Fifield Cos. has opened Avida Aventura, a 266-unit luxury apartment community located at 19401 W. Dixie Highway in Aventura. The project sits steps away from the new Brightline station, with direct access to the Aventura Mall, the fifth-largest mall in the U.S. and one of Miami’s premier dining, retail, and entertainment hubs.

An aging apartment building for seniors in St. Petersburg is slated for a major overhaul that will improve its common spaces, infrastructure, and windows.

South Florida-based Cymbal DLT Companies has secured $114 million in permanent financing for Laguna Gardens, a 341-unit multifamily community in Miami Gardens. The senior and mezzanine loans, provided by Apollo Global Management and RXR Realty Investments, paid off the development’s $102.5 million construction loan issued in 2022 by Related Fund Management, an affiliate of Related Companies.

Grove Prosperity Partners LLC, an entity comprising a church, non-profit organization, and developer, is seeking funds for an affordable housing development in Coconut Grove.

Reader Communities, an Orlando-based master-planned community developer, has acquired a 220-acre site in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida, for the development of Lake Hills, a 560-home 55+ active adult community. The project, designed to provide resort-style living, will offer direct waterfront access to Lake Harris, proximity to Mission Resort & Club’s golf courses, and walkability to a future Publix-anchored shopping center.