Miami Commercial Real Estate News December 8, 2021: Edgewater Multifamily Sells for $67M, LeJeune Office Buildings for $45M; Arts & Entertainment Block for $105M; More…

Video: Q4 Multifamily Update with RealPage Senior Manager-Market Analytics Carl Whitaker

Given what has been going on in multifamily, this one is must see video. Discussed are southeast markets, concentrating on Florida, noting that something like 9 out of the top 30 markets are in Florida. Addressed in whether the increased demand in Zoom towns (desirable locations that accommodate remote workers) continue? Also, will the 2021 sales…

Condo sales, occupancy on the rise in Greater Downtown Miami, report shows

The report defines the area as including downtown Miami, Brickell, the Arts & Entertainment District, Edgewater, Midtown, the central business district, and Overtown (iStock) After condo sales plummeted in Greater Downtown Miami at the start of the pandemic, the area’s residential market is showing signs of a substantial recovery, fueled in part by the surge in population…

Industrial strength: GLP Capital Partners scores $64M construction loan for Doral logistics project

As demand outpaces supply in South Florida’s industrial market, GLP Capital Partners scored a $64.2 million construction loan for a new logistics park in Doral, The Real Deal has learned. The Santa Monica, California-based industrial real estate firm is building Modlo Air Logistics Center on the former site of PepsiCo’s… at 7777 Northwest 41st Street. The project…

US mall values plummeted by one-third in 4 years

New data on United States mall values are the latest sign of how far the once-glorious retail centers have fallen. Malls have lost a third of their value in the past four years, according to Green Street data reported by Bisnow. Class-B and Class-C regional malls reportedly suffered the greatest value declines. The findings are similar to a Fitch Ratings report in…

These are the 10 largest real estate fundraisers of the last 5 years

The following is a preview of one of the hundreds of data sets that will be available on TRD Pro— the one-stop real estate terminal that provides all the data and market information you need. When it comes to the top real estate fundraiser of the past five years, the results can be written in stone — Blackstone, that is. The longtime industry titan has raised nearly…

Major Food Group partners with Michael Stern on its First Branded Condo Tower in Miami

Developer Michael Stern is partnering with Major Food Group to build a branded luxury condo tower in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood, The Real Deal has learned. Stern’s JDS Development Group and the New York-based restaurant and hospitality group plan to build Major, a 259-unit tower at 888 Brickell Avenue, Major Food Group partner Jeff Zalaznick confirmed.

Video: SmartRent’s Lucas Haldeman on multifamily’s tech era

The residential real estate sector is becoming more institutionalized, with greater consolidation of ownership among the largest players as Wall Street spurs a number of novel business models such as iBuying. But institutionalization and wider adoption of technology go hand-in-hand, according to Lucas Haldeman. “You can’t make this an institutional…

Affluent millennials still priced out of homebuying, renting instead in South Florida, report shows

Many millennials are well into their careers and enjoying higher incomes, and in normal times, would be poised to take their next leap into adulthood: buying a home. But the booming housing market has left little inventory and pushed up prices, leaving the remaining supply out of reach, even for higher earners. Inflation also has made it difficult to save for a…

Scroll Through Google Streetviews of Miami’s Skyline for the Past 14 Years

Anyone that has had the pleasure of driving across the bridge to Key Biscayne, or even better, to walk, bike, or run on it, has to have noticed what a great view one gets of Miami’s rapidly growing skyline. What one loses track of is how much that skyline view is changing over time. SCROLL DOWN to check out these Google StreetView images recorded over…

Treasury to expand reporting on shell companies in real estate deals

President Joe Biden’s administration is reportedly set to make life more difficult for those looking to make all-cash real estate purchases in the United States using shell companies. The Treasury Department is looking to develop reporting regulations for all-cash deals, Bloomberg reported, citing two senior administration officials. The report comes as the…

U.S. Moves To Limit Money Laundering Through Real Estate Transactions

A mansion in Malibu, a palace in Miami, an estate in the Washington, D.C. suburbs and multiple commercial buildings in Cleveland have something in common: All were purchased with suspicious assets by people later sanctioned for corruption or human rights abuse. Similar deals could face new scrutiny under a proposal issued Monday by the U.S. Treasury…

Respark Residential acquires Wynwood Bay apartment building for $67M

A Fort Lauderdale-based multifamily real estate investment firm dropped $67 million for a 156-unit apartment building bordering two of Miami’s hottest neighborhoods. Respark Residential, led by President Nicolas Weinstein, acquired Wynwood Bay, a 19-story high-rise at 2500 Biscayne Boulevard, between Edgewater and Wynwood, according to a press…

Mayor calls for canceling Rickenbacker revamp process, starting over

Amidst debate over procedures, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava on Tuesday recommended canceling and restarting a procurement in the existing request for proposals (RFP) to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Rickenbacker Causeway. In a memorandum to county commissioners, the mayor argues this path would “allow time to confirm federal…

Modernistic Coral Gables mobility hub avoids roadblock

Plans for a modern aesthetic and design for the Coral Gables Mobility Hub continue to move forward despite criticism. A motion initiated by Commissioner Rhonda Anderson suggesting having the city’s mobility hub design plans go back to the Board of Architects for a third time was rejected during Tuesday’s city commission meeting. “I would think that the…”

Miami looks at making Regatta Harbour garage a condo to net taxes

Miami city commissioners are considering a formal move that would help capture tax revenue from a portion of the city’s newest municipal parking facility, the Regatta Harbour Parking Garage. At its meeting today (12/9), the City Commission is to consider a resolution to direct City Manager Art Noriega to change the form of ownership of the property on the…

Bill in legislature would send $25 million to restore Freedom Tower

Following up on a proposal by Gov. Ron DeSantis, Rep. Bryan Avila of Miami Springs, has requested $25 million in the next state budget to restore the Freedom Tower at 600 Biscayne Blvd., a signature building by noted architects that opened as home to the Miami Daily News in 1925. Lawmakers are to consider the budget request during the legislative…

UM booster John Ruiz wants to launch Coral Gables football stadium effort

A prominent University of Miami booster is mounting an effort to build the Hurricanes football team a new home in Coral Gables. Coral Gables-based attorney John Ruiz is forming an eight-member committee that will push for the development of a college football stadium at Coral Gables Senior High School, according to the Miami Herald. Ruiz, founder of MSP…

New Jersey investors buy apartments in Brownsville Opportunity Zone for $14M

An investment group led by Bowery Properties’ Thomas Neary sold apartments in a Brownsville Opportunity Zone for $14.2 million, nearly double their purchase price from two years ago. The Thomas Fergus Trust, led by Neary and through an affiliate, sold the St. George Apartments at 5200 Northwest 26th Avenue to Lakewood, New Jersey-based 5200 NW…

New warehouse leases boosted by inflation, supply chain crisis

As inflation woes roil the economy at large, industrial real estate players are reportedly seizing on new contracts to pass on the increased costs. Prices for industrial property leases are up 25 percent on average compared to five-year lease contracts that expired in 2021, according to CBRE data reported by the Wall Street Journal. The increases stem…

Univista Insurance founders drop $48M for Le Jeune Road office buildings

A group of Miami insurance industry executives scooped up the office component of a Miami mixed-use project for $47.5 million. An entity managed by Univista Insurance CEO Ivan Herrera, his wife and UniVista Insurance President Ania Herrera and Univista Insurance COO Luis Castro, bought two five-story office buildings at 850 Northwest 42nd Avenue

Chicago-based multifamily investor scoops up OZ dev site in Miami’s Edgewater

A Chicago-based multifamily investor scooped up a potential development site in an OZ in Miami’s Edgewater neighborhood for $12.5 million. Trilogy Real Estate Group, through an affiliate, bought the miniature soccer fields at 169 Northeast 27th Street and 2728 Northeast Second Avenue, as well as the adjacent vacant lot at 166 Northeast 28th Street, according to records.

Apollo Capital expands to Brickell, Pura Vida to Coral Gables, other leasing news

Renderings of Building 24 at Prologis’ Beacon Lakes industrial park and the Boulevard apartment project in Miami and the office tower at 701 Brickell in Miami, with Prologis CEO Hamid Moghadam: Apollo Capital Management I701 Brickell Financial firm Apollo Capital Management inked a long-term, 24,000-square-foot lease at 701 Brickell, according to the landlord’s…

Boxed out: Supply chain, energy crises rock real estate

With huge heating bills looming, Valentina Gojcaj moved quickly to lock in energy rates and keep her tenants warm through the winter months. The mere threat of rising demand amid a global energy crunch has landlords worried that the cost of heating oil could rise to a whopping $4 per gallon this winter, Gojcaj, who owns three buildings in the Bronx, said.

Cargo Transport King Ocean Expands To 157K SF At Prologis Beacon Lakes Industrial Park

Cargo transport company King Ocean Services is relocating and expanding within Miami, taking 157,528 square feet in the Airport West submarket. The ocean transport company signed a long-term deal to occupy an entire building at the Prologis Beacon Lakes industrial park. The building, located at 13155 NW 19th Lane, is currently under development and scheduled…

What’s an Airbnb worth? Suit seeks nearly $3M price drop for Miami Beach building without short-term rental permit

A real estate investor wants the price of a Miami Beach apartment…. cut… claiming he signed an inflated purchase contract after he was duped that the building can be rented out on Airbnb and VRBO. Raz Ofer, through an affiliate, sued sellers Alfredo and Regina Arias, alleging that they knowingly misrepresented that their building at 1533 Drexel Avenue has a short-term…

Video: Five South Florida mayors discuss keeping the market hot

“I like to say there’s two kinds of people,” Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said: “The people that already live [in South Florida], and people who want to live here.” In the last 24 months, thousands of people have flocked to the region for its business-friendly reputation and its laid-back lifestyle. But new Floridians have found a residential market…

Dollar General to open 1,000 stores aimed at wealthier, more suburban shoppers

Suburban shoppers beware: a Popshelf location could soon be coming to a location near you. Dollar General is aiming to operate about 1,000 Popshelf stores by the end of the 2025 fiscal year, CNBC reported. As of late October, there are 30 locations operating in six states. The retailer launched the Popshelf brand in 2020, aiming to draw in higher-income customers.

Levered and loaded: KKR looks to flex its real estate muscle

There’s a particular kind of “New York is back, baby!” vibe to the Edge, the observation deck at Hudson Yards where thrill-seekers can dangle from the tip of a skyscraper 1,131 feet above the city’s new power center.  The notion that plenty of people are willing to pay nearly $200 a pop to shake off their pandemic funk via self-inflicted vertigo is what KKR & Co. was betting…

Crypto-talk: Why real estate NFTs are the future of the NFT market?

Real estate, as opposed to movable personal property, does not need a physical transfer because it is immovable and therefore impossible to steal. Future real estate transactions will increasingly be conducted digitally with the use of new technology. Due to the coronavirus, there have been many shifts in the way we live our lives. One of these shifts has been the…

9 Reasons to Invest in South Florida Commercial Real Estate

On a national and global level, Florida and particularly the South Florida market has been among the strongest, with continually solid returns and safety for the capital of international & domestic investors. US News & World Report currently ranks Florida #8 in fiscal stability and #10 with its economy nationwide. South Florida commercial real estate leads the…

The Fed: Measuring expected inflation with breakevens

A U.S. Treasury security typically promises to repay an investor a flow of coupon payments and then principal repayment once the security matures. These payments are made in U.S. dollars. A security that promises to deliver future dollars is called a nominal security. Most U.S. Treasury securities are nominal securities. Nominal securities do not offer investors protection…

Melo Group buying entire block in Miami’s Arts & Entertainment District for $105M to build resi towers

The Melo Group wants to build residential high-rises with retail on a full city block in Miami’s Arts & Entertainment District, and has the property under contract for $105 million, The Real Deal has learned. The Melo family’s development firm expects to close in mid-December on just over 3 acres between Biscayne Boulevard and…

Gomez Development scores $45M loan to build Aventura medical building

After closing on an Aventura site, developer Marlon Gomez’s firm secured a $45 million loan to build a medical office building on the property. Miami-based Gomez Development Group plans to use the proceeds from the Parkview Financial loan to build a speculative 142,000-square-foot, seven-story project at 21291 Northeast 28th Avenue, according…

WeWork says it must correct financial statements

WeWork’s life as a public company is off to a rough start. The coworking firm said Wednesday it has to revise its financial statements for three quarters after finding that it misclassified some of its public shares. WeWork disclosed that it previously counted certain shares as permanent equity, but those shares should have been called temporary equity.

Deepak Khosa nabs Homestead apartment complex for $11M

Deepak Khosa keeps stacking up South Florida apartment complexes, adding a 105-unit property in Homestead to his growing multifamily portfolio. Khosa, a real estate investor who owns Palm Beach Gardens-based Atlantic Property Services, told The Real Deal that his company recently paid $10.6 million for Card Sound, a garden-style…

Video: Hugh Kelly PhD on Central Business District Recovery; Big City Markets Defy COVID Expectations

Hugh Kelly, PhD, joins Michael to discuss how central business districts in major cities are recovering, despite pandemic hesitations. With Miami now having the third most dense skyline in the United States, this conversation is highly relevant to Miami area commercial real estate investors. To some degree, this is reality check pushback on the idea that “central business…”

Key International, Wexford snatch Pompano Beach Marriott for $54M

Key International co-presidents Inigo and Diego Ardid, President of Wexford Real Estate Investors Joseph Jacobs and Fort Lauderdale Marriott Pompano Beach Resort & Spa: In a $54 million deal, a Marriott-branded hotel in Pompano Beach traded for a second time in three years. Miami-based Key International and West Palm Beach-based Wexford Real…

Cofe Properties buys fully leased Sunrise industrial portfolio for $42M

Cofe Properties bought a fully leased industrial portfolio in the Sunrise Commerce Park for $42.3 million. A trust led by Leonard Edelman sold the seven-building portfolio to Coral Gables-based Cofe in two deals, records show. Cofe’s affiliate took out a $35.9 million acquisition loan from Ocean Bank. In the biggest of the two purchases, Cofe bought the…

Seagis pays $30M for rental car center near FLL, plans warehouse

Seagis Property Group bought a warehouse development site near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport for $29.5 million, marking its ongoing bet on the booming South Florida industrial market. The Conshohocken, Pennsylvania-based company bought the Alamo Rent A Car-leased property at 1700 Eller Drive from Eller Drive Properties…

Corinthian Waterford buys Margate rental complex for $21M

The Waterford Villas rental complex in Margate at 6954 Southwest Fifth Street (Google Maps) Fort Lauderdale-based Victoria One sold the Waterford Villas rental complex in Margate for $20.6 million. Coral Gables-based Corinthian Waterford bought the villa-style community at 6954 Southwest Fifth Street, according to a news release. The buyer took…

Boynton Beach approves 236-unit apartment project with 118 workforce units downtown

Rendering of The Pierce with Jeff Burns, CEO of Affiliated Development Affiliated Development won approval for The Pierce, a mixed-use development in downtown Boynton Beach with 236 apartments, half of them rent-controlled workforce units. Fort Lauderdale-based Affiliated outbid four other developers — including the Related Companies…

Hawaii’s former richest person Jay Shidler pays $153M for Boynton Beach apartments

Real estate investor and philanthropist Jay Shidler, who once was Hawaii’s richest person, bought the Sealofts at Boynton Village apartments for $153 million. His family office, The Shidler Group, bought the complex at 600 Sealofts Drive from an affiliate of Boston-based Rockpoint Group, records show. The buyer immediately executed…

California firm pays $59M for West Palm Beach apartment portfolio

Lancaster Apartments at 1210 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard, The Charmer at 345 30th Street and Sunset Place at 1001 36th Street in West Palm Beach. Inset: Kingdom Development’s William Leach: Riverside, California-based Kingdom Development’s affiliate NeuRock Capital bought three West Palm Beach multifamily complexes for $59.3 million. NeuRock purchased…

JV buys West Palm Beach office building for $13M

A joint venture between an investment firm and a construction group purchased an office building in West Palm Beach. District Pointe LLC, a joint venture between Sweden-based Index Investments and West Palm Beach-based Verdex Construction, bought the 65,760 square-foot building at 1501 Belvedere Road for $13.4 million, according to a release. The sale comes…

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Miami Commercial Real Estate News December 1, 2021: Calle Ocho Mobile Home Parks Trade for $50M; 5 Level Cargo Hub Considered for MIA; More…

Malibu firm picks up mobile home parks near Coral Gables for $50M

A Malibu-based real estate firm paid $50 million to acquire two mobile home parks on Southwest Eighth Street… 1989 Sunny Court LLC, an affiliate of Marquis Property Company, bought the Silver Court park at 3200 Southwest Eighth Street and the Sunnyside/West Haven mobile home park at 6020 Southwest Eighth Street, according to the brokers involved…

Aventura assisted living and medical offices project scores $84M construction loan

An assisted-living facility project with medical offices and retail in Aventura scored an $83.8 million construction loan. Rieber Development is building 1212 Aventura with 163 luxury assisted-living units near Aventura Hospital and Medical Center. The financing breaks down to a $63.5 million senior construction loan from Miami-based BridgeInvest, and a $20.3 million…

Miami International Airport Weighs Private Deal For Five-Level Cargo Hub

Miami International Airport is in talks with a venture that wants to help double cargo capacity within three to five years by building a five-level cargo structure. CCR+Airis made the unsolicited proposal last year, aviation Communications Director Greg Chin confirmed to Miami Today. The $1.1 billion privately funded project would rise on 29.4 acres in…

Blackstone buys logistics portfolio for $2.8B

The Blackstone Group reportedly picked up a portfolio of 124 properties from Cabot Properties across the United States and Europe for $2.8 billion. The properties were sold in two deals, according to Bloomberg. One deal handed the firm 102 U.S. properties and the other 22 properties in the United Kingdom, Germany and the Netherlands. All told, the properties…

Jeffrey Soffer and Dave Grutman talk post-Covid concepts, more

Miami’s tourism market is booming after a brief lockdown, but restaurants, clubs, and hotels have struggled to navigate staffing shortages. “When the government gave out big checks, people stayed home,” Jeffrey Soffer, chairman and CEO of Fontainebleau Development said. But he doesn’t anticipate that problem lingering. “The money is wearing off. The free…

Major Food Group partners with Michael Stern on its first branded condo tower in Miami

Developer Michael Stern is partnering with Major Food Group to build a branded luxury condo tower in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood, The Real Deal has learned. Stern’s JDS Development Group and the New York-based restaurant and hospitality group plan to build Major, a 259-unit tower at 888 Brickell Avenue, Major Food Group…

MMG Equity Partners Acquires Homestead Corner for $4.2M

MMG Equity Partners has acquired 1020 & 1090 N Homestead Blvd, a 1.99-acre site on the SW corner of US-1 and NE 11th Street in Homestead, FL. The property currently has two buildings totaling 23,629 SF, operating as Mario’s Latin Café – a full-service restaurant, and The Inn… Read more » The post News first appeared on MMG Equity Partners…

Miami-Dade County slapped with ethics complaint over approval of 550-home Calusa project

Miami-Dade County was slapped with an ethics complaint over its approval of a controversial plan for a large housing community on a West Kendall golf course that was meant to be preserved as green space. Developer GL Homes wants to build a 550-home gated community on the Calusa Country Club, a 169-acre golf course on the southwest…

Last-mile facilities dominating industrial real estate

The last mile of the delivery chain is proving to be the most valuable one for industrial properties. A majority of U.S. industrial leasing during the third quarter involved parties hunting for less than 100,000 square feet, according to JLL data reported by the Wall Street Journal. The outlet noted that the size of the properties likely indicates a last-mile facility. The…

On holy ground: Sergio Pino’s Century Homebuilders plans apartments, school on Coral Gables church site

In the rush to build apartments to capitalize on the hot market, developers are competing for increasingly scarce buildable sites. No ground is sacred – not even a church. Sergio Pino’s Century Homebuilders Group wants to redevelop the… Pino, through an affiliate, bought the 1.5-acre property at 110 Phoenetia Avenue from St. James for $9.8 million, records show.

Thomas Conway’s Qualcon eyes mixed-income apartment project in Little River Opportunity Zone

A mixed-income apartment project with commercial space could be on tap within an Opportunity Zone in Miami’s Little River neighborhood. Developer Thomas Conway, through one of his Qualcon affiliates, is seeking zoning and land-use changes for the site of a former AT&T telecommunications facility that is steps from The Citadel food hall.

First building in vast Little Haiti project gets OK

The very first building proposed to launch a major mixed-use project destined to change Little Haiti gained the support of the City of Miami’s influential Urban Development Review Board. At its November meeting the board unanimously recommended approval of what’s identified as Parcel 11, part of the Magic City Innovation District – Little Haiti SAP…

Miami board denies Wynwood Station mixed-use project

A mixed-use residential project planned for the east side of the Wynwood Arts District, near Midtown and Edgewater, was denied by the City of Miami’s Urban Development Review Board. Developer-owner Newcomb Properties #2 LLC plans to build Wynwood Station at 45 NE 27th St. But the board voted unanimously Nov. 17 to deny the project, after voicing…

Bonanza may raise Miami-Dade Transit federal funding by 24% to 30%

Funds directed to Miami-Dade transit projects from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will increase federal formula transit funds 24% to 30% and the county will still compete for additional money through grant programs, Eulois Cleckley, director of the Department of Transportation and Public Works, (DTPW) told Miami Today. The funds are to be used to…

Poseidon Ferry looks for dock use at Miami City Hall

As passenger counts on Poseidon Ferry’s Miami-Miami Beach route, now at about 120-150 riders a day, continue to rise, CEO Johnathan Silvia is looking ahead to adding service to Coconut Grove in January. With the help of Irene Hegedus, the county’s chief of transportation enhancement, the company is working on a docking agreement at Dinner Key Marina, just behind City…

Is privately built five-level air cargo hub at MIA too good to be true?

Miami-Dade is weighing an unsolicited offer to fill an air cargo gap made public last month amidst a global air shipping boom. The developer asks to multiply cargo capacity at a new vertical hub at landlocked Miami International Airport and pay for it all. If this sounds too good to be true, it might be. Details have yet to be unveiled and, if the county follows its…

Treasury Department to ease rent relief backlogs with reallocations

States struggling to keep rent relief efforts alive could soon benefit from a Treasury Department plan to reallocate funds. Rental-assistance money would be shifted from municipalities with unused funds to those who desperately need it, the Wall Street Journal reported. Officials didn’t specify to the Journal which states and municipalities would gain and lose funds…

Black Friday retail traffic stuck below pre-pandemic levels

Even after the peak of the pandemic, Black Friday no longer appears to be the saving grace of retailers around the country. Retail traffic in the United States dropped 28.3 percent from 2019’s holiday, according to preliminary data from Sensormatic Solutions reported by CNBC. The data show traffic was up 47.5 percent from last year, when coronavirus restrictions and…

Terranova scores $55M refi of Miracle Mile portfolio in Coral Gables

Terranova Corp. secured a $55 million refinance of its Miracle Mile portfolio in downtown Coral Gables, as the firm continues to take advantage of low interest rates. Miami Beach-based Terranova, led by Chairman Stephen Bittel, received the financing from City National Bank. The debt consolidates and replaces loans from three lenders on 14…

AJ Capital Partners invests in Opportunity Zone portfolio in Miami’s Little River

MVW Partners secured a majority investment from a real estate firm that focuses on Opportunity Zone projects. Adventurous Journeys (AJ) Capital Partners, based in Nashville, Tennessee, partnered with Miami-based MVW Partners to acquire the majority ownership of the 24-acre portfolio MVW has assembled in Miami’s Little River, according to Matthew Vander…

Kosher hotels planned near Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

Wyndham Grand in Hollywood by Sharon Sharaby Jewish tourists who want to visit the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood will be able to stay at a kosher hotel directly across the street starting next year, and they may have another kosher option near the tribal resort by 2024. The 100-room Wyndham Dolce Kosher House Hotel will have a…

Mindspace gets $72 million induction to continue shared-space expansion

Israeli shared-office space provider Mindspace has secured $72 million to help fuel its expansion in Europe, the United States and its home country. The fundraising round was led by Harel Insurance Investment and Financial Services to help Mindspace, which manages 1 million square feet of office space in 32 branches across 17 cities and seven countries…

Jared Kushner looks to Persian Gulf for investment-firm financing

Jared Kushner (Getty) Jared Kushner, who worked closely with Arab states on behalf of the US government and his father-in-law, then-President Donald Trump, is looking to the Persian Gulf to raise money for his new investment firm — a move that has ethics watchdogs on high alert. The New York Times reports that Kushner, the former CEO of Kushner Properties…

Crypto-talk: Real Estate in the Metaverse – “How deep does this “rabbit hole go?”

With regard to capital appreciation, real estate has traditionally been considered to be one of the more popular investment options. Remember, it is a limited resource whose value is intrinsically related to its status as a scarce resource. What happens, though, when real estate begins to lose its sense of reality? Please allow me to introduce you to the world of…

Crypto-talk: Sample framework for the trade of real-estate ownership rights via blockchain-enabled technologies, including NFTs – powered by ESQ.title

This article provides a sample framework for the trade of real-estate ownership rights via the “encapsulation” of those rights in a Non-Fungible Token (NFT), as well as NFT participation in the DeFi sector and the potential of providing crypto title insurance, for added confidence and security.  Moreover, this Crypto-talk article will address some of the…

Rents in New York and South Florida metros surged more than 30%, led nationwide rise

Average monthly rents rose by 13 percent since last year, with the bulk of the price surges recorded in popular metro areas, according to a new report from Redfin. The report pins the average monthly rent nationwide in October at $1,858, a 12.5 percent year-over-year rise from 2020. Average rent in October in 2020 was only $1,651, but has been rising ever since.

The Fed: Beige Book Contacts Expect Price Pressures to Ease in 2022

The latest Beige Book report on economic conditions in the Southeast found that prices and wages continued to climb amid a tight labor market and ongoing supply chain challenges. But many expect price pressures to ease next year. On the employment front, turnover rose as employers lured workers from rivals with “significant wage increases and greater…

Lawsuit: Miami Beach Sidewalk Café Crackdown Would Be ‘Death Sentence’ For Restaurants

A crackdown on sidewalk cafés in Miami Beach means that 13 existing establishments could fail to qualify for renewed permits and be shut down by Tuesday, Nov. 30, potentially causing a ripple effect for landlords, a lawsuit warns. The Lincoln Theater and Lincoln Associates, parent companies of Tapelia restaurant and Ole Ole steakhouse, are suing…

The South Florida Answer to West Coast Logistic Bottlenecks

South Florida’s industrial market fundamentals, particularly for bulk warehouse space, blew through the third quarter of 2021 on strong leasing demand and new construction. The region’s healthy consumer market and growing population helped push investor and occupier confidence in the industrial market, which is likely to continue through 2022. The backlog…

Boca Raton office buildings sell in separate trades for $49M

Tricera Capital led by Ben Mandell, bought Milan at Town Center at 1675 North Military Trail, and Beverly, Massachusetts-based Brookwood Financial Partners, led by Chairman and CEO Thomas Nicholas Trkla, bought Sabre Centre I at 5901 Northwest Broken Sound Parkway. In separate deals totaling $49.1 million, Tricera Capital and Brookwood…

Overlooked downtown West Palm Beach area poised for redevelopment as Nora District

Downtown West Palm Beach’s growth has caught the eye of developers and real estate investors, but one district has been left out of the activity. Now, this is poised to change. The city, working with NDT Development and Place Projects, wants to implement a set of building regulations aimed at breathing life into the area anointed…

Two Roads, Alpha Blue score $122M construction loan for West Palm Beach condo project

Two Roads Development and Alpha Blue Ventures scored a $121.5 million construction loan for their luxury condominium tower in West Palm Beach. The development duo are planning the 24-story waterfront Forté at 1309 South Flagler Drive, overlooking the Lake Worth Lagoon and Palm Beach. Little Rock, Arkansas-based Bank OZK provided the financing, according…

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Scroll Through Google Streetviews of Miami’s Skyline for the Past 14 Years

Anyone that has had the pleasure of driving across the bridge to Key Biscayne, or even better, to walk, bike, or run on it, has to have noticed what a great view one gets of Miami’s rapidly growing skyline. What one loses track of is how much that skyline view is changing over time. SCROLL DOWN to check out these Google StreetView images recorded over the years:

2007 Miami Skyline

2009 Miami Skyline

2012 Miami Skyline

2015 Miami Skyline

2021 Miami Skyline

These changes in Miami’s skyline are mirrored in the areas demographic and economic trends (33130, 33131, other Miami-Dade County zip codes) and property trends, all of which have been on a fairly steady upward trend as the city is increasingly noticed by global investors.  The Four Seasons Hotel Miami building dominates the skyline in this view.  It will be joined soon by a number of other large buildings as Miami continues to enjoy significant growth, particularly in its urban core.  Thus, the skyline seems destined to continue to change.

This post, originally published in 2015, is here republished updated with a 2021 Google Streetview image.

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Video: Q4 Multifamily Update with RealPage Senior Manager-Market Analytics Carl Whitaker

Given what has been going on in multifamily, this one is must see video. Discussed are southeast markets, concentrating on Florida, noting that something like 9 out of the top 30 markets are in Florida.

Addressed in whether the increased demand in Zoom towns (desirable locations that accommodate remote workers) continue? Also, will the 2021 sales volume surge from the 1031 like-kind exchange scare and capital gains increase dissipate in 2022? In what ways have eviction moratoriums impacted the market? What are the cap rate and performance trends today and further out? Which markets are hot and which are not? He also noted that multifamily investing today is 44% of commercial real estate investment, about double what it was two decades ago.

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Video: Hugh Kelly PhD on Central Business District Recovery; Big City Markets Defy COVID Expectations

Hugh Kelly, PhD, joins Michael to discuss how central business districts in major cities are recovering, despite pandemic hesitations. With Miami now having the third most dense skyline in the United States, this conversation is highly relevant to Miami area commercial real estate investors. To some degree, this is reality check pushback on the idea that “central business districts are on the way out.” He goes through an interesting set of statistics displaying trends and performance in different metropolitan areas. Very interesting…

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