October 2020 - Rava Realty

Fisher Island to receive new residences by 2025. Will there be enough demand?

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Fisher Island to receive new residences by 2025. Will there be enough demand?

It’s official: Fisher Island is set for 57 new condos and 12 single-family homes.

The Miami-Dade County Commission approved a plan last week that would bring the total number of residences on the private, 216-acre island to about 800 condo units and about 20 single-family homes.

Construction of the new residences is slated to begin in 2022, with completion in 2025, according to Kobi Karp, founder and principal of the Miami-based Kobi Karp Architecture & Interior Design, project architect.

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The COVID effect: The surprising impact of the pandemic on Miami-Dade real estate

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Months of stay-at-home orders, growing numbers of infections and deaths, working remotely while the kids are attending school in the next room, stop-and-start business closures, and no end in sight to the COVID-19 pandemichave all had an unexpected impact on Miami-Dade’s real estate market. It’s just not what you probably think it is.

COVID-19 has turned out to be an ...

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Madison Avenue retail buildings sell for record low price

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Madison Avenue retail buildings sell for record low price

“Three retail buildings on Madison Avenue have sold for a combined $45 million, a price that represents a new low for the posh shopping district.

The luxury retailer Akris will buy three properties at 831, 835 and 837 Madison Avenue between East 69th and 70th Streets for $45 million, according to the Wall Street Journal. The deal includes three ground-floor retail spaces, along with 15 residential units.

The deal came out to $1,340 per square foot, a significant decline ...

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Manhattan 3Q 2020 Sales Report

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This quarter (Jul-Aug-Sep) began just over a week after the COVID lockdown ended and it reflects sales-contracts that were signed during and after the COVID lockdown. We notice a slight improvement: the number of closed sales edged up a bit from the previous quarter which bodes well for the future..or at least we hope so.

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Raleigh condo project approved at 175 feet.

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Raleigh condo project approved at 175 feet.

A key Miami Beach board approved a glassy condo near the Art Deco-style Raleigh Hotel in Miami Beach after the New York developer agreed to trim the height from 200 feet to 175 feet. The Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board voted to approve plans to restore and renovate the Raleigh and neighboring Richmond and South Seas hotels, in the 1700 block of Collins Avenue. The project is expected to cost $750 million.

(source: miamiherald.com)

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South Florida’s multifamily market sees fewer investors than 2019. Still, prices rise.

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South Florida’s multifamily market sees fewer investors than 2019. Still, prices rise.

Anticipated population growth has multifamily investors spending more on apartment buildings despite sales volume dropping by 50% for the first half of 2020, compared to the year-ago period, in Miami-Dade and Broward, according to a sales report.

Price per square foot for multifamily units slumped by 29% in Broward year-over-year, but Miami-Dade saw a 25% increase in price per square foot, according to the Cushman & Wakefield South Florida 2020 midyear forecast. The report compared sales data for the ...

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