South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Sunday)
Miami Beach mansion incorporates organic materials, design elements
A look at South Florida’s high-end real estate
A 5,205-square-foot Miami Beach home, built to handle rising sea levels, can be yours for $15.151 million. But this is not your average South Florida mansion.
Designed by Miami architect Rene Gonzalez, known for contemporary structures that illustrate the connection between nature and architecture, the three-bedroom home showcases modern design with a harmonious connection to the environment.
Located at 2038 Prairie Ave., the gated home has four full and one half baths, a sleek kitchen, floor-to-ceiling retractable glass walls and a muted grayscale color scheme that exudes warmth and coziness rather than feeling industrial.
“It’s a very unique house,” said Anna Sherrill, a vice president of sales at ONE Sotheby’s International Realty in Miami Beach, who holds the listing. “It was a very expensive build — everything they did was perfectly curated and picked specifically for the lifestyle of the owner. It’s like a modern museum piece.”
The residence, which sits on a .24-acre lot, is tucked away amid lush tropical landscaping. The lounge area by the infinity-edge lap pool is sectioned off by a waterfall that was designed to mimic a jungle canopy, with green vines and shrubs hanging from the ceiling. There’s also an outdoor shower, a summer kitchen and a rooftop garden terrace with a hot tub.
Entry to the elevated two-story home is via a retractable automated staircase. “That bronze staircase was designed in Milan and shipped here,” Sherrill said.
Public records show that the property is owned by
Hany Boutros, whom Sherrill said is a healthcare executive. He purchased the property in November 2011 for $380,000 and custom built the house, which was completed in 2017.