The James Royal Palm Hotel is the perfect place to kick off Miami Art Week 2012 before the opening with Art Miami on December 4. The James Royal Palm not only features “An Ocean Apart,” a carefully-curated art collection curated by Lauren Rottet, it also supports an Artist in Residence program for local emerging artists, and has a rich history.
Art@TheJames includes Alex Prager, Carrie Sieh, Gavin Perry, Gerry Stecca, Portia Munson, Stephanie Jaffe Werner and Troy Stanley.
What do Prime One Twelve, Prime Italian, Nemo, Shoji Sushi, The Big Pink, and Prime Hotel and Lounge have in common? They have great food, are great for spotting celebrities, are some of the trendiest spots on South Beach, and in case the word “Prime” in three of their names didn’t give it away, they are all part of the Myles Restaurant Group which is owned by Myles Chefetz
Art Week, which kicks off on December 4 with Art Miami, is a great time to list your luxury home. EWM will prominently promote our luxury listings to the patrons of Art Miami, Art Basel, and Art Wynwood. Christie International Real Estate and it’s local affiliate, EWM, are sponsoring Art Miami and will be heavily promoting their sponsorship and luxury properties before 55,000 art enthusiasts.
Art Miami, the original and longest running contemporary art fair that kicks off art week and culminates with Art Basel Miami, starts in one week on December 4th. This year Christie’s International Real Estate and a group of Christie’s global affiliates, including EWM are Art Miami 2012’s Exclusive Real Estate Sponsor.
Art Miami, located in trendy Midtown Miami, hosts 170 artists and galleries.
Contrary to popular belief that listing a property over the holidays is a bad idea because people don’t buy during the holiday season, now is a great time to list if you want to sell. There are several reasons this is true:
There are a lot of great breakfast spots in Miami, from Wagon’s West in Pinecrest; Greenstreet and Peacock Garden Cafe in Coconut Grove, and one of my favorites, The Big Pink on South of Fifth. But for Sunday Brunch, I want something a little more extravagant. Here are some of my top brunch spots from Coral Gables to Miami Beach:
The SouthFloridaGourmet.com has a much more extensive list of locales serving brunch in Miami
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.
I love Thanksgiving! It is probably my favorite holiday of the year because it is the only one that does not entail buying gifts. It is about giving thanks for all that we have, for sharing special time with friends and family, and for reflecting on the year that is rapidly coming to an end. I hope you have plenty to be grateful for this Thanksgiving. I am grateful for my family and friends and their health, for living in beautiful and exciting Miami, for my career and clients, and for all of the wonderful experiences I have already have and that are yet to come!
I am especially grateful that our dear friends invited us over this year, so I don’t have to cook!
As a huge fan of Pubbelly and Barceloneta in South Beach, I am thrilled that Barceloneta is coming to South Miami. For those of you who have never been to the South Beach location, you are in for a treat. Barceloneta is a hip, happening, low key tapas bar with great food and an even better vibe. They are on schedule to open the first week in December where Origins Restaurant used to be.
Tuesday night, CBS 4 reported on a homeowner whose house has been taken over by squatters. According to the story, the house was sold and when the Realtor went to the final walk through before closing, she found people living in the house. The people living there claim they were duped and rented the property.
During the height of foreclosures, many properties had sqatters move in. This house, however, was not in foreclosure, was actively listed with a real estate agent and had probably had activity with showings and, most likely, inspections. The owner had to hire an attorney. The “tenants” have 40 days to move out.
Watch the video and let me know what you think.