All Aboard Florida soon will take delivery of the third and fourth train for its Brightline passenger rail service in South Florida, which the company expects to introduce in July. Introductory Brightline service is scheduled to begin between West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale in late July, and initial service to Miami is scheduled to start in late August. All...
Telemundo And Universo “Shift” Hispanic Media With Innovative Formats And Original Programming
For The 2017-18 Upfront Season For the First-Time Ever, Telemundo will Present the Spanish-language Broadcast of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ Next Season. Networks to Roll-out More Than 850 Hours of New Primetime Content across Diverse Formats Including Super Series™, Mini-series, Realities and Digital Content. Networks to Roll-out More Than 850 Hours of...
Big changes planned for Jungle Island in Miami after $60M sale to ESJ Capital Partners closes
The $60 million sale of the Jungle Island amusement park on Miami’s Watson Island has closed, and new owner ESJ Capital Partners plans significant improvements to attractions and banquet facilities. PJG Watson Island, led by Bernard Levine, sold the animal-themed park and its 18-acre ground lease with the city to an affiliate of Aventura-based ESJ Capital...
Estate Investment Group proposes Soleste Bay Village in Palmetto Bay
Palmetto Bay will consider approving the second mixed-use project in its new Downtown Urban Village district, as developer Roberto Suris has proposed an apartment/retail building called Soleste Bay Village. In 2015, the municipality rezoned an area for greater density and mixed uses to encourage more development. The first project approved under that zoning was...
Hyperloop One coming to Miami?
The Hyperloop One could eventually come to Miami, creating a 26-minute route to Orlando, which would be a fraction of the four hours it would take to drive and less than half the hour it’d take to fly. Of the 2,600 submissions in a global challenge from earlier in the year, among the 11 U.S. finalists is the Miami-to-Orlando route. The process works by using a...
Miami is still the most popular U.S. market for international buyers
South Florida is the most-searched U.S. market by international consumers, and Canadians are the ones most interested in the locale, according to the Miami Association of Realtors. The Miami metro area, including Ft. Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, came in as the No. 1 U.S. market for international consumers in January 2017. Miami has ranked No. 1 in 12 of the...