22 Star Island has sold for $49.5 million in an off-market deal after making waves through the Miami real estate community with its whisper price of $65 million. The buyer has requested to remain unnamed. The 17,000 SF spec mansion sits on the northern tip of Miami Beach’s Star Island, an exclusive enclave off of MacArthur Causeway on Biscayne Bay.
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Owner of Bâoli, Massa Investment Group, Acquires Miami Beach's Paris Theater For $13 Million
Massa Investment Group has acquired Miami Beach’s Paris Theater, located at 550 Washington Ave., for $13 million; $508 per square foot. The Art Deco building, which was first built in 1935, spans 25,589 SF. The building was designed by architect Henry Hohauser and has operated over time as a cinema, adult movie house, nightclub and film studio.
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Step Inside A Newly Revealed Venetian Islands Spec Mansion Asking $23.5 Million
Miami Beach ultra-luxury developer, Ramin Designs, in partnership with the top luxury broker, Nelson Gonzalez, have created a contemporary masterpiece on the premier southern lot of Miami-Beach’s Venetian Islands.
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Goddard Investment Group Moves To Evict WeWork From South of Fifth Location
WeWork’s landlord at 429 Lenox Avenue, Goddard Investment Group, has moved to evict WeWork from their South of Fifth location at 429 Lenox Avenue in South Beach. The 43,500 SF building is fully leased by WeWork who skipped out on rent payments for April, May and June.
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CitizenM Coming To 1212 Lincoln After Acquiring Hotel Piece From Crescent Heights
CitizenM is coming to South Beach after the Dutch hotel group purchased the hotel portion of Crescent Height’s 1212 Lincoln at the junction of Lincoln Road and Alton Road in South Beach. CitizenM paid $9 million for the 50 room hotel which is a part of the 1212 Lincoln mixed-use project which also includes over 70,000 SF of retail and 400 parking spaces.
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An Iconic Lincoln Road Book Store and Cafe Is Closing After 30 Years
Lincoln Road has been hit by yet another closure as Books & Books has shut its doors after more than 30 years. Located at 927 Lincoln Road in The Sterling Building, the asking rents were too high for the independent bookstore which also has several other locations including Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, Downtown and Bal Harbour.
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Shay Kostiner Sells 44 Star Island Lot For $10 Million
Shay Kostiner, managing director of Fifth Avenue Capital Partners, has sold his vacant lot at 44 Star Island for $10 million to Hartstone Investments. Techrin Hijazi of Brown Harris Stevens, who had previously co-listed the property, represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
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A Major Retailer Just Vacated Thor Equities' 663 Lincoln Road
COVID-19’s impact on commercial real estate is beginning to show its ugly wake. In late April Steve Madden reportedly notified Thor Equities, led by founder and CEO Joseph Sitt, that they would not be renewing their 2,269 SF lease at 663 Lincoln Road, which represents roughly 45% of the building.
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Meridiam Becomes Lead Investment Partner in Miami Beach Monorail Consortium’s Beach Corridor Plan
The Miami Beach Monorail Consortium has announced that the global infrastructure investment firm Meridiam has become the lead investment partner for the Consortium’s proposed mass transit monorail that would connect Downtown Miami and Miami Beach.
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Gianluca Vacchi, Italian Millionaire Turned Instagram Sensation, Lists Sunset Harbour Penthouse In Miami Beach
Instagram dance celebrity Gianluca Vacchi has listed his Sunset Harbour penthouse in Miami Beach. From a successful multimillion dollar packaging and machinery company to an Instagram sensation with over 14 million followers going by the title of being a “Pop Artist of a Global Lifestyle.”
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