MLB Player-Turned-Developer Asks $75 Million for Miami Beach Spec House
Professional baseball player-turned-developer Alex Guerrero is putting an under-construction spec house in Miami Beach, Fla., on the market for $75 million.
Guerrero, who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers until 2016, purchased the waterfront site on upscale North Bay Road for $13.6 million in 2023, property records show.
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- San Francisco Chronicle
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Associated Press
39 minutes ago
- Associated Press
Vanderbilt ready to keep investing in football after historic season and House settlement
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Washington Post
40 minutes ago
- Washington Post
Trump, Biden and U.S. Steel: More government control over the economy
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