American Dream Miami has moved closer to its expected 2021 groundbreaking after Triple Five Group completed a land swap with Graham Companies for the final 25 acre needed to develop the mega mall. The land is located south of NW 178th Street and east of 97th Avenue in unincorporated northwest Miami-Dade County.
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OKO Group's Vladislav Doronin Buys Fort Lauderdale Assemblage for $63 Million
A land trust controlled by OKO Group’s Vladislav Doronin, a billionaire real estate developer from Russia who is now has headquarters in New York and Miami, has acquired a 6.7 acre assemblage in Fort Lauderdale for $63 million.
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A Major Retailer Just Vacated Thor Equities' 663 Lincoln Road
COVID-19’s impact on commercial real estate is beginning to show its ugly wake. In late April Steve Madden reportedly notified Thor Equities, led by founder and CEO Joseph Sitt, that they would not be renewing their 2,269 SF lease at 663 Lincoln Road, which represents roughly 45% of the building.
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Apex Capital Realty Oversees Acquisition of Former Midas Retail Site On Le Jeune Road
Apex Capital Realty’s Miguel Pinto acted as the sole broker in the 5,718 SF retail building deal at 900 S Le Jeune RD in Miami, FL which closed for $1,575,000 on Friday. Coral 900 LLC. which controlled by Christian Vasquez, purchased the 5,718 Square Foot retail site from the HAROLD NOORDHOEK Revocable Trust.
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Avison Young Oversees Zaragon Acquisition of RAM Steel Framing Headquarters For $7.55 Million
Avison Young’s Florida Capital Markets Group closed the $7.55 million industrial sale-leaseback of the 105,000 SF RAM Steel Framing headquarters location at 7400 N.W. 37th Ave. in Miami. Zaragon, Inc., purchased the property.
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$800 Million Sale of Second Largest Hotel in South Florida Falls Through
A roughly $800 million deal between Jeffrey Soffer’s Fontainebleau Development to acquire Brookfield Property Partner’s Diplomat Beach Resort Hollywood was called off on May 8 as the effects of COVID-19 on South Florida’s hotel and tourism industries continues to cause havoc.
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Meridiam Becomes Lead Investment Partner in Miami Beach Monorail Consortium’s Beach Corridor Plan
The Miami Beach Monorail Consortium has announced that the global infrastructure investment firm Meridiam has become the lead investment partner for the Consortium’s proposed mass transit monorail that would connect Downtown Miami and Miami Beach.
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Clockwise from the top-left corner: James Tate, Demetri Demascus, Shahab Karmely and W. Allen Morris.
Why 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.
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Fontainebleau Miami Beach's $975 Million CMBS Loan Entered Special Servicing March 30
The $975 million commercial mortgage-backed security loan (CMBS) issued in November 2019 for the 846-room Fontainebleau Miami Beach, located at 4441 Collins Ave., entered special servicing on March 30. When issued the loan was the largest CMBS hotel loan in South Florida.
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Commercial Real Estate Investment Bank Eyzenberg & Company Opens First Miami Office
The New York City-headquartered commercial real estate investment bank Eyzenberg & Company has expanded into Florida, opening a new office in Miami. It is the third location for Eyzenberg & Company, led by NYC dealmaker David Eyzenberg, as the firm continues to grow its capital solutions platform.
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