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Exclusive | Miami building sees more than $70M in sales from NYC buyers in last month — as people flee Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax

Nypost · · 620 words · By Mary K Jacob
luxury real estate Taxation Policy Wealth Flight
open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/14/real-estate/nyc-pied-a-terre-tax-driving-buyers-to…

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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“At the Perigon Miami Beach, a 72-unit oceanfront condominium in Mid-Beach designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Rem Koolhaas’s firm OMA, developers say they logged more than $70 million in sales from New York buyers in the 30 days after the building reached its full structural height in early March.”
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While web results confirm the existence of The Perigon in Miami Beach and its design by OMA, the specific financial claim regarding $70 million in sales from New York buyers in 30 days is not corroborated by the provided evidence snippets.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Perigon, an iconic diamond-shaped luxury condominium tower designed by international architecture firm OMA, has revealed a first look at the 2.5 acres of prime oceanfront land at The Perigon in Mi…
https://joellerealtor.com/blog/the-perigon-the-reveals-first…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Perigon, Miami Beach.A couple strolls along South Beach near various condominiums and hotels in Miami Beach on 19 November 2025. Construction at the Perigon is more advanced than at other sites an…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/03/miami-billio…
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web search NEUTRAL — Curious about the Perigon Miami Beach, Millionaire’s Row latest pre construction? If so, join Stephanie Bienstock, our director of sales for Miami luxury rea...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd6iSEbhlVY
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“The project, developed by Mast Capital, is priced from $12.55 million and expects to open in 2027.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of Kaiser Permanente medical search results, which are completely irrelevant to the real estate project.
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web search NEUTRAL — From 24/7 advice and phone appointments to urgent and emergency care, you have many ways to get medical and mental health care in Southern California.
https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/southern-california/get…
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web search NEUTRAL — Accessibility of medical offices and medical centers in this directory: All Kaiser Permanente facilities are accessible to members. For informational purposes only, a link to the federal Centers for M…
https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/northern-california/doc…
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“on April 15, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul jointly announced an annual surcharge on secondary homes in New York City valued above $5 million, targeting owners whose primary residence is elsewhere.”
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Multiple independent sources (Hindustan Times, Fox News, and Wikipedia) confirm that Zohran Mamdani is the Mayor of NYC (as of 2026) and that he and Governor Hochul announced a pied-à-terre tax on homes over $5 million on April 15.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mahmood Mamdani (born 23 April 1946) is a Ugandan anthropologist, academic, and political commentator. He is the Herbert Lehman Professor of Government and a professor of anthropology, political scie…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmood_Mamdani
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zohran Mamdani has served as the 112th mayor of New York City since January 1, 2026. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, Mamdani was elected mayor in the 2025 el…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayoralty_of_Zohran_Mamdani
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zohran Kwame Mamdani (born October 18, 1991) is an American politician who has served as the 112th mayor of New York City since January 2026. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Social…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zohran_Mamdani
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“The city says it expects to raise $500 million a year.”
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Three separate web search results explicitly state that the proposed tax is expected to generate approximately $500 million annually.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York City is made up of five governmental districts named boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. Each borough is coextensive with a respective county of the State of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boroughs_of_New_York_City
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The mayor of New York City, officially mayor of the City of New York, is head of the executive branch of the government of New York City and the chief executive of New York City. The mayor's office ad…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor_of_New_York_City
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City
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“High-end Manhattan sales have actually ticked up since the tax was announced, with 133 contracts signed for apartments priced at $4 million or more between April 14 and May 10 — a slight increase over the same period last year, with total dollar volume rising 10% to $1.12 billion.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of dictionary definitions for the word 'between' and unrelated Wikipedia entries for the year 2003 and a lunar eclipse, providing no factual data on Manhattan real estate sales.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2003rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 3rd year of the 3rd millennium and the 21…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, with an umbral magnitude of 1.1507. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_2026_lunar_eclipse
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States during 2020.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_COVID-19_pande…
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“Mamdani filmed a social media video in front of hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin’s Manhattan building to announce the tax”
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Three independent sources confirm that Mayor Mamdani filmed a social media video in front of Ken Griffin's penthouse/building to promote the tax.
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web search NEUTRAL — Social media celebrates Mamdani’s announcement.Just days ago, Mamdani announced the first site the city has selected for its slate of city-owned grocery stores, La Marqueta in East Harlem, which is ex…
https://www.fastcompany.com/91528066/pied-a-terre-tax-zohran…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ken Griffin, who purchased the nation’s most expensive property as a second home in 2019, was singled out by Mayor Mamdani in a video promoting the new tax.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/nyregion/second-home-tax-…
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web search NEUTRAL — When New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani posted a social media video on Tax Day filmed from outside Griffin’s $238 million penthouse at 220 Central Park South — using the Citadel CEO as a prop to promo…
https://fortune.com/2026/05/06/ken-griffin-zohran-mamdani-vi…
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“Griffin to call the move “creepy and weird” and pledge to expand his firm Citadel in Miami rather than New York.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of dictionary definitions for 'Ken' and information about Ken dolls and puzzles, with no mention of Ken Griffin's reaction or Citadel's expansion.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ken (doll), a product by Mattel Ken (unit) (間), a Japanese unit of measurement and proportion Ken River, a river in the Bundelkhand region, India Ken sword (剣), a Japanese sword Kensington railway sta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken
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web search NEUTRAL — Ken appeared on the English horizon in the 16th century referring to the distance bounding the range of ordinary vision at sea (about 20 miles), and would thus have been familiar to skippers in partic…
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ken
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web search NEUTRAL — Fun, addicting, yet educational. The KenKen iOS and Android apps are perfect for the whole family! Calling all educators! Join our FREE program to use KenKen puzzles with your students. To start, clic…
https://www.kenkenpuzzle.com/
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“There is a 75-foot beachfront lap pool, a private beach club, a spa, a screening room and a double-height lobby lounge.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of weather forecasts for Frankfurt, Germany, which are completely irrelevant to the amenities of a Miami Beach condominium.
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web search NEUTRAL — 20 hours ago · Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany Weather Forecast, with current conditions, wind, air quality, and what to expect for the next 3 days.
https://www.accuweather.com/en/de/frankfurt/60311/weather-fo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Be prepared with the most accurate 10-day forecast for Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany with highs, lows, chance of precipitation from The Weather Channel and Weather.com
https://weather.com/en-TO/weather/tenday/l/b3d1d8717aafb5830…
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web search NEUTRAL — Forecast for the coming week for Frankfurt am Main, shown in an hour-by-hour graph.
https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/@z-de-60594/hourly
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“The culinary program is anchored by two venues — Nota, an oceanfront restaurant, and FiftyThree, a residents-only speakeasy — both run by Michelin-starred chef Shaun Hergatt.”
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