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CLIENT NEWS: Celebrity-favorite restaurant from Dubai coming to Miami Beach

December 11, 2024

Gaia, a globally renowned Greek-Mediterranean dining destination from Dubai, is set to debut its first U.S. location in Miami Beach’s South of Fifth community come summer 2025. Conceptualized by British-Nigerian Chef Izu Ani and hospitality entrepreneur Evgeny Kuzin, the restaurant is a flagship of Fundamental Hospitality, with existing locations in Dubai, London, Qatar, Monte-Carlo and Marbella. The upscale eatery, which is named after the Greek goddess of the earth, will open on the ground floor of the Marea Condominium, 801[...]

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CLIENT NEWS: Last 1920s hotel on downtown Miami’s Biscayne Boulevard getting replaced by 104-story tower

September 27, 2023

For decades, the glass-and-aluminum facade of the YVE Hotel on Biscayne Boulevard in downtown Miami has concealed a historic secret. Beneath the mint-green panels that cover the exterior of the 16-story tower lies a significant relic of Miami’s 1920s real-estate boom. Once known far and wide as the Miami Colonial Hotel, it is, all outward appearances aside, the very last of a row of grand hotels of the era still standing on Biscayne Boulevard. It won’t be for much longer.[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Robert Rivani, Mathieu Massa buying former Starwood HQ in Miami Beach for $82M

September 27, 2023

Robert Rivani’s Black Lion Investment Group is partnering with Massa Investment Group to acquire Starwood Capital’s former headquarters building in Miami Beach for $82 million, The Real Deal has learned. Rivani’s firm and Massa Investment, led by Mathieu Massa, are under contract to purchase the eight-story office building with ground-floor retail at 1601 Washington Avenue, according to a Black Lion spokesperson. Jeremy Hakala and Clay Sidner with Newmark are brokering the deal, which is expected to close later this year,[...]

FIRM NEWS: Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes Welcomes Two New Associates to the Team

September 22, 2023

Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes is proud to welcome two new associates, Benjamin Sherry and Roberto Alvarez, to its distinguished roster of professionals. Benjamin excelled academically at FIU College of Law, graduating magna cum laude and ranking fourth in his class. In law school, he earned the prestigious CALI Excellence for the Future Award for his outstanding performance in his legal research and writing. He also served as a Teaching Assistant, mentoring fellow students in these subjects, and as[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Michael Stern taps Official for Dolce & Gabbana condo sales

September 19, 2023

Michael Stern tapped Official to lead sales of his Dolce & Gabbana-branded supertall condo tower planned for Miami’s Brickell neighborhood. Stern’s JDS Development Group partnered with the Italian fashion house that is expanding into real estate with other projects planned in Spain and the Maldives. The Miami tower, at 888 Brickell Avenue, was previously planned as The Major until Major Food Group and JDS parted ways. Official, a Side-backed brokerage that brothers Oren and Tal Alexander started a year ago with their partners,[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Mount Sinai drops $32M for “small hospital” dev site in Westchester

September 12, 2023

Mount Sinai Medical Center bought a development site in Westchester for $32 million. The Miami Beach-based health care provider purchased 5.6 acres at 8250 and 8200 Southwest Eighth Street in unincorporated west Miami-Dade County from an entity led by Jorge Cruz, according to records and real estate database Vizzda. The purchase comes two months after an attorney submitted a letter to the county on behalf of an unidentified entity, seeking clarification whether a “small hospital” with fewer than 100 beds is allowed[...]