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Ashton Coleman - Miami Beach & South Florida Real Estate Real estate. Optimization. Miami. 🌴

South Florida's luxury coastal real estate specialist — Miami Beach, Sunny Isles Beach, Brickell, and Hollywood. Since 2002.

Ashton is a Broker-Associate who specializes in the Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale coastal areas. He is an expert in residential property transactions, with a focus on deal structure, strategic negotiations, sales, leasing, and marketing. If you're looking to buy, sell, or lease a home in these beautiful coastal areas, Ashton is the perfect partner to help you achieve your real estate goals. With his expertise and experience, you can trust that your transaction will be handled smoothly and successfully. Get in touch with Ashton today and start the journey towards your dream home. Luxury Real Estate of South Florida | Miami & Ft. Lauderdale Real Estate

Marketing, Servicing & Sales of Miami and Broward's Finest Properties including Oceanfront Condos, Trophy Penthouses, Luxury Lofts & Waterfront Homes. Offering an Internet Savvy & Innovative Marketing Approach to Luxury Real Estate. Driven by Integrity, Powered by Service. Real estate experience, training, certifications & specialties include:

* Over 21+ Years of Real Estate Experience
* Institute of Luxury Home Marketing (ILHM)
* Million Dollar Guild Member
* e-Pro Certified
* Certified Negotiation Expert (CNE)
* Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR)
* Transnational Referral Certified (TRC)
* Resort & Second-Home Property Specialist (RSPS)
* Member of Miami Association of Realtors
* Member of National Association of Realtors
* Master Broker Forum (MBF Miami)
* Luxury Estate & Waterfront Homes Specialist
* Penthouse & Trophy Properties Specialist
* Unique & Historic Properties Specialist (1920s-30s and Mid-Century)
* Oceanfront & Waterfront Condominiums Specialist

10/16/2026

Why are Miami condo fees so high?

It’s not just the pool.

Insurance. Reserves. Staff. Elevators. Concrete. Building operations.

A Miami high-rise can function like a small city — and those costs ultimately show up in the monthly fees.

That’s why buyers should look beyond the unit itself.

Don’t just shop the condo. Shop the building.

If you’re comparing Miami condos and want help understanding the real carrying costs, reach out.

Ashton Coleman | Miami Luxury Real Estate

10/15/2026

The house is local.
The buyer may not be.

That is the part many sellers underestimate.

Exceptional homes don’t simply need more exposure. They need the right exposure—in the markets where qualified buyers actually live, invest and relocate.

The Sotheby’s International Realty network connects distinctive properties with a global audience drawn to architecture, design, art and rarity.

Brutal truth: a prestigious name alone will not sell an overpriced or poorly presented home. Strategy, presentation and representation still matter.

But when those pieces are right, the property can reach far beyond its ZIP code.

Considering the sale of a distinctive South Florida property? Let’s have a direct conversation about how it should be positioned.

$69.5 MILLION. CASH. AND NOBODY WILL SAY WHO BOUGHT IT.A newly built oceanfront estate at 255 Ocean Boulevard just set a...
10/14/2026

$69.5 MILLION. CASH. AND NOBODY WILL SAY WHO BOUGHT IT.

A newly built oceanfront estate at 255 Ocean Boulevard just set a reported Golden Beach residential record.

The buyer is hidden behind a Delaware company, Meridian Coast LLC—but The Real Deal reports that local sources believe Jeff Bezos is behind the purchase and may use the property as a beach house.

That connection has not been publicly confirmed.

Here’s the bigger market signal: the approximately 17,500-square-foot residence originally asked $88.5 million and still closed at an extraordinary $69.5 million.

Privacy. New construction. Direct oceanfront land. And a buyer with the ability to pay cash.

Golden Beach has officially entered a new pricing conversation.

Which would you choose: Golden Beach oceanfront or Indian Creek privacy?

10/12/2026

You’re expecting another million-dollar Miami Beach listing.

This one is expected under $550,000.

The terrace view? Ocean, beach, and palms.
The address? Ocean Drive.
The trade-off? No parking included.

Royal Atlantic 624 is coming later this month.

• $702 monthly association fee
• Current assessments paid
• Exterior concrete restoration ongoing

Final asking price coming soon.
Message me for an early look before it hits the market.

A new bayfront tower is coming to South Beach. The lender committed $507 million before one unit sold.Terra and its part...
10/12/2026

A new bayfront tower is coming to South Beach. The lender committed $507 million before one unit sold.

Terra and its partners got a $507M construction loan for 1250 West Avenue, a planned condo tower on Biscayne Bay. Pre-sales do not start until 2027.

That order is unusual in Miami. Usually, a developer sells a large share of the units first, and then the bank lends.

My take:

✔️ The lender trusts the land. Bayfront sites in South Beach are hard to replace.
✔️ Buyers lose one early signal. Pre-sales usually show real demand before you commit. Here, the money came first.
✔️ When sales open, do your own homework. Compare the launch price with recent resale closings nearby before you put down a deposit.

If you own an older bayfront condo near West Avenue, watch this project. New supply at the top can change how buyers compare your building.

Every new Miami Beach tower coming between 2026 and 2030, in one place:
https://miamibeachrealestateblog.us/miami-beach-new-construction-condos-2026-2030/

Questions about new construction or resale in South Beach? Send me a message.

Monday market check on Miami-Dade luxury condos 🏙️Here is what the MLS shows for coastal condos at $5M and up:263 active...
10/12/2026

Monday market check on Miami-Dade luxury condos 🏙️

Here is what the MLS shows for coastal condos at $5M and up:

263 active listings
Median ask: $8.25M ($2,482/sq ft)
31 closings in the last 90 days, $342M total
The 90 days before that: 62 closings
Median closed price: $8.45M
Closed sales averaged 92.5% of last list price
34 under contract (about 13% of active)

Read that again. Supply is roughly 25 months at the current pace. That number is rough, because it comes from one search and a slow summer, but the direction is clear.

Of the 28 closings with list data, 5 closed at or above ask. 7 closed more than 10% below.

Between $3M and $5M the picture is similar: 280 active, 33 closings, median $3.78M, and 10 of 32 closed below 90% of ask.

Houses are moving faster. Above $5M, single-family shows about 12 months of supply, and 21% of listings are under contract.

Latest condo closing worth noting: 18975 Collins Ave #5403 (Residences by Armani Casa) closed Oct 5 at $3.92M, $1,726/sq ft, 98% of list, after 413 days on market.

Rates: Freddie Mac's 30-year average hit 7.40% on Oct 8, up from 7.28%. The Fed meets Oct 27–28.

Why it matters: in a market with this much inventory, the first price is rarely the final price. Pricing close to recent closings is the lever sellers control.

What to watch next: the Fed's Oct 27–28 meeting, and whether the 30-day closing count (12 at $5M+) climbs back toward the 90-day average of about 10 per month or keeps sliding.

Are you seeing more negotiation on your side of the table? Tell me in the comments, or DM me for a building-level read.

Source: SEFMLS/Matrix, $3M+ coastal Miami-Dade search, own calculations.

Brickell's luxury pipeline is splitting in two — and it says everything about where this market stands.This week, JDS pu...
10/12/2026

Brickell's luxury pipeline is splitting in two — and it says everything about where this market stands.

This week, JDS put its 888 Brickell supertall site up for new investors. Prime Brickell dirt — but raw land needs fresh capital in this rate environment. The Dolce & Gabbana-branded site (1,049 ft, 250 units) is being shopped by Newmark and valued over $100M, with JDS staying in only for a minority equity piece — and the project is tied up in unpaid-commission suits and liens.

Down the avenue, the other side: Ytech's 1428 Brickell is ~57% presold and closed ~$565M in construction financing from JPMorgan and Sculptor late last year. Seventy stories, solar backbone, funded.

The two-tier market in one snapshot: real demand moves, everything else needs a backer — or a discount.

https://www.miamipenthousesandestates.com/info/condo/dolce-gabbana-brickell/

$1.7 BILLION before breaking ground. Brickell Key just rewrote Miami's luxury playbook.While the broader Miami condo mar...
10/10/2026

$1.7 BILLION before breaking ground. Brickell Key just rewrote Miami's luxury playbook.

While the broader Miami condo market is flat, The Residences at Mandarin Oriental, Miami is the outlier everyone is talking about.

Here’s the breakdown:

THE NUMBERS
→ $1.7B in presales before groundbreaking (Bloomberg / Profile Miami)
→ South Tower (66 stories, 228 residences): 80% SOLD
→ North Tower (33 stories + 121-room flagship hotel): 25% sold
→ $620M+ sold in 2026 alone, including $150M in a record 3-month summer run
→ Prices up 30% since South Tower sales launched in 2024

THE CROWN
Two duplex penthouses — ∼8,000 SF each — under contract at $49.9M each. The new Brickell benchmark.

WHO'S BUYING
This is the big shift: 65% DOMESTIC buyers — finance & tech, many all-cash — from California, New York & Massachusetts.
30% primary residence, 60% second home. Miami’s top-end is no longer just international. It’s Wall Street South.

WHY ULTRA-LUXURY BEATS THE FLAT MEDIAN
Two markets under one sun:
Median Miami condo: $395K - $420K, down 4-9% YoY, days on market up 31%.
Mandarin Oriental South Tower: +30% since launch.

Scarcity + brand + island seclusion + self-financed developer (Swire Properties) + 5-year runway from Citadel HQ & Santander Tower at 1401 Brickell Ave. When $8M-$10M condos compete with single-family, you’re watching wealth migration in real time.

PROJECT SNAPSHOT
500 Brickell Key Drive | 2 Towers | 326 Residences | KPF Architecture | Laura Gonzalez & Tristan Auer interiors | Delivery 2030
Remaining inventory from $4.275M

The opportunity is the last 20% of South Tower and early positioning in North Tower before next price release.

DM me for private price sheets, floor plans & remaining inventory. This island won’t have another chapter like this.

10/09/2026

Seriously… why would anyone move to Miami?

The traffic.
The ocean.
The palm trees.
The sunsets.
And apparently winter is still a thing somewhere.

Clearly, terrible idea. You might never leave.

Miami isn’t for everyone.
But for the right person, it gets very difficult to imagine living anywhere else.

Thinking about making Miami home? Let’s find the version of Miami that fits you.

Ashton Coleman | Miami Luxury Real Estate

10/08/2026

The condo isn’t the product.

That sounds wrong — until you’ve compared enough Miami properties.

Two beautiful residences can have similar square footage, similar finishes and even similar pricing… and deliver completely different lives.

One puts the ocean outside your door.
Another puts the city downstairs.

One gives you sunrise, quiet and space.
Another gives you restaurants, energy and everything happening within a few blocks.

The building matters.

But so do the view, routine, neighborhood, surroundings and the way you actually want to live every day.

That’s why I’d rather start with the lifestyle than the listing.

You’re not just buying four walls. You’re buying your version of Miami.

If you’re trying to figure out which Miami market or building actually fits you, use the link in my bio to search properties or contact me directly.

Ashton Coleman | Miami Luxury Real Estate

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