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CLIENT NEWS: Swerdlow proposes replacing Miami public housing complexes with 5,000-plus apartments with affordable, workforce units

March 12, 2025

Developer Michael Swerdlow wants to develop 5,730 multifamily units with some affordable and workforce apartments, replacing five public housing complexes across Miami. Coconut Grove-based Swerdlow Group’s project also will include 370,000 square feet of commercial space such as offices and a school; 250,000 square feet of open space and amenities and a new Tri-Rail passenger train station, according to Miami-Dade records. The project would replace the existing public housing complexes of Victory Homes at 520 Northwest 75th Street, Newberg at[...]

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CLIENT NEWS: MSC Group has announced its new home in Downtown Miami

January 19, 2024

MSC Group has announced its new home in Downtown Miami. According to a statement, the MSC Group’s $100 million investment in Miami-Dade will bring approximately 250 South Florida-based team members from MSC Cargo, MSC Cruises and Explora Journeys under one roof in a new state-of-the-art facility within Block 55 at Sawyer’s Walk. MSC Cargo has had a presence Miami-Dade for more than 25 years and now MSC Cruises is moving to establish the Cruise Division’s North American headquarters as part[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Kushner scores approval for luxury apartment project in Surfside

January 17, 2024

The Surfside commission gave Kushner Companies its blessing for a planned luxury apartment development that’s expected to include a synagogue. New York-based Kushner plans a nearly 90-unit residential project with a roughly 1,200-square-foot community or religious center on the 2.9-acre site at 9300 Collins Avenue. The commission voted 3 to 2 to pass a resolution approving Kushner’s site plan and a resolution for religious land use relief. The latter allows the developer to build underground parking to meet the National[...]

CLIENT NEWS: New York hospitality group pushes opening date for Catch Miami Beach

January 3, 2024

A fine dining restaurant that was originally slated to open in Miami Beach this fall will likely get its debut next year. New York-based Catch Hospitality Group updated its website to notify customers that the company’s seafood restaurant Catch is coming in 2024. When ready, Catch Miami Beach will open in the city’s affluent South of Fifth neighborhood at 200 South Pointe Drive. According to the plans revealed in late 2022, the two-floor restaurant will occupy 22,000 square feet and[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Bizzi+Bilgili, partners score $47M construction loan for office building in Miami Beach’s South of Fifth

January 3, 2024

A pair of development firms scored a $47.3 million construction loan for a five-story office building in Miami Beach’s South of Fifth neighborhood. Bizzi+Bilgili — a partnership between Bizzi & Partners and Turkish investor Serdar Bilgili — and Sumaida + Khurana are developing The Fifth Miami Beach. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is a partner in the project. The 60,200-square-foot building, which will include retail and restaurant space, will be at 944 Fifth Street and 411 Michigan Avenue. The Miami[...]

CLIENT NEWS: New owners start $85M renovation of historic South Beach hotel

January 3, 2024

The new owners of Shelborne South Beach are embarking on major renovations at the historic Art Deco-style hotel. Westdale Properties, a Toronto-based real estate developer; King Street Capital Management, a New York-based global investment management company; and Cedar Capital Partners, a London-based real estate investment firm, are putting $85 million into the renovation project, the companies announced in a joint press release. Located 1801 Collins Avenue in Miami Beach, the 82-year-old hotel will have its guest rooms, restaurants, lobby, pool[...]