Miami approves major lease for Beckham soccer stadium mixed-use development
From left: David Beckham, former professional footballer and current president and co-owner of Inter Miami CF; Francis Suarez, mayor of Miami; and Jorge Mas, chairman, MasTec, along with a rendering of Miami Freedom Park: The city of Miami commission chambers erupted into cheers and applause after elected officials approved the long-awaited lease…
Shoma Group Acquires Site for $220M Miami Development
Shoma Group has paid $34 million for a 2.5-acre site for the development of Shoma One, a 391-unit community in Miami. Avison Young represented the seller, Deel Volvo. The $220 million project is slated to break ground in January 2023 and is set for completion in less than 24 months. Shoma One will encompass two 18-story towers with studio, one- and two-bedroom…
Surfside collapse site auction set for May 24
The Surfside collapse site auction is set for later this month, marking a landmark decision in the case and a milestone for unit owners poised to receive sale proceeds. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman late Wednesday approved the auction for May 24, less than a year after the oceanfront condo collapsed on June 24, killing nearly 100…
Developers’ controversial proposals to build offices on city-owned parking lots near Lincoln Road in Miami Beach gained ground on Wednesday. In a 5-to-2 vote, the Miami Beach City Commission gave preliminary approval to two development groups — one that includes Don Peebles and former mayor Philip…
Menachem Kranz buys waterfront Bay Harbor units in bulk deal, plans condo project
Menachem Kranz bought all the units at a waterfront Bay Harbor Islands condominium for $6.5 million, joining the trend of bulk purchases at aging buildings in the wake of the deadly Surfside collapse. Kranz, through an affiliate, bought the 10 units at 9110 West Bay Harbor Drive, with plans to replace the existing two-story building with a boutique condo…
Donald Trump, Don Peebles, Barry Sternlicht among real estate elite at Witkoff wedding
Some are calling it the wedding of the year. Zach Witkoff, president of Witkoff Capital, married model and actress Sophi Knight at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach last weekend, and the event attracted real estate’s elite. Zach is also EVP of his father Steve Witkoff’s eponymous New York-based firm, Witkoff. Former President Donald Trump, who owns the private…
Hialeah apartment project scores $67M construction loan
Juan Carlos Gonzalez scored a $67.1 million construction loan for a Hialeah multifamily project that will replace a truck yard, marking continued investor appetite for apartments. Gonzalez, through his J.V.C. Management Corporation affiliate, obtained the financing for the Emerald Bay Apartments development at 4030 West 88th Street from Ocean Bank…
Assemblage complete: Clara Homes pays $18M for third Bay Harbor Islands redevelopment site
With a $17.6 million acquisition of four two-story rental buildings, Clara Homes completed a non-contiguous assemblage for a new luxury apartment complex in Bay Harbor Islands. The Miami-based real estate development firm, led by founder and CEO James Curnin, bought the buildings on 1.3 acres at 10200 and 10290 East Bay Harbor Drive…
Rosewood Hotels to brand Michael Shvo’s Raleigh development in Miami Beach
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts will brand Michael Shvo’s Raleigh development in Miami Beach. The brand announcement marks a milestone for the project planned for 1751, 1757 and 1775 Collins Avenue, which has been in the works for years. Rosewood will manage the 60-key oceanfront hotel and brand the 17-story, 44-unit condo tower that Shvo plans to build…
Alta Developers takes over stalled Bay Harbor Islands condo, to relaunch sales with higher prices
Unable to secure financing amid rising construction costs, a Chilean condo developer handed over a stalled project site in Bay Harbor Islands to another firm, The Real Deal has learned. Supply chain issues, escalating costs and labor shortages pose the greatest threats to condo developers in South Florida today, as demand for units…
County plans to offer condo 40-year recertification loans
Condo associations needing financial aid to make emergency structural repairs to pass their 40-year recertification inspection may soon get relief from Miami-Dade County and private financial institutions. Commissioners Tuesday deferred a resolution directing Mayor Daniella Levine Cava to explore creating a loan program alongside financial institutions to…
11 Venetian Causeway bridges to be replaced
County commissioners approved on Tuesday a $10.6 million agreement between EAC Consulting and the Florida Department of Transportation to design plans to replace 11 bridges of the Venetian Causeway from Miami to Miami Beach. Work on the plans is set to start immediately. About four years of construction is expected to begin 2.75 years after a notice…
Freedom Park soccer plan passes touting billions for the city
A more than eight-year quest to establish a Major League Soccer team in the City of Miami culminated in an historic vote April 28, approving a 99-year lease of city property to David Beckham and his partners. What today is Melreese Golf Course, next door to Miami International Airport, will be transformed into Miami Freedom Park, with promises of billions…
MG buys redevelopment site near Coconut Grove for $20M
MG Developer paid $19.5 million for a redevelopment site near Coconut Grove where the seller previously planned a mixed-use project, The Real Deal has learned. In an off-market deal, Coral Gables-based MG’s affiliate, Merrick Parc LLC, acquired the 43,785-square-foot property with a small commercial building at 3898 Shipping Avenue, Jose Canero with The Cane…
JV pays $100M for Southland Mall, eyes mixed-use redevelopment
A joint venture paid $100.3 million for a shopping mall in a Cutler Bay Opportunity Zone, with plans for a major renovation while adding a residential component. North Palm Beach-based Electra America and Miami-based BH Group teamed up to acquire the 808,776-square-foot indoor mall on a nearly 80-acre site at 20505 South Dixie Highway…
Dezer sells North Miami Beach properties to Ari Pearl and partners for $31M
Dezer Development sold an assemblage in North Miami Beach for $31.1 million to a partnership led by Ari Pearl. Dezer sold properties anchored by Nova Southeastern University’s former North Miami Beach campus at 1750 Northeast 167th Street to Pearl, Matt Press of EquiShares and Isaac Khabie of ARK Ventures, according to…
Bridge Industrial nabs $154M construction loan for Miami Gardens project
Bridge Industrial got a major boost for its Miami Gardens business park development with a $154 million loan to complete construction of nearly 1.6 million square feet of new warehouse space. The financing is for the development of two Class A industrial buildings, representing the second phase of Bridge Point Commerce Center at 4310 Northwest 215th Street…
South Florida by the numbers: Miami developers stay nimble
Much of Miami’s recent real estate success has been attributed only to the pandemic, and the various shifts in mainstream behavior that resulted from it. But the full reality is much bigger and more complex, and involved many years of careful, patient planning to implement. “Miami is a 10-year overnight success story,” Mayor Francis Suarez…
Insatiable demand and tightening supply pump up South Florida industrial rents
South Florida industrial landlords experienced more bountiful returns on their investments during the first quarter, according to a recently released report. In Miami-Dade, demand consistently outpaced supply, even as industrial developers added about 11 million square feet of new warehouse space in the past three years, the JLL report found. During the same…
Two Roads plans bulk purchase of bayfront Miami condo building, to replace with luxury towers
Two Roads Development is set to close a bulk purchase of condominium units in a mid-rise bayfront building in Miami’s Edgewater, then redevelop the property as a three-tower luxury residential complex. The move follows the trend of unit owners at aging South Florida buildings opting to sell out to a developers…
House to Biden: Seize and sell Russian real estate
The House of Representatives has an idea of what to do with seized Russian real estate: sell it. The House passed nonbinding legislation on Wednesday, urging President Joe Biden’s administration to confiscate and sell the assets, the New York Times reported. Only eight representatives voted against the essentially symbolic bill. The bill calls on Biden’s administration to…
EverWest pays $14M for Fort Lauderdale industrial property
Denver-based EverWest Real Estate Investors bought a fully leased Fort Lauderdale industrial property for $14.1 million. EverWest purchased the warehouse at 635 Northwest Fourth Avenue and a 0.3-acre lot directly south of the building from Dixie Investments IV, according to the buyer’s broker. Jose Sasson and Roberto Susi of Axiom Capital Advisors represented…
Naftali doubles down in South Florida, buys Fort Lauderdale dev site for $20M
Naftali Group is ramping up in South Florida, acquiring its second development site in a little over a month. The New York-based condo and rental developer, led by Chairman and CEO Miki Naftali, paid $20 million for a nearly 1-acre property at 201 North Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale’s Flagler Village, according to records. The acquisition comes…
Arkadia JV pays $31M for Coral Springs industrial complex
Barings Chairman and CEO Mike Freno, Arkadia managing principals Richard Kilstock and David Aaron and the industrial complex at 3850-3872 Northwest 126 Avenue in Coral Springs: Arkadia Property Group and Barings teamed up to buy a Coral Springs industrial complex for $31 million in an off-market deal. The joint venture acquired the Coral Springs…
Toronto REIT buys Juno Beach rehab center for $25M
A Toronto-based real estate investment trust bought a Palm Beach County rehab center for $25.4 million as part of a $600 million national portfolio deal. An affiliate of NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT, led by CEO Paul Dalla Lana, is the new owner of the 107-bed Beach House Center for Recovery at 13211 US Highway 1 in Juno Beach, according to records.
Reuben Brothers buys Chesterfield Hotel in Palm Beach
Reuben Brothers bought the Chesterfield Hotel in Palm Beach, a boutique property developed in 1918. A company led by Richard Launder sold the hotel at 363 Cocoanut Row to an affiliate of Reuben Brothers, the private equity and investment firm led by British billionaire brothers David and Simon Reuben, according to property records and a spokesperson…