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The First Estate Built On Star Island In 1924 Sells For $57 Million Following Ultra-Luxe Mega-Expansion

The first estate built on Star Island in 1924 has sold for $57 million following an ultra-luxe mega-expansion. The transaction is one of the highest prices paid for a modern home in Miami-Dade. The seller was represented by Dina Goldentayer with Douglas Elliman, while the undisclosed buyer was represented by Chad Carroll with The Carroll Group at Compass.

Located at 27 Star Island, the sprawling estate offers history and the ultimate in contemporary living with two distinct homes spanning 25,000 square-feet of living space on an expansive 40,000 square-foot waterfront lot. The property initially listed for $90 million with Alyssa Morgan, currently of INSIDE Network, seeking to set a Miami-Date County record. Star Island is one of Miami Beach’s most coveted address’ with just 30 waterfront homes in the gated community.

The original home built in 1924 by prominent architect Walter De Garmo is Star Island’s first residence. The structure was picked up and relocated to the South side of the property in 2014 and masterfully restored in a way that embodies the roaring 20’s. The second home is a modern masterpiece overlooking 100 feet of water frontage designed by Starchitect SAOTA and built by Coastal.

Together the residences offer a total of 11 bedrooms plus 12 full and 3 half baths. Features include a Chef’s kitchen with Gulio appliances and 5 cooking methods, elevator, sunset rooftop lounge, and 1,400 bottle wine room. Estate amenities include a waterfront gym, spa with sauna & steam, cold plunge, jacuzzi , massive wraparound pool, office cabana, spa with massage room and hair salon, and new dock with boat lift.

Images by Lifestyle Production Group (LPG) from the original listing by Alyssa Morgan which was covered by PROFILEmiami in January 2022.

Images via LPG/ONE Sotheby’s International Realty