Juvia | Miami Worldcenter | Miami
Restaurant Juvia, which recently closed in Miami Beach, will reopen at Miami Worldcenter.
Hospitality firm Juvia Group, led by Jonas and Alexandra Millán, leased 8,800 square feet of indoor space and 7,100 square feet of rooftop space on the 12th floor at 652 Northeast Second Avenue in downtown Miami, according to a Miami Worldcenter news release. The restaurant is expected to open by the end of next year.
Juvia, which offers a blend of Asian and South American cuisines prepared with French techniques, closed its popular rooftop outpost at 1111 Lincoln Road in Miami Beach on Aug. 22. The restaurant was at the Herzog & de Meuron-designed garage for 11 years.
Juvia Group’s portfolio in South Florida includes Sunny Poké at 1784 West Avenue in Miami Beach, as well as Sushi Garage at 3015 Grand Avenue in Miami’s Coconut Grove, 500 East Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale and 1784 West Avenue in Miami Beach.
The $6 billion Miami Worldcenter is a 27-acre mixed-use project that is being developed in phases. Miami Worldcenter Associates, led by Art Falcone and Nitin Motwani, in partnership with CIM Group are the master developers, though they have been selling buildable sites to other firms.
Records show the building where Juvia will open is owned by an entity tied to Falcone and Motwani. The property’s existing retailers include Sephora, Lululemon and Ray-Ban.
Restaurants already open at Miami Worldcenter include Ariete Hospitality Group CEO and Executive Chef Michael Beltran’s Brasserie Laurel, Chug’s Express and El Vecino Cigar & Cocktail Bar.
Roughly 90 percent of Miami Worldcenter’s retail space is leased, the release says.
Tremble Pilates Studio | Doral
Tremble Pilates Studio leased at Terra’s recently completed Doral Atrium project.
Tremble will open a 1,500-square-foot studio next year at the project on the northwest corner of Northwest 79th Avenue and Doral Boulevard, according to a Terra news release.
Coconut Grove-based Terra, led by David Martin, completed Doral Atrium on 5.2 acres at 3900 Northwest 79th Avenue in Doral this month.
Founded and led by Aryan Rashed, Tremble has seven other outposts in South Florida, including in Aventura, Coral Gables, Miami Beach, and Miami’s Coconut Grove and Brickell neighborhoods, according to the studio’s website. It also has one studio in each Nevada and Louisiana, and two studios in New York.
The 78,000-square-foot Doral Atrium is 65 percent leased, the release says. PNC Bank, Korean double-fried chicken restaurant Bonchon, Sushi Mas, The Good Feet Store and the nail salon/cosmetics franchise brand Umara also have leased the project.
Lightpath | downtown Miami
Lightpath, a network connectivity infrastructure provider, opened an office in downtown Miami.
The Bethpage, New York-based company leased 2,300 square feet at Museum Tower at 150 West Flagler Street, according to a Lightpath news release.
Led by Chris Morley, Lightpath provides fiber-optic network connectivity options, including internet, Ethernet, private networks, secure digital connections and wavelengths up to 800Gbps, according to the release and the company’s website.
The firm, which expanded to Miami last year, is using the downtown office for operations, customer service and sales staff members, the release says.
Developer and investor Moishe Mana bought the 28-story Museum Tower for roughly $73.8 million in May. Mana, who has amassed the majority of the commercial properties along and near Flagler Street, is working on a project to repurpose the real estate and turn it into a tech campus, though Museum Tower and the adjacent 172 West Flagler Street building will cater to the legal industry.
Hoka, Luli Fama, more | Lincoln Road | Miami Beach
The Lincoln Road promenade in Miami Beach scored four tenants.
Sportswear store Hoka is taking 3,100 square feet at 701 Lincoln Road, women’s swimwear and resortwear brand Luli Fama is taking 1,400 square feet at 635 Lincoln Road, and restaurant IT Italian Trattoria is taking 3,300 square feet at 1014 Lincoln Road, according to a news release from the Lincoln Road Business Improvement District. The tenants are expected to open late this month.
Desserts and sweets store Turkish Delight opened in a 1,000-square-foot space at 618 Lincoln Road last month, according to the Lincoln BID’s spokesperson.
Miami Beach-based Comras Company, a real estate investment firm and brokerage, owns the 701 Lincoln Road building; and an affiliate of Québec-based Aldo Group, a parent company to Aldo Shoes, owns the 635 Lincoln Road building, records show. An entity tied to Ben and Jesse Brody owns the 1014 Lincoln Road building.
Records show Lincoln Center Associates, led by Melvyn Schlesser, owns the 618 Lincoln Road building.
Memorial Healthcare System, Antonio’s Pizza | Dania Beach
Recently completed Soleste SeaSide mixed-use project in Dania Beach scored two commercial tenants.
Memorial Healthcare System took 4,700 square feet, and Antonio’s Pizza took 2,500 square feet at 4 North Federal Highway, according to a news release from Tricera Capital and Merrimac Ventures.
Estate Companies and Merrimac completed the 340-unit Soleste SeaSide apartment building this summer with ground-floor commercial space.
Tricera Capital and Merrimac are under contract to purchase roughly 13,700 square feet of the retail and restaurant space on the ground floor. The deal is expected to close early next year, according to the release. Memorial and Antonio’s Pizza would open after the sale is final.
South Miami-based Estate Companies is led by Robert Suris and Jeff Ardizon. Fort Lauderdale-based Merrimac is led by the Motwani family, and Miami-based Tricera is led by
Ben Mandell.
Donald VanBeach and Kaley Tuning were part of the Native Realty team that represented Tricera in the deal with Antonio’s.
Walgreens, Pepperidge Farm, more | Miramar Park of Commerce | Miramar
The Miramar Park of Commerce, developed by the Ansin family’s Sunbeam Properties, scored two lease renewals and one expansion.
Walgreens took 11,300 square feet for a training facility at 3130 Executive Way, marking an expansion of the company’s space at the business campus to a total of 63,200 square feet, according to a Miramar Park of Commerce news release.
Industrial tools and household hardware manufacturer Stanley Black & Decker renewed its lease for 150,000 square feet of warehouse, distribution and office space at 9850 Premier Parkway. Baked goods company Pepperidge Farm renewed its lease for 16,300 square feet of warehouse and distribution space at 3225 Commerce Parkway, the release says.
All three buildings are in Miramar.
Iker Belauste of CBRE represented Walgreens when he was with JLL. Randy Rome of Cushman & Wakefield represented Stanley Black. Rick Etner of Cushner represented Pepperidge Farm.
Peter Apol and Ryan Goggins of Sunbeam represented the landlord.
The billionaire Ansin family also owns WSVN-Channel 7, the Miami-based affiliate of FOX.
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