IShowSpeed Buys Nearly $11M Warehouse To Build Content Studio
Darren Jason Watkins Jr, also known as IShowSpeed, has purchased a warehouse near West Little River for content creation for nearly $11 million. The 26,600-square-foot industrial building is on a 1.8-acre lot at 8700 Northwest Seventh Avenue, as per sources close to the deal.
IShowSpeed buying a warehouse for content creation
The building, which is painted all black, including its windows, appears to be connected to Limited Spec Automotive, a used-car dealership specializing in luxury vehicles
The seller paid $8 million for the property in 2022, purchasing it from nonprofit Miami Rescue Mission, according to records.
About IShowSpeed
IShowSpeed first began uploading gaming content in 2016, streaming titles like NBA 2K. In a 2023 interview on Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay podcast, IShowSpeed said his breakout moment came when he fully committed to streaming. “My sophomore year, I kind of gave up on school,” he told Sharpe. “I kind of gave up on everything that I had in my old life and just put everything on my stream. I streamed every day. I didn’t care about nothing else except YouTube streaming.”
That commitment evolved into globe-spanning livestreams. In 2023, IShowSpeed pivoted toward travel-driven content, turning cities and countries into live backdrops for his streams. His Southeast Asia tour in 2024 proved to be a tipping point: a livestream from Indonesia drew more than one million concurrent viewers.
IShowSpeed has since made it a goal to stream in every country.
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