Backlash grows: Miami Beach joins Live Local Act fight, weighs legal challenge
Miami Beach is beefing up its fight against the Live Local Act, making it the latest South Florida municipality to take aim at the polarizing state law. The City Commission on Thursday approved at...
View ArticleDay of reckoning: Appeals court rules Miami wrongly shut out Brickellites...
The city of Miami’s court fight to keep Brickell residents from weighing in on a condo tower planned behind a historic church appears damned. An appeals court upheld a lower court ruling that said city...
View ArticleNoLi District: Comras wins final nod for Lincoln Road shopping enclave
Comras Company, led by Michael Comras, cleared the last hurdle for its NoLi District, its massive Lincoln Road retail and office project. Miami Beach gave the greenlight to the 150,000-square-foot...
View ArticlePublix rings up another Miami-Dade shopping center on heels of $83M deal
Publix Super Markets bought yet another Miami-Dade shopping center it anchors, bringing its recent investment to over $100 million. It paid $23.7 million to buy a plaza from the same seller that sold...
View ArticleBroward County to consider putting large-scale data centers on ice
Broward County could soon freeze data center development, joining the ranks of municipalities in Florida that have pushed back against the projects. Commissioners will consider a motion on Oct. 20 to...
View ArticleWest Palm residents sue over Related Ross convention center hotel deal
Related Ross is facing another challenge in its plans to develop a West Palm Beach hotel on land it agreed to lease from the county. Residents of the Grandview Heights neighborhood, next to the...
View ArticleGramps Getaway owner spearheads opposition against Virginia Key marina...
The owner of a hole-in-the-wall burger joint is at the center of the fight against private developers taking over publicly owned marinas in Miami. A referendum on the November ballot would allow...
View ArticleSkip the line: Riviera Country Club adds $2M membership, seizing on wealth boom
A private country club in Coral Gables is putting a price on jumping the line: $2 million. Riviera Country Club informed its members that it created a new non-voting membership that will be offered at...
View ArticleBKM pushes into Florida with $174M industrial blitz despite “turbulent” market
BKM Capital Partners is steamrolling ahead with its expansion into Florida, spending $174 million on three industrial acquisitions over the span of three weeks. The California-based firm, along with...
View ArticleMiami-Dade pushes for smaller retail development as available land grows scarce
Miami-Dade County wants to make it easier for retail and entertainment developers to build in unincorporated areas, as suitable land for large-scale projects becomes harder to find. A proposed...
View ArticleSouth Florida homes tied to ex-CIA officer’s $193M scam are for sale
All four pieces of South Florida luxury real estate that David J. Rush used to defraud the federal government are now for sale. The former CIA officer pleaded guilty this month to defrauding the...
View ArticleOn second thought: Miami Beach commission moves Nahla’s Raleigh upzoning...
Nahla Capital was defeated after Miami Beach commissioners voted against the developer’s plan to add more square footage to the Raleigh development. Then, hours later, commissioners reconsidered and...
View ArticleMembers only: Boca greenlights “vertical country club” amid demand for...
Developers Steven Newman and Scott Kerner are moving forward with plans for a private club in Boca Raton amid a heightened demand for members-only exclusivity. The developers secured local approval for...
View ArticleDavid Martin’s Terra snaps up $184M refi for The Well offices, extending...
David Martin’s Terra snapped up a $183.8 million refinancing for the recently finished office building at The Well Bay Harbor Islands, where Tom Brady’s family office leased a headquarters....
View ArticleJeffrey Soffer scores early win for Big Easy Casino, but more approvals loom
A revamp of the Big Easy Casino in Hallandale Beach is in the cards for billionaire developer Jeffrey Soffer. The city’s planning and zoning board voted unanimously to allow replatting on the site at...
View ArticleDingle brothers’ Boca spec mansion finds buyer at $32M
SRD Building found a buyer for a recently completed turnkey estate in Boca Raton asking $31.8 million, marking the priciest new contract of the buying period. Palm Beach County buyers signed 12 luxury...
View ArticleIsaac Rami buys Boymelgreens’ office building, puts down roots in Miami Beach
The family office of Isaac Rami bought the Boymelgreens’ office building in Miami Beach, where it’s expected to set up an outpost, The Real Deal has learned. Rami is a Forbes 30 Under 30 multi-venture...
View ArticleMystery buyer of Golden Beach mansion has the town talking. Is it Jeff Bezos?
The $69.5 million record sale of an oceanfront mansion in Golden Beach has the town talking about one likely buyer: billionaire Jeff Bezos. Last month, a company managed by spec home developer Ricardo...
View ArticleRussell Galbut scraps three Live Local Act projects in Miami Beach amid state...
Developer Russell Galbut pulled the plug on three controversial Live Local Act projects in Miami Beach, a city that’s experiencing an onslaught of development under state laws that preempt local power....
View ArticleMRK secures $67M construction financing for Fort Lauderdale housing project...
MRK Partners scored $67 million in construction-to-permanent financing for the redevelopment of Federal Apartments, a planned affordable housing project in Fort Lauderdale. Berkadia provided the...
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