Spec home developer James Curnin of Clara Homes has sold his latest single family spec home project, a Modern Farmhouse on Allison Island, for $13,875,000 to ADW Capital’s Adam Wyden. Located at 6431 Allison Road, the deal was overseen by Oliver Lloyd of Douglas Elliman. The Modern Farmhouse was first listed for $15,300,000 in June of 2020.
The Modern Farmhouse is situated on a guard-gated Island is designed by renowned architect Max Strang. The home spans 7,000 SF spread over five bedrooms, six full bathrooms, two-half bathrooms plus staff quarters. A gym with an outdoor terrace including a full bathroom and inferred sauna can easily be converted to a sixth bedroom.
The home also features a large chef’s kitchen attached two-car garage, second level family room and separate den. Finishes include 12’ ceiling height on the main level allows natural light to flood the entertaining spaces laden with wide-planked European white oak flooring. The Modern Farmhouse also comes smart home powered by the Vantage platform. Outside offers lush landscaping, a summer kitchen, pool and 75’ of prime water frontage and a private dock with no fixed bridges.
ADW Capital Partners, L.P. is an investment fund managing more than $314 million managed by Adam Wyden.
The developer James Curnin is the great-grandson of Jack Parker, founder of Jack Parker Corp. which developed the Le Parker Meridien hotel in Midtown Manhattan. After graduating from University of Miami in 2008 he joined the Jack Parker Corporation before pursuing ground-up, single family home development opportunities in West Hollywood and Bel Air. In Los Angeles he hired and worked closely with architects Philip Vertoch and Paul McClean on three residential developments comprised of over 60,000 SF and $55 million in closed transactions including a $24 million home on Doheny Drive. By 2017, having sold all three Los Angeles homes, James set sight on Miami Beach where he established Clara Homes, and continues to focus on high end homes.
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