Privé Takes the Spotlight in Latest Press Mention
South Florida luxury property developer BH3 is now benefitting from one of the US housing market’s most significant real estate trends in 2018 – wealthy tax reform refugees from the northeast seeking residences in Florida’s luxury home market.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed in December 2017 put a $10,000 cap on taxpayers’ ability to deduct state and local taxes (SALT) from their federal taxable income in 2018. The law has a staggering impact on high-income taxpayers in states where taxes can be as high as 8.82 percent in New York, 8.97 percent in New Jersey, and 6.99 percent in Connecticut.
“SALT has crippled the high-end home market in northeast tri-state areas while luxury home sales in Florida have surged,” said Daniel Lebensohn, a New Yorker turned Floridian and co-founder of BH3. “Over the past several months, we’ve seen a tremendous increase in buyer interest from the northeast in the remaining units at Privé, our 8-acre private island community in Miami featuring two 16-story condo towers with 155 high-end units. Many of our new buyers named SALT as the motivating factor for seeking a residence in South Florida.”
Since the SALT law passed, New Yorkers ranked first among those searching for Miami properties on Miami’s MLS, as reported by the Miami Association of Realtors. Additionally, luxury home prices jumped 16 percent in second quarter 2018 from a year earlier, according to data from brokerage Redfin Corp.
About Privé at Island Estates
Privé® is located on an eight-acre private island set between Williams Island and Sunny Isles Beach. The twin iconic 16-story towers designed by renowned architects Sieger Suarez, will be comprised of a total of 160 ultra-luxury residences ranging in size from 2,585 square feet to more than 9,500 square feet for select penthouse units- the pinnacle of Miami luxury real estate.
Every Privé residence will feature private elevator entry, flow-through floor plans with 10-foot glass on both eastern and western exposures, full 10-foot-deep balconies, expansive east/west water views throughout, European kitchens and bathrooms, as well as outdoor summer kitchens. First-class, resort-style amenities and services include a 10,000-square-foot gym and spa in each tower, private dining and social rooms, poolside café, wine and cigar rooms, kids’ rooms, tennis court, two pools and Jacuzzis, marina, private pier, jogging path, 24-hour gated entry and roving security, and full-time concierge.