Flipping out: Penthouse at Michael Stern’s Miami Beach project flips for 30% more in six months

Buyer is managing director at New York firm Perceptive Advisors

Ellen Hukkelhoven and 1300 Monad Terrace, penthouse F (World Medical Innovation Forum)
Ellen Hukkelhoven and 1300 Monad Terrace, penthouse F (World Medical Innovation Forum)

The head of a New York-based life sciences hedge fund put down roots in Miami Beach.

Ellen Hukkelhoven, managing director of Perceptive Advisors, paid $9.9 million for penthouse F at Monad Terrace, a bayfront luxury condo development at 1300 Monad Terrace, according to property records.

Prime Acquisition 1 LLC, a Delaware company, flipped the unit. The seller paid $7.6 million for the condo in July, records show, marking a 30 percent increase in six months.

1300 Monad Terrace, penthouse F

1300 Monad Terrace, penthouse F

The three-bedroom, 2,807-square-foot penthouse traded for $3,527 per foot in the latest sale, marking a record for Monad Terrace, according to a spokesperson for the project. The unit has 4,383 square feet of outdoor space that includes a rooftop with a pool, sun deck, hot tub, summer kitchen and bar, and elevator.

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Dina Goldentayer with Douglas Elliman represented the seller, while Jaime Blatt with One Sotheby’s International Realty represented the buyer.

The unit, with marble slabs, wood accents, and glass walls, has a Gaggenau kitchen, as well as baths.

1300 Monad Terrace, penthouse F

1300 Monad Terrace, penthouse F

Stern’s JDS completed Monad Terrace, a 59-unit building, in 2020. It was designed by Ateliers Jean Nouvel with Miami architect Kobi Karp. The Stern-led entity faced litigation in connection with the project, including a since-dismissed lawsuit from Nouvel over alleged non-payment. More recently, minority investors in the project filed a summons against the developer’s LLCs seeking $10 million.

Stern, a Miami Beach resident, has been active in South Florida. JDS Development Group and Major Food Group are partnering to build Major, a 259-unit tower at 888 Brickell Avenue. The 1 million-square-foot project will mark the first time the New York-based restaurant and hospitality group expands into residential real estate.