In order to say bye-bye to her Florida compound, Adrienne Arsht is banking on someone committing to a very notable buy.
A grand Florida estate owned by the 79-year-old businesswoman and philanthropist has just listed for a sky-high $150 million, its listing brokerage told The Post — making the Coconut Grove spread the most expensive single-family property to ever hit the Miami-Dade County market.
The listing, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, is poised to set a Miami-area sales record, even if the estate trades hands for close to that mighty sum.
News of Arsht’s listing broke slightly more than a month after Miami saw its most recent record-breaking deal: the $75 million sale of a waterfront mansion on Star Island. Listed for $80 million in August 2021, the property won the title of priciest listing in the county, at the time.
Senior Vice President Ashley Cusack with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices EWM Realty holds the listing. “This is a compound that invites prominence – one that is not only connected to Miami’s earliest roots, but now to the world’s future of finance, technology, and global conglomerates, all operating and conducting their business just minutes away from this exceptional time-honored property,” said Cusack in an official press statement. “Thanks to its refinement and world-class amenities, the Arsht Estate is a residence with absolute global appeal. Its setting and size will be a draw for the most sophisticated of buyers.”
In Coconut Grove, Arsht’s property overlooks Biscayne Bay. The grounds hold two homes. One of them, Villa Serena, is a Mediterranean-style home constructed for former presidential candidate and Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan in 1913. Indian Spring is the name of…