Articles by Oscar Nunez

Construction Completes On Villa Valencia At 515 Valencia Avenue In Coral Gables

Construction is complete on Villa Valencia, 13-story luxury residential high-rise building at 515 Valencia Avenue in Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County. Designed by local architect Hamed Rodriguez Architects with Miami-based L&ND as the landscape architect and developed by Miami-based Location Ventures, the approximately 154-foot-tall structure comprises a distinguished collection of just 39 luxury condominiums ranging from two to three-bedroom units. The development integrates the revolutionary Delos’ DARWIN Home Wellness Intelligence network which provides advanced air purification, water filtration, lighting solutions and enhanced sleep systems. Villa Valencia recently received its Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO); closings are currently underway, and residents have begun to occupy their residences. Winmar Construction served as the general contractor.

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PMG And Greybrook Shift 49-Story Downtown Miami Project To Condos And Short-Term Rentals, Launched As The Elser Hotel & Residences

National investment and development firm Property Markets Group and Toronto-based real estate private equity firm Greybrook have changed the programming for a newly completed 49-story project once known as Society Biscayne on the southwest corner of Biscayne Boulevard and Northeast 5th Street. The developers rebranded and launched the 571-foot-tall tower as The Elser Hotel & Residences and the property is now addressed as 398 Northeast 5th Street. The newly completed tower offers 646 fully furnished residences, over 19,000 square feet of curated amenities and 5,000 square feet of prime retail space. PMG Residential is the exclusive sales team for the property, with residences priced from the $600,000’s or the equivalent cryptocurrency exchange rate.

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OKO Group And Cain International Get $97.2 Million In Construction Financing For 34-Story One River In Fort Lauderdale

OKO Group and Cain International have secured $97.2 million in construction financing for their next joint venture development: One River, a new 34-story luxury multifamily tower located addressed as 629 Southeast 5th Avenue in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Financing is broken down into two loans, a senior construction loan provided by Bank OZK, and a mezzanine construction loan provided by JVP Management, which will fund the construction of the tower. One River will encompass 251 high-end apartments and 2,600 square feet of ground level retail space. Vertical construction is scheduled to begin this summer, with delivery expected September 2024.

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Berkadia Arranges $100M Construction Loan For Omega Real Estate To Develop The Gardens Residences In North Miami

Berkadia announces it has arranged $100 million in construction financing, provided by Churchill Real Estate, for Omega Real Estate Management to develop The Gardens Residences, a 9-story, 358-unit mid-rise apartment community designed by Behar Font & Partners with 1,100 square feet of ground floor retail in North Miami, Florida. Located on a 4-acre site at 1155 Northeast 126th Street, just off the Biscayne Boulevard corridor at the gateway to Bay Harbor Islands and Bal Harbour, The Gardens Residences is the first phase of Omega’s plan to transform seven contiguous acres in North Miami into a live-work-play community called “The Gardens District.” Ground breaking is scheduled for July 11, 2022, and is expected to create 828 jobs.

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Citadel Revealed As Buyer Of 2.5-Acre Development Site At 1201 Brickell Bay Drive In Miami

The buyer behind the last remaining prime water front development site in Brickell, 1201 Brickell Bay Drive, has been revealed to be Citadel, a multinational hedge fund and asset management company led by CEO Ken Griffin. The 2.5-acre site sold for a record-breaking $363 million back in April 2022, but the buyer’s identity was hidden behind a Chicago-based limited liability company. Miami-Dade County property records now show the site was sold by TWJ 1201 LLC, an entity linked to Tibor Hollo’s Florida East Coast Realty (FECR), to 1201 Brickell Bay LLC. Hollo paid $15,500,000 for the site nearly 22 years ago, yielding an approximate 2300% profit.

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