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Playboy has signed a $12.5 million deal to buy the Freehand Miami and plans to turn the Miami Beach hotel into a private members’ club, The Real Deal reported Monday, Nov. 9.
That puts the future of the Broken Shaker, the poolside cocktail bar that’s called the property home for nearly 15 years, in question. The purchase agreement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission requires the hotel’s owner to terminate its existing bar agreement by the time the sale closes…