Would you want a multimillion-dollar oceanfront rental together with your facet order of spicy broccoli rabe?
That’s the pitch from the hospitality firm behind Carbone — the high-glam, celeb-fave Italian chain — because it expands its empire into the luxurious actual property market.
New York-based Main Meals Group — based by restaurateur Jeff Zalaznick and cooks Mario Carbone and Wealthy Torrisi — are creating a 58-story glass-and-steel tower that can rise 650 ft in Miami’s stylish Edgewater district.
Dubbed Villa Miami, the high-rise already snagged its first big-name purchaser after Miami Warmth star Duncan Robinson plunked down arpund $4.5 million for a three-bedroom unit, as The Publish reported.
Robinson and different future residents could have residences that function chef kitchens designed by Carbone — they usually may even have their fridges and bars curated and stocked by MFG.
The tower, being inbuilt partnership with builders Terra and the One Thousand Group, can even include some high-end facilities when it opens in 2026.
Amongst these are a rooftop helipad, a personal dock, and MFG’s first waterfront restaurant on the bottom flooring, which might be open to the general public.
There can even be a residents-only juice bar and occasional lounge, a personal member’s membership, on-site occasion catering and at-home personal chef companies or cooking classes.
“We’re taking our basic hospitality expertise and repair fashion within the meals and beverage world and making use of it to a bigger piece of somebody’s life,” Zalaznick advised Aspect Dish.
“I believe on the finish of the day, true luxurious is about comfort, and this constructing is about every thing being handy. It’s a few work-hard, play-hard life-style, the place you’ll be able to helicopter house, land on the highest of the constructing, have an unbelievable meal at our coastal Italian restaurant, or have a buddy decide you up on their boat,” Zalaznick stated, including that employees can pack a hamper of meals and wine to convey on the boat, or to feed you at house.
Branded luxurious rental developments have turn out to be a giant a part of Miami’s glittering skyline.
There’s the Porsche Design Tower and the upcoming Bentley Residences, attributable to open in 2027, the place elevators whisk up residents and their fancy rides.
For these into high fashion as an alternative of sizzling automobiles and haute delicacies, there’s the Casa Armani Residences, the place the library and lounge are decked out with furnishings from famed dressmaker Georgio Armani.
The branded actual property idea isn’t restricted to Miami.
There’s additionally the Giorgio Armani Residences in New York, and Nobu extends its attain from SoHo with a number of motels and two residences — one in Toronto and one other in Los Cabos, Mexico.
Zalaznick, who launched MFG’s first eatery within the Huge Apple in 2011, calls it an “experiential kind of residing.”
High dealer Dolly Lenz says the idea suits a sure kind of one-percenter shopper base obsessive about meals and shelter.
“Going into the event enterprise is a giant transfer and it’s good,” Lenz stated. “It’s a pure development from very high-end luxurious meals and eating places that everybody is clamoring to get into.
Added dealer Jenny Lenz: “They’ve already captured the viewers and now they’ll monetize it. People who find themselves comfy consuming at Carbone will take a look at the condos, they usually have the cash to purchase them.”
This might be MFG’s second strive in relation to branded actual property.
That they had earlier tried to accomplice with Michael Stern’s JDS Growth Group on a 90-story tower at 888 Brickell Ave., however backed out when funding was not on observe, sources stated.
The group is just not departing from its conventional food-centric roots.
Later this month, MFG will launch the personal membership Chateau ZZ’s in Miami, an offshoot of its not too long ago opened ZZ’s Membership New York at Hudson Yards.
Chauteau ZZ’s might be MFG’s first Mexican idea.