Tom Mooser Selling Venetian Islands Home in Miami Beach

The pending sales of a waterfront home in Miami Beach asking $15.3 million, and a condo owned by a Brazilian sugar mogul topped luxury sales activity in Miami-Dade County last week.

The deals are two of eight contracts signed between Sept. 8 and Sept. 14, according to the latest Eklund-Gomes report, which tracks listings of homes and condos asking $4 million and up in Miami-Dade that are included in the Multiple Listing Service. The properties spent 121 days on the market, on average.

Forty-two luxury listings were added to the market, for a total of 1,163 listings.

The previous week, buyers signed contracts for 15 properties in Miami-Dade, asking a combined $114.2 million.

The asking dollar volume for the six single-family homes and two condos under contract last week totals $53.4 million, according to the report, which is authored by the Douglas Elliman team led by Fredrik Eklund and John Gomes.

The single-family homes that entered into contract last week have an average asking price of $7.2 million and spent an average of 128 days on the market. They total $43 million in asking dollar volume.

The priciest home to secure a buyer last week is the waterfront Venetian Islands home at 315 East Rivo Alto Drive. The 4,387-square-foot, five-bedroom and five-and-a-half bathroom house is asking $15.3 million with Douglas Elliman’s Dina Goldentayer. Joel Lusky of The Brokerage South Florida is representing the buyer. A company managed by Tom Mooser owns the 0.4-acre property in Miami Beach. It previously sold in 2021 for $8 million. Mooser owns La Vaquita Flea Market in Pendergrass, Georgia, according to his LinkedIn.

The condos that secured buyers last week have an average asking price of $5.2 million and spent 133 days on the market, on average. They total $10.4 million in asking dollar volume, or an average of $1,410 per square foot.

The most expensive condo to enter into contract is a condo at the Bath Club in Miami Beach. Unit 1404 at 5959 Collins Avenue, asking $5.9 million, is on the market with Matias and Christina Alem of BRG International. Property records show a company managed by Marcelo Campos Onetto, vice chairman of the Brazilian sugar conglomerate São Martinho, owns the four-bedroom, four-bathroom condo. The 3,982-square-foot unit’s asking price breaks down to $1,482 per square foot.

Last week in New York, buyers signed contracts for 11 homes, according to the latest Olshan report. Their combined asking price is $70.3 million, and the typical home spent 246 days on the market.