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 ...

Arkup is a solar-powered luxury houseboat made to survive the climate crisis. Although it looks more like a floating two-story condo than anything resembling a boat, the Arkup stands on retractable ...

MIAMI — Why let sea-level rise sink your Miami lifestyle when you can go with the flow aboard the Arkup houseboat? Arkup features the ingenious engineering feature of four hydraulic pilings that ...

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 ...

Last year at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, Miami-based firm Arkup announced the first-of-its-kind “livable yacht” project: an eco-friendly, hurricane-resistant, rectangular vessel that ...

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 ...

The owner of the Arkup #1 is suing the Miami-Dade property appraiser’s office over its decision to levy property taxes on the houseboat. The Arkup is shown docked at Star Island in March. Carl Juste ...

Sea levels are rising, but the solution to the problem is not to fight water but live on it. The idea isn’t exactly new, but here’s a first, concrete proposal towards helping man (and woman and their ...

The Arkup 75 is an aquatic, self-propelled villa created by Waterstudio.NL. With the core bells and whistles, including furniture, the yacht will cost you $5.5 million, but you can also customize one ...

In South Florida, where countless mom-and-pop marinas have been torn down to make way for waterfront condos, dock space is at a premium. The marine industry is dominated by those who can afford the ...