In this Miami DDA Executive Committee meeting of May 15th, 2020, as one might imagine the talk is COVID-19 this and coronavirus that, and how it is expected effects on downtown Miami and the Miami DDA organization itself. The Executive Committee of the Miami DDA (Downtown Development Authority) guides the Miami DDA’s efforts to fulfill […]
In this COVID-19 social distancing policy compliant remote interview done by TRD’s Amir Korangy, Michael Shvo, CEO of SHVO, a real estate development company based in New York City with additional offices in London and Dubai, and highly active in Miami, discusses the implications of COVID-19 on commercial real estate and lifestyles overall. The core […]
Gopal Rajegowda, Senior Vice President of Real Estate Development with Related Companies, a New York based privately owned real estate firm with offices and major developments in Miami and other major cities including Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Abu Dhabi, London, São Paulo, and Shanghai. appears in this episode of America’s Commercial […]
The Conversation: Unleashing Economic Opportunity Across America: A Discussion on Opportunity Zones In a recent summit addressing economic development and investment in the nation’s future, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Dr. Ben Carson outlined a vision for unleashing economic opportunity across the United States, focusing particularly on the potential of Opportunity Zones. This vision was […]
Headed by Ricky Trinidad, Miami based Metronomic bills itself as a progressive, innovative, and sustainable real estate developer with core values centered on social and economic improvement, community development, and local collaboration that exemplifies industry standards for quality design, planning, and construction. They note that “passenger drones have proven to be a new and safe […]
Amazon recently announced it will be splitting its second headquarters, commonly referred to as Amazon HQ2, between Queens, New York and Northern Virginia. However, the incentives given to the company have inspired a marked backlash due to a general feeling that the incentives were unfairly extracted from the winners. The gist of the complaint is […]
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 […]
Developers and investors across the United States are turning their attention to a new tax benefit program introduced as part of President Trump’s tax plan known as Opportunity Zones. These incent developers to build in low-income communities by providing tax benefits. In Miami-Dade county there are 67 designated opportunity zones, making this topic very much […]
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.
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 […]
This promo clip from the Miami Downtown Development Authority (Miami DDA) discusses features and benefits for businesses located in the city’s central business district (Miami CBD). Flashing between images of brightline, Citibikes, nightlife, office centers, and more, the clip endeavors to bring attention to the vitality of downtown, which has rapidly grown and evolved over […]
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 […]
This short video shows the harrowing collapse of the 12-story Marlborough House, a building at 5775 Collins Avenue in Miami Beach. This obviously regretful incident reportedly resulted in the loss of a leg. News outlets have reported that there was a demolition permit but not a permit for an implosion, citing the Miami Beach Police […]
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 […]
Meet George Jetson. His Boy Elroy. Daughter Judy. Jane his wife. The developer of Paramount Miami Worldcenter is planning for a future with passenger drones, otherwise referred to as flying cars. The company is modifying plans for Paramount Miami Worldcenter in order to fit a 5,000-square-foot skyport on top of the development’s 60-story, 530-unit tower. Residents […]
In this video, KC Conway, Chief Economist at the CCIM Institute, joins the show host to discuss site selection in the economy, including United States site selection changes, workforce impacts to site selection, Amazon’s reasons for site selection including for its HQ2 site selection process, the United States economic Golden Triangle, and finally Amazon HQ2 […]
