Inside “SkyFin,” a 1949 Miami modernist home reimagined for today

A quietly influential piece of Miami’s architectural history has returned to the market, this time with a new layer of design that brings it firmly into the present.

Known locally as “SkyFin,” the 1949 residence at 5261 NE 5th Street was originally designed by architect Rufus Nims, a key figure in Florida’s tropical modernist movement.

Now reimagined by architect and designer Gabriela Liebert, the home is listed for $6.5 million with Pietro Belmonte and Carlos Fernandez of Douglas Elliman…

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