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CLIENT NEWS: Acre agrees to public parking, $1M mitigation payment as Legion Park apartments move forward

February 6, 2026

Acre won approval for an apartment complex adjacent to a 48-acre waterfront park in Miami, agreeing to create public parking and offering a $1 million mitigation payment to the office of a Miami City Commission member. The 337-unit project, called Adela II, would rise at 645 Northeast 64th Street, just south of Legion Park and west of Acre’s 236-unit Adela at MiMo Bay apartment complex. The project has financing in place, including a loan from Canyon and equity from Acre’s[...]

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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[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Wynwood is getting a huge adults-only, ‘eatertainment’ venue — and there’s mini golf

January 3, 2024

You’ll probably never be able to swing, shoot or putt like Rory McIlroy, but you can give it the old college try next month at one of his favorite bars. It’s called Puttery, and it’s set to open next month in the Wynwood area. McIlroy and his Symphony Ventures team invested about $10 million in this so-called eatertainment concept, with locations already in Dallas, Washington, D.C., and Chicago. The 34-year-old Irishman, who helped with the design and selected all the[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Owner of 37-story Brickell tower proposes new hotel and residence

December 26, 2023

A 37-story building in Miami may be converted into a new hotel and residence if a proposed plan is approved by city officials. One Broadway, a former condominium and short-term accommodation building located at 1451 S. Miami Ave in Brickell, could get a makeover that modernizes the mixed-use property, according to a letter of intent sent to City of Miami Planning & Zoning Departments in late November. The project will be discussed Dec. 20 during an Urban Development Review Board[...]

CLIENT NEWS: New York-based lender provides $34 million loan for Hialeah project

December 26, 2023

A Miami-based developer obtained a $33.75 million construction loan for a mixed-use project near the Tri-Rail/Metrorail Transfer Station in Hialeah. New York-based S3 RE 1025 E25 Funding LLC provided the mortgage to 1025 Hialeah Development LLC, managed by Francisco Alberto Espinosa, Oscar Javier Moreno, Jose Antonio Villegas Velez and Juan Felipe Jaramillo Uribe. The lender assumed a loan granted in 2021 and increased its amount by $30.95 million. The developer purchased the one-acre site at 1025 to 1033 East 25th[...]

CLIENT NEWS: 645-Foot Miami River Tower With Rooftop Crown

December 26, 2023

Some of the final architectural features of the 54-story Miami River apartment tower under construction in Brickell can now be seen, photos by Phillip Pessar show. The tower stands at 645 feet – one of the tallest apartment buildings in the city, and the tallest that far west. When complete, it will have 632 apartments, along with retail space and a riverfront promenade open to the public. Multiple other towers are also planned in the complex, known as The River[...]