Stories written by Allie Schwartz

Office leasing broker named for the Building on Ponce Circle

Office leasing broker named for the Building on Ponce Circle

Miami-based commercial real estate brokerage and advisory firm Blanca Commercial Real Estate has been named the exclusive leasing agent for The Building on Ponce Circle, a 58,000-square-foot, Class A office building at 2990 Ponce de Leon Blvd. in the Coral Gables business district. The unique six-story office property stands out for its modern architectural design [...]

Merrick Manor Sales Center celebrates grand opening

Merrick Manor Sales Center celebrates grand opening

Merrick Manor, Coral Gables’ first luxury condominium to launch since Miami’s most recent building boom, celebrated the official grand opening of its brand new sales center on Jan. 24 with a special cocktail party hosted by developer The Astor Companies and Cervera Real Estate. More than 1,200 real estate professionals, prospective buyers and guests from [...]

Real estate elite preview, Merrick Manor ,in Coral Gables,

Real estate elite preview Merrick Manor in Coral Gables

Miami’s real estate elite gathered at Artefacto’s Coral Gables showroom in The Village of Merrick Park on Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, as The Astor Companies and Cervera Real Estate unveiled plans for Merrick Manor, Coral Gables’ newest luxury condominium. At the cocktail reception, the developers behind Merrick Manor — Astor’s father-andson team Henry and Peter [...]

396 Alhambra North Tower earns LEED Gold Certification

396 Alhambra North Tower earns LEED Gold Certification

The 163,000-square-foot North Tower at 396 Alhambra has been awarded LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). 396 Alhambra, a new mixed-use office and retail development in Coral Gables developed by Agave Holdings LLC, becomes the first Coral Gables building to achieve LEED Gold status in the Core and Shell category, which [...]

BrickellHouse condo opens new state-of-the-art sales gallery

Members of the BrickellHouse Team (Cervera Real Estate and Newgard Development Group) gather for a group photo.

South Florida-based Newgard Development Group, the developer of Miami’s BrickellHouse condominium, has announced the official opening of its new state-of-the-art sales gallery on Brickell Avenue, the area’s first standalone sales center to rise since the city’s 2008 real estate boom. The BrickellHouse sales gallery showcases modern elements and high-end finishes that emulate the sophisticated look [...]

Brickell Bay Office Tower transacts leases for 107,770 rsf during 2011

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Brickell Bay Office Tower, a 32-story, class A office tower located in Miami’s Brickell Financial District, completed lease transactions totaling 107,770 rentable square feet (rsf) of space in 2011. In all, 22 leases were finalized at the 280,500 square foot office tower, with 11 leases representing renewals and/or expansions by existing tenants. The completed leases [...]

50-year-old law firm moving to Gables Business District

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Richman Greer PA, a law firm offering a wide range of litigation and business-related legal services in Miami and West Palm Beach, has announced that it will relocate its Downtown Miami office to the 396 Alhambra office complex — a new, two-tower, 275,081-rentable-square-foot (rsf) mixed-use office and retail development located in the heart of the [...]

AON Group renews its lease at Brickell Bay Office Tower

Brickell Bay Office Tower

By Allie Schwartz.... Global risk management and insurance firm AON Group has renewed its lease for 38,000 square feet at Brickell Bay Office Tower, marking the largest transaction completed in the Brickell office market so far this year. AON Group, which maintains its position as Brickell Bay Office Tower’s anchor tenant, has called the class [...]

New Hampton Inn & Suites seeks to be first LEED-certified hotel

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By Allie Schwartz.... Downtown Miami’s sizzling hospitality market is about to get a whole lot greener as a new Hampton Inn & Suites in the Brickell Financial District sets its sights on becoming the city’s first LEED-certified hotel. When Hospitality Operations Inc.’s new 221-room Hampton Inn & Suites Miami Brickell-Downtown opens its doors this fall, [...]

MAM’s structural foundation now complete in Miami’s Museum Park

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By Allie Schwartz.... The team spearheading the development of Miami Art Museum’s new Herzog and de Meuron-designed facility in Downtown Miami’s Museum Park has completed the building’s structural foundation, marking the last major milestone before vertical construction begins. The new Miami Art Museum (MAM) is scheduled to open to the public in 2013. News of [...]

First phase of 396 Alhambra complete and open to tenants

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By Allie Schwartz.... One of Coral Gables’ architectural landmarks has been transformed into the city’s newest class A office building. The owners of 396 Alhambra, a 273,000-square-foot mixed-use office and retail development underway in the heart of the Coral Gables, have announced the completion of the project’s South Tower, a seven-story, 87,000-square-foot office building. The [...]

Genting selects Arquitectonica for Resorts World Miami project

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By Allie Schwartz.... After considering several world-class architects, Genting Malaysia Berhad (Genting) has selected Miami-based Arquitectonica as the master plan architect for Resorts World Miami. An official signing ceremony with KT Lim, chair and chief executive of Genting, and Bernardo Fort-Brescia, co-founder and principal of Arquitectonica, took place during a June reception for more than [...]

Yes, MAM gets $1 million pledge from BoA Charitable Foundation

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By Allie Schwartz.... Miami Art Museum’s ongoing capital campaign received a big boost on May 17 as Miami’s business, civic and cultural leaders gathered to honor the private sector’s collective impact on South Florida’s cultural landscape during the Museum’s Fourth Annual Corporate Luncheon. In accepting MAM’s Corporate Honors Award, Bank of America (BoA), one of [...]

Miami Art Museum luncheon to honor Bank of America

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By Allie Schwartz.... Miami’s business, civic and cultural leaders will gather to honor the private sector’s impact on South Florida’s cultural landscape during the fourth annual Miami Art Museum (MAM) Corporate Luncheon on Friday, May 13. Bank of America, one of the world’s largest financial institutions and a mainstay of support in South Florida’s cultural [...]