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CLIENT NEWS: Coral Rock scores $54M construction loan for Live Local Act project in Allapattah

December 30, 2025

Coral Rock Development Group scored a $54 million construction loan for a Live Local Act project in Miami’s Allapattah. Developers across South Florida have seized on the state workforce and affordable housing law by filing a flurry of proposals, but few have advanced their projects to the financing and construction stage. Coral Gables-based Coral Rock plans to start construction in the first quarter on the eight-story, 227-unit Dulce Vida apartment building on a 1.3-acre site at 1785 Northwest 35th Street,[...]

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CLIENT NEWS: ‘Remarkable’ 90-Story Major Supertall Condo-Hotel In Brickell Will Have Miami’s Only Silver & Gold Pool

May 31, 2022

New over-the-top details of the Major supertall tower planned in Brickell have been released as the developer prepares to launch sales. Here’s a look at some of the key newly released points: Major will have a silver and gold pool. “I want to celebrate this sexy City with an indulgent swim in the only silver and gold pool in Miami,” said tower designer William Sofield of Studio Sofield. The porte cochere will be trimmed in gold leaf and clad in[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Finvarb JV scores $45M in financing for Miami Beach Thompson Hotel-anchored project

May 31, 2022

A Finvarb Group joint venture can rev up construction on its Thompson Hotel-anchored mixed-use project in South Beach after obtaining $44.6 million in financing. Banesco USA provided a $22.3 million construction loan to the Finvarb Group affiliate that owns the vacant redevelopment site at 1685 Washington Avenue, records show. The 0.6-acre property is adjacent to Soundscape Park and the New World Symphony building designed by Frank Gehry. Finvarb Group, led by principal Ronny Finvarb, is partnering with Chahine Investment Group,[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Thompson Hotel breaks ground on South Beach with $22M loan

May 27, 2022

After riding out the Covid-19 pandemic, Finvarb Group has broken ground on the Thompson Hotel in South Beach thanks to a $22.3 million construction loan. Coral Gables-based Banesco USA provided the mortgage to SoBe Center LLC, managed by Ronald J. Finvarb of Bay Harbor Islands-based Finvarb Group. Chahine Investment Corp., a family office managed by Agathe Chahine, is also a partner in the project. It covers the 30,000-square-foot site at 1685 Washington Ave., directly across from Soundscape Park and the New World Center,[...]

CLIENT NEWS: JDS, Major Food Group to launch condo sales of Brickell skyscraper

May 26, 2022

Michael Stern’s JDS Development Group and Major Food Group are moving forward with their planned Brickell skyscraper. Condo sales of Major, a 259-unit tower planned for the site at 888 Brickell Avenue, are expected to begin this summer, with prices ranging from $1.6 million to $11 million, excluding penthouses, a spokesperson for JDS said. It will mark the first branded residential building for Major Food Group, a New York-based restaurant group that’s been expanding rapidly in South Florida. The 90-story, 1,049-foot-tall[...]

CLIENT NEWS: First Look At Canopy Park In South Beach: ‘Rivals Public Spaces In The World’s Greatest Cities’

May 26, 2022

Canopy Park in South Beach is now officially complete, and developers of the project have revealed new details behind the design and sustainability features built in. The 3-acre public park was built and donated to the city by TCH 500 Alton, LLC, in exchange for zoning increases that allowed a 48-story tower to be built next door (that tower, known as Five Park, is under construction with completion scheduled for 2024). TCH 500 Alton is a partnership between developers David[...]