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CLIENT NEWS: Celebrity-favorite restaurant from Dubai coming to Miami Beach

December 11, 2024

Gaia, a globally renowned Greek-Mediterranean dining destination from Dubai, is set to debut its first U.S. location in Miami Beach’s South of Fifth community come summer 2025. Conceptualized by British-Nigerian Chef Izu Ani and hospitality entrepreneur Evgeny Kuzin, the restaurant is a flagship of Fundamental Hospitality, with existing locations in Dubai, London, Qatar, Monte-Carlo and Marbella. The upscale eatery, which is named after the Greek goddess of the earth, will open on the ground floor of the Marea Condominium, 801[...]

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CLIENT NEWS: A giant project will bring Target and 550 apartments to Miami’s struggling Overtown

February 13, 2020

The gradual redevelopment of central Overtown, the long-neglected heart of Miami’s original black neighborhood, will take a giant leap forward with the planned construction of a $350 million mega-project anchored by a Target store and topped by 556 apartments. The project, the fruit of an agreement between veteran Miami developer Michael Swerdlow and a city anti-poverty agency, would occupy a full city block between Northwest Second Avenue and Interstate 95 at Sixth Street that’s been vacant for years. Under the[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Bank plans redevelopment of South Florida branch into office building

February 12, 2020

Safra National Bank of New York wants to redevelop its Aventura branch and office into a 12-story office building. The bank, through subsidiary 3050 Aventura Owner LLC, submitted plans to city officials in December for its 1.31-acre site at 3050 Aventura Blvd. It’s just east of the Aventura Mall and on the west side of the JW Marriott Turnberry Miami Resort & Spa. The property currently has a 3-story office building of 23,539 square feet that was built in 1991. The[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Miami Beach Planning Board Gives Kudos to Urbin Concept but Tells Founder to do More Community Outreach

February 3, 2020

Miami Beach Planning Board members loved what they heard from the founder of Urbin, a global “live, work, wellness” concept proposed for Washington Avenue, but after nearby residents expressed concern about noise from outdoor entertainment areas, they suggested he meet further with the neighbors to try to find a solution. Rishi Kapoor wants to build a co-living, co-work, hotel space on half a block on Washington Avenue between 12th and 13th Streets. He plans to restore a 1961 office building[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Soffer proposes high-density apartments on former greyhound kennels

January 31, 2020

A Hialeah property that formerly house greyhound kennels and racing would be developed into high-density apartments under a proposal by developer Jeffrey Soffer. Soffer, whose family developed the Aventura Mall and the JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa, owns 70.9% of Florida Kennels, which owns the 28.3-acre site at 7218 West Fourth Ave. The other owners are the Robert S. Kaiser trust (20%), Brooke Soffer (7.5%), and Dan Adkins (1.6%). It had been a greyhound kennel since 1947. The operations became obsolete after Florida voters[...]

North Miami Beach approves Bizzi & Partners’ mixed-use tower

January 28, 2020

Bizzi & Partners Development scored approval for a mixed-use tower along 163rd Street in North Miami Beach. The developer plans to build a 33-story building with nearly 8,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and 456 residential units, according to Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes, which represented Bizzi & Partners. The North Miami Beach City Commission OK’d plans, voting 4-2 for the project, last week. Property records show 2101 Aventura Property Owner LLC paid $10.7 million for the development site at 2101[...]