Luxury is an experience not a price point

  • Lease roundup: Rivani scores ice cream shop at Lincoln Theatre

    Lease roundup: Rivani scores ice cream shop at Lincoln Theatre,Lidia Dinkova

    MYKA | Miami Beach  A Greek yogurt ice cream shop will open its first U.S. outpost at Robert Rivani’s Lincoln Theatre building in Miami Beach.  MYKA will open a 550-square-foot shop on Dec. 8 at Lincoln Theatre, according to a news release from Rivani’s eponymously named firm. Founded in Madrid by N

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  • EXCLUSIVE: Kanye West’s Gutted Malibu Beach House Is Turned Into $12 Million Members-Only Timeshare—as New Owner Faces Foreclosure

    EXCLUSIVE: Kanye West’s Gutted Malibu Beach House Is Turned Into $12 Million Members-Only Timeshare—as New Owner Faces Foreclosure,Charlie Lankston

    The Malibu beach house that rapper Kanye West famously gutted—then abandoned—is being turned into a unique members-only timeshare opportunity after the latest owner was threatened with foreclosure, having defaulted on his $18.5 million mortgage. West's former home, which he sold as a bare-bones shel

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  • EXCLUSIVE: New Owner of Kanye West’s Gutted Malibu Mansion Is Facing Foreclosure After Defaulting on $18.5 Million Mortgage

    EXCLUSIVE: New Owner of Kanye West’s Gutted Malibu Mansion Is Facing Foreclosure After Defaulting on $18.5 Million Mortgage,Charlie Lankston

    The Malibu beach house that rapper Kanye West famously gutted—then abandoned—is being turned into a unique members-only investment opportunity after the latest owner was threatened with foreclosure, having defaulted on his $18.5 million mortgage. West's former home, which he sold as a bare-bones she

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  • Distress call: Foreclosures threaten 13 South Florida dev sites

    Distress call: Foreclosures threaten 13 South Florida dev sites,Francisco Alvarado

    The last couple of years have been rough on developer Brian Tuttle.  In December 2023, faced with a maturity date on three loans totaling $38.4 million secured by a Royal Palm Beach development site, Tuttle was on the hunt for new lenders to refinance the debt, and new equity partners that could pro

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  • Inside Alex Sapir’s property sell off 

    Inside Alex Sapir’s property sell off ,Rich Bockmann, Elizabeth Cryan, Katherine Kallergis

    At the party in Ibiza, Alex Sapir looked happy. It was six months before he and his girlfriend, Leila Ben Khalifa, welcomed their daughter, and they were surrounded by their friends, models and Burning Man enthusiasts in fringe and crowns. From appearances, the question of his dwindling real estate

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  • How the Chraibi brothers supercharged their south Miami-Dade workforce housing development

    How the Chraibi brothers supercharged their south Miami-Dade workforce housing development,Lidia Dinkova

    On the edge of Miami-Dade County’s built world, where single-family home subdivisions plateau into open expanses, sits a 90-acre tract. The land in south Miami-Dade is neatly carved into distinct uses: one parcel planted with row crops such as soybeans, another devoted to a palm tree farm, a third t

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  • The Alexanders prepare to go to trial 

    The Alexanders prepare to go to trial ,Ellen Cranley, Katherine Kallergis, Sheridan Wall

    The Alexander brothers are headed to trial.  Former star brokers Oren and Tal, and their brother Alon have spent the last year in jail, after they were forced to trade their waterfront Miami mansions and an apartment on New York’s Billionaires’ Row for Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center.  Sinc

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  • How a nondescript inland development became Palm Beach County’s billionaire bunker

    How a nondescript inland development became Palm Beach County’s billionaire bunker,Kate Hinsche

    Deep in Palm Beach County, out where the suburbs meet the swamp, dirt has turned to gold. The miracle has unfolded behind the guarded gates of Stone Creek Ranch, a community in an unincorporated part of the county near Delray Beach, where just 37 homes occupy 187 acres. It is about as far inland as

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  • Florida Home Prices Could Spike Up to 9% Under Ron DeSantis’ Plan To Eliminate Property Taxes

    Florida Home Prices Could Spike Up to 9% Under Ron DeSantis’ Plan To Eliminate Property Taxes,Keith Griffith

    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing to eliminate property taxes on homeowners in the state, but a new analysis suggests the move would come at a heavy price for renters and first-time homebuyers. DeSantis has argued that taxes on homeowners are oppressive and fuel wasteful spending by bloated local

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  • Austin vs. Nashville: How Luxury Living Measures Up in 2 Booming Housing Markets

    Austin vs. Nashville: How Luxury Living Measures Up in 2 Booming Housing Markets,Snejana Farberov

    Located some 900 miles apart, Austin, TX, and Nashville, TN, have emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic era as thriving boomtowns with strong job growth, rapid in-migration, and high quality of life—so it comes as no surprise that both metros now rank among the nation's top luxury housing markets.  Eac

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  • 5 Ways To Avoid Taking on Debt for the Holidays

    5 Ways To Avoid Taking on Debt for the Holidays,Joy Dumandan

    The holidays are a time to spread cheer, but they can quickly turn sour if you find your bank account in the red. Spending above your means can have an effect on your budget in the new year. A Gallup poll of Americans' holiday spending in 2025 found that consumers plan to spend an average of $1,007

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  • The Faces of Cosmetic Dentistry

    The Faces of Cosmetic Dentistry,Site Staff

    Edward A Scherder DMD, JD; Robert C. Hedgepath DMD; Patrick J. Carrigan DMD; Kurtis P. Hussey DMD; Jose M. Horak DMD; Katie N. Rodriguez DMD, MS BayView Dental Arts invites Neapolitans to become more familiar, comfortable, and excited to experience the latest technology available. At each visit, adv

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  • The Face of Internal Medicine

    The Face of Internal Medicine,Site Staff

    Dr. Diane Brzezinski, or Dr. B as patients call her, earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the University of Des Moines in Iowa in 1994. Immediately after, she began a rigorous internship at St. John’s Healthcare System in the heart of Detroit, Michigan. Dr. B recalls that it was cha

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  • The Faces of Florida’s Boutique Brokers

    The Faces of Florida’s Boutique Brokers,Site Staff

    With over $2.5 billion in career sales and more than 6,000 successful transactions, Suzanne Powers, president and CEO of Powers Realty Group, Inc., has built one of the most respected independent luxury real estate brands in the Midwest. Recently honored as both a Woman of Influence and Woman of Dis

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  • The Face of Roof Design and Sheet Metal

    The Face of Roof Design and Sheet Metal,Site Staff

    Richard McCanna is the owner of Roof Design & Sheet Metal, a family-owned local business with deep roots in the South Florida roofing industry. With years of experience working on all types of roofing systems, both commercial and residential, he and his team have the know-how to manage any roofing p

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  • The Face of Naples Menswear

    The Face of Naples Menswear,Site Staff

    Since opening in 1992, Mondo Uomo has been a trusted name in Naples for exceptional menswear, craftsmanship, and service. Led by Arda Boyar, the son of a tailor, the store was founded on a respect for quality and an instinct for timeless style that still define it today. His dedication to fine craft

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  • The Faces of Healthcare

    The Faces of Healthcare,Site Staff

    Southwest Florida is rapidly becoming a destination for exceptional heart care, and the Naples Comprehensive Health (NCH) Rooney Heart Institute is at the forefront of that transformation. In recent years, NCH has made significant investments in facilities, technology, and talent with a clear goal:

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  • The Face of High-Rise Living

    The Face of High-Rise Living,Site Staff

    As founder and broker of Luxe Naples Real Estate Inc., Inga Lodge has become one of the most trusted names in luxury waterfront living. With more than $1 billion in sales, Lodge and her team have redefined high-rise real estate—representing both Naples’ most prestigious new developments and its most

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  • The Face of Interior Architecture

    The Face of Interior Architecture,Site Staff

    L.A. DeRiggi has spent more than a decade shaping the design landscape of Naples, bringing precision and artistry to some of the region’s most exceptional homes. As founder and principal interior designer of Hudson Park Interior Design, he leads a studio renowned for its thoughtful, meticulous appro

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  • The Face of Aesthetics & Cosmetic Surgery

    The Face of Aesthetics & Cosmetic Surgery,Site Staff

    Dr. Kiran Gill is a board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon with specialty fellowship training in aesthetic surgery of the face, breast and body. In 2018, she founded the Naples Aesthetic Institute—one of the only female-owned premier boutique plastic surgery and aesthetic practices in So

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