Apartment Rentals & Sales Miami FL

It had to happen, I’ve just been getting too much interest to ignore the new, burgeoning Short Sale & Foreclosure markets. Starting this week along with our leasing specialization ARMiami is be broadening to cover short sale and foreclosure Buying & Selling. Great deals at the Mirador North and Yacht Club at Portofino were shown to clients and 1800 Club, Ten Museum Park, and Marina Blue are some of our next targets.

It’s time to buy - prices are looking to have bottomed already at some properties like Jade Condo Brickell, a 1 bed there was listed for $250k and lasted just hours before a full price cash deal took that off the market. Just a year ago the idea of a nice SoBe condo for under $250k was a pipe dream but no more - I showed multiple Mirador units that will surely go for less than that, with a little TLC and a few years these should appreciate nicely and make a great residence, vacation spot, or rental unit. At $200k for a 1br you can break even, or close to it which for most owners here in Miami is not the case at all (50% on a new condo is average).

Well it looks like The Filling Station is topped off, early last week I noticed the crane is no longer up. I’d snap a picture of it but I do not have a high zoom lens. The Filling Station is located across from Parc Lofts on the edge of Wynnwood and the Performing Arts District and the neighborhood has a lot of up-and-coming left to go at this point.

I’m taking a short vacation this week to Key West but when I get back in town I should be posting several new listings including:

Furnished Ten Museum Park 02 line

Marina Blue two bedroom

Furnished Loft Downtown 1 #1604 - one bedroom with water view

So NE 3rd St. has been closed since yesterday, wonder why? Everglades on the Bay is pulling down their last crane! Great news if you are an owner there, progress is moving along steadily. You can just see on the right edge of the photo that the planting on the amenities deck is under way, not able to be seen is the tiling work being done as well. The deck should be done in the next month to two months guesstimating based on prior progress. Additionally painting of the exterior and stone slabs (not sure if it is travertine?) framing the lower levels is also underway.

Here is a very recent photo I took looking down onto the Everglades on the Bay amenities deck. Progress has been very steady on this building over the last few years and is entering the final few phases now. From what I can see they are drywalling the interior, finishing the exterior railings and paint, and completing the deck. My guess is they are still a solid year out, however I did receive a call earlier this week from an owner and the developer is telling him September of this year. We’ll see!

Simple, I’m knocking my units out like no one else. I represent five units here in the building currently and FOUR of them rented in less than ONE WEEK - no BS. These are recent rentals within this calendar year too.

How do I do it?

1) I am an owner/resident and have been since day one. I don’t know this building, I live it.

2) My home office is here, I’m onsite to show your condo almost anytime every day.

3) I have a steady pool of tenants looking for this type of property.

4) Proven track record in the building, I can put you in contact with my satisfied owners and tenants if desired.

5) Web presence - you found my site and so do renters! Condos listed with me go onto the MLS system which feeds many large real estate sites like Realtor.com, your unit will be advertised by ARMiami agents online through Craigslist and other online outlets, and will be featured on the ARMiami.com website.

6) I have a great raport with the staff here from security to management which makes the process much smoother.

Why do I do it?

It isn’t the money, although it doesn’t hurt. My goal is to see The Loft Downtown 1 a thriving community and the best way I can help serve that goal is to ensure that owner’s are able to keep their units occupied with paying tenants. From a tenant’s perspective I was a renter for many, many years and know how difficult the process can be and I do my utmost to ensure a smooth transaction that will leave them smiling.

I hate to do it but this is just too much. When I moved down here a few years back I first lived in North Miami off 135th Street, not the best area and certainly not a wealthy neighborhood by any stretch of the means. During the major hurricanes we were without power for 4 weeks - far longer than almost any other area. I hate to call racism but having been there on the ground I find it hard to believe that racism and classism weren’t a huge factor. Fast forward about three years and I’m up on 135th for the first time in a while when I see this:

Those stretch the length of 135th street and are a pure abomination. I guarantee you would never, ever, ever see this in a “nice” area like Miami Shores or Coconut Grove. Just in case you don’t get the scale - those poles are seriously the same size and height as the light poles on major highways. While property values may not have been high in the area this sure doesn’t help nor it is a beautification by any means. Lastly, sure they look huge and all but are they any more durable in the event of a hurricane?

Today is the official launch of the Brooklyn Real Estate NY blog, BRENY was created with much the same purpose as the ARMiami site - to provide real info on the local conditions and not developer hype, regurgited news, or any other BS but first hand knowledge gained on the ground. Rolan Sereny, PA is the founder of BRENY in partnership with Richard Maggio, BRENY is a part of the aptsandlofts.com brokerage firm.

Additionally, Rolan Sereny, PA is a licensed Florida Realtor partnered with ARMiami and the @ Home Properties brokerage

I’m tickled pink, Forbes magazine ranked Miami the #1 cleanest city in America - this is based on air and water quality as well as pollution (no they don’t take the homeless into account).

Click here to read the article. 

Here are two nice pictures I snapped while stopped on the Miami River bridge (Rt1). The one above shows Met 1 and One Miami while the photo below shows the work on Epic underway.