AGENTS' CHOICE AWARDS 2007 - Favorite Place to Live and More

The people have spoken, and this is what they have to say: the following companies are the best of the best in the Miami real estate industry.

Miami Agent's first annual Agents' Choice Awards survey winners were selected by readers, who voted for their favorites via the Web site, MiamiAgentMagazine.com.

The online survey featured categories ranging from "Favorite Web Site" to "Favorite New Landmark" and "Favorite Sales Center." Inside this month's cover story, you will find the people and places throughout Miami that Miami Agent Magazine's Realtor readers feel demonstrate quality, originality and professionalism. You will see photos of the people responsible for carrying out these admirable visions, their thoughts on why their projects are Miami favorites and, in some cases, breathtaking views of the projects themselves.

Below are just 2 of your favorites, Miami, so take a look at the companies and projects that the industry is raving about.

Favorite Place to Live
Flamingo South Beach
Flamingo South Beach provides an environment where the pleasures of resort living frame daily life."The Flamingo is a place where you'll admire the dolphins swimming in the bay as you walk to your car in the morning. Where you won't have to drive to pick up groceries because there will soon be a high-end gourmet market on the property," says developer Michael Lerner of Chicago-based MCZ/Centrum. "For our residents, a resort lifestyle is a priceless luxury."

Flamingo South Beach consists of 1,688 units in three towers, situated on a 16.5-acre property with expansive views of Biscayne Bay, Star Island and downtown Miami. The 614 homes in the recently-launched north tower include studios, one- and two-bedroom residences ranging in size from 500 square feet to 1,400 square feet. Prices range from the $300,000s to the $600,000s.

Units feature glass balconies, impact-resistant sliding glass doors, high-speed Internet access, satellite television, walk-in closets and full-sized washer and dryers.

Favorite Sales Marketing Company
Douglas Elliman Florida
The mission of Douglas Elliman Florida is to deliver the best possible service to its customers. To accomplish this, the company works tirelessly to provide unwavering support to its agents. Douglas Elliman Florida continuously strives to achieve the most exacting standard of excellence on which the firm was founded nearly a century ago.

Douglas Elliman Florida provides an intimate working environment, giving the partners the opportunity to collaborate and share information. Training, agent development and ongoing industry-specific education are also paramount. By offering a platform from which agents have the opportunity to network with a base of more than 3,500 high-caliber industry professionals in the Northeast, Douglas Elliman Florida is better able to service the needs of customers.

The management team at Douglas Elliman Florida is a diverse and harmonious hybrid of forward-thinking real estate professionals. The company's business philosophies are fundamental; however, by necessity of evolving customer needs, Douglas Elliman Florida is not bound by convention.