When real estate investment firm Rivani announced in August it would bring Playboy’s global corporate headquarters to Miami Beach, the team knew the news would make a splash. But no one was quite ready for how much attention it would bring. “[The reaction] was crazy. It was insane,” said Robert Rivani, the namesake founder and president of the company formerly known as Black Lion. The news that Playboy had signed a 10-year lease for 20,000 square feet of penthouse space[...]
Read MoreWhen one of south Miami-Dade County’s sprawling suburbs ends, the landscape changes. Streets of master-planned communities level off into a vast expanse of open land and row crops that stretch into the horizon for a mile and a half, west toward Krome Avenue and Everglades National Park. This is where, on a nearly 1,000-acre tract, homebuilding giant Lennar wants to build a mega-subdivision: homes, jobs, schools and entertainment. In business-friendly Miami-Dade, government officials for years have catered to developers in[...]
Read MoreA groundbreaking ceremony was held this morning for Domus Brickell Center. “We are thrilled to break ground on Domus Brickell Center, capitalizing on the success of Domus Brickell Park and further bringing the FLATS vision to life in Miami,” said Ricardo Dunin, Founding Partner at developer North Development. Domus Brickell Center will include 579 fully-furnished residences allowing short-term rental flexibility. Unit sizes will range from 400 to over 1,000 square feet, with prices from the low $500,000s to around $1.5[...]
Read MoreIn South Beach’s tranquil Palm View neighborhood, a once-stylish house gone shabby offers a case study in a complicated conflict facing many South Florida communities threatened by rising seas, tides and storm surge. It’s historic preservation vs. flood protection. Anthony Accetta — an attorney who inherited three connected properties in a historic district of Miami Beach where some homes date back nearly a century — has been embroiled in a battle over a 1930’s home with a colorful heritage that[...]
Read MoreImprovements to Miami Beach Lincoln Road’s 100, 200 and 300 blocks are nearer on the horizon as a private-public partnership has just concluded an agreement on how money will be spent and the long-term project will be executed with a pedestrian focus. Peter Kanavos, executive vice president of development for Flag Luxury, a partner of Sobe Sky Development, shared with Miami Today how plans to improve Lincoln Road’s 100, 200 and 300 blocks are progressing. “A couple years back,” said[...]
Read MoreOne of Miami Beach’s last gas stations will be redeveloped into a mixed-use Class A office building, The Real Deal has learned. Arkadia Property Group, led by Richard Kilstock and David Aaron, closed on acquisition of the gas station and car wash at 1840 Alton Road last week, Aaron said. The Bal Harbour-based firm plans to develop a 40,000-square-foot office building with 2,500 square feet of food and beverage retail space on the 0.4-acre property. It’s in the Sunset Harbour[...]
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