ALONG WITH A DELICIOUS 3 BEDROOM HOME  WITH A BEAUTIFUL TREE-STUDDED  BACKYARD …  FREE WATER RIGHTS COME WITH THE HOUSE … SO BRING YOUR BOAT!

SAIL ON IN …  LIVING HERE IN KINGS BAY, YOU’LL HAVE  BOAT RAMP & MARINA ACCESS THROUGH DEERING BAY MARINA, ALONG WITH DOCKAGE RIGHTS …   MOOR YOUR BOAT OVERNIGHT (ACTUALLY, YOU CAN MOOR IT FOR UP TO 2 NIGHTS/3 DAYS AT A TIME – GRATIS)…  THERE ARE NOT MANY  MARINAS IN MIAMI WHERE YOU CAN DO THAT!

WE JUST LISTED THIS DELIGHTFUL THREE BEDROOM HOME  IN CORAL GABLES, IN THE GATED-COMMUNITY OF KINGS BAY,  FOR $498,000.  PERHAPS YOU’D LIKE TO SEE IT?  IF SO, PLEASE CALL US.  THE HOME IS WARM AND WELCOMING … COMFORTABLE… AND WELL PRICED … THE SELLERS ARE SERIOUS SELLERS.   IF YOU, OR A FRIEND OF YOURS,  IS LOOKING FOR  MARINA ACCESS AND A LOVELY, READY-TO-MOVE-INTO,  3 BEDROOM HOME IN  CORAL GABLES (WITHIN THE TOP RATED CORAL GABLES SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR HOWARD DRIVE ELEMENTARY, PALMETTO MIDDLE AND PALMETTO SENIOR HIGH)… CALL US TODAY.  

FOR MORE DETAILS AND PICTURES OF THE HOME … READ ON….

THIS  IMPECCABLY WELL-MAINTAINED  3 BEDROOM  HAS AN OVERSIZED BACKYARD … THAT IS  PRIVATE AND FENCED…. WITH SUNLIGHT (AND FILTERED SUNLIGHT)  …. A BEAUTIFUL CANOPY OF  SHADE TREES  … A COVERED PATIO AND OUTDOOR SITTING AREA…. AND  SPACE TO UNWIND AND RELAX… ENTERTAIN AND  ENJOY.  

ORIGINALLY BUILT IN 1971, THIS HOME IS APPEALING RIGHT FROM THE CURB:   14610 SW 66TH AVENUE IN CORAL GABLES …. (KINGS BAY) 

THE BARREL TILE ROOF WAS REPLACED, POST-ANDREW, AND THE ENTIRE HOME HAS  TERRACOTTA TILE FLOORING.  NEW  CENTRAL AIRCONDITIONING WAS INSTALLED IN 2009 AND  THE KITCHEN CABINETS WERE RE-DONE IN 2007.   EACH OF THE 2 BATHROOMS HAVE DOUBLE SINKS  …  AND THE ORIGINAL, RETRO-STYLE BATHROOM TILES ARE AGAIN  IN VOGUE.

PERHAPS YOU’D LIKE TO SEE THE HOME AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD?   WE ARE HOSTING A BROKER’S OPEN WEDNESDAY  8/18/2010 …  FROM NOON TO TWO.   THERE WILL BE AN OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY AUGUST 29 …  FROM THREE TO FIVE. 

PRIVATE SHOWINGS CAN BE ARRANGED, AS YOUR SCHEDULE ALLOWS …  SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL  – 305 793-1365 . VICKI AND ALEXANDRA RESTIVO  ARE THE LISTING AGENTS.

AS YOU COME TO VISIT,  ENTER THE KINGS BAY GUARD-GATE AT SW 144TH STREET. TAKE YOUR FIRST RIGHT, AND IMMEDIATELY TURN RIGHT AGAIN, FOLLOWING  THE CURVE AROUND.  66TH AVENUE AND BONITO DRIVE ARE ONE AND THE SAME.  FOR APPOINTMENTS AND/OR FOR MORE DETAILS, INFORMATION, YOU CAN ALWAYS REACH ME ON MY CELLULAR 305 793-1365 – VICKI RESTIVO – EWM REALTORS.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SHOWING YOU THE HOUSE  (AND MARINA )  BY APPOINTMENT.  THE DOCKMASTER OF DEERING BAY (AND KINGS BAY) , CHARLES DORREL,  LOOKS FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU AND YOUR VESSEL, TO THE MARINA.

IF YOU ARE THINKING OF “WHAT TO DO/WHERE TO GO” IN MIAMI OVER THE WEEKEND … BESIDES TAKING YOUR BOAT OUT FOR THE DAY:    IF YOU MISSED OUR  SERIES OF BLOGS ON  MiamiRealEstate.Cafe.com   ON SPECIAL THINGS TO DO IN MIAMI ON THE WEEKENDS,  HERE’S ONE RECENT POST  … BIKE DOWN TO BLACKPOINT MARINA ON THE WEEKEND… BECAUSE THAT’S SOMETHING YOU CAN DO FROM THIS HOME.

148 ISLA DORADA IN COCOPLUM :  THIS STATELY FRENCH CHATEAU JUST SOLD FOR 30% BELOW  ORIGINAL LIST PRICE  (AND  12%  BELOW THE MOST RECENT ASKING PRICE).  WE CLOSED YESTERDAY, AND ARE HOPING THE WEATHER HOLDS, SO OUR BUYERS CAN MOVE IN WITHOUT HAVING TO DODGE THE  RAINDROPS. 

IT IS A PLEASURE WORKING WITH  BUYERS, SELLERS, REALTORS  AND ATTORNEYS  – WHO COLLECTIVELY MAKE

THESE  TRANSACTIONS  POSITIVE AND MEMORABLE.  WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU!

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW HOME OWNERS!   EVERY HAPPINESS    TO YOU    and    TO YOUR FAMILY !

THE PERFECT HOME … AND IT  SOLD  FOR TWO REASONS:  PRICE and VALUE.

COMPELLINGLY PRICED, THIS HOME SOLD FOR $402.60 A SQUARE FOOT.  

EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT, COCOPLUM WAS THE  IDEAL LOCATION FOR THIS FAMILY (PRICELESS!): 

CORAL GABLES  (ADJACENT TO COCONUT GROVE & SOUTH MIAMI)  IN ONE OF MIAMI’S TOP LUXURY GATED COMMUNITIES.  EXCELLENT SCHOOLS NEARBY.  COMFORTABLE COMMUTING DISTANCE TO WORK .  EASY ACCESS TO MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, DOWNTOWN MIAMI, THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, SHOPPING, DINING,  MIAMI BEACH AND KEY BISCAYNE. 

GATED CHATEAU…IN COCOPLUM… NEAR THE CLUBHOUSE AND TENNIS COURTS … WROUGHT-IRON GATED, DOUBLE HEIGHT ENTRY FOYER,  5 BEDROOMS, 4.5 BATHS, BREAKFAST ROOM,  STUDY, RESORT-STYLE POOL

IF YOU FOLLOW THIS REAL ESTATE BLOG:  YOU KNOW THAT WHENEVER YOU’RE READY TO MOVE…  WE LISTEN …    WE MATCH YOU  WITH THE HOME YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH, AND MOVE INTO.    THE RESTIVO TEAM –  EWM REALTORS INTERNATIONAL

VAST EXPANSE of WATER -   BISCAYNE BAY  -  WALLS of GLASS  -   THREE -STORY,  CONTEMPORARY,  ARTWORK  of a HOME.

 6939  SUNRISE DRIVE IN CORAL GABLES.  

PRIVATE GUARD-GATE 

 COMMUNITY OF SUNRISE HARBOR . 

FROM EVERY CORNER OF THIS MASTERPIECE YOU’LL BREATHE IN “WHAT DRAWS US TO MIAMI’”:  THE AURA OF CITY LIGHTS  of DOWNTOWN MIAMI, ACROSS THE BAY AT NIGHT…  AND…. THE SHIMMER OF SEEMINGLY ENDLESS OPEN WATER, FROM THE MOMENT THE SUN COMES UP EACH MORNING.  THE VIEW LITERALLY TAKES YOUR BREATH AWAY.

6939 SUNRISE DRIVE, CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA.

YOU’D  BE HARD-PRESSED TO DRAW A MORE INVITING PICTURE OF MIAMI … IT’S ALLURE… ENVELOPED IN THIS MAGNIFICENT  MODERN,  MIAMI WATERFRONT  HOME, DESIGNED BY REKNOWN ARCHITECT RAMON PACHECO.

GATED AND PRIVATE,  THE ENTIRE HOME OPENS to  100 FEET OF WATER FRONTAGE,BAY AND DIRECT OCEAN ACCESS,  DEEDED DOCK, ELECTRIC BOAT LIFT,  HEATED INFINITY POOL, AND GROUNDS …  6939 SUNRISE DRIVE  WAS BUILT AROUND A SINGLE CONCEPT: ELEGANT, EXQUISITE, CONTEMPORARY MIAMI LIVING… WITH NO EXPENSES SPARED.  EVERY DETAIL, MASTERFUL.  ECLECTIC.  UNRIVALED. 

THIS IS A HOME TO BE ENJOYED …  THE EUROPEAN KITCHEN OVERLOOKING THE BAY, SOARING HIGH CEILINGS AND OPEN FLOOR PLAN INVITE YOU TO WELCOME FRIENDS AND FAMILY …. ENTERTAIN IN COMFORT AND STYLE… SHARING WHAT’S TRULY AND UNIQUELY ‘MIAMI’…  THE WATER JUST OUTSIDE, BECONING, FROM THE BAYFRONT POOL, EACH OF THE BALCONIES, AND NEARLY EVERY CORNER OF THE HOME ITSELF.

PRIVATE ELEVATOR. FULL HOUSE GENERATOR.   

A SECOND GARAGE OPENS TO THE GROUNDS IN THE BACK, FOR YOUR REQUISITE  “EXTRAS”:  JET-SKIS, KAYAKS, WAVE RUNNERS … PART AND PARCEL OF THE MIAMI JET-SET, WATERFRONT LIFESTYLE.

THE HOME WAS METICULOUSLY UPDATED IN 2006.   TOP OF THE LINE FINISHES …. ELECTRONIC TOUCH CONTROLS … ELECTRIC BLINDS …  CEDAR CLOSETS … 5 BEDROOMS … 5 1/2 BATHS….2 CAR GARAGE … 6,388 SQUARE FEET … 3 STORY MODERN SPLENDOR… 16,500 SQUARE FEET OF PRIME WATERFRONT…. OFFERED AT $7.4 MILLION

WITH IT’S  ECLECTIC MELANGE OF GLASS, STEEL, AND CONCRETE, THE PROPERTY IS SITUATED DIRECTLY ON EDGE OF BISCAYNE BAY, WITH WATERVIEWS WORTH EVERY PENNY.  THE HOME IS NESTLED WITHIN THE GATED COMMUNITY OF  SUNRISE HARBOR - IN CORAL GABLES- IN ONE OF THE TOP ZIP CODES IN THE UNITED STATES… NEIGHBORHING THE HOME FORMERLY OWNED BY A-ROD,  AN EXQUISITE EUROPEAN VILLA THAT JUST SOLD IN MARCH 2010 FOR $8.5 MILLION AT  181 E  SUNRISE AVENUE IN CORAL GABLES.  

E. SUNRISE AVENUE BECOMES SUNRISE DRIVE AT THE BEND OF BISCAYNE BAY,   IMMEDIATELY  SOUTH OF COCONUT GROVE … AND IS A LOCATION “SECRET”  EVEN TO MANY WHO KNOW MIAMI LIKE THE BACK OF THEIR HAND.

I WOULD BE PLEASED TO ARRANGE FOR YOU TO SEE THIS HOME.  FOR THE BEST MIAMI HAS TO OFFER, PLEASE CONTACT THE RESTIVO TEAM AT EWM REALTORS INTERNATIONAL.

Blog published by Vicki Restivo  at the express invitation of the homeowner.

5874 SW 131 Terrace   -   Gables By the Sea

TOP NEIGHBORHOOD… TOP SCHOOLS… GATED COMMUNITY … SUNNY SOUTH FLORIDA LIFESTYLE …TWO-STORY….  MOVE-IN READY…   PERFECT HOUSE !!! 

If those top your wish list and you are looking for a  PINECREST home for $1,599,000  YOU ARE INVITED TO COME BY AND SEE WHAT  the SERENE, GATED COMMUNITY of  GABLES BY THE SEA  HAS TO OFFER.

THIS WEEKEND IS ‘FLORIDA OPEN HOUSE WEEKEND’  -  TONS OF HOMES WILL BE OPEN  ON BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY THROUGHOUT  MIAMI’S TOP NEIGHBORHOODS.  IF YOU’RE OUT AND ABOUT, THIS IS A GOOD WEEKEND TO PREVIEW HOMES FOR SALE IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS YOU’RE INTERESTING IN LIVING IN.

LOOKING FOR AN EXPERIENCED REALTOR?  I’M DELIGHTED TO ASSIST YOU (BUYING OR SELLING). PLEASE GIVE ME A CALL OR CONTACT ME HERE.  This listing at 5874 SW 131 Terrace is listed through The Restivo Team – Alexandra and Vicki Restivo and Pam Mayers –  EWM REALTORS INTERNATIONAL.  

Two-story 5 bedroom contemporary pool home  at 5874 SW 131 Terrace in Gables by the Sea:  Situated on a quiet cul-de-sac, this 4822 square foot home has soaring-high wood-beamed  Cathedral ceilings.  Marble and wood floors.Formal dining room, great room, separate breakfast room, spacious open kitchen … warm, light, bright, welcoming.  Wet bar. Wine fridge.

Floor plan flows effortlessly  throughout  this five bedroom Gables by the Sea home.

Two bedrooms are ground level. Master suite and two more bedrooms  are on the upper level, with French doors leading to an enormous L-shaped terrace that overlooks the private grounds and crystal blue pool below. 

 Covered Patio, with coral stone, creates  additional entertainment and barbeque areas and features.  Garden is beautifully private.  

Accordion shutters. Impact glass two-story front entry. Porte-cochere. Circular driveway. 2.5 car garage.  Gables by the Sea is a  walled and gated community with 24 hour security guard, near Gulliver. 

If you’d like to buy (or preview)  this house  - or know more about living in Gables by the Sea,  please call 305-793-1365 or contact me here.  

We will open this home to preview on Wednesday, March 17.  You are welcome to stop by the OPEN HOUSE for lunch from noon to 2pm.  Also shown by appointment.

The Cloisters: Located in Coconut Grove, this gated community features 40 private villas. Each villa has three floors and offers 4,500-7,900 square feet of living space and private elevators. Each villa has 3-5 bedrooms, 2 car garages, and a rooftop terrace overlooking fabulous views of the bay, ocean and city. The Cloisters community offers residents a pool, clubhouse and tennis court.

Gables by the Sea: Located in Coral Gables, this prestigious community has much to offer. Residents enjoy luxurious estates and channels/waterways with ocean access. The community boasts a playground, basketball and tennis courts as well as 24 hour security patrol and guard house. True to its name, life revolves around the sea, with sailing, water skiing, and scuba diving as year round activities. Gables by the Sea offers luxury living in a tranquil coastal setting.

CocoPlum: Residents of this luxury gated community enjoy waterfront living with views or proximity to the ocean.  This exclusive area located in Coral Gables features a guardhouse, 24 hour security patrol, a clubhouse, tennis courts, and a playground. For boaters, Coco Plum features a dockmaster and a full service marina.

Deering Bay Estates: An exclusive Coral Gables community with luxury estates, condos and townhomes. Deering Bay features a Yacht and Country Club, a world class golf course and marinas with dockage space for boats up to 120 feet in length. Residents and visitors alike may join the Club and enjoy tennis, the yacht club and golf.

Grove Isle: Located in Coconut Grove, Grove Isle is a private gated island set in Biscayne Bay. Condos provide amenities such as a sauna, heated pool and marina. The sports club offers residents tennis, pools, the beach and a fitness center. The Grove Isle Hotel and Spa offers visitors access to the marina, swimming pool and the beach.

The Moorings: An exclusive gated community in the heart of Coconut Grove, the Moorings is a beautiful enclave of about 40 Mediterranean style homes. Located just off Main Highway, this community provides 24 hour security.

Hammock Oaks: Just off Old Cutler Road, Hammock Oaks is a private and gated community. It has 107 homes and provides access to Biscayne Bay. There is a small marina with one bridge to the Bay.

Hammock Lakes: A private community located in Coral Gables and expected to be gated in the near future. Hammock Lakes is centered around the lake and features luxury properties situated along the secluded winding roads that make up this area, and along the natural preserve adjacent.

Tahiti Beach: The ultimate in exclusive luxury living. Tahiti Beach features 29 estates situated on a natural reserve and boasts gorgeous Bay and ocean views. Residents of this private enclave enjoy a park, a beach and a tennis club. A quick drive through Coco Plum then you have arrived at the guard gate (with an armed guard!)

Gables Estates: Located in Coral Gables, this community has 192 waterfront luxury estates. Residents must purchase a membership in the Gables Estates Club which offers a yacht club. Originally designed in the 1960’s by Arthur Vining Davis, the area provides access to Biscayne Bay.

Journey’s End: In the heart of Coral Gables, this prestigious gated community is situated on a natural hammock. It is made up of 18 estates and offers 24 hour security, tennis courts and a marina with private boat docks.

Old Cutler Bay: This gated waterfront community is located near Matheson Hammock Park and Marina and Fairchild Tropical Gardens. Old Cutler Bay features 24 hour roving security and guard gate and with 136 homes situated among lush banyan trees. Many of these luxury homes come equipped with backyard dock space for an easy ride out to Biscayne Bay.

Snapper Creek Lakes: Originally developed in the early 1950’s by Arthur Vining Davis, this area is a development of 124 homes situated amongst lush tropical hammock. Residents enjoy a marina with a full time dockmaster, and the option of mooring in the water or in a dry shed. The marina provides a place to fuel and launch boats and has direct access to the waters of Biscayne Bay.

Smather’s Four Fillies Farm:  32 acres of hammocks and natural preserve donated by Frank Smather’s to The University of Miami.  Gated community is deed restricted to University of Miami faculty (A wide umbrella allows ‘faculty’ inclusion of adjunct professors, volunteer faculty, and medical affiliates.) Within the community are 30 residential homes built by Breakstone, with a community pool and tennis court and 20 acres of open grounds, walking trails and tranquility.

Looking to move to Miami?   Give me a call at 305-793-1365 … or drop me a note.  I’d love to help.  The Restivo Team, EWM REALTORS …   Buying or selling real estate… We can help.  MiamiRealEstateCafe Your website preview of  Miami.

Tauted for it’s combination of  lifestyle and business opportunity Doral is ranked among the top two South Florida municipalities by CNN Money.com.  Business opportunity, coupled with ”quality of life”,   art, culture, top educational venues, and WORLD CLASS GOLF,  put the City of Doral on the map  (along with Fort Lauderdale) as one of  THE TOP 100 CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES IN WHICH TO LIVE, WORK AND PLAY .

Forbes.com named the City of Doral  Doral as one of the two best places to reside in the United States out of their 25 top choices for 2009!  Patents, venture capital funding, sole proprietorships, and start up companies (per capita) …  were among the criteria used by  Forbes.com  in ranking their top 25 cities to live ”well”  in.  Incorporated 6 years ago,  and transformed  literally overnight  from cow pastures and open expanses of  green spaces into a beckoning destination with a population of just over 35,000 Doral ranks #2  as the BEST PLACE TO LIVE WELL…by FORBES.COM.

Having become a veritable small business hot-spot, in a heartbeat, Doral is home to multitudes of  businesses catering to the Latin American Market.  With one of the highest per capita concentrations of small businesses, and home to logistics, aerospace, and telecommunications industries,  the City of Doral is headquarters for several major corporate entities as well.  Pepsi-Cola is a strong  South Florida economic influencer,  and Brightstar (specializing in telecommunications and wireless communications products)….  is one of the largest Hispanic-owned companies in the United States.

Resort-style communities  abound in Doral, offering  world class golf and amenities,  and options of single family homes, or townhomes and condos.

Doral Isles offers acres of community recreational facilities :  lagoon pools with cascading waterfalls, soccer fields, baseball, basketball, kayaking, sandy beaches, docks, full-service fitness centers, open air cafes and outdoor dining. Here is a beautiful two story, 3 bedroom, 3 bath townhome for sale in the community. Considering living in Doral?   Call us!

Smathers Four Fillies Farm  is among the three finalists for this year’s Urban Land Institute’s top awards recognizing sustainable developments and GREEN living.  Lowering home operating costs by $1,000.00 a year,   Four Fillies far and away exceeds Florida Energy Efficiency Code standards… by  20 to 30 percent… and offers a unique quality of life. 

ULI’s  GREEN AWARD recognizes projects that offer sustainable values,  have  minimal environmental impact,  improve quality of life, comfort, and health… and incorporate regenerative site development strategies, energy and water conservation, use of sustainable or renewable materials, and improved  air quality.

As one the “Florida Green Building Coalition” (FGBC) certified developments, Four Fillies includes abundant  healthy insulation, special air filtration, energy star appliances,  and continuous water conservation (through landscaping choices and choices of appliances and fixtures).  Impact glass aids in energy conservation,  facilitates hurricane preparation and adds an intrinsic safety feature. Paints have low levels of volatile organic compounds. Interior wall studs are steel. The homes are termite and mold-resistant.

Dual concentric horseshoes consisting of  30 homes on a portion of 32 acres of lush tropical foliage, were created in and around existing plant life, mature trees, and tropical foliage… minimizing impact on the natural fauna,  hammocks and spectacular surrounding grounds maintained and protected by Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens.

The  32 acre property, donated to the UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI  16 years ago, was a gift from long-time philanthropist and UM trustee Frank Smathers.  31 homes will grace the grounds including a residence that will be home to the President of the University of Miami.  21 acres will remain pristine … (apart from the natural hammocks, which are stunningly wild and utterly beautiful!) and preserve the history of the original Smathers stables, as seen here to the right. 

 A brilliant concept, with ingenious architectural finess and design, Four Fillies offers residents a unique opportunity to live and be a part of this eco-friendly community built by Breakstone, under the wing of MAMCO ’s (Miami Asset Management Company)  Michael Katz and Patrick Burbank…  with  environmentally friendly urban design concepts from Donna Shalala , and backing and support from Evelyn Greer.

Only a handful of homes remain available in Four Fillies for purchase. Deed restrictions apply, as the property is affiliated with the University of Miami. Professors (adjunct, part-time, volunteer), deans, in addition to medical, research and recruits qualify under the deed restricted status.  Pricing ranges from $1.1  to $1.4  (11411 Smathers Circle and 11414 Smathers Circle) , and the gated communityis located is between Red Road and Old Cutler: with the entrance to Four Fillies on 11511 Red Road, Pinecrest, Florida.  For further information, call Vicki Restivo at 305 793 1365 or Alexandra Restivo at 305 632 0164.

 These 30  newly built homes (by Breakstone) offer phenomenal GREEN FEATURES to maximize quality of life, and minimize maintenance and costs.  Most are SOLD OUT. 

The community itself is deed restricted to approved University of Miami Faculty ( full-time, adjunct, medical research, and recruits), and it does offer a guaranteed buy-back program. 

If you are affiliated with the University of Miami,  the SAM PROGRAM applies to a number of the  homes  in Four Fillies.  If you are not affiliated with the University, this might be incentive to do so.  Ever considered  becoming a part-time lecturing professor? 

 There are only a handful of  HOMES FOR SALE within Four Fillies Farm.

 Come by the OPEN  HOUSE on SUNDAY MAY 17th from 2:30pm to 5:00pm.  It’s an opportunity to preview two special  Four Fillies homes, the grounds, pool area, tennis court, and get a sense of the community. 

OPEN THIS SUNDAY, May 17, 2009   are:

11414 Smathers Circle (a two story/5 bedroom for $1,400,000)   and 11411 Smathers Circle  (one-story /3 bedroom for $1,100,000). 

Please feel free to drop by! Entrance to the University of Miami’s Four Fillies property is on Red Road (SW 57th Avenue) at SW 111th Street (just south of Pinecrest Gardens). The community is situated between Red Road and Old Cutler Road.

The Private Community contains walking trails, a swimming pool & hot tub, a tennis court, a workout room and a clubhouse complete with a kitchen. The grounds are stunning, featuring rare plant life, extensive fruit groves and natural hammocks, all maintained by Fairchild Tropical Gardens. Four Fillies is Green Certified and anticipated to perform 20-30% better on average than the Florida Energy Code, representing significant savings.

Donated to the University of Miami fifteen years ago by philanthropist and longtime trustee Frank Smathers Jr, Four Fillies is located on Red Road, just minutes away from the Coral Gables Campus. Also nearby are three Metro Rail Stations with access to the Miller School of Medicine Campus. Nestled in the Village of Pinecrest, Four Fillies lies within the Pinecrest School District which boasts Pinecrest Elementary and Palmetto Senior High. These schools consistently rank among the top public schools in the state. Just a short drive away are also some Miami’s best private schools.

This three bedroom / two and a half bath home is a one story gem and features every upgrade imaginable. From beautiful bamboo and travertine floors to retractable screens on French doors and patio, the home has been finished with a designer’s touch. Soaring Ceilings and Grand windows. Tranquil views from every room. The kitchen features double ovens and opens to the Family Room / Breakfast area. The home offers a wood burning fireplace, a media system and a generator. Click here to see a brochure.

Four Fillies is exclusive to qualified faculty members, affiliates and recruits.It is Deed restricted to UM Faculty (adjunct / full-time / volunteer).There is a guaranteed buy back from the University of Miami after nine months. Eligible faculty may benefit from the SAM program at Four Fillies.

The Community is located at 11511 Red Road. This particular home is one story, the first model to sell out and the only one available now, and is located at 11411 Smathers Cr in Four Fillies. 2,531 sq ft of living area and 3,362 sq ft under roof. Click here to see a floor plan.

For further information on this home, others in Four Fillies or any of your real estate needs, contact Alexandra or Vicki.