If you are a Todd Michael Glaser fan, do we have a treat for you!  We are talking 4 unbelievable contemporary homes in prime areas of Miami Beach.  Your choice of Star Island, Pine Tree Drive, Sunset Islands or Venetian Islands – in the Todd Glaser, top-of-the-line finishes and style he has acquired an unblemished [...]

Just last week, a client asked me to explain the correct and incorrect use of awnings for Mediterranean Revival architecture for his Miami Beach home.  I’m sure this will be an eye-opener for a lot of you, but the reality is that it is not rocket science.  There are basic rules and some NO NO’s [...]

There are Miami Beach hotels, and then, there are MIAMI BEACH HOTELS!  The Delano is one of my favorites, especially after Philippe Stark’s renovation in the 1990′s.    The American Institute of Architects claims that it is  an Art Deco style building, but the angles bring a mid-century feel to it, and it makes sense since it [...]

Talk about a Miami building with history and one of our loved landmarks.  This time captured brilliantly like no other photo I’ve seen before, by Emilio Portuondo (aka Emilio74).  This Mediterranean Revival building was built in 1925 and designed by Schultze and Weaver  for The Miami News headquarters and printing facility. It has served as place to [...]

A few years ago the word “staging” became a trend in the Miami Real Estate Market as well as elsewhere around the country. Realtors went out and got staging designations and people with decorating skills created staging businesses. Known local Interior Designers even found a niche within the Miami Real Estate Industry. Everyone talked about [...]