LeFrak, Peebles to give inside scoop on South Florida market at TRD‘s Oct. 23 event

Real estate moguls Richard LeFrak and Don Peebles will give their thoughts on the booming South Florida market during The Real Deal’s South Florida Forum & Showcase on Oct. 23 at the Moore Building in the city’s Design District.

LeFrak, who is developing 1 Hotel & Homes South Beach in partnership with Starwood Capital Group, and Bath Club Estates developer Don Peebles are among a group of heavy-hitters slated to participate in one of three panel discussions at the all-day event. The developers panel also includes Fortune International Group president Edgardo Defortuna, Gold Crown Financial CEO Ron Krongold, Miami Worldcenter developer Nitin Motwani and Stephen Owens of Swire Properties, which is building Brickell City Centre.

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EVENT SCHEDULE

BROKERS PANEL: A GROWING BUYER POOL, 1 p.m.

Alicia Cervera, managing partner, Cervera Real Estate
Tony Cho, president and CEO, Metro 1
Jill Eber, Coldwell Banker’s The Jills team
Nelson Gonzalez, EWM Realtors
Jay Parker, CEO, Douglas Elliman Florida
Craig Studnicky, principal, International Sales Group

DEVELOPERS PANEL: SIZING UP THE LATEST BOOM, 3 p.m.

Edgardo Defortuna, president, Fortune International Group
Ron Krongold, CEO, Gold Crown Financial
Richard LeFrak, chairman, The LeFrak Organization
Nitin Motwani, managing director, Miami Worldcenter Group
Stephen Owens, president, Swire Properties
Don Peebles, CEO, The Peebles Corporation

ARCHITECTS PANEL: WHAT’S NEXT FOR CONDO DESIGN? 5 p.m.

Bernardo Fort-Brescia, founding principal, Arquitectonica
Steven Gurowitz, CEO, Interiors by Steven G
John Hitchcox, co-founder, Yoo
Karim Rashid, founder, Karim Rashid Inc.