The Fontainebleau Miami is rising. I am not talking about the reinvention of the famous Miami Beach Miami-Dade County 
I assume the home is modeled after the famous 
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Why all of these builders working in the tropics find inspiration from temperate regions if beyond me. If you want an estate why not look to the Kampon for inspiration or Fairchild (the old buildings). Tropical plants dont do topiary well as you can see from the pic. In Europe the topiary plants Box and Yew live for centuries here Yew is dead in a few hours and Box less than a year.
One word. Gaudy.
Hamptons of the South.
That’s no Hamptons my friend, that’s trash!
And the difference is…..? Its not on the coast?
Its the same thing, rural Mansions where high profile people live and go to vacation.
Looks like Ronald MacDonald’s idea of Versailles! This guy should have his architect’s license revoked. Meanwhile, everyone looks the other way when a historic building is torn down.
I can’t possibly imagine how much water will be wasted annually to maintain the landscaping…What a waste…!
My parents live a couple blocks away and is where I grew up. I was visiting my parents last weekend and during one of the nights, the sky lit up with at least $50,000 worth of fireworks. It was a better show than what the city of Homestead put on at the race track. It only lasted about 10 minutes, but the whole 10 minutes was a continuous finale. It was the best fireworks show I had ever seen.
It is nice to see someone build a mote around their house. I have always joked about having a mote with a draw bridge or something. I guess that makes Charles’ house my dream house!