Controversy in Miami: Private island Bird Key for sale for $31.5 million

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Bird Key is at the center of a potentially controversial sale of the private island.
After being listed on the market, it’s starting to generate concern in Miami’s environmental community because of the island’s reputation of being a bird sanctuary.
The 37-and-a-half acre private island has been listed for $31.5 million.
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@ladikmk Месяц назад

I can't imagine anyone actually paying $31 million for a strip of sand that could be wiped out with one strong hurricane. It's called Bird Island so let the birds have it.

@RobertoPerez013 Месяц назад

Wait an see the government will pay a bunch of money, kickbacks included for Cava, and the cavalry of politicians!

@user-xk4vt9ye8j Месяц назад

So if somebody wanted you to just give up $31 million, you’d be fine with that?

@Milk-rn5uq Месяц назад

@@user-xk4vt9ye8jno FL should move to purchase the property and designate a wildlife or heritage site.

@Zeevuhl Месяц назад

@@user-xk4vt9ye8j😐

@williamrizzo1285 Месяц назад

The sky is falling! Drama Queen.

@TarumpSadiki Месяц назад

Paid 36K and wants 31 million 😂 greedy little 💩

@YouTube_Executive_01 Месяц назад

Real estate market post 2020 = greedy little 💩💩💩💩

@crguy101 Месяц назад

Tell me you have never invested without telling me you don't invest

@natekons Месяц назад

@@crguy101 Way overpriced.That island is primarily under water during low tide. Terrible investment at that rate.

@N4m3B33 Месяц назад

@@natekonsmost of those islands with homes on them now were just sand bars with mangrove trees. This is an actual island. It would be fine for a home.

@user-xk4vt9ye8j Месяц назад

Who’s to say. If you bought Apple or Microsoft in 1984 would you be greedy to sell your stock today?

@ST-rj8iu Месяц назад

So basically, it is not habitable. If it was habitable he would have built on it himself. Looks like it floods during high tide.

@samlipsit517 28 дней назад

There are properties listed for sale on lakes that you can only have a picnic, not even a tent 😂😂😂.

@Jason-rn4jk 24 дня назад

If someone has $31 million for a small island, then they’ll have another several million to build whatever they want on it above rising tide.

@roundtrip385 23 дня назад

@@Jason-rn4jk Needs more than several million to develop this. Several million won't even reinforce this island lmao

@selfmaderish4690 17 дней назад

Yep 😂 he hoping to get an idiot like a rapper. Someone to say they own a island but it’s actually an expense and not profitable 🤦🏿‍♀️

@shun8733 10 дней назад

@@selfmaderish4690”hoping to get an idiot like a rapper” the cooning yall do for no reason at all … all rappers aren’t dumb just like all country music artists aren’t smart …

@Honeythanggg Месяц назад

He said hurry up before the sea levels rise again gotdammit😭😭😭

@rashadbraithwaite395 22 дня назад

😂😂

@anthonynoneyabusiness420 21 день назад

💀

@daphney_hey3142 10 дней назад

😂😂😂😂

@Roadrunner0077 6 дней назад

Smart Business move instead of holding on to it till it's worthless

@doctordl7757 Месяц назад

01:59 Whenever someone is trying to rush you to buy or sign something from them that's a red flag 🚩 !!!

@ViceCityNightcrawler Месяц назад

31.5 million for an island that looks like a piece of Male anatomy 0:11 💀🤣

@milkbowl557 23 дня назад

That's what I was thinking

@lucasIsnotReal 11 дней назад

THAT WHAT IM SAYING LOL

@drewali7 7 дней назад

epstein's new palace.

@harukatakahashi8822 7 дней назад

. How about the birds?

@moonshoes11 Месяц назад

That investment will soon be …under water.

@ghostmantagshome-er6pb Месяц назад

Al Gore?

@moonshoes11 Месяц назад

@@ghostmantagshome-er6pb Ever passed a science class, believer?

@VILJL Месяц назад

@@ghostmantagshome-er6pb They should have listened to him way back then.

@10MM-MAGAMAN-420 Месяц назад

@@VILJLWHOS. (THEY )

@xrayron1 Месяц назад

“Climate Change” Hoax Martha's Vineyard supposed to be underwater in 10 years, - Why is former President Obama buying a 15 million dollar oceanfront mansion?

@Celexanomnom Месяц назад

He wants to sell it because it’ll be underwater in a few years

@keithdorsey5998 25 дней назад

Could be true

@jonnyveltri610 24 дня назад

@@keithdorsey5998it definitely is true.

@user-td3hc6zc8k 24 дня назад

Most likely

@majormarketing6552 21 день назад

Anytime in the next 20 for sure

@jamesborck5908 18 дней назад

It’s also cause government made it worthless by labeling it a bird sanctuary so any building would have to through a bunch of red tape

@danmcclaren5436 Месяц назад

I don't get it. So he's being greedy by asking for $31 million, but at the same time wants it to be conserved? how about selling it at a reasonable price to the city?

@Capt_kook Месяц назад

You really trust the government to much lol

@FordRangerClassics 24 дня назад

@@Capt_kookI guess national parks don't actually exist? Consider me the fool.

@ThatOneguy-br3uf 24 дня назад

City will make it a migrant camp

@FordRangerClassics 24 дня назад

@@ThatOneguy-br3uf I imagine your pfp saying that lol

@nhernandez925 19 дней назад

The city can afford $31 million

@bryanspilner7370 Месяц назад

"sink" 31 million into the island. He wants you to hurry cause hes been watching the water levels through the years

@billybrown7953 Месяц назад

NOT THE BRIGHTEST BULB, ARE YOU? THE WATERS AREN'T RISING.

@YouTube_Executive_01 Месяц назад

He wants to sell as hes getting older, hookers n blow

@soylentgreen9492 Месяц назад

The land sinks from pumping out the water from the aquifers and oil

@floridabeardedwoodworker Месяц назад

Paint licker

@user-xk4vt9ye8j Месяц назад

@@soylentgreen9492 Sorry, the ocean doesn’t work that way.

@sportymcsports Месяц назад

He didn’t seem to have even an ounce of regard for the preservation of the island. All he talked about is the market is hot and he has a good agent and the buyers should hurry up. This guy just wants to cash in. He can’t have been the one involved in the island’s preservation. He quite obviously couldn’t care less. What a bizarre interview.

@jul.escobar Месяц назад

It was. You could see his muddy paws

@Honeythanggg 29 дней назад

😭

@linx7130 24 дня назад

i mean look at him hes old what would you do if u were old yet owned something worth $31 million? Guy doesnt have much time left he wants to enjoy his final years don't see anything wrong with it anyways the preservation isn't really much of his issue because again he is old...

@xXxtoodeeepxXx 18 дней назад

@linx7130 saying it's worth 30 million is a joke..seriously, it's like an acre or 2

@ChiChisWorld 9 дней назад

Good for him. It's HIS. Do as you please sir.

@Macaronee78 Месяц назад

SELL IT TO CONSERVATION.

@Capt_kook Месяц назад

@jahn9960 27 дней назад

Haha they probably offered 100k

@samueldavis5895 25 дней назад

For 50 grand and they can turn it into a state park that leeches more tax money?

@chobrek1 Месяц назад

what a greedy person

@angeldetierra3855 Месяц назад

-- Sell it. In a few years will be good only for submarines!

@xrayron1 Месяц назад

“Climate Change” Hoax Martha's Vineyard supposed to be underwater in 10 years, - Why is former President Obama buying a 15 million dollar oceanfront mansion?

@jahn9960 27 дней назад

You're 15+ years behind everyone saying that.

@xrayron1 27 дней назад

@@jahn9960 And your responding to a 9 day old post you dope.

@user-sj7cz4op7v Месяц назад

Greed is a sin sir!

@ojayjackson9107 Месяц назад

Yep Too many people eating from the pot thats why lol

@kaynefryday6637 18 дней назад

He is no sir

@INDEPENDANT-THINKER Месяц назад

What was the offer they made Was it $37k

@selfmaderish4690 17 дней назад

Haha probably 38k to Aleve him of the stress 😂

@GLITTERandSKULLZ Месяц назад

Greed at its finest.

@timg2973 24 дня назад

sell me ur house for a buck? oh no you greedy MF

@troublewarranted3240 Месяц назад

That would be the biggest waste of 31 million it’s gonna disappear in a few years

@thepain321 26 дней назад

$36k to $30mil is a huge increase. Another example of how prices have grown out of control and the people have less ability to have basic shelter every day.

@TheBulge 9 дней назад

This is not an example of that. This is him being a freaking idiot trying to cash out on something worth practically nothing. Which is why it hasn't sold.

@ronaldcole7415 Месяц назад

Miami went from a beautiful place with forrest, habitats, endless trees and animal species to concrete, steel, glass and pavement. Complete over development that turned it into a s*** hole.

@FordRangerClassics 24 дня назад

Moved out of the area 22 years ago and have like zero desire to be there for almost any reason

@timg2973 24 дня назад

and you participated in it.

@jonnym4670 11 дней назад

the greedy did there what they did in ca bought it for pennies now charging millions

@LordLoMR2 26 дней назад

I offered $1000 and was declined. 😢

@kevinklein9565 22 дня назад

31 mil is ridiculous

@crtmojo2705 Месяц назад

Get it before it’s gone. Underwater.

@zezekz4245 23 дня назад

No one in their right mind will buy that crap

@AndrewDaley-lr9qg 18 дней назад

I will buy it. 🤪

@michealklee8844 Месяц назад

It’s useless because it’s flooded and soon to be under water only a fool would by it

@VileGeed 6 дней назад

^ he waited too long he is about 25 years too late. I bet someone would have bought it 25 years ago for a couple M’s.

@edwardroche2480 Месяц назад

The state should take it for eminent domain. And ban Construction on it for eternity. They can pay him a fair price but that is not 31 million

@pilotusa Месяц назад

My thoughts exactly. That's probably why he is in such a hurry to unload it.

@HQSCJIPZ 24 дня назад

How do you know what’s a fair market price until you have potential buyers putting in their offers?

@xXxtoodeeepxXx 18 дней назад

@HQSCJIPZ it's common sense, you think 30 million dollars is ok for an acre or 2 of land?

@22BStan 17 дней назад

@@xXxtoodeeepxXxin brickell Miami 3.4 acres of land sold for 240 million in 2022

@xXxtoodeeepxXx 17 дней назад

@@22BStan again, unreasonable, and honestly, suspicious

@warlordop713 Месяц назад

To be honest if I was a billionaire I’d buy it put a dock on it. Use it for fishing.

@AlldatJazz-rw9wy 24 дня назад

A dock would add weight, and it would sink faster. That land ain't good for nothing but the birds and fishes.😂

@667SatansNeighbor Месяц назад

That's barely an island... $31M you say? I hope they follow up on this news story... I want to see the sucker who buys this...

@zesolodar 6 дней назад

no one will buy this. his best bet is to sell it to the city or some conservation group.

@donwan2637 Месяц назад

It belongs to dude he can sell whenever he wants he aint got much time

@Danaman117 Месяц назад

Couple years it will be underwater that's why he's selling it.

@greggreg2263 Месяц назад

The cartel is definitely going to buy this island 🏝️ for a secret submarine base

@betterrecognize4558 Месяц назад

Don't forget about Xi Jinping and the Chinese.

@MoneyMoney-ke7fl 23 дня назад

Wow. Y'all conservative bots are working overtime

@Macaronee78 Месяц назад

GREED. GREED. GREED. GREEEEEEEEED.

@crguy101 Месяц назад

Tell me you don't invest without telling me you don't invest...... why don't you buy it then. Be the change the change you want out of life.

@thedirtybubble9613 Месяц назад

@@crguy101 Or we could just leave that island alone and let the birds live there? That's the change I want.

@warlordop713 Месяц назад

@@thedirtybubble9613 It’s privately owned. Bro can do whatever he wants to do with it.

@billybrown7953 Месяц назад

LOL 😂, so if someone pays it ... that's greed???? 😂😂😂😂😂

@crguy101 Месяц назад

@@thedirtybubble9613 so be the change you want out of life and buy it. Nothing stopping you

@BajatheChickenMan Месяц назад

Is there a rent to own option?

@dentalnovember Месяц назад

At rent-a-island you can rent to own. Just five dollars for the first week.

@jeffmina7354 Месяц назад

Why doesn't he work with the city and the environmentalist and sale it to them??

@USDiploMike 16 дней назад

They can’t afford it at price he wants to cash-out for. That’s why.

@beeweezee71888 3 дня назад

Why would anyone pay for this this island especially knowing the amount of hurricane 🌀 and storms. That not worth it at all.

@patriciagurwitz509 23 дня назад

Terrible investment, Owner Greed‼️

@lordjael 10 дней назад

The fact he purchased an entire ISLAND for 36K in 1985 truly tells you that generations before really purchased these nice houses and lands for 2 apples and a nickel back in the day. Damn.

@billyswampwater4515 14 дней назад

It's a game to get the city to buy it. No one in their right mind knows that their could be anything constructed in the middle of a protected sanctuary.

@sangkienguyen668 10 дней назад

Uhhh…. Is no one seeing what I’m seeing??????

@mreco7896 11 дней назад

The bird's should get their money together and buy the island 🏝.

@tjvanderwalt92 6 дней назад

Am I the only one who notices the shape of the island?

@STREETRACEN4U Месяц назад

that whole area is under water😂 that land is useless

@oceanlagoon7733 23 дня назад

No house on it or anything? I could see if it had a house, a dock, or a helipad, but undeveloped nope.

@AlldatJazz-rw9wy 24 дня назад

This is why you don't trust everyone. He knows those are man made, and the water levels has been rising. His face says, don't trust him or his word.🤣

@KoolKatK Месяц назад

Come on Powerball don’t fail me now!

@jul.escobar Месяц назад

God dang. In my time here that piece of land went from 36k to 30 million. Fricking madness.

@wesleyc.4937 14 дней назад

The government should just take it and relieve him of the property tax.

@brittenyevans1101 Месяц назад

Do not sell it to the state!

@wademacphee3924 21 день назад

Thanks to the news channel thats helping to advertise this rip off.

@lucky1u 10 дней назад

Money is more powerful than doing the right thing to preserve wildlife and allow it to have sanctuary.

@PositiveROI Месяц назад

If the sanctuary wants to protect it. Buy it. Simple. ❤

@stephenmartin8331 Месяц назад

If the conservationists are worried about the island, they can buy it themselves. Nothing is stopping them.

@MagusMik 23 дня назад

Would've been cooler if he donated it to the conservancy, doesn't seem like it can provide much use other than a pier for small boats to fish from. Would be a good Sanctuary to have and provide eco tourism opportunity. Could be holding bird tours to the island very easily, but oh well its gonna be underwater anyways

@backtoobasics 7 дней назад

Now is ypur time to purchase the land and make sure it stays a sanctuary

@thedirtybubble9613 Месяц назад

Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve should claim that island from development.

@dr.emilschaffhausen4683 11 дней назад

On a side note, the estate of the same family was sold in 2016 for 47 million. This dude is already loaded.

@918DEATH 24 дня назад

If it rains for 2 days straight it would be under water.

@jeffdur1330 Месяц назад

Will they take a check?

@Honeythanggg 29 дней назад

😭😭😭😭

@jongonegone1262 Месяц назад

hes a rich lier, hes selling because florida is going down, and no one will have funds in 6 months.

@pinegd1 Месяц назад

Perfect location for a giant work of art like the Statue of Liberty.

@Exz17 4 дня назад

Wish we could still buy literal islands for 3 blueberries and 9 marble’s… $36,000 for an island…

@franko8572 24 дня назад

0:11 *Pause! Ain’t no waaaaay! I might have to get some funding to buy that mf for the meme alone!*

@celebrityrog 24 дня назад

Can’t build on it doesn’t have infrastructure possibility so it’s definitely not worth the money. If it matters so much to Florida then they’ll seize it.

@rodentcafeteria 7 дней назад

Imagine being the owner of an actual island that you're looking to unload?

@Josh-vw3yl 24 дня назад

its 3 feet deep of water everywhere. pay 31 million and another 5 million making it safe to live and building a house.

@xXxtoodeeepxXx 18 дней назад

Yeah that sounds smart 36 million for an acre and a half

@dbarnes6028 5 дней назад

He paid 36k and he wants 31m????

@theshark84724 23 дня назад

0:11 That island looks like a….

@airbender9593 7 дней назад

Not sure what a buyer would do after purchasing that strip of land… that can be gone in a couple of years.

@cosmyquesoul8995 Месяц назад

0:38 Am I the only one with a dirty mind? I guess so.

@maryjackson9816 Месяц назад

Ok for that price he really doesn't want to sell it.

@chargermopar Месяц назад

What's the assessed value?

@IGottaSay 24 дня назад

As per the Miami Dade Property Appraiser website the assessed value is $36,460.

@righttobeararmsetc.8492 3 дня назад

Either way I don't blame that guy for wanting to sell it

@nmalele0909 6 дней назад

Bro knows it can't survive one more hurricane season 😂

@andyleo8418 24 дня назад

The market was hot a couple of years ago. Its cooled off considerably. Late to the party.

@dodobono452 8 дней назад

I think the city should not purchase it until he lowers it or donate it.

@WiseSnake 8 дней назад

Wonder if the Nature Conservancy might be interested, but 31 mil seems a bit much.

@paullubanga6135 23 дня назад

31 million for trees floating on water

@pc-dc4gm 5 дней назад

I don't see anyone buying land that will be underwater soon

@81recinos 23 дня назад

31 million for an island shape like penes lol 😆 😂 who's buying it p-diddy? 🤣

@zerocool1ist 17 дней назад

I dont see one bird flying around there lol.

@brentnaylor6138 24 дня назад

Who the hell has the right to sell it in the first place

@timg2973 24 дня назад

the owner

@USDiploMike 16 дней назад

@@timg2973🎯😂💀

@Mahabone Месяц назад

I guess you could put a lemonade stand on it

@ochoatv567 17 дней назад

The state should buy it

@KimJong_Dong 11 дней назад

They should put condos on it.

@Jonathon10 24 дня назад

So the city can destroy the mainland as much as they want for tourism and money but if this guy wants to get money out of his own property, he can’t? We live in America. $36k to $31m is one hell of a flip

@blexyyt1887 Месяц назад

😂😂😂 L island 🏝,L investment. Looks like it’s sinking, it’s mostly just the top off the trees 🌳 sticking out.😂

@AC6PILOT 7 дней назад

It's his and he can do what he wants with it, if someone wants it that bad if its that important to the environment 31.5 is nothing for those big companies and people.

@joycharles1055 17 дней назад

Who would pay for that????

@MrBRolls 5 дней назад

His family worked to keep the island a sanctuary, what a disgrace

@Vatosbulldogs420 24 дня назад

Wow 36k now 35 million what a time to be alive

@tyarnold4088 21 день назад

Where is my 35g piece of land that's going to be worth 30 million?

@Gunnergunguns 19 дней назад

Here a thought… Why doesn’t the state buy it?

@coisalinda2424 22 дня назад

That island will be underwater with no use for no one in about 5 to 6 years. Thank you very much.

@AndrewDaley-lr9qg 18 дней назад

I see you have been brainwashed

@unknownmanufacturer2669 22 дня назад

Makes sense since Miami doesn't have anything actually planned protect it and ensure its growth who knows maybe another private owner will be good but if Miami was truly concerned about habitat loss they would have done something about