Related Urban, 13th Floor, Merrimac gamble on $10B downtown Miami project bid
Only one of three all-star development teams is bidding on the opportunity to build a $10 billion mixed-use complex in partnership with Miami-Dade County, The Real Deal has learned. This month, a joint venture between Related Urban, 13th Floor Investments and Merrimac Ventures submitted its proposal to develop MetroCenter. It’s an ambitious reimagining of government-owned…
South Florida-based developer 13th Floor Investments, in partnership with Barings, has received a $125 million construction loan for the second phase of Link at Douglas, a transit-oriented multifamily development in Miami. A syndicate of Santander Bank and TD Bank provided the loan. Known as Cadence, the project marks the third multifamily building at Link at Douglas…
13th Floor, Barings nab $125M construction loan for Miami apartment project
13th Floor Investments and Barings secured $125 million in financing for a Miami multifamily project that’s under construction. A syndicate of Santander Bank and TD Bank provided the loan for Cadence, a planned 35-story tower with 432 mixed-income apartments at 3100 Douglas Road. It’s part of Link at Douglas, a 7-acre mixed-use project adjacent to the Douglas Road…
Construction has begun on CADENCE, the third residential tower at Link at Douglas, a transit-oriented development located at the intersection of Coral Gables and Coconut Grove in Miami. Developed by 13th Floor Investments in partnership with Barings, the 35-story tower will deliver 432 market-rate apartments, with 12.5 percent of the units designated as workforce housing.
CIM Group, Partners Open $6B Miami Worldcenter Development
Los Angeles-based investment firm CIM Group and its development partners have officially opened Miami Worldcenter, a $6 billion mixed-use development in downtown Miami. CIM Group partnered on the project with Miami Worldcenter Associates, a development entity founded by Art Falcone and Nitin Motwani. The development spans 27 acres across 10 city blocks…
MiMo development, phase two of Adela at MiMo Bay, wins OK on second try
A developer planning to start the second phase of a residential development in Miami’s MiMo neighborhood, next door to Legion Park, is moving ahead after a second try before the city’s Urban Development Review Board. Plans for phase two of Adela at MiMo Bay, at 645 NE 64th St., stalled before the board in April. The board made a motion to recommend approval of the project…
First Miami International Airport terminal expansion since 2007 on runway
The first terminal expansion at Miami International Airport since 2007 got a green light last week from county commissioners, who voted unanimously without discussion for the $600.6 million construction contract with a joint venture to design and build an expansion of the South Terminal in just over four years. The deal with Lemartec-NV2A JV will extend the South Terminal eastward…
Miami International Airport to Get New Concourse in 2029
Miami International Airport (MIA) is getting a new concourse for the first time since 2007. The addition marks a $600 million investment in Miami’s travel infrastructure, reflecting the increased demand for flight in the area. It’s also a critical part of the larger, $9 billion Future-Ready Modernization in Action plan. This multi-faceted initiative refers to various projects that intend…
Mast Capital, BH ramp up buyout of Coconut Grove condominium
Mast Capital and BH Group are teaming up to take over an older condominium building in Coconut Grove. An affiliate of Coconut Grove-based Mast, led by Camilo Miguel Jr., is under contract to purchase roughly a dozen units at Bayshore Park, a three-story condominium at 2545 South Bayshore Drive, sources familiar with the deals confirmed to The Real Deal.
Vertical Construction Set to Commence Soon on Oasis Hallandale East Tower
Vertical construction is scheduled to begin imminently on the East Tower of Oasis Hallandale, a 10-acre mixed-use development located in the heart of Hallandale Beach. The milestone comes as the project moves into its final phases, with the West Tower fully topped out and on track for completion by the end of 2025. The East Tower is anticipated to deliver in 2027….
‘The Arbors at Leisure’ Proposed for 28400 S Dixie Highway in Homestead
Homestead-based I & A Holding Group LLC has proposed a two-phase housing development that would replace a warehouse in Miami-Dade County. The Arbors at Leisure would feature two eight-story buildings, offering a total of 229 units. Of those homes, 25 percent (57) would be designated as workforce housing, which is defined as affordable housing for households…
$300 Million Refinancing Package Secured For Renovation Of The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne
A partnership led by Gencom, a global hospitality and real estate investment firm, has closed on a $300 million debt facility to refinance existing obligations and fund a comprehensive renovation at The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne, Miami. The financing was arranged by a consortium led by Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies. Located at 455 Grand Bay Drive, the 13-story…
Simi Capital pumps up South Florida industrial portfolio with $31M Medley acquisition
Simi Capital added a fifth property to its South Florida industrial portfolio, paying $31 million for a Medley warehouse. Based in New York and Bay Harbor Islands, Simi acquired an 80,000-square-foot facility at 8505 Northwest 74th Street, a press release states. The buyer is led by Andrew Skydell and Jacob Diamond. The deal breaks down to $387 a square foot or $2.9 million per acre…
The Empira Group has secured $111.25 million in construction financing for THE PERRIN, a 310-unit Class A multifamily development planned for 244 Southwest 9th Street in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood. The loan was provided by Goldman Sachs, with the financing arranged by Daniel Matz, Senior Managing Director at Newmark….
Empira scores $111M construction loan for 310-unit apartment tower in Brickell
Empira Group scored a $111.3 million construction loan for a 310-unit apartment tower in Miami’s Brickell, The Real Deal has learned. The financing comes as construction loans and refinancings continue to flow in South Florida, despite higher interest rates and other economic headwinds. Empira, a Swiss firm that entered the Miami market three years ago…
Developer Proposes Eight-Story Apartment for Miami’s Goulds Neighborhood
K2 Capital Group hopes to get approval for a housing development in Miami-Dade’s Goulds neighborhood. Plans call for an eight-story building featuring 206 apartments. The venture, designed by Bellon Architecture, includes a two-story, 243-spot parking deck and a swimming pool, among other communal amenities. Mariano Karner and Esteban Koffsmon.
K2 Capital proposes 206-unit apartment project in Goulds
Developers Mariano Karner and Esteban Koffsmon propose a 206-unit apartment project in Goulds, amid a continuing development flurry in south Miami-Dade County. Karner and Koffsmon, through their K2 Capital Group, want to build an eight-story building with a two-level parking deck with 243 spaces at 21220 and 21350 Southwest 115th Road and 21143 and 21281 Southwest 117th Ave…
Beacon Hill plans 112-unit Live Local Act project in Princeton
Beacon Hill Property Group will start construction of a 112-unit Live Local Act complex in Princeton, marking one of the first Miami-Dade County projects under the state’s workforce housing law to advance. The Coral Gables-based firm plans the project to be entirely workforce housing, to include two three-story buildings and 145 surface parking spaces on the 2.7-acre site…
A Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO) has been issued for Amara Wynwood, an eight-story mixed-use development located at 45 NE 27th Street in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood. The project, a joint venture between PGIM Real Estate and Fifield Companies, officially received its TCO on May 9, 2025, and has begun welcoming residents.
Construction Starts on ‘Metro Station 1’ at 2691 E 11th Avenue in Hialeah
Coral Gables-based MG Developer has started construction on a multi-family development in Hialeah. Metro Station 1 will comprise 55 “thoughtfully designed” units, with floorplans spanning from studio to two-bedroom residences. According to the South Florida Business Journal, the development will measure eight stories, occupying a 11,627-square-foot site.
WeWork Opens Downtown Miami Location, First New Location in City Since 2019
WeWork’s pet-friendly flex office at Southeast Financial Center features several communal work areas. WeWork has opened a 45,000-square-foot coworking space at Pontegadea’s 1.2 million-square-foot Southeast Financial Center in Miami. This is the company’s first new location in the city since 2019. Back then, WeWork committed to 89,300 square feet…
Miami board approves 328-unit Live Local Act tower Sense 22 in Edgewater
A developer scored approval for a 328-unit Live Local Act project in Miami’s Edgewater, amid a flurry of proposals under the state’s affordable and workforce housing law. Gonzalo Espinosa, through an affiliate, plans the 36-story Sense 22 apartment tower on a 0.7-acre assemblage at 114, 124, 128 and 138 Northeast 22nd Street, according to an application filed early this month.
Braman Motors Proposes Multi-Phase Mixed-Use Campus With Twin 60-Story Towers in Edgewater
Braman Motors is moving forward with plans to redevelop and expand its Edgewater campus under the Braman Miami Campus Special Area Plan (SAP), initially enacted in 2022. The project, designed by Arquitectonica and Wolfberg Alvarez, recently secured approval with conditions from the City of Miami’s Urban Development Review Board on April 23, and is scheduled…
Master Construction Permit Approved For 389-Unit Midtown Miami Building Midtown 7
Miami’s Building Department has approved a master construction permit for Midtown 7. The approval was issued on May 20. The permit was first applied for in July 2023. Coastal Construction is listed as the contractor on the permit. The building was submitted for UDRB review in September 2022, and a utilities deal was completed in October 2022.
5,700 Unit Little River Development To Be ‘First Fully Integrated Smart Home City In Florida’
The upcoming Little River District is set to become the first fully integrated smart home city in Florida, according to an announcement by a technology company. SKYX Platforms Corp said it would be supplying smart home tech for the development. Each unit will be equipped with the smart home technology, along with free internet, the announcement said.
Photo: Dirt Moving At Development With 803 Units Near Brickell City Centre
Work is getting underway on a massive development near Brickell City Centre. Two towers with a combined 803 units are being built on the property: One Twenty Brickell Residences, which will have 266 condos, and Sentral Brickell, which will have 537 multifamily residential units. The towers will rise 37 and 41 stories, and share a podium. Developer PMG recently secured…
Photos: Newly Completed 428-Unit Downtown Miami Apartment Tower ’Modera Riverside’
Photos show the new 36-story Modera Riverside in downtown Miami. According to a press release issued at the beginning of the month, the first move-ins were anticipated to take place in May. Modera Riverside includes 428 apartments and 4,266 square feet of ground-floor retail. There’s also around 505 parking spaces. The property boasts a Walk Score of 93, and a Transit Score of 100.
Developer Dante Fraiegari of Terra Solo Group proposes 57 townhouses in West Kendall
A developer proposes 57 townhouses in West Kendall, amid a flurry of applications for projects on sites in suburban Miami-Dade County. The West Kendall Townhomes project is proposed for the 4.6-acre site on the northeast corner of Southwest 88th Street and Southwest 167th Avenue in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, according to an application submitted…
‘Real pain’ in the South Florida condo market while home prices hold steady
Condo sales fell sharply across South Florida in April even as median prices held steady thanks to newer and more expensive units. The number of existing single family homes that sold last month also fell from the pace a year ago, according to monthly data from the Miami Association of Realtors. However, home prices increases have outpaced more volatility in condo prices.
Best of Miami: Committed residents fight to keep history alive
Miami-Dade is known for its postcard destinations and summer-like weather year around. However, hidden in plain sight are years of history and alongside are individuals fighting to keep the community’s intricate story alive. Daniel Ciraldo, former executive director of the Miami Design Preservation League, highlighted Carolina Isabela as among the best in preserving…
The U Turns 100; A Century of Higher Ed in Coral Gables
George Merrick’s idea for the City of Coral Gables started long before – perhaps even decades before – the city’s incorporation in 1925. In the years leading up to that seminal event, Merrick was constantly honing his concepts for the “City Beautiful” – a vision that always included a university that would educate and elevate the community. Merrick wanted a university…
Melissa Tapanes Llahues Installed as President of the Builders Association of South Florida
Melissa Tapanes Llahues has made her mark not only in the legal profession but also in the greater Miami community. A respected zoning and land use attorney and civic leader, she became a named partner at Bercow, Radell, Fernandez, Larkin & Tapanes, PLLC in 2020, where she represents major landowners, developers, institutional clients, and small business owners in securing…
Ocean Bank moved one of its Miami-Dade County offices. The bank leased 4,200 square feet at 7700 West Flagler Street at the Midway Crossings shopping center in unincorporated Miami-Dade, according to the tenant’s spokesperson. The bank moved about a mile east from its previous space at 8700 West Flagler Street, also in an unincorporated area of the county.
Related nabs $231M construction loan for Pininfarina condo project in Fort Lauderdale
Related Group secured a $230.8 million construction loan for Andare Residences, a Pininfarina-designed luxury condo project in Fort Lauderdale. Coconut Grove-based Related, led by Jorge Pérez and his sons, Jon Paul and Nick Pérez, recently broke ground on the 163-unit, 46-story tower planned for the site at 521 East Las Olas Boulevard, next to Icon Las Olas.
Prime delivery: EQT pays $55M for two Broward industrial facilities
EQT Real Estate picked up a pair of Broward industrial sites, including an Amazon distribution center, for a combined $55.3 million. In Deerfield Beach, Radnor, Pennsylvania-based EQT, led by Per Franzén, dropped $37.9 million for a 158,000-square-foot facility completed in 1985, records and real estate database Vizzda show. The building, which Amazon leases…
General Contractor Selected for Complete Renovation of 5th Avenue Delray in Delray Beach
Dominion Builders has been selected to lead the complete interior and exterior renovation of 5th Avenue Delray, a five-story, 125,000-square-foot luxury rental property located at 151 NE 5th Avenue in Delray Beach, Florida. The building, originally completed in 2011, comprises 47 upscale apartment units and five commercial spaces.
Woodfield, Flagler Realty score $81M construction loan for 358-unit apartment project in West Palm
Woodfield Development and Flagler Realty & Development scored an $80.6 million construction loan for a 358-unit mixed-use multifamily project in West Palm Beach. The developers plan the eight-story apartment building with 19,000 square feet of retail space on a 6.5-acre vacant site at 8111 South Dixie Highway, according to Woodfield’s December news release announcing…
Wellington green-lights zoning changes for Mark Bellissimo’s mixed-use Marketplace project
Developer Mark Bellissimo won approval for zoning changes that will allow him and his partners to build a boutique hotel, offices, condos, retail and restaurant space just across the street from his planned gated community, the Wellington. The mixed-use project, dubbed “the Marketplace” is said to be inspired by Palm Beach’s Worth Avenue and Greenwich…
3 tips to lower your commercial real estate insurance costs
Commercial real estate property insurance costs are on the rise. The average monthly cost of real estate investment insurance for a building in the United States reached $2,726 in 2023, up from $1,558 in 2013, according to the Deloitte Center for Financial Services. And premiums are only set to increase. Deloitte projects the average monthly insurance cost for a commercial building…
Strong Operational Performance in 1st Quarter Apartment REITs Earnings Calls
With U.S. apartment supply having peaked for this cycle and demand remaining resilient nationwide, both performance and investment activity experienced strong gains in 1st quarter 2025. Both Coastal and Sun Belt-focused REITs reported that 1st quarter financial and operational performance exceeded expectations, with persistent strong demand alongside favorable wage growth.
How Trade Shifts Impact Port Real Estate
Two days after threatening to impose a flat 50 percent tariff on imports from the European Union, President Donald Trump on Sunday announced he would postpone the tariff’s implementation until July 9—marking the latest twist in a trade policy saga whose effects have already begun to ripple through the supply chain. Pier 300 in the Port of Los Angeles. Import volume…
Cardone Capital launches 10X Miami River Bitcoin Fund
Cardone Capital, a real estate investment firm with over $5 billion in assets under management, launched the 10X Miami River Bitcoin Fund, a dual-asset fund consisting of a 346-unit multifamily commercial property located on the Miami River in Miami, Florida, and $15 million of Bitcoin. In an interview with Cointelegraph, Cardone Capital founder and CEO Grant Cardone…
National Housing Affordability Update: A Five-Year Review
Key Takeaways Housing affordability is improving as the national rent-to-income (RTI) ratio nears pre-pandemic levels due to steady median household income growth, but it remains an issue, especially for lower-income households. The pandemic reshaped housing affordability, but current economic uncertainty poses new challenges to the dire situation.
2025 J.P. Morgan multifamily market update for real estate investors
The outlook for multifamily real estate remains largely positive throughout 2025, even amid ongoing interest rate uncertainty. Moody’s projects asking rents will grow 2.7% this year nationally, while vacancy rates reach 6%. But real estate is a local game. Our commercial real estate professionals share multifamily trends and opportunities in top apartment markets across the country.