Miami

**BryanSereny** · February 3rd, 2007, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by Rapunzel

What did I ask that was not fair, MG? I just want to know where a smart, upwardly mobile Miami realtor invested and plans to invest. And if he finds the question too nosey, he doesn't have to answer, and I won't be offended. It seems fair to me.

Direct oceanfront at $400/ sw ft with floor-to-ceiling-glass would be a sound investment, as would $299/sq ft waterfront.

Let me just say that I own, and live in one of the Downtown Miami Condos seen here.

**Punzie** · February 4th, 2007, 09:30 AM

I know which one yours is! It's white and gleaming and bigger than the others.

**lofter1** · February 4th, 2007, 11:08 AM

Miami Vivace: New Arts Center Opens Its Arms

Robin Hill/Carnival Center for the Performing Arts
Knight Concert Hall at the Carnival Center for the Performing Arts in Miami.

nytimes.com
By ANTHONY TOMMASINI
February 4, 2007

MIAMI

WHATEVER else anyone may say about the new Carnival Center for the Performing Arts here, it is certainly integrated into the surrounding urban landscape. Biscayne Boulevard, a historic downtown thoroughfare, runs right through the middle of the place.

Designed by the architect Cesar Pelli, the $446 million Carnival Center occupies 570,000 square feet on both sides of the boulevard. Its two main buildings, the Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House and the Knight Concert Hall, are connected by an elegant pedestrian bridge, and the courtyards of these enormous edifices and the stretch of Biscayne Boulevard that runs between them are paved with the same handsome reddish bricks to form a continuous outdoor plaza. When the Carnival Center opened in October, the street was closed to traffic for a day; a free multicultural festival was held in the plaza, with tango bands, Haitian music, salsa, hip-hop and klezmer. More than 25,000 people attended ...

During the two decades it took to make the dream of this center a reality, three separate economic impact statements were commissioned to convince civic and corporate leaders that it could revitalize a drab section of downtown Miami. Few such ventures come in on budget, and this one had a cost overrun of $102 million ...

... Attendance may be affected by stories of parking hassles. Although the center is a block away from a major bus terminal, most people use cars to get there. There are parking lots in the vicinity, but the Carnival Center’s garage is a valet-only operation, and after the symphony concert, a long line of patrons waited outside on the balmy night for valets.

Copyright 2007 The New York Times Company

**lofter1** · February 4th, 2007, 11:21 AM

Inside Miami's new cultural palace

Chris Matula/Post
VISUAL IMPACT: The Carnival Center, with two performing arts buildings straddling
Biscayne Boulevard, is 'one of the most complex projects ever constructed in
South Florida,' says Miami-Dade County Manager George Burgess.

palmbeachpost.com
By Charles Passy
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Sunday, September 24, 2006

Chris Matula/Post
DRAMATIC INTERIOR: The 2,400-seat Ziff Ballet Opera House, with its striking motif,

and the 2,200-seat Knight Concert Hall could solidify Miami's reputation as an
international cultural hub.

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Photo Journal: Carnival Center, Designed by Cesar Pelli, Opens in Miami

playbillarts.com
By Vivien Schweitzer and Matthew Westphal
19 Oct 2006

Photos by Robin Hill
From top: The Ziff Ballet Opera House;
Terrazzo floors and soaring ceilings in the lobbies;
The Knight Concert Hall;
The exterior of the Carnival Center.

**MidtownGuy** · February 4th, 2007, 12:27 PM

my first impression is, beautiful on the inside, a boring heap on the outside.

**lofter1** · February 4th, 2007, 01:23 PM

Plantings / gardens on all of those set-backs would help enormously ...

**BryanSereny** · February 4th, 2007, 11:09 PM

**Punzie** · February 5th, 2007, 05:50 AM

Stunning photography, Bryan. Is that your real estate in the background? It's too far from the garage.

If you see this website as more than a vehicle to sell property: Here's a thread on the tearing down of the New Haven Coliseum. (And some speculation of building a new one.) People may be interested in your perspective as a realtor formerly from Connecticut:

http://wirednewyork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11433

**BryanSereny** · February 8th, 2007, 12:13 AM

Rapunzel----------- running a background check on me?

Not sure why you think I am trying to sell anything? I just post my photos for people to see......... Not interested in talking about CT...... Not fond of that state, nor the goings on in New Haven.

**Punzie** · February 8th, 2007, 01:48 AM

You're at least in part trying to tell your real estate, because you have your website so prominently stamped on all your pics. WNY has a number of active realtors and architects right now whose websites are not emblazened on the photos they post.

It's understandable that you want to protect the copyright on your pics, but the giveaway is how large your stamp is. Not a chance that we can miss your name.

I don't expect for you to admit to a bit of real estate peddling. But if you are, I have another tip for you: this is an ideal time to lay it on thick, due to the week-long bitter-freezing spell in New York. Tell us how you went surfing all weekend long and sunbathed with a bikini-clad chick in either arm.

I've heard miserable, shivering people at the bus stop talking about buying in Florida. So here's your opportunity in New York, it may not come again until next winter.

Edited in:
I just noticed that your last picture doesn't have your name on it. Maybe there's hope for you.

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**BryanSereny** · February 11th, 2007, 06:52 PM

You will not see a single post from me soliciting business.

Photos that are hosted on www.BryanSereny.com all have the auto watermark. This is to protect my property from theft by my competitors.

Photos without the auto watermarked also serve to protect my property.

WiredNewYork plays no role in my business model.

I enjoy sharing my photos with people from around the world!

Originally Posted by Rapunzel

You're at least in part trying to tell your real estate, because you have your website so prominently stamped on all your pics. WNY has a number of active realtors and architects right now whose websites are not emblazened on the photos they post.

It's understandable that you want to protect the copyright on your pics, but the giveaway is how large your stamp is. Not a chance that we can miss your name.

I don't expect for you to admit to a bit of real estate peddling. But if you are, I have another tip for you: this is an ideal time to lay it on thick, due to the week-long bitter-freezing spell in New York. Tell us how you went surfing all weekend long and sunbathed with a bikini-clad chick in either arm.

I've heard miserable, shivering people at the bus stop talking about buying in Florida. So here's your opportunity in New York, it may not come again until next winter.

Edited in:
I just noticed that your last picture doesn't have your name on it. Maybe there's hope for you.

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**Punzie** · March 16th, 2007, 05:54 AM

Originally Posted by BryanSereny

WiredNewYork plays no role in my business model.

If the winkie smiley happens to be frivolous, and this comment is true, then I am disappointed. While we don't want to be inundated with real estate solicitors, I, for one, would hope that WNY has been a help in your business model.