Dade property appraiser sues for independence
Lopez-Cantera Miami-Dade Property Appraiser Carlos Lopez-Cantera wants a clear verdict on the independence of his office, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday. Lopez-Cantera’s lawyers, Dan Gelber and...
View ArticleChristie’s EWM partners with techie marketer
Left to right, Sherrie Porter and Aaron Rose EWM Realty, a regional affiliate of Christie’s, has formed an exclusive partnership with PlanOmatic, a California-based start-up tech company that creates...
View ArticlePalm Beach County home-price surge could be cooling off
Scott Agran, president of Lang Realty Home prices in Palm Beach County may be going up annually, but the median indicates a potential calming of the craze. Compared to last year, median home prices...
View ArticleHovnanian’s New York City townhouse renovation lands developer in court
Ara Hovnanian and Daniel Kramer’s West 4th Street home (Credit: Stefan Jeramiah) From the New York site: Hovnanian Enterprises CEO Ara Hovnanian has been accused of wreaking havoc on his neighbor’s...
View ArticleToday’s priciest listing: $5.9M
6550 Allison Road in Miami Beach Today’s priciest new listing is a six-bedroom, six-bathroom single-family home asking $5.9 million. The 5,054-square-feet home is located at 6550 Allison Road in Miami...
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Top stories yesterday on The Real Deal: 1. Billionaire-backed Faena Group pays $100M for Versailles 2. Mary Brickell rental project goes condo 3. Zaha Hadid lists W condos for $5.7M: report
View ArticleNew York investor pounces on Miami River site
Miami River (inset: Shahab Karmely) Shahab Karmely’s Kar Properties paid more than $27.5 million to build a condo on the Miami River site of two failed condo projects. The New York real estate investor...
View ArticleTimbaland lists 4,000-sf SoBe condo for $5.5M
From left: Murano Grande, unit 2401 and Timbaland Music producer Timbaland is looking to cash in on the red-hot demand for spacious condos in Miami Beach’s coveted South of Fifth enclave, according to...
View ArticleJorge Pérez plans Midtown/Design District hotel
Miami’s Design District (inset: Jorge Pérez) Jorge Pérez is moving on up — in Miami geographical terms, that is. A titan of Brickell real estate is planning condos and even a hotel in Miami’s Midtown...
View ArticlePalm Beach restaurateur accused of sex harassment in Mass.
DeMarco at Ta-boo A co-owner of Ta-boo, a legendary Palm Beach restaurant and bar, is being accused of sexually harassing female employees of a Nantucket yacht club, according to a complaint filed by...
View ArticleCeline Dion puts $72.5M Jupiter Island property on market
Celine Dion and the Jupiter Island mansion Celine Dion has put her Jupiter Island Bahamian-style estate for $72.5 million. The French-Canadian diva’s 5.7-acre property has a nearly 10,000-square-foot...
View ArticleBrickell Ave. now the “Wall Street of Miami”
The Bank of America building(left) on Brickell Avenue Brickell Avenue has become the Wall Street of Miami, with its huge array of banks and its reputation as the hub for money from Latin America. About...
View ArticleToday’s priciest listing: $15.5M
100 S. Pointe Dr., unit 1804 Today’s priciest new listing is a 5,161-square-foot condo in the south tower of Miami Beach’s Continuum asking $15.5 million. The condo is located at 100 S. Pointe Dr.,...
View ArticleBaltus House, Related’s monument to Spanish art: PHOTOS
From left: Baltus House, Jorge Perez, Wynwood gallery owner Alejandra von Hartz and artist Jaime Gili Go to the jump for renderings and photos of a Baltus House August event. [more]
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Top stories over the weekend on The Real Deal: 1. Jorge Pérez plans Midtown/Design District hotel 2. Celine Dion puts $72.5M Jupiter Island property on market 3. Thousands of borrowers could elude...
View ArticleLenders pony up $900M for new coastal condos
Zalewski Developers are planning to build about 150 new condo towers, offering a cumulative 20,200 units, in coastal South Florida. Some 35 of these projects have secured nearly $900 million in loans,...
View ArticleCourt orders O.J. Simpson’s house seized
9450 SW 112th St., Kendall (inset: O.J. Simpson) A Miami-Dade judge ordered Chase bank to seize the hacienda-style home of incarcerated Hall of Famer O.J. Simpson more than two years after a...
View ArticleHeat players got played in real estate scam: witness
Haider Zafar A witness testified in the case against a man accused of fraud that Miami Heat players were among those swindled in a South Florida real estate scam. The testimony came Thursday in federal...
View ArticleDutch developer of floating cities eyeing S. Florida, NYC
A Dutch Docklands existing product A Dutch developer is eyeing Biscayne Bay for a $200 million floating development with housing, schools and shopping, bringing innovation to a historical South Florida...
View ArticleVenezuelan exec joins investment-visa biz
Noel Epelboim A Miami company that specializes in matching employment-based immigration visas with foreign would-be U.S. real estate investors has tapped veteran Venezuelan development exec Noel...
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