The Brazil-based real estate development firm JHSF, led by Fábio Auriemo, has acquired the COMO Metropolitan Miami Beach hotel at 2445 Collins Ave. for $70 million, roughly $946,000 per key. The off-market transaction was overseen by Susan Gale of ONE Sotheby’s International Realty
Read MoreHFZ Cancels Fasano Residences Miami Beach At The Shore Club Hotel
HFZ Capital Group has canceled the Fasano Residences Miami Beach, a 67-unit luxury condo project planned for the Shore Club Hotel property, which is currently managed by Morgans Hotel Group and owned by HFZ Capital Group. HFZ is currently in the process of returning deposits to buyers and began alerting their clients on Friday (10/2717) of the news.
Read MoreThe Fasano Residences + Hotel
HFZ Capital Group will begin work on the renovation of the historical Shore Club on Miami Beach, transforming it into the Fasano Residences + Hotel Miami Beach. The redesign will result in a hotel residence under the Brazilian, Fasano brand, with 67 luxury condo units and 85 hotel rooms. The renovations and redesign are being headed by Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld and will preserve the Shore Club's original art deco facade and 22 story central tower, original hotel lobby and most of the south tower. Units will range from 800 SF to over 4,000 SF. Morgans Hotel Group will close the existing 300 hotel room Shore Club this fall and completion of the Fasano Residences + Hotel is slated for 2018. HFZ Capital Group purchased the Shore Club in December 2013 for $175.3 million.