“Although we live in a city without seasons, this feels like Spring,” said Miami Design District visionary Craig Robins as Miami enters Phase 1 of its reopening plan. As per approval by Governor Ron DeSantis, Miami-Dade and Broward County can begin to reopen as of today, May 18, 2020, following the COVID-19 lockdown that has marred the United States since early March.
Read MoreWhy Rent Strikes Are Bad for Everyone and What’s Going to be Done about Unemployment?
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 MoreResidents at Icon Brickell Host Parties As David Guetta Plays "United At Home" Set On Pool Deck Despite COVID-19 Social Gathering LIMits
In what was supposed to be an evening of fundraising and hope, a backlash has now swept through the Miami community. On April 18 David Guetta teamed up with the Miami Downtown Development Authority to host a 2 hour “United at Home” fundraising concert on the pool deck of Icon Brickell.
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