Avison Young has been named the exclusive leasing firm for the 15-story, 209,122 SF office tower at 800 Brickell Avenue in Miami. The assignment was awarded by new-to-market ownership, New York-based family firm Gatsby Enterprises in partnership with MasterMind Properties, which acquired the trophy asset for $125.5 million in July 2019.
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Galium Capital Closes On Palm Square Retail Center In Pembroke Pines For $20.475 Million
Galium Capital, a Miami-based private equity firm, has closed on Palm Square, a 77,621 SF shopping center in Pembroke Pines, Florida. The sales price was $20.475 million and the closing was overseen by Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI).
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Starwood Capital Group To Break Ground On Office Building At 2340 Collins Avenue In South Beach
Starwood Capital Group has filed construction and demolition permits to build a new commercial building at 2340 Collins Avenue in South Beach which will feature both office space and retail. The project will offer 136,342 SF of office space, 8,088 SF of retail which will also feature restaurant space and 305 parking spaces.
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Graffiti-Inspired Bar Vandalo Wynwood Opens In Wynwood
Vandalo Wynwood, a new graffiti-inspired lounge/restaurant designed to test limitations, break boundaries, and create something new, has opened in Wynwood. The restaurant offers cuisine inspired by ethnic street food, elevated to the finest gastronomy. Vandalo Wynwood is a statement on its own, its a place where you're encouraged to be who you are and leave the ordinary behind.
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Epicure Gourmet Market’s Jason Starkman To Sublease Epicure’s Former 31,000 SF Space On Lincoln Road
After the famous Epicure Gourmet Market & Café on Miami Beach’s Alton Road closed its doors after Hurricane Irma, the owner of the market & café, Jason Starkman, is now redeveloping the Lincoln Road space and has listed the 31,000 SF property with Brian Carter, Filippo Incorvaia and Ross Padfield of Douglas Elliman.
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Funding For Lincoln Road Revamp Approved By Miami Beach City Commission
A $77.4 million funding package for a major James Corner Field Operations-designed revamp of Miami Beach’s Lincoln Road has been approved by Miami Beach city commissioners. The funding will come from city taxpayers in addition to a $16 million Special Assessment charged to property owners in the immediate Lincoln Road district.
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HFF Secures $550M Loan For Expansion Of Luxury Retail Destination Bal Harbour Shops
Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) has announced that it has arranged $550 million in financing for the expansion of the iconic Bal Harbour Shops, a 463,114 SF, open-air, fully leased global, luxury shopping destination anchored by Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus along Miami Beach in Bal Harbour, Florida. The loan is one of the largest construction loans ever to close in Miami.
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Magic City Innovation District Set To Transform Little Haiti After Receiving Final Approval
Magic City Innovation District (MCID), a 17.7-acre Innovation District in Miami’s Little Haiti and Little River neighborhoods, has received a unanimous final approval from the Miami City Commission. MCID spans 6 city blocks and intends to redevelop the Little Haiti and Little River neighborhoods to create a walkable, campus-like neighborhood where individuals from all demographic backgrounds can enjoy a high-quality live, work, play lifestyle. With an emphasis on technology, sustainability, health and wellness and art and entertainment, MCID will contribute to the economic vitality of the area and enhance the appeal of the community.
Renovations and construction commenced in August 2018 on 17 of MCID’s 21 commercial buildings. The project's first phase of commercial development features 200,000 SF of leasable space spread through several modernized warehouses. Designs for the commercial spaces, which range from 300 to 14,000 SF, are spearheaded by a variety of local design firms, including McKENZIE and ELM Architects. MCID anticipates being ready to receive office, retail and other commercial tenants as early as September 2018. Metro 1 is overseeing lleasing efforts for the 17 spaces, geared toward creative-style tenants that align and shape MCID’s atmosphere and further promote foot and auto traffic throughout the neighborhood. The developers will also contribute $31 million to the Little Haiti Revitalization Trust which will be overseen by the city
When complete, the Magic City Innovation District Will feature 3.8 acres of public civic space, 2.18 acres of landscaped pedestrian promenade dubbed the Promenade du Grand Bois, 2,630 residential units, 1,987,686 SF of office, 101,669 SF of expo space, 432 hotel rooms, 344,538 SF of retail, and 6,081 parking spaces. The first 4 tenants to commit to MCID were revealed in Sprinf 2019 including Diana Lowenstein Gallery, Manmar Entertainment (marketing), Ecovie (recycling start-up), and COOL Creative (advertising).
The Arquitectonica-Designed Redevelopment Of Coconut Grove's Historic Pan Am Airways Base Submitted To City
Grove Bay Investment Group LLC. has submitted plans to the city for the redevelopment and restoration of Coconut Grove’s historic Pan Am Airways base. Construction on the project is already underway on the parking garage portion of the development.
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Rieber Developments Closes On $36 Million Construction Loan For Ivory 214
The Aventura-based Rieber Developments has announced that they have closed on a $36 million construction loan for Ivory 214. The loan was provided by the Miami-based BridgeInvest and was formally granted to the property’s development LLC, Shalev Development Group.
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