As the landmark, publicly owned Vizcaya Museum and Gardens starts work on an extensive, long-planned restoration and enhancement of the estate’s historic farm village, the initiative has lured a large gift from billionaire Ken Griffin — and a surprising proposition from the financier that’s sure to draw significant scrutiny. On Friday, Vizcaya’s leaders are set to unveil a revised, detailed master plan for a revamped farm village along with a $20 million donation to the project from Griffin, the founder[...]
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Hamilton Development plans to replace a Baptist Health South Florida office building with a 113,900-square-foot warehouse complex. The Nashville-based firm bought the property at 14100 Southwest 136th Street in unincorporated Miami-Dade County from Baptist Health for $12.3 million, according to records and real estate database Vizzda. The site is in the Country Walk neighborhood, south of Miami Executive Airport. Development of the project, called Tamiami Logistics Center, has started, Whitfield Hamilton, the firm’s CEO, said in a news release. Construction[...]
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Sonny Kahn, the co-founder and partner of development firm Crescent Heights, and wife Suzanna Passi Kahn sold their waterfront mansion in Miami Beach for $105 million. The 16,910-square-foot home at 5940 North Bay Road was purchased by 5940 NBR Owner LLC, managed by local spec home developer Todd M. Glaser. Nelson Gonzalez of Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices brokered the deal. MIDFL CS R250330 LLC, managed by Samuel Halpern, provided a $85 million mortgage to the buyer. Brett Holland of Holland &[...]
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The developers of Ritz-Carlton Residences, South Beach are moving forward with plans to revamp a portion of Lincoln Road. Miami Beach commissioners approved a resolution last month for the streetscape improvement agreement covering the 100-300 blocks of Lincoln Road. A partnership between Lionstone Development, the Ben-Josef Group and Flag Luxury Group are kicking in $4 million for the $12 million first phase, which includes the beach entrance and the 100 block. Flag Luxury, Lionstone and Ben-Josef, owners of the existing[...]
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Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes is honored to have seven lawyers recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® and two lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2026 editions. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers recognitions are compiled based on an exhaustive Purely Peer Review® evaluation. More than 184,000 industry leading lawyers are eligible to vote (from around the world),[...]
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Playboy, the company best known for its magazine centerfolds and bunny logo, had a major presence in South Florida in the 1960s and ‘70s with a club and a hotel. Now, the brand is coming back to town. Playboy Enterprises has signed a lease to move into the penthouse of a new luxury office building in Miami Beach called Rivani. The company will move its corporate headquarters from Los Angeles into the building at 1691 Michigan Ave., near Lincoln Road.[...]
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