Aventura Bay offers the finest quality town homes in Aventura. These townhomes were completed between 2000 to 2005, Aventura Bay has only 65 town homes in total, 6 with a full two-car garage. A two-car garage is a rare find for Aventura in this price range. This unit is the only two-car garage on the market. You can’t put a price on having a two car garage. In the heat of the summer it will keep your cars cool, and during the rainy season you never have to make a mad dash for an uncovered car. It also makes for a lot of extra storage space.

Unlike many other townhomes in the area, you will never hear your neighbor due to the high quality construction of the concrete walls and floors. Aventura Bay features Italian Renaissance architecture rarely seen in Florida. If you are in the market for a townhouse then Aventura Bay is a must see. Here are some of the features of this Aventura Bay town home.

• 3 beds 2.5 baths
• 2020 square feet under air
• full 2 car garage
• marble floors
• new kohler fixtures in bathrooms
• marble floors and counters in bathrooms
• French doors throughout
• Granite tops in kitchen
• Steps away from the new children’s playground and dog park
• 1 minute from the new Aventura Charter school

Priced at $675,000

Are you looking for a rental property in Aventura? There are many great Aventura rentals to choose from. We carry a full line of rental properties to meet every need. Please feel free to call us today for a full list of rental properties to choose from. No rental is too small or too big. We carry annual and seasonal rentals in Aventura. Please call Paul Hansen 786-586-4778. Aventura Condos, Aventura Townhomes and Aventura Homes all for rent!

I may have just found the most dangerous job in Miami. Take a look at this guy hanging off the Turnberry Ocean Colony South Tower. He is removing the protective covers from the windows in preparation for closings. He is a few hundred feet off the ground just swinging around not bothered at all by his precarious position. Can you imagine going to work and being suspended by a rope hundreds of feet off the ground all day? Crazy! Take a look below.

See if you can find him in this picture.

This afternoon the House has approved two additional provisions in their Policy and Budget Council. The first provision would apply an assessment cap of 3% to all properties in Florida. That means that Commercial and non-Homestead properties would enjoy the same assessment cap as Homestead properties - they would not be re-assessed at full value upon sale of the property. The second provision would authorize a one penny sales tax increase to "buy-out" a portion of the property tax that is attributable to the "required local effort" (the school portion of everyone's property taxes). The school portion of our property taxes totals approximately $9 billion each year and a one penny sales tax would buy out over 1/3 of that amount. This would provide substantial tax relief to all property owners in Florida.

*From the Florida Association of Realtors

Turnberry Ocean Colony in Sunny Isles is generally regarding as the most prestigious and exclusive condo development in South Florida. Turnberry has taken private club living to a new level with this exclusive beachfront project. The North Tower of Ocean Colony has been complete for over one year now, and the South Tower is set for completion by January 2008. Turnberry Ocean Colony offers its residents multiple levels of security, with a 24-hour guard gate and 24-hour lobby security. This is one of the only condo projects on the beach that offers this type of security. The resident’s only clubhouse at Turnberry Ocean Colony provides a level of service that is rarely seen in condo living.

There are only 4 units per floor and each line has a private elevator that opens directly into your unit. Larger penthouse and tower suite units are also available. Typical Turnberry Ocean Colony condos range in size from 2,245 to 3,735 square feet. All of the units offer direct ocean views to the east, and three of the four floor plans offer bay views to the west. Turnberry Ocean Colony is located in Sunny Isles Beach and is just minutes from all of the shopping and dining that Bal Harbour and Aventura have to offer. For more information or to set up a showing for Turnberry Ocean Colony, please call Paul Hansen 786-586-4778 or para informacion en Espanol Carole Ramirez-Hansen 786-586-4780.

It is true that Miami real estate market is experiencing unusually high levels of inventory, but the numbers in most areas are very manageable. With the exception of Miami, all of the other cities have very reasonable levels that can, for the most part, be absorbed at a decent pace. The downtown Miami / Brickell market is already saturated, and several thousand new condos are slated to close in the next two years. Once the downtown Miami area has its real estate correction and all of the condos and new infrastructure are finished, you will see one of the nicest downtowns in the entire country. This high inventory is just part of the growing pain.

Number of Active Listings as of 10-12-2007

Aventura – 2,462
Bal Harbour – 317
Bay Harbour Island – 173
Coconut Grove – 368
Coral Gables – 385
Miami – 9,768
Miami Beach – 4,178
North Bay Village – 478
North Miami – 554
North Miami Beach – 705
South Miami – 47
Surfside – 229

* Statistics courtesy of the South East Florida MLS

The city of Sunny Isles Beach is getting ready to build a new park across the street from Ocean One and just in front of Ocean Reserve. The four-acre park is expected to cost around $14 million and won’t start construction until 2009 according to city officials. The city is still looking for grants to fund the construction costs, and until the money is in place the lot is being used as a dumping ground for excavated dirt. Needless to say this does not make the local residents very happy to have to look at an eyesore like that. The plans call for a children’s playground, walking trail and a parking garage. It is nice to see that Sunny Isles is building parks and upgrading infrastructure, but it seems like the city should be moving faster than this. There should be plenty of money with all of the new property tax revenue that will continue to grow at an enormous rate over the next few years.

We have just opened our new Sunny Isles office across the street from Turnberry Ocean Colony. Please feel free to come by and see us, we are open from 9am to 9pm daily. You can come in and speak with us about real estate and if you get hungry you can just walk next door to Miami Juice and have a great meal.
Sunny Isles is one of the most unique stretches of beach you will find anywhere in South Florida. Just about all of the Sunny Isles condos that are on the ocean have been built within the last 10 years. This makes for some of the most beautiful buildings you will ever see. You don’t get the mix of old and new, it is all new. Pricing on the ocean in Sunny Isles ranges from the $500’s on up, with everything in between. Our new office is conveniently located just steps away from all of the new condos. We look forward to seeing you soon! Turnberry International Realty.

Make way for 50 Biscayne! Closings are scheduled to start this month and what a building! The Related Group has done a great job on this one. With a combination of a beautiful building and a superior location, 50 Biscayne is sure to be a hit.

This downtown Miami condo is located within walking distance to many of the attractions the city has to offer. 50 Biscayne is loaded with all of the amenities you have come to expect from a high-end condominium in Miami. There are still some great units available, so if you are looking for a home downtown please give us a call today for more information.

In an effort to eliminate its net debt, Magna Entertainment Corp. may sell its joint venture interest in the Village at Gulfstream Park. Magna had been teamed up with Forest City Enterprises to develop the mixed-use project that will eventually have 1,500 condos, 750,000 square feet of retail space, 140,000 square feet of office space, a 500-room hotel and a 2,500-seat movie theater. There will also be 225 affordable housing units built on or nearby Gulfstream Park.
Hopefully this means that the Village at Gulfstream Park will move forward at a brisk pace once it is sold. This is one of the most eagerly anticipated projects to hit the Aventura / Hallandale area in many years, and this just adds a little more anticipation to the mix. Everyone in the Aventura / Hallandale will be keeping a close watch on this development for good news. If you have any questions regarding this project, please feel free to call me at 786-586-4778.

With the US Dollar falling to new lows against many foreign currencies, now is the time for foreign investors and foreigners looking for second homes or vacation homes to buy in the United States. Buyers from Canada and the UK have already started to make waves in the slumping US real estate market. With the combination of their strong currencies and falling real estate prices in our country some phenomenal deals are already happening. Imagine if you are from England and you purchase an $800,000 property in the US, it is like getting a 50% discount on the price because of their strong exchange rate. Canadian buyers are now on an even playing field since both their dollar and the US Dollar are just about even for the first time in over 30 years. The Euro has just hit an all time high against the US Dollar as well. There are many opportunities out there for everyone to purchase, but the buyers coming from outside of the United States really have the upper hand today, and probably for at least the foreseeable future. For more information and to find out where the best deals in the Miami real estate market please call Paul Hansen 786-586-4778.