Inside sources recently revealed to me that 23-year old hip-hop/rap artist Drake has placed two side-by-side condos at Marquis under contract. My guess is that he will combine the two units to create a mega-condo. Marquis is a luxury condo building located at 1100 Biscayne Boulevard in Downtown Miami. Ever since prices were slashed this past summer, sales have picked considerably at Marquis. Prices start at $263 per square foot. A few months ago, an 8,042 square foot penthouse at Marquis sold for $4.2M.
We put the finishing touches on our Marquis Miami condos website earlier this afternoon. Once again, we’re delighted with the end result and are proud to officially launch it. The site is dedicated to condo news, listings and information specific to Marquis. There you will find Marquis available condo sales, available rentals, recent sales, recent rentals, floor plans, charts, videos, resident reviews and a blog dedicated to all news relevant to Marquis. Listings for Marquis condo sales and rentals are updated every 24 hours.
This is the third website that we’ve launched within the past month. We are very pleased with the success of our Marina Blue condos website. Within a month of launch Google has already ranked it number 12 for the keywords “Marina Blue condos”. I’m confident that it will continue to move up the rankings in the months to come. We’re currently working on a building specific website for 900 Biscayne Bay condos. That website should be finished within the next two weeks. Our plan is to then launch a website dedicated to Paramount Bay condos in preparation for when the building begins closings.
Miami Real Estate Review – Episode 7
In this episode, we provide an update regarding the developer blowout sale at The Plaza on Brickell that started last Thursday. We also touch upon pricing at Icon Brickell and discuss news regarding Marquis. We end the show by highlighting four noteworthy foreclosures that came onto the market since last Friday.
Best Views in Miami – Part 4
I’ve saved the best for last. In my opinion, the penthouse at Marquis offers the best views of any condo building in Miami. Four Seasons Residences is a slightly taller building than Marquis but I’m definitely partial to the views from Park West, Downtown Miami and the Arts District over those offered from more southern neighborhoods such as Brickell. The fourth floor of this 4-story, 8,000 square foot penthouse has a spacious bedroom and large rooftop terrace with a dipping pool. The views are simply majestic. It’s amazing how minuscule some of the buildings look from the 66th floor. Take a look for yourself.
Be sure to also view the pictures of floors 1, 2 and 3 of this 4-story penthouse at Marquis:
Let’s continue onto the third floor of the four-story, 8,000 square foot penthouse at Marquis Residences. The entire third floor is comprised of the very spacious master bedroom, his and hers walk-in closets and master bathroom. The master bathroom has his and hers vanity; a walk-in, glass enclosed shower; a separate glass enclosed, steam shower and a Roman soaker tub with an amazing view that clears all of the buildings within sight.
The tour of the fourth and final floor will be published tomorrow. The views from the expansive rooftop terrace are second to none!
Be sure to view the pictures of floors 1 and 2 of this 4-story penthouse at Marquis:
The tour continues on the lowest level of the 4-story luxury penthouse at Marquis. Of the four floors, the lowest level is the most spacious with 3 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, a den with a large terrace, and a laundry room with side-by-side front-loading washer and dryer. I got a kick out of the three full-sized circuit breaker panels. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a condo with more than two.
The next two levels of this luxury penthouse are the most impressive of the four floors so stayed tuned.
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to tour the penthouse condo at Marquis, a newly completed 67-story condo development in Downtown Miami. It was by far the most impressive condo that I have ever seen in Miami. The four-story condo has an astonishing 8,000 square feet of living space, 2,700 square feet of terrace, a private elevator within the unit and a pool on the rooftop terrace.
This penthouse is so massive that I decided to cover it in four different blog posts – one for each floor. The main entrance to the penthouse is located on the second level which is where we start the tour below…
The New Face of Downtown Miami
Downtown Miami has changed tremendously within the past 4-5 years. I just wanted to share a few pictures that I took earlier this week. As you can see, the construction cranes are gone from the Downtown Miami skyline.
New Downtown Miami condo developments 50 Biscayne, Vizcayne, Marina Blue, 900 Biscayne Bay, Ten Museum Park and Marquis can be seen in the pictures above and directly below. The American Airlines Arena, Bayside Marketplace and Bayfront Park appear in the picture above as well.
(Below) A look south down Biscayne Boulevard.
(Below) The view east from a Downtown Miami condo high-rise.
Miami Green Spaces
Living within close proximity to a public green space is usually a pretty important factor, especially for dog owners, when considering places to live in a large metropolitan area. Miami is no different, which is why I’ve decided to discuss various public green spaces within walking distance to many of Miami’s new condo buildings. This post will probably be more informative to nonlocals but it actually still amazes me how many people living in Miami haven’t heard of nice parks such as Margaret Pace Park.
Margaret Pace Park – Of the public green spaces mentioned in this post, Margaret Pace is my favorite. It is located in the Edgewater Miami within walking distance to Quantum on the Bay, 1800 Club, Cite on the Bay and the future Paramount Bay. Margaret Pace Park offers a number of activities such as tennis, volleyball, basketball and soccer. It’s typical to see volleyball and basketball games continue well until the sun goes down. You’ll also see runners dashing around the parameter of the park and dog owners playing with their pets and mingling with other dog owners. Those with small children will also appreciate the children’s park at Margaret Pace park.
Museum Park (formerly Bicentennial Park) – This public green space was recently renamed Museum Park. It will be a collaborative effort by the Miami Museum of Science and the Miami Art Museum. Museum Park is located just south of the I-395 expressway and just north of the American Airlines Arena. It is walking distance to Ten Museum Park, 900 Biscayne Bay, Marina Blue and the future Marquis in the Downtown Miami neighborhood of Park West. Currently, this is probably the most underutilized public green space by locals throughout Miami. You’ll occasionally see soccer games taking place, as you do in the picture above, but that’s about it. Museum Park is home to a variety of music events, with the largest being Ultra Music Festival held in March. It’ll be nice to see the transformation of Museum Park within the next 1-2 years.
Bayfront Park – This public green space has a children’s park, an amphitheater (not seen in the picture above) and a helium balloon ride, called Miami SkyLift, that unfortunately hasn’t taken off in quite a while. Bayfront Park is also home to the Flying Trapeze School and offers yoga classes three times per week. Bayfront Park is located in Downtown Miami just south of Bayfront Marketplace and just north of the Intercontinental Hotel. It is walking distance to condominium buildings such as 50 Biscayne, the Loft Downtown, Loft 2, One Miami, Met 1 and the future Everglades on the Bay (now known as Vizcayne).
There are a variety of other public green spaces throughout Miami not mentioned in this post. However, these are the ones located near many of the new condo buildings in Miami. Unfortunately, there currently aren’t any public green spaces in Brickell.
