Hallandale Beach had long sat within the shadow of its bustling, likewise H-named neighbor of Hollywood — which, population-wise, is greater than thrice its size. Now, the region’s other dale (this, a non-Fort) continues to remind us: It’s now not just here to position …
… It’s here to win.
In recent times, the Broward County beachside town, only a half-hour north of South Beach, has turn out to be best known for hosting the Pegasus World Cup equine extravaganza at its octogenarian Gulfstream Park. And it’s continuing to bet big on gambling, with a newly renovated racing-dining-shopping-eventing-über-mega-godplex for increasingly younger gamblers at Gulfstream, owned and operated by betting app 1/ST.
And no, this isn’t your degenerate grandpappy’s sort of a betting venue. (Anymore, anyway.) Out are the greyhounds, banned back in 2020, in are gobs of risk-positive spendthrift Gen Z-ers already well-versed within the addictive arts of FanDueling and DraftKinging.
Movie stars. Rappers. Influencers. Fashion icons. This redux clip-clop kingdom come brings all of the A-list boys and gals to the yard. This 12 months’s, forgive us, mane event was headlined by One Republic and Kygo on Jan. 28 — and return it shall, luring in hundreds annually because it does.
So it’s of no surprise that a luxury real estate boom would soon come up from behind. Essentially the most noteworthy to ride into town is Slate Hallandale Beach, a 26-story, 250-unit “luxury rental community” (cooler than it sounds), opened last summer on the highfalutinly monikered Diplomat Parkway.
What’s got the world chomping on the bit to maneuver in? Read on.
Stable genius
Designed by Kobi Karp Architects, Slate was developed by Ari Pearl, founder and CEO of PPG Development, with a promise to deliver “expansive, resort-inspired amenities and trendy modern residences combined with the convenience and adaptability of living in a rental community.” Ari there yet? Indeed.
Foal house
Slate’s big-boy open-floor units sport sleek finishes, 10-foot-high ceilings (at a minimum), Samsung energy-efficient appliances, quartz stone waterfall-edge kitchen islands, large closets, terraces, luxe bathrooms with floating vanities and glass-enclosed showers with soaking tubs — and that’s just where you sleep.
Ears perked!
A mini-city unto itself, Slate’s vast campus features a kid’s playroom, a conference room and business center (if you should), a dog park (you really must), a golf simulator, a wine cellar, an event space and a movie show. There’s even an electrical car-charging station for the — I’m going to round up and say six? — Prius owners within the state.
Healthy as a horse
Not everyone moving to South Florida is waiting to be put out to pasture. Slate’s fitness center has a cardio room teched out with Hydrow rowers and Echelon cycling bikes, a strength-conditioning room with resistance machines and free weights; and a training room with a Pilates reformer and chair, Echelon Reflect smart fitness mirror, Nexersys boxing trainer, boxing bag and TRX suspension system. When you know what any of those doohickeys are, it’s secure to say there’s no trip to the glue factory for you within the near future!
Make it rein
Hitting the hay here is anything but low-cost. Plan on ponying up somewhere between $3,710 a month for a one-bedroom, all the best way as much as $17,900 monthly for a four-bedroom penthouse.
Watch me whip, now watch me neigh, neigh
The, apologies again, bridle party of a town that’s Hallandale is simply a 30-minute trot from Miami’s equal parts maniacal and magical nightscape — so you may easily visit without having to really live in its city limits, iykwim. Giddy up!
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