28 Feb 08 Condo Review: Caribbean Miami Beach
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Caribbean is a fine addition to Miami Beach’s luxury oceanfront condo collection. Yesterday I visited the premiere southeast 3-bed condo (model unit) which has the best floor plan I have seen in a Kobi Karp designed building. I was impressed. Each of the three bedrooms are spacious and comfortable. The ocean facing master suite is a good size and has one of the nicest bathrooms I have seen. Huge tub and shower, double water closet, and great fixtures throughout. We also visited a $5.5M lower 4-bed+office penthouse which was very nice.
The developer of Caribbean didn’t cut corners in building out the kitchens and baths, however the doors are hollow, casings are low end and will likely be replaced by future owners, and door hardware is cheap. I wouldn’t say the quality of Caribbean is not on par with Ugo Colombo’s projects, or the Bath Club, but noticeably nicer than Mosaic, Akoya, 6000 Indian Creek. Personally I like the kitchens and baths better than any Related project with the exception of Apogee.
