Heritage
Sotheby's, since 1744.
The auction house the real estate brand is named for, and the honest version of how the two are connected.
Sotheby's was founded in London in 1744 by Samuel Baker, a bookseller. Its first auction, on 11 March 1744, dispersed several hundred books from the library of Sir John Stanley and raised 826 pounds. The house moved to New Bond Street in 1917 and turned from the book trade to the art market, and it was the first international auction house to hold sales in Hong Kong, Russia, India and France.
Today Sotheby's publishes a global network of around 80 offices and annual sales turnover in excess of 7 billion dollars.
How the two are connected.
Sotheby's International Realty was founded in 1976 by the auction house, for clients who were buying and selling significant property as well as art. In 2004 the residential brokerage and a long-term licence to the name passed to the company now called Anywhere Real Estate, which runs the franchise network today.
So the auction house and the real estate network are separate companies bound by a licence. The working link between them is referral, not shared ownership.
What that does and does not mean.
It means a property marketed by a Sotheby's International Realty affiliate sits inside a name a certain kind of buyer already trusts, and inside a referral network that reaches the auction house's clientele.
It does not mean a home is sold at auction, and it does not mean a listing is offered in a Sotheby's sale. Residential property here is sold the ordinary way, through the MLS and through the network. Anyone telling you otherwise is overselling the connection.
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Recent listings
Bal Harbour$13,500,000145 Harbour Way, Bal Harbour FL 331545 bd · 6 ba · 3,142 sq ft · Pending- TypeSingle Family Residence
- Interior3,142 sq ft
- Lot25,720 sq ft
- Built1948
5-bedroom, 7-bath single family residence in Bal Harbour with 3,142 square feet of interior space, built in 1948.
This listing is courtesy of One Sotheby's International Realty.
Miami$1,100,000650 NE 32nd St # 1203, Miami FL 331372 bd · 3 ba · 1,198 sq ft- TypeCondominium
- Interior1,198 sq ft
- Built2018
- WaterfrontYes
2-bedroom, 3-bath condominium in Miami with 1,198 square feet of interior space, built in 2018, on the water.
This listing is courtesy of One Sotheby's International Realty.
Pompano Beach$4,950,000491 N Ocean Blvd # 4, Pompano Beach FL 330624 bd · 4.5 ba · 3,509 sq ft · Under contract- TypeTownhouse
- Interior3,509 sq ft
- Built2025
4-bedroom, 5-bath townhouse in Pompano Beach with 3,509 square feet of interior space, built in 2025.
This listing is courtesy of One Sotheby's International Realty.
Pompano Beach$3,950,000493 N Ocean Blvd # 3, Pompano Beach FL 330624 bd · 4.5 ba · 3,624 sq ft- TypeTownhouse
- Interior3,624 sq ft
- Built2025
- WaterfrontYes
4-bedroom, 5-bath townhouse in Pompano Beach with 3,624 square feet of interior space, built in 2025, on the water.
This listing is courtesy of One Sotheby's International Realty.
Miami Beach$899,0005225 Collins Ave # 1519, Miami Beach FL 331402 bd · 2 ba · 1,200 sq ft- TypeCondominium
- Interior1,200 sq ft
- Built1962
- WaterfrontYes
2-bedroom, 2-bath condominium in Miami Beach with 1,200 square feet of interior space, built in 1962, on the water.
This listing is courtesy of One Sotheby's International Realty.
Bal Harbour$4,595,00010225 Collins Ave # 2004, Bal Harbour FL 331544 bd · 4.5 ba · 2,918 sq ft- TypeCondominium
- Interior2,918 sq ft
- Built2004
- WaterfrontYes
4-bedroom, 5-bath condominium in Bal Harbour with 2,918 square feet of interior space, built in 2004, on the water.
This listing is courtesy of One Sotheby's International Realty.
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