Developer pays $49M for Arts & Entertainment District dev site with plans for 540-unit rental tower
LCOR is making its South Florida development debut with plans for a 540-unit apartment tower in Miami’s growing Arts & Entertainment District. Berwyn, Pennsylvania-based LCOR, through an affiliate, bought 1.1 acres of land at 1775 Biscayne Boulevard from an entity led by Aventura orthopedic surgeon Barry Silverman and his wife, Judy Silverman, according to…
AMAC, ROVR score $67M construction loan for Aventura Park multifamily project
AMAC and ROVR got a jump start on their planned multifamily project near Aventura in the form of a $67 million construction loan. New York-based AMAC and Coral Gables-based ROVR are developing the eight-story Aventura Park building with 290 units at 17990 West Dixie Highway, according to a news release from the lender, Ocean…
Mast Capital sells South Beach Walgreens for $9M
Mast Capital cashed out of a prime retail property in South Beach, selling a Walgreens store for $9.4 million. An entity managed by Rodolfo Fuentes of Miami bought the 15,020-square-foot retail building at 524 Jefferson Avenue, near Washington Avenue, according to a press release. Scott Sandelin and Alejandro D’Alba led a Marcus & Millichap team that…
Here’s the pipeline of resi projects in Miami’s Brickell Area
With at least a dozen projects in the works, Brickell stands to gain over 6,000 apartments and condos over the next few years, as developers bet on continuing demand for new housing. Leaflet map created by Adam Farence | Data by © OpenStreetMap, under ODbl. This year alone, Michael Stern’s JDS Development Group and New York-based Major Food Group expect…
Supply chain struggle costs South Dade Transitway year’s delay
The South Dade Transitway, one of the six corridors of the Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit (SMART) Plan, is now expecting a one-year delay to begin operations as the Miami-Dade Department of Transportation and Public Works is having severe supply chain difficulties in finding fiber strands necessary for the communications and technology systems…
Miami looks to up the ante on Riverside Wharf lease
Miami city commissioners on Tuesday approved the ballot wording for a special election Aug. 23 at which city voters will get a second chance to weigh in on a vast mixed-use downtown project that would add a luxury hotel and a site lease up to a century. The new lease, if voters approve, would also mean more money to the city by increasing the base rent…
IT firm Kaseya adds signage atop its third Brickell building
Amid an influx of tech-centric innovations in Miami, IT powerhouse Kaseya has expanded its headquarters by leasing three floors of office space at 800 Brickell. Kaseya, which is a provider, designer and developer of unified IT management and security software for managed service providers and small to mid-size businesses, is expanding its Miami presence. It also…
Video: AFIRE CEO Gunnar Branson Discusses his Org’s Institutional CRE Investor Survey
For thirty years, AFIRE (Association for International Real Estate Investors) has conducted a survey each year in order to understand the goals, challenges and long-term views of international investors in United States based real estate. A chart on deployment, funds invested and allocation changes along with anticipated volume in the coming year, starts…
Insight: Fragile hotel industry needs involvement, Blumberg says
Growth in hotel developments and added rooms, triggered by the City of Miami Beach putting bed tax money into construction of the Loews Hotel in the late ’90s, made Miami-Dade third in the nation in hotels. Now, with about 11 hotels and 2,220 rooms projected to open between March and December, retired founder of the Greater Miami and the Beaches…
Tri-Rail arrival in downtown Miami misses another schedule
A Nov. 1 start of Tri-Rail passenger trips at MiamiCentral Station is no longer feasible, Executive Director Steven Abrams told the South Florida Transportation Regional Authority Friday, another setback in long efforts to bring the rail line downtown. Mr. Abrams argued that Tri-Rail hasn’t been able to complete needed training for its staff to run the service because…
Surfside collapse $1B settlement breakdown revealed
The $1 billion-plus Surfside collapse settlement was filed late Friday, revealing more than two dozen contributors to the victims of the tragedy. The settlement comes nearly a year after the devastating collapse of Champlain Towers South on June 24, which killed 98 people. The largest sum, $517.5 million, will come from Securitas…
Finvarb JV scores $45M in financing for Miami Beach Thompson Hotel-anchored project
A Finvarb Group joint venture can rev up construction on its Thompson Hotel-anchored mixed-use project in South Beach after obtaining $44.6 million in financing. Banesco USA provided a $22.3 million construction loan to the Finvarb Group affiliate that owns the vacant redevelopment site at 1685 Washington Avenue, records show. The 0.6-acre property is…
Damac plans Cavalli-branded luxury condos on Surfside collapse site
Hussain Sajwani’s Damac Properties will develop a Cavalli-branded condominium on the Surfside collapse site. As the winning bidder, the Dubai-based company will pay $120 million for the almost 2-acre oceanfront property at 8777 Collins Avenue. The development will mark Damac’s first project in the U.S. Damac has been looking for sites in…
Two days after Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber announced that Stephen Ross is proposing to redevelop the historic Deauville resort — which would require a voter referendum — commissioners moved to advance the plan. After a heated debate mostly between Gelber and Miami Beach Commissioner Kris…
Steve Roth’s Vornado Realty Trust sold the Regal Cinemas-anchored retail building on Lincoln Road in South Beach at a discount for $93.6 million. New York-based Vornado sold the property at 1100 Lincoln Road to an affiliate of Steve Gozini’s BH Properties, based in Los Angeles, according to records. The price is 29 percent less than the $132 million Vornado…
BH Properties Acquires Lincoln Center Retail Property in Miami Beach for $93.6M
BH Properties, a private real estate investment firm based in Los Angeles, has purchased Lincoln Center, a 129,360-square-foot retail destination in Miami Beach. Vornado Realty Trust sold the asset to BH Properties, marking the firm’s entry to the Miami market. The sales price was not disclosed, but South Florida Business Journal reported the property traded for $93.6…
Déjà vu? Moishe Mana says he is almost done assembling downtown Miami portfolio with new purchase
Moishe Mana is not quite done buying properties for his downtown Miami master plan. The investor and developer paid $7.3 million on Wednesday for the building at 118 Flagler Street, formerly home to The Children’s Place store, he announced. He owns the properties surrounding the site. Mana is reportedly nearly finished assembling his Flagler District portfolio…
Miami’s Office Vacancy Holds Steady
As of April, Miami’s office vacancy reached 13.5 percent, up 70 basis points since March, according to CommercialEdge data. The Magic City had one of the biggest year-over-year decreases in office vacancy nationwide and registered a 200 basis-point drop since April 2021. Markets that have registered larger year-over-year changes than Miami include Phoenix…
Brickman Sells Downtown Miami Office Portfolio for Loss
A pair of aging office buildings in Downtown Miami sold at a loss. Triple Double Real Estate and Stonerock Capital Partners bought the two office buildings in Downtown Miami for a combined $56.7 million, according to Cushman & Wakefield, which brokered the transaction. The larger property, also known as the Courthouse Tower, located at 44 West Flagler Street…
Hotel Astor owner buys Miami Beach apartment building
The Eatontown, New Jersey-based real estate investment firm that acquired Hotel Astor nine months ago picked up its second Miami Beach property for $7 million. Victory Investments Group, led by CEO Anil Monga, bought a 31-unit apartment building at 1770 Meridian Avenue across the street from the Miami Beach Convention Center, according to records.
Aimco plans 60-story apartment tower on waterfront site in Miami’s Edgewater
Aimco’s Wes Powell with Edgewater (Aimco) Multifamily giant Aimco filed plans for a 60-story waterfront rental tower in Edgewater, across the street from its Hamilton on the Bay apartment building. The Denver-based real estate investment trust is proposing a 241-unit mixed-use apartment tower at 555, 560, 600, 610, 620, 630, and 640 Northeast 34th Street, according…
‘Remarkable’ 90-Story Major Supertall Condo-Hotel In Brickell Will Have Miami’s Only Silver & Gold Pool
New over-the-top details of the Major supertall tower planned in Brickell have been released as the developer prepares to launch sales. Here’s a look at some of the key newly released points: Major will have a silver and gold pool. “I want to celebrate this sexy City with an indulgent swim in the only silver and gold pool in Miami,” said tower designer William Sofield…
Publix pays $13M for waterfront Hollywood site approved for supermarket
Publix paid $12.8 million for a waterfront Hollywood development site where it plans to build a new store. Real estate investor Albert Benalloun, through an affiliate, sold the 1.1 acres of land at 3100 South Ocean Drive to an entity tied to Lakeland-based Publix Super Markets, according to a deed. The property faces the Intracoastal Waterway and is a block west from…
Dania Beach approves 231-unit multifamily development with mostly studio apartments
Renderings of Koosh Living (Kaller Architecture of Hollywood) BSD Capital won approval for Koosh Living, a multifamily development in west Dania Beach with 231 units, mostly studio apartments. City commissioners gave unanimous approval Tuesday to a rezoning, a plat amendment, and a site plan for the development on Stirling Road in Dania Beach, near…
All-male Fort Lauderdale resort sold for $11M
A group led by a North Miami-based real estate investor paid $10.5 million for an all-male Fort Lauderdale resort. An entity managed by Lior Raviv and four partners bought The Grand Resort & Spa at 539 North Birch Road, just steps from Fort Lauderdale Beach, according to records. The deal breaks down to $318,182 per key for the 33-unit boutique property…
Galleria Fort Lauderdale owner revives, revamps redevelopment proposal
The owner of the Galleria Fort Lauderdale mall has dusted off a formerly contentious proposal to redevelop the property, this time with a different plan that won’t require a rezoning. New York-based Keystone-Florida Property Holding proposes at least 1,900 multifamily units on parts of the 42-acre Galleria Fort Lauderdale at 2414 East Sunrise Boulevard…
Emerald Empire pays $25M for shopping center near Boca Raton
Emerald Empire bought a shopping center near Boca Raton for $25 million. Emerald Empire, through an affiliate, bought The Shops at Boca Grove at 21077 Powerline Road in unincorporated Palm Beach County from an entity tied to Isram Realty Group, according to records. The buyer signed a ground lease with a limited liability company that is also tied to Emerald Empire…
Geneva JV acquires Royal Palm Beach medical office complex for $15M
A joint venture involving a Deerfield Beach-based real estate investment firm paid $15 million for a Palm Beach County medical office complex. Affiliates of Geneva Group and its partner, Syosset, New York-based VM Petro, acquired Regal Medical Center at 1011-1021 North State Road 7 in Royal Palm Beach, according to records. The price breaks down to…