A sprawling waterfront property in Naples, Florida has bought for $62 million, placing it within the report books as the costliest residence within the historical past of town’s actual property transactions. Located on 1.5 acres, the beachfront property provides front-row seats to the Gulf of Mexico.
Paul Arpin, of Premier Sotheby’s Worldwide Realty’s Broad Avenue workplace, labored with the proprietor in 2014 to search out the property and construct the house, and has now represented the client and vendor.
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The furnished six-bedroom property encompasses over 16,000 sq. toes of luxurious residing and portrays the sense of a heat and cozy seashore home that the house owners desired.
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“Simply strolling by, you wouldn’t notice what masterpiece exists on this hidden gem because it sits behind non-public luxurious landscaping,” stated Arpin. “The discerning patrons requested a residence with no compromises, and so they noticed the worth on this resort-style retreat providing prime water frontage and unmatched craftsmanship in an enviable location. Its record-breaking sale value displays the power of the luxurious actual property market and the enduring attraction of Naples’ gulf-front way of life.”
Incorporating natural wooden, delicate stone, water and pure gentle, the house is in concord with its tranquil environment.
An outsized stairway serves because the centerpiece of the residence main into an array of exceptionally curated areas, together with a eating room with two adjoining sq. eating tables, a built-in glass wine room and grand piano. An all-glass hallway traces the south wing that includes a membership room and visitor suite.
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“The magnificence of this modern relaxed seashore home was stemmed by the collaboration of the architect, the purchasers and the designers by means of pure natural supplies, blended with metals, textured stones and distinctive decorations,” stated Jeffrey Strasser, former chief artistic officer of Marc-Michaels Inside Design.
The connoisseur kitchen is highlighted by an expansive island, built-in cabinetry and a second kitchen/pantry that flows into the household room, balcony and pool on the second stage. The sport room incorporates a media space, conversational space with 4 membership chairs and a number of balconies, whereas a bar showcases customized cabinetry, counter tops and teak window sliders that open to the balcony for easy entertaining.
A serene pure setting frames two of the property’s most jaw-dropping options— a first-floor pool and a second-floor infinity-edge pool capturing uninterrupted panoramic vistas. The house is supplied with an train wing over the three-car storage and two motor courts.
SpaceX launched 21 Starlink internet satellites from Florida’s Space Coast early Monday morning (Dec. 23) and landed the returning rocket on a ship at sea.
A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink spacecraft — 13 of which can beam service directly to cellphones — lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida today at 12:35 a.m. EDT (0535 GMT).
The Falcon 9’s first stage came back to Earth as planned, touching down in the Atlantic Ocean about eight minutes after launch on the SpaceX droneship “Just Read the Instructions.”
It was the 15th liftoff and landing for this particular booster, according to a SpaceX mission description. Eight of those flights have been Starlink missions.
The Falcon 9’s upper stage continued hauling the 21 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit, where they will be deployed about 65 minutes after launch.
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Monday morning’s Starlink launch was the 129th Falcon 9 mission of 2024. About two-thirds of those flights have been devoted to building out the Starlink broadband megaconstellation, which current consists of more than 6,800 active satellites.
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Florida State football had an embarrassing 2024 campaign where it finished with a 2-10 record. This is not the expectation of what the Seminoles are all about.
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Head football coach Mike Norvell understood the urgency as he could not allow the program to snowball into a laughing stock after a productive 13-1 season in 2023. Norvell was heading into a pivotal sixth season with his job on the line.
As a result, he went out and hired a ton of new coaches on his staff, including Gus Malzahn, Tim Harris Jr., Herb Hand, Tony White, Terrance Knighton, and Evan Cooper. This was uncharted territory for Norvell since he had never had to fire multiple coaches like that.
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Nonetheless, we were wondering how the Seminoles’ 2025 recruiting class would play out with new coaches as well as the struggling year in 2024.
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The recruiting class did well, and it finished with the 20th-best in the 247Sports Composite rankings (prospects can still sign in February). In this article, I want to highlight three of the most underrated signees from Florida State’s 2025 recruiting class.
The 2024 U.S. Amateur runner-up is transferring to Florida, he announced Saturday. The sophomore at Iowa, whose hometown is Naples, Florida, entered the transfer portal earlier this month, and he made his decision to join coach J.C. Deacon and the 2023 national champions come next fall.
Because of NCAA rules, Kent won’t be eligible to compete for Florida until the 2025-26 season, but he can finish his sophomore year with the Hawkeyes. This fall, he placed in the top 13 all four tournaments, his best finish being a T-5 at the Fighting Irish Classic.
And, of course, he has a tee time at Augusta National Golf Club in the spring.
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Kent will essentially be the fourth member of Florida’s 2025 signing class, which ranked second in the country on signing day. He’ll join a talented roster that includes Parker Bell, Mathew Kress and Jack Turner, though with new NCAA roster limits coming, there’s bound to be some unprecedented roster turnover in college golf before the start of the 2025-26 season.