It was 25 years ago that Jim Russo one of South Florida’s Premiere
Real Estate Brokers was on vacation from his native New York when he
discovered and fell in love with beautiful Coconut Grove and Coral
Gables. As we say
in Florida, Jim got sand in his shoes” and never left. It was the perfect
match, an avid sportsman, Jim enjoys sport fishing, diving, golf, tennis,
and Waterskiing. South F
lorida was the perfect place to enjoy these
great sports year round. Having worked in Real Estate in New York,
Jim immediately realized the great undiscovered opportunity and
potential the area possessed. Upon moving to Miami, Jim purchased a
home in Coconut Grove, enrolled and graduated from the University
with a degree in International Relations and Marketing, got his real
estate licenses and immediately became a Top Producing real estate
agent with Coldwell Banker, never looking back. It was a dream come
true, living, working and playing in a rich undiscovered tropical
paradise. This jewel was a best keep secret. At the time Miami was a
snow bird city, although there were many famous Writers and actors
who had homes in the area. The attraction was obvious, wonderful old
Spanish Mediterranean homes by Mizner and Degarmo and many other
talented architects, art, history, culture, all in a lush tropical setting
over looking Biscayne Bay. Coral Gables originally designed and built
by George Merrick was a little more traditional than Coconut Grove
more comparable to a city in Spain. Both areas possessed lots of charm
and character. The great Real Estate Boom began in the 80’s and never
stopped. With the influx of affluent Hispanics and people from all over
the US and Europe attracted by our geographic location and tropical
climate, real estate took off like a rocket. Now in 2005 the word is out
and demand for our area is unsatisñable. The whole world wants a
piece of Miami. It has become an international, cosmopolitan world city,
gate way to the Americas, with its strength in our ethnic diversity and
multi cultures. Today the real estate boom continues with luxury high
rise condominiums being built in every direction, and luxury residential
Mansions replacing the older obsolete homes. Over the years Jim has
evolved with the opportunities that have presented themselves with the
changing market. Listing and selling residential properties has always
been the foundation of Jim’s business, however he began buying homes
remodeling and Selling them, until there was a demand for bigger homes
at which point he went into joint partnerships in developing town homes
and luxury mansions. Through out his career he has continued his
education holding a lengthy list of accreditations and designations
including: CRS, GRI, E-PRO and is a member of the distinguished
Master Broker Forum. He is a member of Coldwell Banker’s
International President’s Circle and presently lives in a private gated
community ofluxury mansions in South Grove which he helped to
develop. Through out the years Jim has enjoyed providing his personal
brand of professional service to hundreds of valued customers and has
sold millions of dollars worth of real estate in his chosen area of
expertise.
