South Florida home prices rise 16.2% year-over-year
South Florida home prices climbed 16.2 percent from March 2013 to March 2014, according to the latest report from Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller. The Case-Shiller Miami Index, which tracks...
View ArticleFort Lauderdale duo plans fourth smoke-free condo project
Dennis Eisinger and Jean Francois Roy Fort Lauderdale developers Dennis Eisinger and Jean Francois Roy are about to launch a fourth condo project in the city’s Las Olas Isles community. Eisinger and...
View ArticleCondo bubble talk seems premature – for now
23 Biscayne Bay rendering (inset: Peter Zalewski) Although developers are already proposing more than 33,000 new condo units east of I-95 in South Florida, talk of another bubble seems premature at...
View ArticleLarge Boynton Beach project moves forward
500 Ocean site (via The Coastal Star) The developer of a large mixed-use project proposed in Boynton Beach cleared an initial governmental hurdle on Tuesday night. Boynton’s Planning and Development...
View ArticleMiami Beach apartment complex repositioned as hotel
4041 Collins Avenue The former Crown Miami Beach Apartments is slated to reopen as a hotel called Thompson Miami Beach by the end of 2014. Extensive renovations are planned for the 380-room complex at...
View ArticleCourt ruling could lead to gambling expansion in Miami-Dade, Dania Beach...
PortMiami 1. Court ruling could lead to gambling expansion in Miami-Dade [Miami Herald] 2. Dania Beach industrial project gets construction loan [SFBJ] 3. PortMiami penalties mount over tunnel opening...
View ArticlePompano Beach site sells for $10.5M
730 North Ocean Pompano An oceanfront site in Pompano Beach has traded for $10.5 million — 144 percent more than it sold for six years ago. Back in 2008, the 2.1-acre site at 730 North Ocean Pompano...
View ArticleMiami foreclosure rate drops — but still high
There are no surprises this month when it comes to Miami’s foreclosure rate. Once again, foreclosed and delinquent mortgages are down in the city, but are still far above state and national levels,...
View ArticleWhen marketing mansions, it pays to be creative
The mansion at 750 Lake Drive in Boca Raton, where Douglas Elliman Realtor Senada Adzem persuaded the owner to throw in his limited edition Rolls Royce. When it comes to marketing mansions, brokers...
View ArticleAll Aboard Florida reveals fresh renderings
Renderings of All Aboard Florida This morning, All Aboard Florida held a press conference at the future site of its Downtown Miami train station and unveiled renderings by Skidmore, Owings &...
View ArticleTop stories
Top stories yesterday on The Real Deal: 1. Condo bubble talk seems premature – for now 2. Marc Bell sells Setai condo for $12M 3. Senada Adzem’s unusual path to real estate stardom
View ArticleMiami Beach Convention Center upgrades expedited
Miami Beach Convention Center Miami Beach commissioners want to expedite upgrades to the city’s convention center to reduce costs and limit the impact on nearby residents. Original renovation plans...
View ArticlePB County values “back to normal”
Gary Nikolits Palm Beach County’s property appraiser says the market’s values are “back to normal.” Appraiser Gary Nikolits released updated estimates of the county’s property tax base on Wednesday....
View ArticleHotel near Sawgrass Mills sells for $35M
DoubleTree by Hilton Sunrise The DoubleTree by Hilton hotel across from the Sawgrass Mills mall traded for more than $35 million, The Real Deal has learned. Boston-based GFII DVI Cardel Sawgrass sold...
View ArticleZilbert set to open new Miami Beach office
Mark Zilbert Zilbert International Realty just signed a lease to open a second Miami Beach office on the ground floor of the Continuum complex, The Real Deal has learned. The brokerage is set to occupy...
View ArticleAlexander Mogilny sells Bal Harbour penthouse
Alexander Mogilny (inset: Leonid Esterkin) Former National Hockey League star Alexander Mogilny sold a Bal Harbour penthouse to a company managed by a wealthy Latvian businessman for $6 million, The...
View ArticleWynwood design competition gets international interest
Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado and Metro 1′s Tony Cho at Wynwood Gateway Complex event The organizers of the Wynwood Gateway Park design competition say they have received submissions from more than 10...
View ArticleLincoln Road Gap store about to reopen, SkyRise Miami construction officially...
Rendering of SkyRise Miami 1. Lincoln Road Gap store about to reopen [SFBJ] 2. SkyRise Miami construction officially starts [exMiami] 3. Broward property values enjoy biggest rise since crash [Miami...
View ArticlePlanning board slams proposed Miami Beach hotel
4041 Collins Avenue in Miami Beach The city planning board bashed plans to draw large crowds to a proposed resort four blocks south of the Fontainebleau Miami Beach, citing noise, traffic and parking...
View ArticleFour new towers approved in Miami
From left: Melody Tower, Brickell Ten, 1010 Brickell and One Paraiso Miami’s Urban Development Review Board gave conditional approval to four major projects. The towers include Melo Group’s Melody...
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