South Florida-based developers Related Group (Related), Tate Capital and Rok Acquisitions, in collaboration with hospitality leader Marriott International, have revealed plans for The St. Regis Resort and Residences, Bahia Mar Fort Lauderdale.
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Since thousands of businesses were deemed non-essential and forced to shut their doors, reemployment assistance claims over the last six weeks have surpassed two million in South Florida. With a tourism-dependent economy plus an older population, Florida is more vulnerable to economic shock, which is why it is one of the top five states with the highest number of claims.
Read MoreRewind: W. Allen Morris, Shahab Karmely And Jimmy Tate On Emerging From the COVID-19 Crisis
On April 30, 2020 PROFILEmiami hosted an interactive webinar discussion focusing on emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic fallout’s impact on the South Florida real estate market. The panel featured South Florida real estate titans W. Allen Morris, Shahab Karmely and Jimmy Tate.
Read MoreJimmy Tate Closes On $50 Million Loan for Bahia Mar Resort in Fort Lauderdale Beach
Jimmy Tate and Tate Capital has locked in a $50 million loan for Bahia Mar in Fort Lauderdale Beach from Florida Community Bank and has boosted its mortgage on the property to $135 million. The project includes a $7 million redesign of the Bahia Mar Fort Lauderdale Beach – a DoubleTree by Hilton, which is a 40-acre, 296-key resort. Bahia Mar was redesigned by Kobi Karp and is expected to be completed in October (2017). Tate Capital is planning to invest close to $500 million in redeveloping the property into a mixed-use project which will also include 7 apartment buildings, dock space, restaurants, a 250-slip marina with docking for 100 mega-yachts, etc. They have also secured that the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show will remain at Bahia Mar through 2050.