Just three months after Akai Estates, a 44-acre gated community of luxury residences in Southwest Ranches, Florida, made headlines in April 2022, a Chicago executive purchased a $15 million crib there before construction even began. Its modern design penned by Portuguese architect Vasco Vieira in partnership with local creative Jiro Yates wasn’t entirely what made it appealing to the buyer: each of the 16 residences at Akai Estates sits on two acres of land with access to the community’s helicopter pad.
The helipad, which owners can reserve on a dedicated website from anywhere around the world, according to co-listing agent Jill Hertzberg of the Jills Zeder Group, speaks to an emerging trend around fly-in communities. “With Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach…more
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