Fisher island is a barrier island just three miles south of miami and east of downtown miami known as an expensive and secretive tropical oasis, fisher island caters to the society's affluent investors and vacationers who are looking for unbeatable privacy. With its mix of condos, private homes, and hotel rooms, the lush island exists as a retreat for the ultra-wealthy, who spend their days golfing, playing tennis, lounging on the beach, boating, and simply relaxing. The jills deal in real estate transactions across south florida but specialize in miami beach luxury real estate and south beach luxury real estate.
The island was created in 1905 by a dredging and land reclamation projects in and around miami beach construction of fisher island began in 1919 when carl g. Fisher , a land developer, purchased the property from businessman and real estate developer dana a. Dorsey , southern florida's first african-american millionaire. Only reachable by yacht or ferry, fisher island is in one of the most expensive zip codes in the nation.
The beach club on fisher island. Real-estate analyst david dabby, president of coral gables-based dabby group, said it's a fact that luxury markets, like all markets, have been hurt by the housing bust. Less than 20% of the ManhattanMiami residents permanently reside there. Their success over the years has made the name the jills synonymous with luxury real estate in miami beach.
Retired builder arnold schiller, who has homes on fisher island, in east hampton and in the canary islands, said those markets are suffering similar fates. Founded in 1976 to provide independent brokerages with a powerful marketing and referral program for luxury listings, the sotheby's international realty network was designed to connect the finest independent real estate companies to the most prestigious clientele in the world.
When it opens in 2016, palazzo del sol will be the only building on fisher island that comes full service with a 24-hour concierge and will have the island's first air-conditioned, instead of open air, lobby, puig said. Owners are members of — and pay fees to — the fisher island community association and one of 22 condominium associations or homeowners associations.
