Great Spaces: Villa Jasmine Heats Up the Market in Miami Beach

This fully furnished $25 million property in Miami Beach is like no other. The property, owned by the former CEO of 1-800-PetMeds Marc Puleo, is located on the tip of prestigious Sunset Island. It is 8,300 square feet set on a half-acre point lot on Sunset Island. The five-bedroom, five-and-a-half-bathroom mansion includes a separate one-bedroom […]

10 Tricky Ways to Save for a Down Payment

Saving up enough money for a down payment on your first home can seem like a daunting task—and it can be. But, say consumer advocates at nerdwallet.com, you might try using a few of these odd little shortcuts to trick yourself into saving more—and faster: • Automatic transfers from your checking account to your savings […]

PulteGroup joining rush of development at Providence and I-485

PulteGroup Inc. is planning a single-family development on 73 acres off Tilley Morris Road, adjacent to a proposed mixed-use development by Crescent Communities. The single-family development, called Kellmoor, would consist of 100 homes, according to real estate records. The site is across from Stonemeade Lane and stretches west from Tilley Morris to a 72-acre property on Providence Road where Crescent is planning to build a food-themed development called Crescent Providence Farm, which I wrote…

Developers break ground on six-story, dual-branded hotel in SouthPark

Crosland and Allen Tate broke ground on Tuesday on a six-story dual-branded hotel in SouthPark. The Charlotte real estate firms are partnering with Chartwell Hospitality to develop the project, which will include a 160-room Hilton Garden Inn and a 110-room Homewood Suites. Located on a 3.65-acre site on the west side of Sharon Road, behind the Sharon Corners shopping center, the hotel is expected to open in late 2016. Demolition of the Olde Towne Apartments, a 40-unit complex formerly on the site,…

Crescent’s next development has a food theme but is more traffic on the menu?

The latest development planned near the Interstate 485 interchange at Providence Road will have a food theme, but nearby residents remain concerned about how much traffic they’ll have to digest as the area’s development boom continues. Crescent Communities is planning a mixed-use development called Crescent Providence Farm on 72 acres next to the Waverly development on Providence Road. The Charlotte firm is seeking approval for a 180-room hotel, 30,000 square feet of commercial space and up…