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City of Coral GablesA Texas construction mogul who shelled out $36 million for an architectural landmark in Coral Gables, Florida, is seeking permission to tear it down—leaving the creator’s family aghast. “I think it’s dreadful, unbelievable,” Robin Parker, son of architect Alfred Browning Parker, told the Miami Herald. “This is a fantastic house. I can’t imagine anyone even contemplating tearing it down. It’s a crime.” The newspaper says the buyer is Felix Sorkin of General Technologies and th
6875 Sunrise Drive in Coral Gables (Photos courtesy of Allison Blumenthal, Brown Harris Stevens)
The president of a concrete-related manufacturer bought a waterfront mansion in Coral Gables for $10.6 million.
Records show 6875 Sunrise Holdings LLC, a Florida corporation managed by Felix Sorkin, bought the home at 6875 Sunrise Drive from Susan Lynn Samas, individually and as trustee of the Revocable Trust Agreement of Susan Lynn Samas.
Sorkin is the president of Stafford, Texas-based General Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of components and equipment for concrete post-tensioning systems and rebar support, according to its website. GTI has locations in Texas, Illinois and Virginia.
According to records, Samas became the sole owner of the home in 2019, after her husband, Jeffrey Samas, died in 2018. Alexandra Investments LLC, a Florida corporation managed by Jeffrey Samas, purchased the property in 2010 for $3.1 million.