If you were so busy with Art Basel and Art Miami that you missed opening week of PAMM, take the opportunity to visit it for free this Sunday. It is a beautiful addition to Miami’s growing cultural scene. I would recommend taking the metro since the Frost Science Museum is still under construction. There is a “Museum Plaza” stop on the Outer Loop.
Designed by Herzog and de Meuron, the Perez Art Museum Miami, is a beautiful new addition to Miami’s growing sophisticated skyline. Attendance is free for Miami-Dade residents this week.
Okay, we are starting to get busy toward the end of November with Thanksgiving and all of December’s holidays, so here are 5 things to do in South Florida this month.
If you still have time on your hands remember these free things to do in South Florida: Wallcasts, Soundscape Cinema Series, Chopin for All Concert Series.
Unobstructed water views from this spectacular unit, which has been professionally designed by Adriana Hoyos. Enter your private foyer directly from the elevator, open your front door and water views greet you. The spacious unit includes two bedrooms, a den, 3 full baths, large kitchen with built-in Miele coffee maker, wine refrigerator, Subzero, and laundry room with a utility sink. At $1,150,000 it is the lowest priced unit in the popular “9” line of the modern state-of-the-art Jade building.
Properties that were in communities near public transportation with frequent routes did 42% better in maintaining their value than those that were not near public transportation. As real estate sales in Miami continue to rise, neighborhoods near public transportation are some of the areas with the tightest inventories.
Many communities, such as Brickell and Coral Gables, have added trolleys and many suburban communities, such as Pinecrest and Palmetto Bay, have added People Movers.
With all of the new construction, both currently under way and proposed, comes new architecture. Here are some new non-residential examples.
In today’s Miami Herald, there was an article about the new Centro Lofts that are going up in downtown Miami. This building will not have a parking garage and will instead opt for a Car2Go, bike racks, and public transportation to get it’s residents around. I moved from San Francisco and love the idea of not needing a car, but I am not sure Miami is quite ready for buildings without parking. First of all, it is hard enough to park downtown without all of the residents that are moving down there and this will only work if residents don’t have cars, not if they have cars and just park them elsewhere. The second thing is that it will work for people who work downtown or in an area with Metrorail service, but south Florida’s discombobulated public transportation system is not conducive for no car. How would someone who works in Doral get there? Don’t get me wrong, I love the idea, I am just asking do you think Miami is ready to go carless?
Walkable neighborhoods are increasingly important to buyers. South Miami Avenue’s tree-lined street is a great example of what makes a neighborhood walkable: nice sidewalks, shade, distance between sidewalk and street and proximity to shops, restaurants, parks and work. This neighborhood is walking distance to Brickell/Downtown Miami.
Whether you are in town for Miami Art Week 2012 or just visiting Miami to enjoy our beautiful city, you will want to visit one of these restaurants. Although Miami is surrounded by water, there aren’t that many waterfront restaurants. In my opinion, these are, in my opinion, the best waterfront restaurants in Miami.
Smith and Wollensky at South Pointe Park, Miami Beach
Il Gabian0 at Met One
Azul at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on Brickell Key
Crazy About You at the Mark
Gibraltar at the Grove Isle Hotel and Spa
Red Fish Grill in Matheson Hammock Park, Coral Gables
Black Friday brings out buyers looking for bargains and buyers looking for Miami real estate investment properties are here in droves. While most people are enjoying time with family and friends, Realtors are busy selling properties. Driven by news reports of increasing prices, decreased inventories, and increasing rents both local and foreign buyers continue to purchase Miami real estate for investment.
The top places where my buyers are looking, not in any particular order:
These neighborhoods are all located near public transportation, restaurants, entertainment and shopping, and all of them are in demand with people looking to rent.
