2019 rang in as yet another amazing year for Miami, the city’s community, the real estate industry and of course, here at PROFILEmiami. Terra announced Mr. C Residences Coconut Grove, Miami Worldcenter continued to plow towards completion with the opening of PARAMOUNT Miami Worldcenter, Elysee topped off in Edgewater and some of the most lavish waterfront homes traded hands for record setting prices. We appreciate all of the continued support from our readers, media partners, advertising partners, friends and family. We look forward to kicking off 2020 strong with the launch of our new event series starting in February with PROFILEmiami Presents People To Watch: Leaders in South Florida Real Estate @ X Miami (stay tuned for more information in the coming days). As we prepare to wrap up the second decade of the millennium, lets take a look back at some of the best stories and hottest homes from the Miami real estate world in 2019:

1. STEP INSIDE THE ULTRA-LUXE BEACHFRONT ESTATE 1071 NORTH OCEAN BOULEVARD IN PALM BEACH

In April PROFILEmiami has the honor to tour 1071 North Ocean Blvd. with Douglas Elliman’s Jay Parker and the team behind the Knight Frank Wealth Report. There are few locations as lavish as Palm Beach and few homes as magnificent as a Palm Beach estate with direct oceanfront views from every room. 1071 North Ocean Boulevard built by Hugh Davis in a French Normandy style spread over 5 bedrooms, 7 full bathrooms and 9 half-baths complete with 2 fully appointed guest apartments and 8 car garage. The 35,000 SF home features views from almost every room including a library, home theater, wine room, fitness center, barber shop, dining room with ocean views, kitchen with ocean views and a wood paneled pub room. Outside the breathtaking backyard offers an outdoor loggia, summer kitchen, infinity pool and spa overlooking the tranquil beaches of the North End, Palm Beach. 1071 N Ocean Boulevard, Palm Beach was listed for $59,900,000 with Ashley McIntosh, Gary Pohrer and Vince Spadea of Douglas Elliman and sold in July 2019 for $40,870,916. Tour the estate here.

2. TERRA AND MR. C UNVEIL PLANS FOR NEXT-GENERATION DEVELOPMENT: MR. C RESIDENCES COCONUT GROVE 

David Martin’s Terra and Ignazio Cipriani’s Mr. C have announced a new, high-end residential and mixed-use development in the heart of the reclusive Coconut Grove neighborhood. This is the first large-scale residential project by the Mr. C brand, a 20-story, 151-unit tower at 2655 South Bayshore Drive.

“We’re excited to bring four generations of the Cipriani’s perfectly serviced lifestyle experience into such a wonderful project and location,” says Ignazio Cipriani, co-founder of the Mr. C brand. “Mr. C Residences Coconut Grove will be a contemporary take on classic European living, offering old world sophistication with modern comfort, combining the maritime tradition of both our brand and Coconut Grove.”

This marks the third new construction residential development for Terra along South Bayshore Drive in Coconut Grove, and a continued collaboration between developers and hospitality brands to deliver new levels of service, design, cuisine and lifestyle. “People are looking for more thoughtful, full-service solutions set in a prime walkable location for effortless living,” says Martin. Get the full update.

3. CHECK OUT THIS NEWLY REVEALED JAMES BOND-STYLE VENETIAN ISLANDS ESTATE WHICH JUST HIT THE MARKET FOR $18.5 MILLION

In early November PROFILEmiami got an exclusive tour of this lavish, modern Venetian Islands mansion complete with a caviar tasting and champagne. The new sculpturesque mansion on the Venetian Islands, located at 941 N Venetian Drive, is now listed by Dina Goldentayer of Douglas Elliman for $18,500,000. The luxurious yet modern estate was completed two weeks ago and was unveiled to showcase the stunning design and incomparable waterfront views of the Miami skyline. Miami-based developers, Eduardo Otaola, Rodrigo Diaz and Eduardo Lucca called on James Wall interior designer who leads as Creative Director at Thirlwall Design and responsible for the development of the geometric breathtaking estate, brought to life a bespoke jaw dropping façade. Tour the home here.

4. TWO ROADS DEVELOPMENT’S ELYSEE TOPS OFF IN EDGEWATER

Two Roads Development and John Moriarty & Associates has officially announced the top off of Elysee, their luxurious new waterfront condo in Edgewater that now rises 57-stories, 649’. Elysee is now the tallest tower in Edgewater and roughly the 10th tallest tower in Miami. The Arquitectonica-designed tower’s striking three-tiered telescoping shape ascends into the sky, creating a bold, multi-tiered silhouette providing direct 180-degree water and city views from every residence. Elysee’s interior design concepts were designed by Paris-based designer Jean-Louis Deniot, one of the world’s preeminent talents in interior design, who is behind the building’s common area amenity spaces. Elysee features 100 residential units which span either a half floor or full floor with pricing ranging from $1.8 million to over $10 million. Completion is scheduled for 2020. Get the full update.

5. DON PEEBLES ANNOUNCES THE RELAUNCH OF THE ULTRA-PRIVATE MEMBERSHIP ONLY BATH CLUB MIAMI BEACH

In November South Florida real estate scion Don Peebles announced the relaunch of the swanky, ultra-private membership only Bath Club. Dating back to the Jazz age of the early 1920s, The Bath Club Miami Beach was the first established social club in the Southeast, which flaunted A-list members such as President Herbert Hoover, Pierre Cartier, William Vanderbilt II and William Boeing. During its heyday, the Club’s highly selective membership and privileged beach culture denied access to African Americans and Jewish people. Fast forward to 1999, entrepreneur Don Peebles, the first African American member, goes on to purchase the property, and now announces big plans to open a new, ‘exclusively inclusive’ club with an atmosphere welcoming of all ethnicities, cultures and lifestyles. Get the full update here.