Well here it is friends… The first post in a long time and I’ve been waiting on something worthy. The same old, same old gets to be tired plus with summertime here and business actually increasing, I’ve been less inclined to write. I did start the Miami Beach Photo Blog last month and will be posting the very best of real estate photography for all to see.

This post looks at the last remaining 5 Miami Beach & Sunny Isles developments that broke ground yet didn’t survive the real estate storm from the past 5 years. Only 5?! That’s correct and if I may have missed another development then let me know and I’ll get it added here. I am open minded and would love to hear your thoughts & knowledge as to “the truth” from each of these developments.

Seville

So starting in South Beach, the old Seville tops my list with Ritz Carlton pulling out and removing the sales center, all the signs and from what I gather, completely scratched this condo hotel development which offered fractional ownership.

JULY 16th 2010 UPDATE:

The Seville Hotel, which was just purchased in a short sale by an affiliate of Courtyard by Marriott, will be getting the Ian Schrager treatment, Marriott has announced. The 12-story hotel in Miami Beach will be the second “Edition” hotel by Marriott, following the opening of an Edition hotel in Honolulu this fall. The renovations are expected to take approximately three years. Schrager helped reinvigorate South Beach when he launched the Delano 15 years ago.

Terra Beachside Villas

The second on the list is Terra Beachside Villas at 6000 Collins Avenue. One of the best known developments to go under. It appears Terra Beachside Villas were getting very close to finishing when it went to a standstill. The big cone eyesore was repainted to a less tacky blue and all the workers seemed to disappear. There were also concerns from the underground parking garage which by the way might double to a swimming pool when it rains (Miami Beach is only 5′ above sea level right).. These will be picked off fast when they hit the market at correct pricing. A great location (besides street traffic) and cool 2 story concept. Accurate pricing is ~$300k by my book.. not the $600k that once was.

NoBe Bay

Third on the list is a beautiful building known as NoBe Bay located at 6700 Indian Creek Drive. What happened here?! Sales center is still stationed at the Deauville Hotel Miami Beach yet all stopped months ago as the first few levels of hurricane impact glass began to arrive. This will be a winner soon enough..

Regatta 2

Directly beside NoBe Bay is the Regatta 2 development which cleared the land, kept the remaining concrete structure of the old hotel and simply stalled construction. What a complex this will be when it does finally finish. The Regatta is a “nice” building with small floor plans and the combination of the 2 created a cool community environment. Three recent sales in Regatta Indian Creek range from $315 to $450k far less than the $800k that once was.

Solis

Last on the list is Solis Sunny Isles Beach. There were a few workers on site so I’m not completely pessimistic on the success however it’s been an eyesore for MONTHS!

And that’s all folks! With limited space and high demand it’s only a matter of time before these 5 bounce back into action. For more information please contribute your knowledge here or call me at 1.888.383.7326 or Miami Beach FL Real Estate.

Terra Beachside Villas

A recent news article by the South Florida Business Journal relays that Regions bank has filed new foreclosures against the Miami Beach FL Real Estate projects Terra Beachside Villas and Terra Beachside Villas II completing three foreclosures against BSG Development. The previous foreclosure was filed in October on BSG’s Cabana on Collins project with the developer taking $98.2 million in mortgages from Regions Bank. These three projects were planned and sold within a 3.7 acre construction zone off 6000 Collins just one block from the ocean. These were sold in 2004 & 2005 at a premium and the construction progress seemed to be moving along just fine with punch out work and final finishes before the C.O. & closings. What happened after they repainted the ugly blue front entry cylinder…? A few months ago, I noticed the workers hadn’t been around for awhile and the construction came to a standstill. Apparently, over a dozen contractors have filed liens on the subject properties and this is true proof of the downside to this real estate downturn based on over development, overpricing and smoke & mirrors as these were primarily sold to speculators.

Based on the Article, BSG had $46.4M in loans from Regions with Terra Beachside Villas plus $8M from Miami based Royale World Metropolitan which sold the property to BSG in 2004. Additionally through Regions, $11.6M was secured on Terra Beachside Villas II and $40.2M on the 210 unit project Cabana on Collins.

BSG was cofounded by Sieger and Suarez, of the Miami based Sieger Suarez Architectural Partnership, which has designed buildings such as Fort Lauderdale’s Las Olas River House, Miami Beach’s Portofino Tower and Sunny Isles Beach’s Trump Ocean Grande. The architecture firm is also a defendant in Regions Bank’s lawsuits. SFBJ Article December 8, 2008

I’ve always wondered how they planned to prevent flooding from the basement underground parking garage?! As a matter of fact, Terra Beachside Villas is a great new development if you like the neighborhood and being in the center of two busy streets. Hey it is across the street from the ocean. I see the Terra Beachside Villa property eventually being finished and selling these 2 story townhomes around $300k. Because of the scarred reputation, Terra Beachside will have to change their name like Regions did! Remember Union Planters Bank…? Yes Regions, we didn’t forget you either.

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