The debate is whether Arkup #1 should be taxed as a home, or whether it's exempt as a "vessel." Attorneys for the owner say taxing a vessel registered with the State of Florida would be illegal. The ...

For many, the idea of floating away from real life and traveling all over the world is a recurring fantasy. Arkup, a company based in Miami, Florida, might be able to turn that dream into a reality.

Miami-Dade County has backed off its fight to collect property taxes on a famous Miami Beach houseboat. The property appraiser’s office on Thursday agreed to drop its effort to declare the Arkup #1, a ...

What appears to be a floating home in Miami's Biscayne Bay, isn't actually a house. At least that's how lawyers representing the millionaire that owns it argues. County officials are trying to hit the ...

Arkup #1, a gleaming rectangle-shaped house boat anchored off Miami Beach’s exclusive Star Island, has all the trappings of a floating mansion: a luxury kitchen, spacious living room, two upstairs ...

A one-of-a-kind floating mansion will soon launch in Miami, comprising four vessels with electric engines, solar rooftops, and a central pool that connects them. It will serve as an exclusive, ...

The houseboat of the future. A glamorous floating motor home. The “first electrical livable yacht.” However you choose to describe Arkup’s eco-friendly luxury yacht, the mansion on water is a marvel ...

Miami-Dade County has backed off its fight to collect property taxes on a famous Miami Beach house boat. The property appraiser’s office on Thursday agreed to drop its effort to declare the Arkup #1, ...

Arkup #1, a luxury houseboat in Florida, is at the center of a tax dispute with Miami-Dade County. The debate is whether Arkup #1 should be taxed as a home, or whether it's exempt as a "vessel." ...