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Wall Mural Contract was Dependent on “Winning the Lottery” and on a Unit Owner Vote to Allow a Material Alteration

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Sharon Dodge

In late Feb. of 2008, Sharon Dodge, President of the Board of Directors of the Venetia Condominium Association, was able to get into the head office of one of the NYC media companies then hotly competing in Miami for wall mural ad space on our city’s downtown building walls.

Dodge went there in the hope of realizing a potential $200,000 to $500,000 per year income for the Venetia Condo Association, from the “blank rear west wall” of our building, the wall that faces Biscayne Blvd. and the church.

Discussions ensued quickly once interest was raised by her presentation,”which was a well-researched, photographed, professionally prepared ‘ad pitch’, since a proposed Miami lottery was imminently pending for the few desired allowed locations, or ‘spots’ “. Continue reading →

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NPR Correction to “All Things Considered”

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Marcia Cohen-Zakai

Billboard (Vertical)

Contributed by a Venetia Resident and Unit Owner

It took almost three months, but on July 29, 2008 NPR finally corrected a statement made by Mr. Greg Allen at the end of the “All Things Considered” broadcast many of us tuned into on May 6, 2008. Sharon and Stacey were featured on the program which concluded with a statement by Mr. Alen that

    the owners of these luxury downtown condos [Venetia] are doing something that just a few years ago, they wouldn’t have considered. They’ve signed a deal to rent out one side of their building as space for a billboard.

You may recall that Sharon announced at a town meeting in February 2008 that we the owners had an opportunity to “adopy” a “million-dollar baby,” i.e., rent out one or more of our walls for a billboard. Continue reading →

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