Jeffrey Soffer in talks to buy Mardi Gras Casino and Race Track

Jeffrey Soffer in talks to buy Mardi Gras Casino

Jeffrey Soffer, whose family property portfolio includes Aventura Mall and the Fontainebleau Resort in Miami Beach, is negotiating to acquire the Mardi Gras Casino and Race Track in Hallandale Beach. But Soffer dismissed the possibility of transferring the Mardi Gras property’s casino license to the Fontainebleau, even though the Soffer family has wanted to bring…

Michael Caine sells luxury South Beach condo

Property records show Caine and his wife Shakira sold unit 701 at Apogee, at 800 South Pointe Drive, to Apogee 701 LLC, a company controlled by Heidner Law of New York. The Caines sold the 4,154-square-foot unit for $7.45 million, or nearly $1,800 per square foot. The Oscar-winning actor, known for his roles in “Alfie,”…

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VistaBlue condo is 60% sold and nearing completion

VistaBlue Singer Island is 60 percent sold, and construction of the 19-story condominium is expected to conclude in March. The developer, Third Palm Capital, has found buyers for 34 of the 58 units at VistaBlue, the first luxury condominium built on Singer Island in Riviera Beach in a decade. Construction of VistaBlue started in late…

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Public art proposal riles builders

A 4-foot-high, 30-foot-long bench made of oolite stone will soon decorate Balboa Plaza in Coral Gables. The massive sculpture, called “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” was commissioned by MG Developer, a company building three mid-rise luxury boutique townhouses near Balboa Plaza. Jenny Ducret, MG Developer’s chief operating officer, recently boasted that the installation will add value to…