Archive for the ‘Real Estate News’ Category

Miami Beach “Castle” Sells to MTV Exec Bill Roedy for $4.42M

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

The famous “Castle” will be a distant memory, soon!  Bill Roedy, Chairman and CEO of MTV Networks International, has purchased the land for $4.42M. The house “mysteriously” burned to the ground on July 17th, 2009, under very dicey circumstances.  Well, the new owner, who now lives at luxe Il Villaggio on South Beach plans to, […]

Miami Beach Real Estate: Rapper Lil Wayne Lists South Beach Condo for $2.8M

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Rapper Lil Wayne, who is about to head to jail for a gun possession charge, listed his South Beach condo for $2.8M. The four bedroom condo is located in the Murano Grande Condominium at 400 Alton Road in Miami Beach. The list price is very, very reasonable which suggests that the owner, for some reason, is motivated.(What could it be?)

Real Estate Developer Sells Miami Beach Estate for $4.6M

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Richard Meruelo, a principal of Miami-based Merco Group and CEO of Los Angeles-based Meruelo-Maddux Properties, has sold a property at 5745 Pinetree Drive in Miami Beach for $4.6M. Meruelo and his wife, Maria, bought the real estate, an 8,600 sf Mediterranean-style manse, and adjoining lot, in 2005 for $5.6M.

Miami Beach Luxury Real Estate: Waterfront Homes PPSF Falls 25% Y-O-Y

Friday, January 1st, 2010

In 2009 there were 42 waterfront sales in Miami Beach. The average Miami Beach waterfront home sold for $702/ square foot. The high sale for 2009 was Shaq’s Star Island home which sold in June for $16M, and the low sale was a home in mid-beach for $1M. Coincidentally, the high and low sales in 2008 were just about the same.

Miami Beach Real Estate: North Bay Road Waterfront Sells For Over $7M LESS than Original Ask

Friday, October 9th, 2009

On market for over three years, 2046 North Bay Road sells for $9,750,000 Originally listed for $17M, 2046 North Bay Road is sited on a 38,314 sq. ft. lot.  The newly-constructed  14,582 sq. ft. home sold for $668.63 psf.  The estate has seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms, two half-baths, and a four car garage. Prior to this […]

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony “Buy” Miami Condo in ICON Brickell

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

According to People Magazine, JLO and Marc Anthony have “bought” a new apartment at ICON Brickell.  I find it very hard to believe that they would actually spend money to live in a complex with 1,800 people.   I can’t wait to see the tax roll come up. So far there has only been about 30 […]