Lease roundup: Maple & Ash, Earls Kitchen + Bar open at Miami Worldcenter

Maple & Ash, Earls Kitchen + Bar | Miami Worldcenter

Two restaurants, including a Chicago-based steakhouse, are among new tenants at the Miami Worldcenter mixed-use complex.

Maple & Ash opened a 22,000-square-foot flagship steakhouse on two stories at 699 Northeast First Avenue in downtown Miami, according to a Miami Worldcenter news release.

Earls Kitchen + Bar opened in 8,400 square feet at 150 Northeast Eighth Street.

Miami Worldcenter Associates, led by managing partners Art Falcone and Nitin Motwani, in partnership with Los Angeles-based CIM Group, are developing the $6 billion Miami Worldcenter on 10 blocks.

Other recent openings include Starbucks, Sweet Paris Crêperie & Café and The Spot Barbershop. In January, Apple opened its Miami Worldcenter store at 100 Northeast Eighth Street.

Caterpillar, Nissan North America | Miramar

Two Fortune 500 companies are staying at the billionaire Ansin family’s Miramar Park of Commerce.

Caterpillar, a manufacturer of construction, mining, engines and other equipment, renewed its 45,000-square-foot lease at 3450 Executive Way in Miramar, according to a Miramar Park of Commerce news release. Its space includes offices and a warehouse for engine repair.

Nissan North America renewed its 16,000-square-foot lease, including for a training center and offices, at 3201 Executive Way.

Caterpillar has been at Miramar Park of Commerce since 1999, and Nissan North America has been there since 1995, the release says.

The 5.5 million-square-foot Miramar Park of Commerce was developed by Sunbeam Properties & Development, the Ansin family’s real estate firm. The Ansins, who own Miami-based Fox News affiliate WSVN-Channel 7, still own the Miramar Park of Commerce.

Akira | Miami Beach

Akira moved its Lincoln Road boutique.

Akira, which offers women’s clothing, accessories and shoes, took over the former Forever 21 space at 701 Lincoln Road in Miami Beach, according to the landlord’s news release.

Miami Beach-based Comras Company owns the three-story, 41,400-square-foot building, records show. The firm is led by Michael Comras.

Akira –– owned by Eric Hsueh, Erikka Wang, Sarah Hughes and Gordon Liao –– was founded in 2002 in Chicago’s Bucktown/Wicker Park neighborhood, the release says.

The boutique previously was at 744 Lincoln Road, also owned by Comras. Culto Fútbol now leases that space, marking the Mexican sportswear retailer’s first U.S. store. Sports clothing and accessories stores are popping up across South Florida, which is among the areas slated to host the 2026 World Cup.

Akira’s move comes after Forever 21, a fast fashion retailer unable to compete with e-commerce giants Shein and Temu, filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in March. It marked Forever 21’s second bankruptcy filing in six years.