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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: Tech mogul Paul Bloch buys waterfront Miami Beach lot, plans mansion

July 30, 2021

Tech entrepreneur Paul Bloch paid $7.1 million for a waterfront lot in Miami Beach where he’s planning to build a new mansion. A family trust led by Bloch, co-founder of Chatsworth, California-based data storage company DataDirect Networks, purchased the 0.7-acre property at 420 West 51st Street. The seller is Amber LLC, managed by Oceanfirst Realty principal Eddy Chabli. Chabli purchased what was then a larger lot in 2001 and split it in half. It fronts the Flamingo Waterway that connects[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Renaissance Properties sells Aventura office complex for $140M

July 30, 2021

Renaissance Properties NY sold the Aventura Corporate Center for $140 million to a New York-based investment group that plans to build an addition, The Real Deal has learned. New York-based Renaissance, led by Kenneth, Bradley and Robert Fishel, sold the three Class A office buildings and garages at 20801, 20803 and 20807 Biscayne Boulevard to Aventura Opportunity Owner LLC. The buyer, a Delaware entity, lists a New York address. The sale marks one of the largest in Aventura in recent[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Too much of a good time?

July 30, 2021

Hospitality mogul David Grutman and rapper and entrepreneur Pharrell Williams could use some good vibes for their Goodtime Hotel. The hotel, which opened at 601 Washington Avenue in April, is at risk of losing parts of its conditional use permit following nearly 30 noise violations. The Miami Beach Planning Board will hold a hearing over revoking the entertainment permit for its rooftop pool deck on Sept. 28. The motion to hold a revocation hearing was approved at Tuesday’s planning board[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Miami River Developer Obtains Utilities For 1,843 Apartments, 130K Square Feet Retail

July 19, 2021

The developer of the proposed Miami River complex completed a deal to connect the project to Miami-Dade’s water and sewer utilities system. The deal was completed on June 30. According to the agreement, the Miami River project will include: 1,843 apartments 54,200 square feet of full service restaurant 40,000 square feet of office 130,600 square feet of retail 17 marina slips Meyer Chetrit signed the agreement on behalf of developer CG Miami River LLC. The developer will pay a connection[...]

CLIENT NEWS: NYC developer & Chicago firm buy Miami Worldcenter hotel and expo site

July 9, 2021

A Miami Worldcenter site has sold for $94 million, dashing plans for the long-awaited Marriott Marquis Miami Worldcenter Hotel & Expo. MDM Group sold its five-acre parcel at 700 N. Miami Ave. on Friday to New York City developer Witkoff and Chicago-headquartered asset management firm Monroe Capital, as first reported by the South Florida Business Journal and the Commercial Observer. MDM decided to scrap its plans due to Covid-19 and its impact on the meetings and convention market, according to the firm’s vice president of operations and development[...]