High-rise developer, rabbi neighbors-to-be shake hands
Rendering of Jewish center at 488 Sunny Isles Boulevard A developer planning to erect a high-rise condominium in Sunny Isles Beach has agreed to ensure the development won’t overshadow a Jewish center...
View ArticleMiami-Dade developers build creatively in land crunch
Rendering of Lennar’s “NextGen” homes There’s not a lot of land left to develop in Miami-Dade county, so builders like Miami-based Lennar Homes are designing more niche housing and redevelopments....
View ArticleToday’s priciest listing: $11M
4343 130th Avenue in Wellington Today’s most expensive listing to hit the South Florida real estate market is a single-family house in Wellington priced at an even $11 million. This recently renovated...
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Top stories yesterday on The Real Deal: 1. Russian billionaire grabs Edgewater site 2. Kris Humphries sells Miami Beach condo 3. Florida Key can be had — for $110M
View ArticleNHL commissioner sells condo for $1.6M
Gary Bettman and Toscana in Highland Beach National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman found time to unload one of his two Highland Beach condos just before the league returned from its Olympic...
View ArticleSwire wants OK for record-breaking tower
A rendering of Brickell City Centre Swire Properties is the latest developer to seek approval for a skyscraper that would exceed 1,000 feet in Greater Downtown Miami. The Brickell City Centre builder...
View ArticleRelated gets $18.5M loan for Marea project
Rendering of Marea at 801 South Pointe Drive The Related Group continues to have success with construction lenders during the current development cycle. A Related affiliate obtained an $18.5 million...
View ArticleTurnberry’s suit against former CEO tossed
Jeffrey Soffer The former CEO of Jeffrey Soffer’s Turnberry Residential successfully got the company’s lawsuit against him dismissed. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge John W. Thornton tossed Turnberry’s...
View ArticleMiami-Dade mayor promotes downtown convention center
Carlos Gimenez Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez promoted the idea of a convention center in downtown Miami during his annual “State of the County” address. Gimenez endorsed a downtown convention...
View ArticleMartha Stewart attends Ritz-Carlton event: PHOTOS
Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria, Martha Stewart and Julie Loria Martha Stewart popped into town to attend a party at the Ritz-Carlton Residences, Miami Beach Sales Gallery last week. Stewart was one...
View ArticleMiami breaks tourism records in 2013, Palm Beach County tackles flooding...
Scene from last month’s flood in Palm Beach County 1. Miami breaks tourism records in 2013 [Miami Herald] 2. Palm Beach County tackles flooding issues [Sun-Sentinel] 3. Melo Group gets Omni site, plans...
View ArticlePalm Beach attorney: demolition requests must be granted
225 Indian Road, Palm Beach Permits for demolitions of non-landmarked sites must be approved — whether the Architectural Commission likes it or not. That’s the message the town attorney for Palm Beach,...
View ArticleMaxMiami commercial tower scrapped for high-end housing
MaxMiami’s new design Plans for the future MaxMiami skyscraper, originally approved by the city in 2007 for commercial use, have changed to feature high-end residential space. Miami-based developer NR...
View ArticleBuilder fined for chopping oaks on historic Coconut Grove land
From left: Inside a Grove Garden Trilogy restaurant and the Stirrup House in Coconut Grove The developer of a row of restaurants in Coconut Grove has been fined for chopping down century-old oak trees,...
View ArticleToday’s priciest listing: $5.3M
4790 Southwest 78th Street Today’s most expensive listing to hit the South Florida real estate market is a single-family house in Miami priced at an $5.295 million. The 8,759-square-foot cul-de-sac...
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Top stories yesterday on The Real Deal: 1. Swire wants OK for record-breaking tower 2. Kris Humphries sells Miami Beach condo 3. Russian billionaire grabs Edgewater site
View ArticleOcean Drive hotel sells for $12.5M
Cavalier South Beach Less than a week after selling Hotel Eva, a Miami Beach company picked up the Cavalier South Beach hotel for $12.5 million, The Real Deal has learned. Ventura Capital One acquired...
View ArticleSoffer again asks for wrongful death suit dismissal
Jeffrey Soffer The woman who filed a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit against billionaire Jeffrey Soffer is not the widow of the man killed in the 2012 helicopter accident that spurred the...
View ArticleCheckers set for South Florida expansion
A Checkers restaurant Thanks in part to a new franchisee, Checkers is on the verge of a major South Florida expansion. Franchisee Corey Kipp plans to open 10 new Checkers drive-thrus over the next five...
View ArticleUnderwater mortgages drop in South Florida
Underwater mortgages are declining in South Florida, but the region still leads the nation in the category. The latest report from Seattle-based Zillow.com shows that the number of underwater mortgages...
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