceiling glass sliding walls. The mansion is spread over 13,381 SF with 2,700 SF of covered outdoor space and a 3,000 SF rooftop deck which offers sweeping panoramas of Biscayne Bay and sunsets over the water.

The home, which is designed by starchitects Choeff Levy Fischman, is tucked behind stately gates. The first floor of the main house is an entertainer’s dream, complete with an expansive living room, a theatre, an entertainment room, Italian kitchen with double appliances, and a family/dining room, all with water views. On the second floor, the master suite stuns, outfitted with a sitting room, opulent marble bath, and private sun-deck. Throughout the home, high-end finishes and amenities abound, including white oak wood floors, Lutron lighting and shades, two elevators, security cameras and Savant music system. The backyard features a resort-style mosaic glass pool, built-in spa, detached cabana house, and a summer kitchen. The 27,608 SF lot features a new 60’ pier dock and seawall with 112’ of waterfrontage.

The home is also furnished by Artefacto Home Staging and showcases the brand’s latest collection of Brazilian contemporary furniture. Turnkey-ready, the estate has a furniture package available upon request, adding to its overarching appeal.

6360 N. Bay Road, Miami Beach is currently listed for $32,000,000 with Nelson Gonzalez of EWM.

Photos via Felipe Ariano

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Voters Approve Privately Funded Miami Beach Convention Center Hotel

In the highly anticipated election on Tuesday night, Miami Beach residents approved the construction of an 800-room convention center hotel. The referendum needed a 60 percent vote in order to lease public land from the city and passed at 64 percent in its third attempt to bring a headquarter hotel to Miami. The hotel will be built on a city-owned parking lot adjacent to the newly renovated convention center.

The previous attempt in 2016 failed due to concerns over the size, originally twice as large as the current proposal, and traffic congestion. The tourism bureau estimates Miami Beach lost at least $250 million in economic revenue over the last several years because it was unable to accommodate larger scale conventions.

South Beach resident Andres Montejo, 43, said that the convention center hotel was one of the issues that drove him to the polls. Montejo, a businessman who travels frequently for work, said that the other cities he visits already have hotels connected to their convention centers.

“A convention center is great, but without a hotel it’s just another convention center,” he said after casting his ballot at Miami Beach Senior High School. “Anybody that travels ... you know that’s how the game works. It’s like that all over the world.”

Other residents, annoyed with the constant flow of construction and resulting noise and traffic in the area, decided to vote against the hotel.

The hotel will connect to the convention center via a pedestrian bridge and include a 53-foot podium containing parking, meeting spaces and ballrooms as well as two 185-foot-tall wings of hotel rooms. Voters authorized the lease and the construction of an 800-room hotel with a maximum height of 185 feet, but specifics of the hotel design will be evaluated by the city’s Design Review Board at a later date.

The group behind the proposal — Turnberry’s Jackie Soffer, Terra Group’s David Martin, Miami Design District developer Craig Robins and architecture firm Arquitectonica — emphasized that the hotel would be roughly 100 feet shorter than the previous proposal and include six times more space for cars to queue on the property so that they don’t spill onto the street.

“This is the right project for our city at the right time, and Jackie, Craig and I look forward to working with the community to deliver a hotel that will make Miami Beach proud,” said developer David Martin.

On a related ballot item, residents voted to earmark the guaranteed hotel rent payments for traffic reduction measures, stormwater projects and education initiatives, rather than sending the money to the city’s general fund where it could be used for a broader range of expenses.

According to the terms of the lease agreement, the hotel will have to pay Miami Beach either fixed rent totaling $16.6 million over the first 10 years or a percentage of hotel revenue, whichever is greater. Miami Beach estimates that the city will also collect $96 million in taxes from the hotel over the next 30 years.

Article by: Katya Demina

Starwood Capital Group Proposes Gensler-Designed Office Building On Collins Avenue in Miami Beach

Barry Sternlicht’s Starwood Capital Group has proposed a 6-story office building designed by Gensler Architects on Collins Avenue in Miami Beach. The proposal calls for 136,342 SF of Class A Office Space and 8,088 SF of retail as well as 305 parking spots. There will also be a 25’ pedestrian paseo connecting Collins Avenue and Liberty Avenue which will feature restaurants and retail. The rooftop will offer flexible outdoor working space for use of penthouse office tenants. The building will be located at 2340, 2322 and 2318 Collins Avenue, on 52,725 SF of land which North Bay Owner Holdings LLC purchased for $22 million. The project will seek LEED Platinum and Wellness certification. As the project is in excess of 50,000 SF it is currently awaiting approval from Miami Beach’s Planning Board and a hearing is schedule for November 27.

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Augmented Reality App Launching in Miami to Help Drive Foot Traffic to Brick and Mortar Businesses

ARVISL Future is a Miami based technology startup founded by Krystal Kunyue Zheng, a recent Florida International University graduate. ARVISL Future is based at CIC Miami, the hub of South Florida's startup and technology scene.

This November, ARVISL is launching its first mobile application, SAVR, in Miami. SAVR aims to bring measurable foot traffic to local brick and mortar businesses with technologies like location based service and augmented reality. Zheng describes SAVR as the fusion of Pokemon Go and Groupon.

With location based services, SAVR can reach, measure and engage with local and tourism traffic at any specific location. By combining augmented reality and location based service technology, SAVR also allows businesses to showcase products in real life that are outside of their current geographic location.

Consumers are navigated to a business if they find its AR incentive enticing: complimentary drinks, food or swag items.Zheng has introduced an innovative marketing metric for physical businesses called “cost per traffic™", where brick and mortar businesses will measure how much an individual's foot traffic costs. SAVR provides performanced based service fees to businesses who decide to place AR incentives around the city. Therefore, businesses will only pay for foot traffic brought into their location.

“Instead of driving attention strictly to a web page, we're offering local businesses that aren't able to compete with national online retailers a way to survive in the digital age while maintaining the charm of their physical presence that has such a profound effect on our communities,” said Zheng.

SAVR will welcome Miami users and businesses for a first-hand experience this November. Users can download SAVR on both the iOS App Store and Android Google Play Store and businesses can participate in AR sampling by filing a request on the SAVR website.

Article by: Katya Demina

Words Selected To Fill In Crossword Puzzle Façade On Collins Park Garage

Miami Beach’s Planning & Zoning Department and the Collins Park Neighborhood Association have selected the 28 words which will adorn the façade of the new Collins Park Garage in Miami Beach. The words will form a crossword puzzle with with lighting behind perforated metal to highlight the words. The commission will not have final say as city officials ruled that the words will not be a monument, memorial, super graphic sign or part of Art in Public Places. The garage is designed by Allan Shulman and will feature 513 parking spaces, 15,000 SF of ground retail and a public plaza. Site work on the project began in September 2018 after a demolition permit was issued in mid-August 2018. The original proposed design for the garage was by Zaha Hadid but bids came in around $49 million before the city scrapped the design to find one more suitable for the $25 million budget.

The 28 words selected are as follows:

Architecture/ Art/ Design:

• John Collins

• Russell Pancoast

• Al Vrana

• Barbara Baer Capitman

• Conni Gordon

• Carl Fisher

• Art Deco

• Mediterranean Revival

• Postwar Modern

• Fauna & flora:

• Parrot

• Manatee

• Dolphin

• Avocado

• Mangrove

• Baobab

• Seagrape

• Sea Oats

• Sea Turtle

Territory/ Neighborhoods/Structures:

• Collins Canal

• Lake Pancoast

• Indian Creek

• Cultural District

• Beachwalk

• Garden

• Museum

• Memorial

• Ballet

• Library

Check Out DJ Khaled's $34 Million Daycation Mansion On Miami Beach's Hibiscus Island

DJ Khaled spent the day in this luxurious mansion in Magic City. Khaled relaxed in a $34.5 million waterfront Miami Beach mansion on Ritzy Hibiscus Island featuring 5 bedrooms, a home theatre and dock fit for a yacht (or a fleet of jet skis). The impeccably-designed modern oasis boasts nearly 11,000 square feet of space and is admirably designed to enjoy the serenity and beauty of island living.The home located at 370 South Hibiscus is listed for sale by Sonia Gherardi with ONE Sotheby’s International Realty.

Upon arrival DJ Khaled pulled up in his custom Rolls Royce convertible wearing Jordan brand attire from head-to-toe and a smile on his face. As he unlocked the door, the star immediately went to his Instagram fans to display the lavish home. From lounging in a modish banana couch and unwinding in a playroom set-up just for Asahd, to overlook his expansive view with a topsy turvy staircase and more.

With the sunny Miami weather it is never complete without taking it to the sea.Offering a sneak peek into a ONE Sotheby’s mega mansion that served as his perfect playhouse, DJ Khaled threw on his swim trunks with matching Polo accessories and took to the water to channel his inner child. Doing high-speed tricks and jet ski wheelies up Biscayne Bay, this top-charting artist proved that he is settling into his new zip code in style.

Article by Katya Demina | Images Courtesy of Sonia Gherardi with ONE Sotheby’s International Realty

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Celebrity Restauranteur Myles Chefetz Of Prime One Twelve Lists Continuum South Beach Condo For $14 Million

Celebrity restauranteur Myles Chefetz, who is known for turning South Beach’s South of Fifth neighborhood into the luxury enclave it is known as today with his successful and celebrity famed restaurants Prime One Twelve, Prime Italian, Big Pink & Forte De Marmi, has listed his condo in Continuum South Beach for $14 million. Chafetz’s restaurants are frequented by Hollywood A-listers such as Simon Cowell, Owen Wilson, Vera Wang, Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Oprah Winfrey, Bill Clinton, Tom Brady and Giselle Bundschen, Leonardo DiCaprio, Alex Rodriguez, Dwayne Wade etc., and are in walking distance of his Continuum South Beach condo.

The residence spans 3,030 SF of interior space and 1,216 SF of outdoor space spread over 3 bedrooms and 3.5 baths. The residence was custom designed by Briggs Solomon to embody the definition of timeless and cool with no expense spared, featuring furnishings by Christian Liagre and Luminaire. The residence offers planked French roasted Oak flooring, floating baseboards, Porsche lighting, extensive custom millwork, a Boffi Kitchen with all Gaggenau appliances, Bardigilo marble slabs encompassing the master bathroom with TV’s built into the mirrors, an impressive art collection and a fully integrated state of the art savant audio visual system. 50 S Pointe Drive, 3502, Continuum South Beach, is currently listed for $14,000,000 with Eloy Carmenate & Mick Duchon of Douglas Elliman Real Estate.

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Property Donated To Mt. Sinai Medical Center On Hibiscus Island Sells For $11.6 Million

320 S Hibiscus has sold for 11.6 million after the former owners donated the luxurious property to Mt. Sinai Medical Center. Douglas Elliman agents Eloy Carmenate and Mick Duchon agreed to a very reduced commission to represent the sale and all proceeds and most commissions earned will be donated to the hospital. 320 S Hibiscus Drive was donated to Mount Sinai Medical Center Foundation in 2003 via a life estate by the previous owners, who believed in enhancing the well-being of the community by supporting the medical center’s mission. The buyer, who was represented by Natalia Gryczynska of Douglas Elliman Real Estate, plans to develop 2 homes on the site. The property was originally listed for $13,950,000.

Founded in 1949, Mount Sinai Medical Center is the largest independent, private, not-for-profit teaching hospital in South Florida. One of the original statutory teaching hospitals in the state of Florida, Mount Sinai is the hospital of choice for those who seek the level of expertise and care that only a teaching hospital can offer. Mount Sinai currently offers ten convenient locations in Miami-Dade County and two cardiology offices in Monroe County.

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Petition to Annex Two of Six Islands Along Venetian Causeway

Residents of San Marco and Biscayne Islands are circulating a petition to move the islands outside of the jurisdiction of the city of Miami and into Miami Beach. The two artificial islands are located on the westernmost side along the Venetian Causeway, between South Beach and Downtown.

The Miami-Dade County planning board and county commissioners would consider the petition if 20 percent of residents signed it, but county code would also require a residents vote on annexation.

According to Diana Fontani, a resident of Biscayne Island, 13 percent of the 370 households have signed the petition. One benefit of annexation would be lower property taxes, which residents of Belle Isle, Di Lido, Rivo Alto and San Marino islands enjoy. Parking fees are also lower on the Miami Beach side of the Venetian.

Another incentive is the desire for better policing, code enforcement and city services. Residents have complained that the city of Miami’s government has been unresponsive to complaints of neglected lots on the island. Lastly, families on the islands want access to after-school programs in Miami Beach that are much further away in Miami.

Despite local support, modifying city boundaries is a long and complicated process. The city of Miami is unlikely to want to part with these high-value homes, just as Miami Beach would welcome the higher tax base. City commissioners have referred the idea to the finance committee for a preliminary study of the financial impacts.

Article by: Katya Demina

Construction Underway At The Perkins + Will-Designed 1212 Lincoln

Construction is now underway at Crescent Height’s Perkins + Will-designed 1212 Lincoln in South Beach where construction crews have already begun foundation work. The project will feature 70,000 SF of retail including a brand new Wells Fargo Bank and over 400 parking spaces. A second phase on the adjacent lot will bring a 50-room CitizenM hotel, additional retail and a food court. 1212 Lincoln will help expand Lincoln Road across Alton Road westward.