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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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Melissa Tapanes Llahues Presented with The Builders Association of South Florida’s 2022 Joseph G. Goldstein Legislative Leadership Award

December 20, 2022

Miami, December 20 - The Builders Association of South Florida (BASF), the local affiliate of the National Association of Home Builder awarded Melissa Tapanes Llahues, Shareholder at Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin and Tapanes, with its 2022 Joseph G. Goldstein Legislative Leadership Award in honor of her extraordinary leadership and commitment to the organization. Established in 1944, BASF is the result of over 70 years combined service to the building trade association field in South Florida. The organization has a reputation for[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Miami Beach board approves Galbut hotel, Shvo office project

December 16, 2022

A trio of major projects scored key approvals from the Miami Beach Preservation Board on Tuesday. Russell Galbut can move ahead with the redevelopment of an apartment complex into a hotel near the city’s South of Fifth neighborhood. Michael Shvo can charge forward with his reimagining of the office clock tower on Lincoln Road. And Witkoff and Monroe Capital got authorization to demolish portions of the Shore Club hotel complex on Collins Avenue before obtaining building permits for a planned redevelopment. 1030 Sixth Street The[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Chetrit revives $1B Miami River megaproject

December 16, 2022

The Chetrit Group is resuscitating plans for its $1 billion megaproject along the Miami River, and is tapping hospitality mogul David Grutman to run the food and beverage operations. New York-based Chetrit secured approval in 2015 for the 4 million-square-foot phased project, planned for a 6.2-acre site south of the river between I-95 and Southwest Second Avenue. The development, dubbed the River District, is expected to include 1,600 residential units, 30,000 square feet of retail, a marina, parking and Class A[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Construction Continues On 578 Apartments, 250K SF Retail In Overtown

December 15, 2022

Work continues to progress at the massive Block 55 shopping and residential development in Overtown. Block 55 will include: 578 affordable apartments for seniors 250,000 square feet of retail space (signed tenants include Target, Aldi, Burlington, Ross, and Five Below) 1,050 parking spaces 1,400 square foot police substation Arquitectonica is the architect. Published December 13, 2022 on TheNextMiami.com

CLIENT NEWS: Developer Unveils Plans To Build Civica With 342 Residential Units

December 15, 2022

Plans for Civica are being switched from office to residential. According to the newly revised plans, Civica will now rise 27 stories and include: 342 residential units amenities commercial and office 590 parking spaces in an 8 level garage (a minimum of 389 spaces are required by zoning) The number of floors is increasing from the 22 stories previously planned, but the height is changed by less than a foot (310 feet) due to lower ceiling heights. The Civic Center[...]