Private equity giants are deploying billions to secure waterfront assets as more than 6,000 superyachts worldwide compete for scarce docking infrastructure. South Florida is leading the development boom, highlighted by Ken Griffin's private Miami megayacht harbor and Related Group's upcoming 40-acre destination in Fort Lauderdale. The Fort Lauderdale project will feature a 122-room St. Regis hotel alongside private condominiums, wellness facilities, a beach club, and deepwater dockage for up to 250 boats. Developers are leveraging this infrastructure to capture ultra-wealthy domestic migrants avoiding high taxes as well as international purchasers from markets like Brazil and Mexico.
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Severe international shortages of marina slips have turned dock-equipped luxury residenti…: Severe international shortages of marina slips have turned dock-equipped luxury residential real estate into a major institutional asset class.
High-net-worth domestic relocations from California and the Northeast to South Florida ar…: High-net-worth domestic relocations from California and the Northeast to South Florida are increasingly driven by a mix of yachting access and lower taxes.
International buyers from countries like Mexico and Brazil are projected to constitute as…: International buyers from countries like Mexico and Brazil are projected to constitute as much as 30% of key new marina projects.
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Marinas are becoming the next big draw for luxury real estate, as the global wealthy search for homes to park their ever-larger yachts, according to developers.
With the number of yachts surging since Covid-19, real estate developers and investors are rushing to fill the shortage of boat slips and marina communities. There are now over 6,000 superyachts over 30 meters (98 feet) around the world, and another 200 delivered every year, according to SuperYacht Times.
The growth in the size and number of yachts has created a shortage of yacht slips. And investors are rushing to fill demand. Last year, Blackstone paid $5.6 billion for Safe Harbor Marinas, which then paid $1.5 billion in August for 65 marinas and storage sites purchased from MarineMax. European private equity firms are also on a marina buying spree to fill the shortage in the Mediterranean.
Real estate developers now see marinas as a powerful magnet for ultra-wealthy buyers, especially in South Florida. Billionaire Ken Griffin is building a megayacht marina in Miami with eight megayacht slips, including one for his 308-foot yacht.
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