CELEBRITY PADS~ Billy Joel's Miami Beach House Sells For $13.75 Million

The 63-year-old piano man finally sold his luxurious waterfront mansion in Miami Beach for $13.75 million, according to reps for ONE Sotheby's Real Estate.

The 8,881-square-foot Mediterranean-style pad sold for a million less than its original asking price and just $175,000 more than Joel paid for it in 2006, according to county real estate records.

Joel's former home sits on glitzy La Gorce Island, where Cher, Lil Wayne, Ricky Martin, and Shakira have lived.

The massive house, which boasts 7 bedrooms and 9 baths, a gourmet chef's kitchen, an outdoor kitchen, an elevator, a 4-car garage beautifully enveloped in vines, and a whopping 150 feet of gorgeous waterfront.

Winning design announced for former J.L. Hudson site

A winning design was announced today for the former J.L. Hudson Co. department store site.
Davide Marchetti and Erin Pellegrino of Rome, Italy, took first place in the "Redesigning Detroit: A New Vision for an Iconic Site" competition and the $15,000 prize that comes along with it.

The contest was sponsored by Rock Ventures LLC through its Opportunity Detroit campaign.
A team of five architects and planning experts were judges for the competition. They finished judging Friday, and the public voted on the entries on Saturday and Sunday, with cash prizes going to the top three vote-getters.

Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert has announced plans to build a residential development on the portion of the former J.L. Hudson department store site on Woodward Avenue immediately north of the Compuware Building.