Larry Page’s Coconut Grove Purchases and the New Billionaire Playbook in South Florida

Google co-founder Larry Page’s reported ~$173.4 million two-home buying spree in Coconut Grove has become a case study in how ultra-wealthy buyers now approach South Florida: not as a single trophy acquisition, but as a portfolio strategy optimized for privacy, flexibility, and long-term positioning. Framed against parallel moves by other high-profile buyers and a renewed national conversation about wealth taxes, these transactions help explain why Miami’s most guarded enclaves and branded, service-forward residences continue to attract global capital.

South Florida Luxury Real Estate in 2030: Quiet Luxury, Wellness Infrastructure, and Hotel-Grade Service at Home

By 2030, South Florida’s ultra-prime homes and condos are expected to feel less like showpieces and more like finely tuned private resorts: calm materials, wellness-first planning, discreet technology, and service that rivals the world’s best hotels. Today’s development pipeline across Miami-beach, Brickell, Coconut-grove, and Palm-beach already signals where buyers are placing their premiums.

Mediterranean Revival vs. Tropical Modern: The Two Design Languages Shaping South Florida Luxury

From Coral-gables courtyards to Brickell’s glass-forward skyline, South Florida’s top-tier buyers tend to gravitate toward two architectural dialects. Mediterranean Revival delivers heritage, romance, and a sense of established prestige. Tropical Modern answers the climate with shade, airflow, and indoor–outdoor continuity. This MILLION Luxury editorial lays out what each style signals, how it lives day to day, and how to evaluate them through the lens of neighborhood fit, renovation pathways, and long-term desirability.

The New Kids’ Club: How Luxury Condos Are Redefining Family Amenities in South Florida

From Manhattan to Miami, the most competitive luxury towers are treating children’s spaces as design-forward, daylight-filled destinations, not afterthought playrooms. What began in New York as an amenity “arms race” has matured into a buyer expectation: flexible rooms that can host play, quiet homework, tutoring, and supervised programming, all within a hospitality-grade residential experience. For South Florida, where many owners balance full-time life with seasonal stays and multigenerational visiting patterns, these spaces are increasingly a proxy for how thoughtfully a building has been planned overall.

Spec Home Boom in Miami: Why Ultra-Modern Mansions Are Rising on Spec

Across Miami’s most coveted neighborhoods, ultra-modern spec homes are reshaping what “move-in ready” means at the very top of the market. Built without a committed buyer, these residences emphasize architecture as a product: clean-lined massing, glass-forward living, outdoor rooms designed for year-round entertaining, and turnkey interior packages that feel curated rather than generic. For buyers, the appeal is immediacy and clarity. For builders, the bet is that design, construction quality, and neighborhood fit can outperform uncertainty. Here is what’s driving the surge and how to buy wisely.

Beyond South Beach: Miami Neighborhoods Emerging as New Luxury Hotspots

South Beach will always be iconic, but today’s luxury buyers are increasingly mapping Miami by lifestyle fit, privacy, and day to day ease rather than a single ZIP code. From waterfront enclaves with a calmer rhythm to design-forward districts where culture and dining anchor demand, the next chapter of Miami luxury is being written in pockets that feel more residential, more curated, and more personal. This guide outlines what is pulling attention beyond the classic shoreline, how to evaluate each neighborhood’s micro-market, and what to watch before you commit.