The retired founding father of Janus Worldwide Group, a billion-dollar self-storage firm, set a document for Broward County along with his $32.5 million buy of a waterfront Fort Lauderdale compound.
Information present David and Vicki Curtis purchased the spec mansion at 1712-1718 Southeast twelfth Court docket from Brent Braun. Jim Morlock of Constancy Actual Property represented Braun, and Lourdes Maestres of Compass introduced the customer, in keeping with Realtor.com.
Braun purchased the 0.5-acre property as a vacant lot for $6.5 million in 2017, marking a land sale document for Broward County on the time. Braun is the son of Ralph Braun, referred to as the “Father of the Mobility Motion,” for his invention of the primary wheelchair carry, and founding father of mobility business chief BraunAbility, based mostly in Winamac, Indiana.
David Curtis based Temple, Georgia-based Janus, a number one self-storage producer and provider identified for its metal roll-up doorways, in 2001. Clearlake Capital acquired the corporate in 2018, Forbes reported. Curtis retired as CEO in 2019, however stayed on as co-chairman of the board, in keeping with an organization announcement. Janus made its debut on the New York Inventory Change in June of final 12 months, following a merger with Juniper Industrial Holdings, a New Jersey firm, Listing Self Storage reported. It’s presently valued at $1.5 billion.
Based on the itemizing, the 13,060-square-foot, nine-bedroom, 11-and-a-half-bathroom property consists of two swimming pools and a storage to suit as many as 20 automobiles. Located on the finish of an island in Lauderdale Harbours, it has 345 toes of deep water dockage for a mega yacht. The property additionally features a visitor home.
The property was initially listed in April 2020 for $32 million, and the value was bumped to $33 million final 12 months.
In July, insurance coverage executives Seth and Brad Cohen offered a Fort Lauderdale mansion for $28.5 million, marking a document on the time. The property sits on 0.6-acres, and features a pool, visitor home, and 250 toes of deep water frontage.
The back-to-back county information sign a heated luxurious market in Fort Lauderdale, the place the earlier $27.5 million value document had held regular since 2015.
Amongst current gross sales in Fort Lauderdale, a restaurateur from California purchased a waterfront mansion in Harbor Seaside for $13 million final month. It had traded for $7.5 million a 12 months earlier. In one other Harbor Seaside deal, a medical system boss paid $14 million for a waterfront property in April.