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600 Brickell Ave.

International investment firm Change Capital Inc. has leased 14,172 square feet at Miami’s newest office tower, Brickell World Plaza at 600 Brickell Ave., for its new corporate headquarters, The Real Deal has learned.

Other tenants include banking giant Northern Trust, law firm Hogan Lovells, Crédit Agricole Private Banking Miami, Boston Consulting Group, New York-based commercial and construction mortgage lender Doral Money Inc., and global mediation and arbitration service provider JAMS. [more]

Charlotte Durante

A Palm Beach County judge sentenced former Delray Beach City Commissioner Charlotte Durante to seven years in prison for first-degree felony charges of fraud and money laundering, the Sun Sentinel reported.

The sentence was significantly softer than the 20-year minimum state guidelines for such charges, but Circuit Judge Charles Burton said he couldn’t bring himself to impose such a stiff sentence on Durante after hearing of her brain tumor. [more]

Future retail at 825 Collins Ave.

Aria Development Group has acquired a 7,310-square-foot, two-story residential apartment building for $5 million at 825 Collins Avenue in Miami Beach that it plans to convert into a flagship store, The Real Deal has learned.

Aria principals Joshua Benaim, Tim Gordon and David Arditi, in partnership with Wexford Capital and 13th Floor Investments, plan to raze the building and replace it with a Class-A, 10,000-square-foot-plus retail for a high-fashion tenant. [more]

Chris and Adrienne Bosh

Miami Heat center Chris Bosh’s wife has firmly put an end to speculation that the couple would move out of their North Bay Road home, the Sun Sentinel reported. Adrienne Bosh’s remarks follow the basketball star’s announcement that he would look to put the 12,368-square-foot home on the market. [more]

From left, Matthew Whitman Lazenby, Stanley Whitman and Randy Whitman

At the age of 94, Stanley Whitman could reinvent luxury retail – again. [more]

43 Star Island Dr.

Rosie O’Donnell has sold her Star Island mansion for $16.5 million, $3 million below the original asking price, the New York Post reported. [more]

A storm over Miami

South Floridians and New Yorkers refuse to stop building beachfront homes even though the ocean is rising rises, the Economist reported. [more]

Top stories yesterday on The Real Deal:
1. Real estate consultant sounds condo warning
2. Developer: Miami ‘most attractive’ to foreigners
3. Tibor Hollo submits plans for mega Miami space

3100 North Flagler Drive

Today’s priciest new listing is a five-bedroom, six-bathroom single-family home asking $3.695 million. The 5,700-square-foot gated home is located at 3100 North Flagler Drive in West Palm Beach. [more]

Quantum Village shopping center in Boynton Beach

The Quantum Village shopping center in Boynton Beach has been sold to an Illinois-based rental management company RMS Properties, according to a release from Stiles Realty, which represented the owner BBX Capital Corporation. [more]