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Miami Mentioned 18 Times in PwC 2019 Emerging Trends in Real Estate

Nov 03, 2018 - Trends - 0 Comments - Standard

Miami or Miami-Dade county is mentioned in 18 places in the most recnet ULI/PwC 2019 Emerging Trends in Real Estate. Some highlights include: Pg 22: “A 2018 Harvard study of Miami–Dade County determined that properties at lower elevations are gaining value at a slower rate than those at higher elevations.” Pg 22: “Miami Beach is currently investing $600 million […]

Commercial Borrowing Cost: Rate Watch Quarterly 2018 Q3

Oct 23, 2018 - Economy, Financing - 0 Comments - Standard

At the end of the 3rd quarter of 2018, both short and intermediate yields continued their climb begun nearly three years ago. As can be seen in the accompanying chart, five year rates, most closely tracked for commercial property borrowing cost, found themselves testing 3%, with short term (here 1 month) rates following close behind […]

Interactive Map: Locate Miami-Dade’s 67 Opportunity Zones

Oct 08, 2018 - Development - 0 Comments - Standard

The Miami area, or more broadly Florida’s Miami-Dade county, has 67 Opportunity Zones within it. Opportunity Zones, introduced as part of President Donald Trump’s tax plan known, provide incentives for developers to build in low-income communities by providing substantial tax benefits. Within Miami-Dade county there are 67 designated Opportunity Zones. These are easily located using […]

SOLD: 6300 NW 5th Way, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 ~ Cypress Creek Office Condo

Oct 02, 2018 - Property Profiles - 0 Comments - Standard

UPDATE: This property has been sold. We have listed 9,689 sf of first floor office space in the desirable Cypress Creek Office Condo Complex: Lease Brochure Sale Offering Memorandum At Broward County Property Appraiser Fort Lauderdale Commercial Center CC Zoning Condo Docs At Google Maps Floor Plans Uptown Urban Village Project (property lies within) Website […]

Miami 15th in the USA for Office Property Construction Starts with 2 Million SF in Deliveries YTD

Sep 26, 2018 - Office Property - 0 Comments - Standard

At almost halfway through the last half of 2018, it’s time to check up on construction activity and the office properties pipeline in Miami and around the country. According to information tracked by CRE research and data platform Yardi Matrix, nationally new office and mixed-use projects encompassing roughly 101 million square feet are on track for […]

Current Metrorail Station Locations and Possible Future Lines

Sep 25, 2018 - Development - 0 Comments - Standard

Below is a map of current Miami Metrorail stations. For comparison, below is a map of potential Miami rail lines in the future. Who know which of these lines will come to pass. What is evident, however, is that in ten years it will be completely different from today, presumably greatly expanded.

The Dearth of Inventory of Reasonably Modern Smallish Freestanding Light Industrial

Sep 18, 2018 - Industrial - 0 Comments - Standard

The above chart illustrates how freestanding light industrial properties in Miami-Dade county generally consist of legacy properties. The blue bars indicate the number of properties built in a given year (left axis) with four Miami-Dade non-condo light industrial land use prefixes. Notice there are no bars at the far right? That is not missing data. […]

Skyscrapers in Miami and the USA: Facts, Figures, and Charts

Sep 05, 2018 - Development - 0 Comments - Standard

Both Miami, now with the third most dense skyline in North America (video: watch it grow 1990-2016; interactive growth chart), and Sunny Isles Beach make the list of 18 cities in the USA that have at least five skyscrapers. The tallest building in Miami is the Panorama Tower, rising 868 feet, while the Muse at […]

Video: Miami Filmmaker Makes 360° VR of the Demolition of Cocowalk

Aug 29, 2018 - Development - 0 Comments - Standard

  Richard Fendelman, a Coconut Grove based film maker, has created a 360 degree virtual reality video – embedded herein – showing the demolition underway at Cocowalk, “The Demise of Cocowalk as We Know It in 360° VR.” and Grovite, sent me this video he took of the final stages of CocoWalk called, “The demise […]

Yield Curve Quarterly Snapshot – 2018 Q2

Jul 01, 2018 - Economy - 0 Comments - Standard

At the end of the 2nd quarter of 2018, U.S. Treasury yields, on a nominal basis at all maturities except the longest, increased as much as 25 to 30 basis points. On a real basis, however, rates were essentially unchanged at all maturities. The interest rate environment has the ability to affect commercial property economics […]

Video: See What’s In Store and Tour the Paramount Miami Worldcenter Construction Site with its Developers

Jun 06, 2018 - Development - 0 Comments - Standard

This video from Miami Channel 10 News profiled the 16 million square feet being developed on 27 master planned acres as Paramount Miami Worldcenter. The development features 10 to 30 foot sidewalks with retail everywhere, a sprawling 60-story residential tower, links to Metromover and Brightline, a 1,700 room Marriot Marquis with a 5,000 square feet […]

Closed Sale: 1007 Park Centre Blvd, Miami Gardens, FL 33169 ~ Property Features, HD Pics, Related Resources, More

Jun 01, 2018 - Property Profiles - 0 Comments - Standard

This light industrial condo at 1007 Park Centre Blvd, alos known as unit 1007 at 1001 Park Centre Blvd or at 1001-1015 Park Centre Blvd (thank the various listing platforms for the confusion), was sold on 12/30/20, and is no longer available. If you’re interested in properties like this, contact James Hawkins. Features of this […]

SOLD: 1003 Park Centre Blvd, Miami Gardens, FL 33169 ~ Details, Offering Memorandum, HD Pics, More

Jun 01, 2018 - Property Profiles - 0 Comments - Standard

Offering Memorandum Park Center Business Center Condo Association Declaration Doc Miami Gardens Zoning Information & Resources Information Page for Property Also see 1007 Park Centre Blvd High Definition Photos of 1003 Park Centre Blvd / 1001 Park Centre Blvd Unit 1003 Click through any thumbnail below for the full high definition photo.            […]

Handicapping the End of the Economic Recovery for Commercial Real Estate Investors

May 17, 2018 - Economy - 0 Comments - Standard

“It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” ~Yogi Berra In the accompanying chart of the United States civilian unemployment rate from January 1948 to April 2018, one can clearly see that the economic recovery we are currently in, if defined by a drop in unemployment, is one of the longest and most pronounced […]