The Italian carmaker Pagani produces fewer than 100 vehicles a year, and each comes with a seven-figure price tag. The brand is known among gearheads for its attention to detail and air of exclusivity, qualities that Pagani hopes will translate to its next project: luxury condominiums. This spring, the company unveiled plans for Pagani Residences, a 70-unit condo development in Miami's North Bay Village.
The automaker says the building will offer waterfront views and living spaces "meticulously curated" by its interior-design arm. Pagani condos, much like Pagani cars, start at about $3 million. But for people desperate to claim a piece of Pagani, the price tag may be no problem at all.
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"I sold a unit to a guy that loves Pagani cars, and it just didn't matter to him what the location was," Carlo Dipasquale, a luxury-real-estate agent in South Florida, told me. "They could've built the building inland, anywhere in Miami, for all he cared." Advertisement Pagani is the latest high-end car brand to lend its name to a shiny condo project along the Miami coast, joining the likes of Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Aston Martin, and Bentley.
Beyond automakers, there's a growing list of luxury brands hoping to use real estate to turn their cultural cachet into cold, hard cash. The owner of the trendy Italian eatery Carbone is partnering with developers on a hi.