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San Francisco Couple Accidentally Buys $25K ‘Dirt Alley’ at Auction—After Mistaking Lot for a Bargain Home

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Couple accidentally buys dirt alley

A married couple from San Francisco are now the accidental owners of an unpaved alleyway after putting in a bid for what they thought was a bargain property auction—only to discover that they had bought a rundown side street next to the home they believed they had purchased. JJ Hollingsworth and Alemayehu Mergia were overjoyed … Read more

The Weekly Dirt: Is it time for Lincoln Road’s next act?

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The Weekly Dirt: Is it time for Lincoln Road’s next act?

A familiar face made a big move last week with the $140 million purchase of 11 storefronts on Miami Beach’s Lincoln Road. Michael Comras’ Comras Company plans to redevelop the properties into a 150,000-square-foot boutique shopping district called NoLi — short for North Lincoln Road.  In 2015, the retail developer and broker sold 1001-1035 Lincoln … Read more