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Sapir’s wife, Yanina, cited their “loveless” marriage in her divorce filing last year
Developer Alex Sapir allegedly broke a cardinal rule in real estate related to the Miami Beach home he once shared with his wife.
Sapir, developer of the luxury apartment building Surfside Arte, brought in a real estate agent to show the house — without the consent of his wife Yanina Sapir, the courts have heard.
Yanina filed for divorce from Alex in April, citing a “loveless” marriage and seeking an equitable division of their assets. Alex and Yanina, who married in Miami Beach in 2010, have two children.
In a motion filed last week in Miami-Dade Circuit Court and obtained by The Real Deal, Yanina’s attorney, Barbara Diaz of Olshan, Spann & Fernandez-Mesa, is asking the court to enter an order granting Yanina exclusive use and possession of the marriage. Home.
“Husband may consider himself a real estate ‘tycoon,’ but he is not the tycoon of this case,” the motion states. Sapir is the son of the late Tamir Sapir, founder of the New York-based Sapir Organization. Alex leads the company and the similar name Sapir Corp.
Alex Sapir has not lived in the Miami Beach home since Yanina filed for divorce, according to the filing.
Yanina claims that Alex deliberately arranged the showing for a time when she would not be home and allowed potential buyers to “have full and unrestricted access to the home” without her knowledge or consent.
“Given the parties’ mutual decision to dissolve their marriage, it makes sense that Mr. Sapir would make efforts to show the house to those who might be interested” in purchasing the property, said his lawyer, Jason Marks of Kluger Kaplan. . statement to TRD. “This is especially true given Ms. Sapir’s public efforts to deny Mr. Sapir access to his home to spend time with his children.”
The motion also asks the court to require Alex Sapir to pay his wife’s attorney fees and costs related to the matter. Yanina’s attorney, Robert Olshan, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The modern, 7,300-square-foot Venetian Islands home was built in 2018 by ex-Formula 1 driver-turned-spec home developer Eddie Irvine. A company associated with the Sapirs paid $17.3 million for the 0.4-acre property the year the home was completed.
This and the adjacent house immediately to the north are both owned by a trust in the name of Yanina Sapir. The trust acquired the smaller, older home in December 2021 for just over $11 million and has been on the market with top Miami Beach realtor Dora Puig since Yanina filed for divorce. He’s asking about $14 million.
The motion alleges that Alex’s actions violate the so-called “status quo order,” which states that neither spouse shall “conceal, damage, or dispose of any property, whether jointly or severally.”
Yanina initially filed a lawsuit in June of last year seeking sole use and possession of the property, but did not proceed with the hearing after Alex assured her he would comply without a court order, according to the filings.
Sapir has faced other legal battles with the family. In November, Sapir and his former brother-in-law, Rotem Rosen, settled their years-long dispute after a New York judge dismissed Rosen’s claims. They included Rosen being owed $103 million from Tamir Shapir’s estate for his work as CEO of the family’s real estate empire during the financial crisis. The judge’s ruling gave Sapir the clear upper hand in the negotiations, but the terms and details of their settlement were not disclosed.
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