From remaining: Booba and Nicholas Smith with 2315 Meridian Avenue (Charles Josset, Getty, Instagram)
French rapper Booba offered his Miami Beach home to Komodo husband or wife Nick Smith for $6.1 million, in the newest higher-priced non-waterfront residence sale in the city.
Booba, whose actual identify is Elie Yaffa, bought the 5-bedroom, 5-toilet property at 2315 Meridian Avenue to Smith, one particular of hospitality mogul David Grutman’s company companions, assets records demonstrate. Smith is a co-proprietor of two of Grutman’s Brickell dining places: Komodo and his Japanese steakhouse Gekko, the latter of which is also owned by Terrible Bunny.
Smith financed his buy with a $4.1 million mortgage.

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The 4,817-sq.-foot house, which fronts the Miami Seaside golfing class, was done in 2016, the 12 months Yaffa obtained the property for $3.7 million, documents display. The house, on a .2-acre ton, involves a principal suite with a double balcony, a two-vehicle garage, pool and views of the golf study course.
Booba, who also established his personal label, jewelry line and garments manufacturers, has bought thousands and thousands of information in excess of his profession, which dates back to the early 1990s, according to revealed studies.
He listed his Miami Beach property in June for about $6.8 million with Compass agent Mathieu Rochette, according to the listing. Rochette declined to comment. John Sandberg of Douglas Elliman represented the customer.

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Sandberg mentioned his customer acquired the Meridian Avenue assets at the “right selling price.” Equivalent houses are providing for $1,500 to $1,600 for each square foot, whilst Smith paid about $1,300 for each square foot for the home, he stated.
Smith lately sold the non-waterfront house at 1745 West 23rd Road on Sunset Island III for just around $5 million to actual estate investor and entrepreneur Evan Weiss, records show. Weiss re-stated the property for practically $5.8 million, and that deal to flip it is now pending.
Even however residential gross sales have slowed this yr, non-waterfront attributes in Miami Beach front have ongoing to market for significant costs. Vero Water co-founder David Deshe and his wife, Danielle, recently bought their non-waterfront household on North Bay Street for $8.4 million.
In April, the $12.5 million sale of the Sunset Islands house at 2535 Shelter Avenue set the document for dry sales in the course of Miami Beach.