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CLIENT NEWS: How a housing village rising at a Hialeah train station is changing a community

July 1, 2025

As commuters unload from carpools passing through the parking lot of a Tri-Rail station on a recent weekday morning, they’re greeted by a symphony of construction while waiting for their trains. Buzz saws and percussion drills crank up just 10 feet from the train platform, where workers in green vests and yellow safety helmets are building a new housing development. The eight-story residential building, named Metro Station 1, broke ground in May with a target completion by January 2026. The[...]

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CLIENT NEWS: Brightline effect: Karsenti plans rentals next to Aventura stop

December 2, 2022

Arnaud Karsenti’s 13th Floor Investments wants a piece of the booming real estate market around the Brightline Aventura Station. The Coconut Grove-based firm is the prospective buyer of 2.4 acres of land just south of the soon-to-open train stop where the firm envisions a 350-unit apartment building, according to an application filed to Miami-Dade County late last month. The site at 19680-19770 West Dixie Highway is separated by the Forum Aventura office condominium from the Brightline station. The Corwil Architects-designed[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Fries with that? Developers propose rental towers at Shorty’s BBQ site

November 28, 2022

Developers are proposing a high-rise complex on the site of Kendall’s beloved Shorty’s BBQ. But not to worry, the restaurant serving slow-smoked meats for decades will remain in place for at least a couple of more years. Almost a year after purchasing the site, Atlantic I Pacific Companies and Florida Value Partners filed plans for a pair of apartment towers for the Shorty’s property and the body shop across the street at 9200 and 9180 South Dixie Highway, according to[...]

CLIENT NEWS: In Lincoln Road Revamp, Two Blocks May Ban Cars

November 21, 2022

A Miami Beach neighborhood renewal plan for the corridor of Lincoln Road aims to revive the Fisher-Lapidus dream of connecting the city’s two great garden ways that are in less-than-optimal conditions. The plan, sponsored by Commissioner Alex Fernandez, would revitalize the 200 and 300 blocks of Lincoln Road, with vehicle closures for pedestrianization, and limit vehicular access on the 100 block. Representatives of the Ritz-Carlton South Beach Hotel, located at 1 Lincoln Road, are seeking an agreement with the city[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Revamped Plan Seeks Office/Garage Complex on Collins site

November 21, 2022

With modifications to its original unsolicited proposal, Location Ventures continues to push the City of Miami Beach to move forward its plans to build a mixed-use office and parking garage building on Collins Avenue. The unsolicited proposal to develop parking lot P16 at 1262 Collins Avenue that it submitted to the city in 2021 has been revised, and Location Ventures LLC submitted a new proposal in October. The new proposal consists of a mixed-use project that would transform the 50-space[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Elliman to lead sales of Witkoff, Monroe’s Auberge Shore Club project

November 21, 2022

Monroe Capital tapped Douglas Elliman to lead sales of their planned Auberge-branded hotel and condo development at the Shore Club property in Miami Beach, The Real Deal has learned. Top Elliman brokers Dina Goldentayer, Bill Hernandez and Bryan Sereny will be leading sales for the 49-unit project at 1901 Collins Avenue, according to sources. The expected launch marks a step forward for the Shore Club, which has been closed since the pandemic began. The Auberge-branded oceanfront Shore Club property will include a new 17-story[...]