8A WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 2017 INTERNATIONAL EDITION MiamiHerald.com MIAMI HERALD TRAVEL A staycation worth writing home about BY SHIVANI VORA The New York Times The next time you’re look- ing to take a short trip, why HIGH POTENTIAL CENTRAL head out of town when you can have an enjoyable vaca- MIAMI APARTMENTS tion by staying close to home? “Exploring your backyard 1575 N.W. 59th St., Miami, FL 33142 with a staycation is a relaxing break and one that’s very spe- cial because most of us have never visited the highlights in the area where we live,” said Marla B. Schaffer, the presi- dent and chief executive of Leaders in Travel, a New York travel consultancy. She shares her top tips on how to have the ideal stayca- tion: BOOK A LUXURY HOTEL You’re not far from home, but the point of a staycation is to feel as if you got away, and staying at a high-end hotel is a good way to do that. “The LARS LEETARU VIA THE NEW YORK TIMES property you book should make you feel pampered with for free tastings, seeing mu- be given backstage tours of its luxe surroundings and seums and catching a show Radio City Music Hall and doting service,” Schaffer said. at a comedy club, theater or Lincoln Center and has also Many upscale hotels, espe- concert hall. booked private walking tours cially in cities, even offer ap- of art galleries in SoHo with a pealing staycation packages CONSIDER A SPLURGE local artist. Available for sale in Miami: 12-unit apartment building in with breakfast, late check- Since you’re not paying excellent condition. Centrally located with 100 percent out, in-room movies and dis- for airfare or spending a large DON’T OVERSCHEDULE occupancy, the property is three blocks from the Liberty counted spa treatments. amount of money on fuel, a While you should have Square and Lincoln Gardens project scheduled to start staycation is a good excuse some semblance of an RELY ON THE TOURIST next year. With 10 Section-8 tenants, gross rental income to spring for an indulgent itinerary, as with any vaca- CONTACT: of more than $125,000 a year is secure income! Plenty of OFFICE experience that otherwise is tion, don’t plan too much for Mauricio M Jalil, parking is available. Property has all current licenses as too expensive. You can take your staycation: Leave room President/Broker, well as 40-year certification and Certificate of Use. Built When looking for ideas on a helicopter ride or a private for spontaneous discover- how to spend your minibreak, boat tour, for example, to see ies. Select an area of town MJ Estates Inc., in 1962, the building has more than 6,000 sq. ft. of living Schaffer said your area’s tour- where you live from a differ- that’s unfamiliar to you, and 1627 South West 37th Ave., space on a lot of more 10,600 sq. ft. Suite CU-1, ist bureau is a gold mine for ent perspective. Other possi- walk the streets or skip mak- Miami FL, 33145 The asking price is $1.2 million suggestions. “The bureau will bilities include a massage or ing dinner reservations one have information on the lat- a facial at a fancy spa, dinner evening, and enjoy small est happenings and will also at an expensive restaurant, a bites at the bar at several dif- INTERNATIONAL/DESDE EL EXTERIOR know about free events and private cooking class with a ferent restaurants. Better yet, tours,” she said. Her favorite well-known chef or a private sleep in and have breakfast 1-855-418-7721 | Direct line 305-984-8693 | Fax: 305 223-6076 staycation activities include behind-the-scenes tour of a in bed or hang out in your www.MJEstates.com | For new construction, visit: http://www.proxioshowcase.com/px/manager-72a checking out bookstores to museum or theater. Schaffer pajamas one night while meet authors in town for has arranged for her stayca- you watch a movie or savor a signings, visiting wine stores tion clients in New York to rich dessert.

Building Boom: Miami Continues to Attract Major Projects, Developments merica’s youngest major city, Miami evolves with each A partial list of some Jungle Island Moishe Mana passing day. of the major projects Renovation Trade Center coming to Miami: In April, Jungle Island’s new owners announced In April, Miami entrepreneur Moishe Mana South Florida’s most populous plans to transform the 18-acre park into an eco- announced his plans for a massive Wynwood city is home to two of the adventure destination. It would be a multi-million redevelopment that would include an 8.5-acre United States’ largest mixed-use projects (the American dollar project that would add zip lines, children’s trade center to link Latin America with China and Brickell City Centre and the Miami Worldcenter) adventures, water slides, a massive lagoon for other parts of Asia. and more significant developments are on the way. Dream Miami swimming and water sports and a private beach American Dream Miami is a proposed retail and club. Mana proposed the trade center idea after receiving American Dream Miami, which at 6 million square entertainment complex in Northwest Miami-Dade significant interest from China. The trade center feet would be the largest shopping mall/theme park County covering a staggering 6 million square feet. Owners plan to add more than 5,6000 feet of zip would be designed to capitalize on a growing Asian in the U.S., and the 25,000-seat David Beckham The theme park would be 30 percent bigger than lines with drops as high as 14 stories over Miami commercial interest in Latin America, connecting privately-financed soccer stadium are undergoing the largest mall in America, the Mall of America in this summer. Chilean company Crystal Lagoons, investors and producers from each continent in city and county review. American Dream wants to Minnesota, which is owned by the same developers. which has an office in Miami, will build the man- Miami. open by 2022; Beckham hopes to kick off in 2020. made lagoon that is the centerpiece of the new It’s not just a mall: Plans call for a skating rink, project. Mana, who developed an art center in Jersey City, In recent months, developers have also announced an indoor ski slope, an aquarium, nightclubs and New Jersey, wants to create cultural and art- plans to significantly remodel Miami’s Jungle theater space that can host acts like Cirque du focused facilities. Island, a zoological park, and CocoWalk, a top Soleil and the Russian ballet. There’s also plans CocoWalk destination for shopping, dining and entertainment. for 2,000 hotel rooms. A second developer plans Renovation In April, entrepreneur Moishe Mana announced apartments, offices and more stores nearby. Hyperloop plans for a massive Wynwood redevelopment that In May, the new owners of CocoWalk announced would include an 8.5-acre trade center to link Latin renderings of a major renovation for the Coconut One America with China and other parts of Asia. David Beckham Grove shopping center. Miami-to-Orlando is one of 11 finalists to receive a Soccer Stadium Hyperloop One, an ultrafast futurist transportation The renovation/building announcements come The new CocoWalk will feature a large open-air system. The system would transport customers Soccer icon David Beckham wants to build a while projects such as the Miami Worldcenter — plaza, foliage, a mini-waterfall, trees and a modern, from Miami to Orlando in 26 minutes. It takes four 25,000-seat soccer venue with an open roof and one of the largest private master-planned projects subdued design. The new CocoWalk, which is being hours to drive between the two cities. no parking garages near the Miami River in Miami’s in the United States — and 1000 Museum — designed as a continuation of the neighborhood, Overtown neighborhood. The soccer stadium would which will be the late famed developer Zaha wants to be home to boutique services you can’t Hyperloop One uses huge tubes that stretch over be privately financed with no taxpayer money. Hadid’s first high luxury skyscraper condo in the get online. the landscape. It uses electric propulsion to blast western hemisphere — are being completed in and transport people-filled pods. In June, Beckham secured land to build the soccer Downtown Miami. CocoWalk was sold in 2015 for $87.5 million stadium after county commissioners approved to Federal Realty Investment Trust, which is Of the 11 finalists, Hyperloop One wants to select selling him three acres for $9 million. The land Developers are proposing and building major Miami headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, and owns a two or three for further study. A Miami-to-Orlando completes Beckham’s assemblage of a nine-acre projects because Miami has evolved into a top majority share of the property; the Coconut Grove- Hyperloop One would redefine South Florida freight stadium site after his partnership, Miami Beckham global city with culture, art, name-brand shopping based developer Grass River Property; and the while also transporting tourists back and forth United, paid $19 million for six acres of privately and entertainment. Miami is not only the capital of Comras Company of Florida, which specializes in between Disney World and Miami Beach. owned land in March 2016. Latin America, but it is the city of the future with retail developments. strong population growth, a thriving downtown and Beckham wants to bring Major League Soccer diverse employment centers. The new owners say they want the new CocoWalk to Miami because Miami is a top-10 market with to cater to people who already live and work in incredible diversity. About 51 percent of Miami Coconut Grove. The east side of the property will residents are foreign born. Miami could thrive with house a five-story office building, One CocoWalk, an MLS team as soccer is the most popular sport with 78,000 square feet of Class A office space. Representing Nearly 46,000 in South America. The new offices could provide financial stability to Real Estate Professionals the mall. Property Information in 20 Languages miamire.com [email protected]

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