In 2023, Texas mogul Felix Sorkin paid $36 million for an 11,000-sq-ft Coral Gables home designed by Alfred Browning Parker; months later, the 1963 modernist house was demolished for a replacement
- A multimillionaire property developer from Texas has demolished a historic waterfront mansion in Coral Gables, Florida, only months after buying the estate for $36 million.
- The demolition has sparked anger among local preservationists and architectural historians.
- Felix Sorkin, founder of the Houston-based manufacturing company General Technologies, bought the 11,000-square-foot property in mid-2023.
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- A multimillionaire property developer from Texas has demolished a historic waterfront mansion in Coral Gables, Florida, only months after buying the estate for $36 million.
- The demolition has sparked anger among local preservationists and architectural historians.
- Felix Sorkin, founder of the Houston-based manufacturing company General Technologies, bought the 11,000-square-foot property in mid-2023.
Sources: Times of India