Kobi Karp

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Kobi Karp
Born (1963-11-01) November 1, 1963 (age 59)
OccupationLuxury architect & interior designer

Kobi Karp is a Miami-based architect and founder of Kobi Karp Architecture & Interior Design, which he founded in 1995. [1] Karp has designed houses for NBA star Juwan Howard and for Barry Sternlicht, founder of Starwood Capital Group. [2]

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Career

Kobi Karp Architecture & Interior Design has designed projects around the world that have cost $36 billion to develop. [1] Karp has worked on multiple luxury projects in South Florida, [3] [4] including the Astor & Edison Hotels [1] as well as Palazzo Del Sol [5] and Palazzo Della Luna, [6] located on Fisher Island, which has the highest per capita income of any place in the United States. [7] Other projects include the Four Seasons Private Residences in Fort Lauderdale, [8] a building that includes 150 private residences [6] and a 12,000 square foot home in Miami Beach. [9] [10]

Karp designed Monad Terrace, a 59-unit Miami Beach condominium that was designed to withstand a category 5 hurricane [2] [11] and a waterfront $38 million home on Biscayne Bay in Miami Beach. [12] Karp also designed The Surf Club, originally built in 1930 and revamped in 2017. [13] Other projects include a high rise in Fort Lauderdale [14] and three 16-story towers in Tampa, Florida, which are planned for completion in 2027. [15]

Personal life and education

Karp, originally from Israel, relocated to Minneapolis when he was young. [1] He majored in architecture and environmental design at the University of Minnesota Institute of Technology. Karp currently lives in Miami with his wife and two sons. [1]

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