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The Estates at Acqualina to feature plenty of perks

Amenities to include a skating rink, salt therapy and nanny service

- By Lisa J. Huriash South Florida Sun Sentinel

Villa Acqualina and South Tower at The Estates at Acqualina in Sunny Isles Beach.

Residents will have access to the neighborin­g Acqualina Resort & Spa, including daily housekeepi­ng, in-room dining, children’s programmin­g, nanny and child-care services, pet care and laundry service.

A pair of developers have finalized a $558 million loan to construct a Sunny Isles Beach project all at once, instead of in previously scheduled phases.

The loan, through Bank OZK, formerly Bank of the Ozarks, for the constructi­on of The Estates at Acqualina means the $1.6 billion project

2020.

The 49-story South Tower will have 154 condos; the 51-story North could open in Tower will have 91. Among the units will be three single-family homes and three, two-story penthouses — all with private pools within the gated community.The oceanfront homes, at 17901 Collins Ave., range in price from $4.2 million to $14 million. The penthouses are priced up to $35 million. Unit sizes range from 3,200 square feet to 5,600 square feet for the The Geo Group has contracts with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Immigratio­n and Customs Enforcemen­t and the U.S. Marshals Service.

residences, and from 6,225 square feet to 9,000 square feet for the penthouses.

Constructi­on of the first tower began in May, while work on the second tower is starting immediatel­y, according to the developer.

Among the free perks: Residents of The Estates at Acqualina will have access to the services of the neighborin­g Acqualina Resort & Spa, including daily housekeepi­ng, in-room dining, children’s programmin­g, nanny and child-care services, pet care, dry cleaning and laundry service. A Rolls-Royce with a driver will be available to transport residents on a first-come, first-served basis.

Additional­ly, The Estates at Acqualina’s two towers will be on opposite sides of Villa Acqualina, a clubhouse and amenity building to include a spa with a salt therapy room, fitness center with a boxing ring, ice-skating rink, bowling lanes, movie theater, golfing and Formula One racetrack simulators, a children’s playroom and a “speakeasy” nightclub.

There will also be a Wall Street Trader’s Club room, where residents will have access to ticker tape, computers and a boardroom, as well as a party room.

“With thousands of birthdays on the property, we can see how that will get a lot of use for birthday parties and anniversar­ies,” said developer Jules Trump. The Trump Group’s owners

and brothers, Jules and Eddie Trump, hail from South Africa and are not related to President Donald Trump.

Maintenanc­e fees vary depending on the size of the unit, but start at $3,600 a month.

The Estates’ 5.6 acres of grounds will have landscaped gardens, multiple infinity pools, a FlowRider for surfers, basketball and bocce courts, dog park, soccer field, and a beachfront restaurant.

Jules Trump said he is seeing overwhelmi­ng response

from former hotel guests who want to live in a place that gives them “the same experience they’d get in the hotel.”

The company is selling “fantastic residences,” as well as an “incredible lifestyle,” he said.

In addition to the Acqualina Resort & Spa, a 51-story condo/hotel, with 188 residences and 98 hotel rooms, the Trump brothers’ portfolio includes The Mansions at Acqualina, a 47-story single tower residentia­l building that

opened in 2015 with 79 homes.

When everything is built, the Acqualina projects will take up 1,200 feet on Sunny Isles Beach — the size of more than three football fields.

The brothers also built Williams Island in Aventura in 1985, a complex of eight high-rise towers that today has 2,000 luxury homes.

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