Recently bought a 3 bedroom unit in this building, and I am so happy with this property. There have…read morebeen and continue to be major upgrades to the property and the management. The clubhouse - pool area and gym have come out great, and I use them regularly. The association meetings are held in the new clubhouse, and there have been no issues with space, and comfort. They even added a pool table, albeit some of the sticks look slightly abused. I suppose that means that people are actual playing and using them; good sense of community.
There have been some recent rules for the community though, which may cause concern for people who don't follow rules, but for those of us who do, it's a welcome enhancement. We recently made the change to enforce no dogs over 40LBS, and all dogs must be registered and have a dna sample on fine. This is going to help stop the pet owners who don't clean up after their dogs. Fines will be issued to the unit owners who have irresponsible renters. I'm not sure this will stop the abusers, but it's a good start. Also having dogs off their leash will a fineable issue. We have too many kids running around and to have dogs potentially biting or attacking, even if they're "friendly" should be discontinued.
We don't have a lobby per se, so our mail rooms house regular mail boxes, and a great Luxer One lock box large package retrieval system. I love this thing, and have had no issues to date. Sends a personalized text to the recipient when their package arrives with a code to open the box. So much better than leaving a box in the elements, or at a busy front desk.
Parking is a little expensive, and I'm not entirely sure why we decided to go with a contract parking company, but I'm sure as our association grows this will be changed. As for now, I love seeing offenders of the system towed. It's about time; nothing worse than coming home and someone illegally parked in your designated spot. I wasn't sure the management would do it, and after a complaint we finally got some enforcement. I'm sure it hurts the people who get towed, but don't park illegally, and you won't get towed right.
I am really looking forward to living here while the entire area goes through a major facelift. The developers behind the Fontainebleau, Aventura Mall, and Turnberry Isle have bought a huge stake in the land around us and are creating what will be named "Uptown Miami" including 9 luxury high rises dubbed Sole Mia. I assume there will be quite a lot of dust stirred up for the next couple of years, but the dust will disappear, and the city will come to know what will sure to be a winning community. I'm glad we bought in now before the property values increase beyond what would have been our budget. Plus where would you find an east facing view with 2,000 square feet in Miami for under $500,000?