A Single Dad’s New Home Ticked All the Boxes. A $2 Million Renovation Made It His Own.

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The Colonial-style house in Miami provides more room for Keith Jacobson’s twin boys while creating separate spaces for himself

Keith Jacobson asked architect Rene Gonzalez to redo the interior of a traditional Colonial he bought in Miami’s Coconut Grove to make it more interesting.
 | Photographs by Alexia Fodere for WSJ

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Dec. 12, 2024 12:01 pm ET

Four years ago, when Keith Jacobson was 57 years old, he became a single father of identical-twin boys. It meant an extreme change of lifestyle for the former investment banker turned real-estate developer and art collector.
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