Progressive heir Daniel Lewis sold a waterfront spec home on Miami Beach’s Venetian Islands for $19.5 million, marking the latest in a string of pricey deals in the neighborhood.
Records show Lewis sold the house at 845 East Di Lido Drive to a Delaware LLC named for the address. The true buyer is unknown.
Mother-son duo Jill and Daniel Hertzberg had the listing, and Daniel Hertzberg brought the buyer.
Lewis is the son of Progressive co-founder Joseph M. Lewis, and the brother of late Progressive CEO Peter B. Lewis.
Daniel Lewis and his wife, Jan Lewis, bought a Grove at Grand Bay condo for $7.5 million in 2016. He bought the 0.3-acre East Di Lido Drive site for $5.9 million in 2018.
Lewis completed the 6,100 square foot home in 2024, according to the listing. It has five bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a pool, dock and 106 feet of waterfront, the listing shows. The design team included Andre Mellone, Raymond Jungles and Doug Hoerr and Peter Schaudt’s Hoerr Schaudt.
The home hit the market for $24.9 million in September, according to Zillow. Winter is the busy season for real estate in South Florida, and Lewis’ deal is the latest in a flurry of luxury closings on the Venetian Islands. Last month, former financier Scott Reynolds and his wife, Doreane DiGiacomo, sold a waterfront home for $22.8 million. Also last month, Colgate Darden IV, a scion of the du Pont family, sold a waterfront house for $15.5 million. In December, Shark Tank investor Rohan Oza bought a waterfront home for $13.5 million.