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A pink black tiled house located at 5860 North Bay Road on Miami Beach is set to be demolished on January 19, 2016. The house was once owned by notorious drug kingpin Pablo Escobar who purchased the house on March 21, 1980 for $765,500.
The 7,336 square foot house was built in 1948 and has 4 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms on a lot size of 33,041 square feet. A 2,061 square foot addition was added to the house in 1992.
Read MoreMiami Marine Stadium
On Thursday, November 17th, Miami City Commissioners voted to borrow $45 million to restore the Miami Marine Stadium using special obligation bonds, according to The Miami Herald. The $45 million will include restoration of the Stadium, plus building a 35,000 square foot maritime center.
City officials are still negotiating a contract with architect Richard Heisenbottle to design the renovation of the stadium.
The Miami Marine Stadium has been abandoned since 1992 after Hurricane Andrew when the City of Miami deemed the stadium to be unsafe. The stadium was used for boat races and for concerts on a floating barge. Since that time, the Miami Marine Stadium has sat empty for over 20 years and has been a haven for graffiti artists.
The Abandoned Miami Marine Stadium
Preservation architect Richard Heisenbottle has been chosen by Miami city officials to design the renovation of the abandoned Miami Marine Stadium, according to The Miami Herald.
Heisenbottle and his team have restored Miami City Hall and the Olympia Theater.
Part of the renovation design will include structural repairs with lighting, sound and seating repairs. The original architect, Hilario Candela will be a special consultant on the project.
The city has not developed financing or operating plans for the $37 million renovation.
The Miami International Boat Show recently used the grounds and basin of the stadium for their event in February. After the show was completed the grounds were supposed to be used as a "flex park", but that has not happened. The grounds of the stadium have been paved over and is currently empty.
Below are recent photos of the abandoned Miami Marine Stadium.
Parkway West Medical Center
The abandoned Parkway West Medical Center located at 17300 NW 7th Avenue is heading to foreclosure auction, according to SFBJ.
The auction for the 136,190 square foot building on 3.6 acres is May 13th.
Abandoned Florida has photos from the inside of the graffiti and mold filled building.
Yesterday, we took a look at the inside of Pablo Escobar's Miami Beach mansion at 5860 North Bay Road before it was destroyed. Demolition began on the house where the fountain, garage, laundry room, office and part of an upstairs bedroom were taken down with bulldozers. There was many media and news crews filming the event. There was even a film crew recording a documentary on the house.
Read MoreA pink black tiled house located at 5860 North Bay Road on Miami Beach is set to be demolished on January 19, 2016. The house was once owned by notorious drug kingpin Pablo Escobar who purchased the house on March 21, 1980 for $765,500.
The 7,336 square foot house was built in 1948 and has 4 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms on a lot size of 33,041 square feet. A 2,061 square foot addition was added to the house in 1992.
Read MoreEarlier this year the City of Miami agreed to pay $16 million to improve the grounds outside the Miami Marine Stadium, which will include an event space and park. These improvements will allow the Miami International Boat Show to host their event on the stadium grounds starting in 2016.
Despite renovations to the grounds of the Stadium, nothing is happening with the actual Miami Marine Stadium itself. It still remains covered in graffiti and patrolled by a guard 24/7 to prevent people from trespassing. Millions of funding is still needed to renovate the stadium.
Below is a video of the Miami Marine Stadium.
