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  • Magnetics heir drops $24M on Gables Estates mansion after selling Indian Creek estate June 28, 2024
    Magnetics heir Geert-Jan Bakker is downsizing to a $23.5 million Coral Gables waterfront mansion after selling his Indian Creek Village compound for $64.5 million last month.  Records show a trust led by Bakker bought the house at 365 Arvida Parkway in Gables Estates from an LLC named for the address and managed by health tech […]
  • FBI raids Sergio Pino’s home and office in connection with death threat against estranged wife June 28, 2024
    The FBI conducted raids of developer Sergio Pino’s waterfront Cocoplum estate and his Coral Gables office, as his two-year-old divorce case takes a dark turn. Federal agents in tactical gear descended on Pino’s home at 142 Isla Dorada Boulevard and his Century Homebuilders Group headquarters at 1805 Ponce de Leon on Monday night, the Miami […]
  • Judge tosses marina shakedown lawsuit against Alex Diaz de la Portilla June 28, 2024
    Alex Diaz de la Portilla can’t be held liable for allegedly shaking down a lobbyist and his client for a piece of a city of Miami marina deal. Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Mavel Ruiz on Thursday tossed a lawsuit filed last year by Manuel Prieguez, a lobbyist and ex-state legislator, against the former Miami city […]
  • Oceana Bal Harbour condo sells at loss for under $18M  June 28, 2024
    Two trusts sold a unit at Oceana Bal Harbour for $17.5 million, below their $18 million purchase price two years ago. Records show the Bal Harbour Condo –– H Trust and Bal Harbour Condo –– W Trust, together managed by New York City attorney Ira Gilbert, sold unit 2001 at 10203 Collins Avenue to a […]
  • Terranova moves one step closer to acquiring Location Ventures’ former HQ June 28, 2024
    Stephen Bittel’s Terranova could soon own the former Coral Gables headquarters of Rishi Kapoor’s defunct Location Ventures. On June 17, U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Becerra approved a settlement agreement in Terranova’s favor, paving the way for a final foreclosure judgment tied to the office building at 299 Alhambra Circle. The settlement is between Bernice Lee, […]