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South Beach Burger King to Sell Beer and Burgers

By Alex Shay

The South Beach Burger King location will soon open a restaurant with a Whopper Bar, where customers will be able to buy a beer and a burger.

A whopper combo, including a burger, Anheuser-Busch or MillerCoors company beer, and fries will cost $7.99 at the Miami Beach restaurant.

Last Friday, Burger King announced that the bar, which is scheduled to open in South Beach in mid-February, will have delivery service, as well as a walk up window and an outdoor dining area. Only beer will be unavailable for delivery. The first whopper bar opened last year in Orlando.

The beers will be sold in aluminum bottles to keep them cold, and will cost $4.25 if purchased alone. Chuck Fallon, president of Burger King North America, told the Associated Press that more bars are being considered in cities like New York, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. “You can have America’s favorite beers with America’s favorite burger,” Fallon said.

Miami Luxury Homes Sold For Bargain Basement Prices

Miami luxury homes have been selling at a snail’s pace in the past few years, with only 42 luxury homes with water frontage sold in greater Miami Beach in 2009. Miami and Coral Gables have also experienced dismal home sales and huge price drops.

All of this points to a bottoming out of the luxury real estate market in Miami. More luxury home buyers have re-entered the marketplace, and more sales are closing.

Recently, a luxury home in Coral Gables, located at 221 Casuarina Concourse, sold for $7,750,000. The property is just a stone’s throw away from one of the most expensive homes in all of Miami — Alan Potampkin’s Coral Gables mansion at 11 Casuarina Concourse, offered for sale for a whopping $49.5 million.

The 11,402-square-foot, 8-bedroom, 11-bathroom home, situated on a 34,876-square-foot lot, was purchased in 2006 for $9.7 million, and closed last month for a little more than $2 million — less than the seller paid for it 4 years ago. Many home sales figures in Miami have mirrored this one, as sellers become more realistic, and realize that times have changed dramatically, particularly with respect to the Miami real estate market.

Many Europeans are visiting Miami this month, and some of them are taking advantage of the best buyer’s market that Miami has seen in many years. many observers feel that there has never been a better time than now, to make a great deal on a luxury home or condo in Miami.

Look Out for the Super Bowl Champions Arch Over Ocean Drive

Professional athletes and celebs won’t be the only things catching your eye in Miami Beach during the Super Bowl. The South Florida Super Bowl Host Committee’s Champions Arch will illuminate the sky over Ocean Drive and 11th Street throughout the weekend. The structure, built by reinforced steel manufacturer Gerdau Ameristeel, was created with recycled steel from the Orange Bowl and Sun Life Stadium, and is a tribute to the region’s rich tradition of hosting Super Bowls (this year being South Florida’s 10th year hosting the NFL’s championship game).