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 Texas property developer recently demolished the Wood Residence, a historic mansion in Coral Gables, Florida. The estate, designed by Alfred Browning Parker, was not designated as a historic landmark. Local preservation advocates expressed frustration over regulatory loopholes allowing such demolitions without public hearings. The demolition reflects a broader trend driven by rising land values in South Florida’s luxury real estate market.
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