Hurricane Irma has moved on. The winds have died down. The waters have receded. The lights are back on. Barreling through the Caribbean as a Category 5 monster — resulting in 42 storm-related deaths — Irma also knocked out power for millions and did billions of dollars’ worth of damage to Florida on September 10. Just one week after the hurricane’s rampage through the state, storm-related insurance claims filed had … [more]
Rebuilding after Irma
Does eco-friendly building pay off for developers?
If there was ever a time to evaluate the benefits of eco-building, it would be now. … [more]
So long to the salad days
The current state of luxury condo development in South Florida is perhaps best illustrated by the trajectory of H3 Hollywood. The development was planned as a 15-story, 247-unit … [more]
The shoppers are coming
In pitching new retailers on why they need to open a location at Downtown Dadeland, Continental Real Estate Companies’ (CREC) Vice President Rafael Romero … [more]
Leasing Las Olas
In December of last year, Las Olas Companies, Barron Real Estate and Hudson Capital Group — the three major commercial property owners on Las Olas Boulevard — hired retail leasing guru Michael Comras to help them revitalize a four-block stretch of what is arguably downtown Fort Lauderdale’s most important … [more]
All in the multifamily
After a recent lull, multifamily investment sales rebounded with a vengeance in the second quarter of 2017, signaling that institutional buyers have renewed confidence in class A apartments. … [more]
Ranking the top resi firms in SoFla
What does it mean to go “above and beyond” to close a sale? … [more]
Inside a brokerage acquisition
South Florida’s residential brokerage giants have been on a spending spree. While the market was grinding to a halt, firms like One Sotheby’s International Realty and Keyes Company were focusing … [more]
Scoring the social media accounts of the biggest homesellers
Which brokerage is winning at … [more]
The making of Masoud Shojaee’s empire
It may be hard to believe that the man who today oversees a vast empire … [more]
Miami-Dade: Working overtime
After a long post-recession pause, office development has been revived … [more]
Little Havana’s big evolution?
Little Havana has a special place in the hearts of Bill Fuller and Martin Pinilla. The two are the co-founders of the Barlington Group, a company that invests in real … [more]
West Broward’s projects near completion
While Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach have all enjoyed their days in the development spotlight in recent years, the municipalities in West Broward are increasingly getting their star … [more]
The condos cometh
Condo developers have been markedly quieter these days, holding off on any new launches as the supply of preconstruction condos slowly gets absorbed in South Florida. … [more]
Planes, frames and automobiles
When it comes to partying, Miami gives Vegas a real run for its money. And when it comes to showing off wealth … [more]
The Closing: Moishe Mana
Moishe Mana, the developer and philanthropist who began his multimillion-dollar empire with just a borrowed van — founding Moishe’s Moving in New York City in the early 1980s — is … [more]
Editor’s note: Picking up the pieces
As Floridians dig themselves out of the devastation Hurricane Irma wrought in early September, insurance firms estimate damage in the tens of billions of dollars. The storm was stunning proof … [more]