Grab your clubs: a newly minted development deal could bring South Florida’s first Topgolf facility to Miami Gardens.Miami Gardens officials reportedly gave the green light for the sale of 15 city-owned acres to a firm called Urban Property Holdings, as part of a deal that will see the construction of a 65,000-square-foot sports entertainment facility. The...
Porsche Design Tower completed in Sunny Isles Beach
Dezer Development has driven its Porsche Design Tower in Sunny Isles Beach across the finish line, having received its temporary certificate of occupancy (TCO). The developer also closed three condo sales for more than $11 million. The building made headlines for its “Dezervator,” an automobile lift system that delivers cars directly to the condos. It also...
Brickell City Center showed Miami you can build for people, not cars
All week we’re going to be looking at people, companies, and organizations who dominated their sectors in 2016. Tomorrow we’ll be looking at neighborhoods. Other winners: Lyft and Uber (transit), Kairos (tech) Brickell City Center might be the last piece of the puzzle to going truly car-less for Brickell residents who also work there. With restaurants, bars,...
Florida Was The Nation’s Second-Fastest Growing State Over The Last Year – over 1000 people a day
Over 1,000 people a day moved to Florida over the past year, as people continue to flee cold, high-tax northern states, new Census data shows. For the year, Florida was the second fastest growing state in the nation by raw numbers, behind only Texas. On a percentage basis, Florida ranked fourth behind Utah, Nevada and Idaho, with 1.82% population growth in just...
Moxy South Beach – 947 Washington Avenue gets nod from preservation board
The second new large-scale development on Washington Avenue this year got a strong endorsement from the Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board. The board’s approval last week will allow the demolition, renovation and restoration of three aging storefronts located at 915, 947 and 955 Washington Avenue to make way for a new Moxy South Beach. David Lichtenstein’s...
Why Miami’s Real Estate Scene Is Still Booming
The Magic City real estate scene remains as hot as the weather and the people it thrives on, proving this is still the place to be. We’ve all seen the headlines: the Zika virus, looming hurricanes, falling real estate sales, declining prices. There’s no question that there’s been a lot of dark news threatening the Greater Miami real estate market lately. But...