Entering 2018, Mike Pappas predicted developers would start lowering prices on luxury condos to accelerate absorption in an increasingly oversupplied market. To read the entire article from the The Real Deal, please click here.

MIAMI — Perhaps it is not surprising the area’s office market is changing but it may be news to some that downtown’s population now of 250,000 has helped it evolve from a daytime business market into a 24-hour live-work-play city. To read the entire article from the GlobeSt.com, please click here.

Better known for presiding over Miami’s Downtown Development Authority as executive director, Alyce Robertson has been named the 2018 South Florida Tourism Professional of the Year, authority directors learned at their monthly meeting. To read the entire article from the Miami Today, please click here.

The concluding 2018 has been a strong year for the sale of office and commercial real estate, according to the latest Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA) 2018 report for Office Tenant Trends in Downtown Miami and Miami real estate leaders. There has been $1.6 billion worth of downtown office sales since 2010. To read the […]

Directors of Miami’s Downtown Development Authority learned last month that the Miami Film Festival is moving downtown; almost 80% of films will be shown in venues in the city’s core. To read the entire article from the Miami Today, please click here.

Directors of Miami’s Downtown Development Authority voted Friday to continue two previous digital advertising programs in cooperation with Expedia and the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau, and to fund the effort at $50,000. To read the entire article from the Miami Today, please click here.

The tale of Miami’s Cuban community is the quintessential American success story. Chased into political exile, they found a fledgling city they soon would call home. To read the entire article from SFBJ, please click here.

The Miami Film Festival is taking a lead from the cool kids and leaving South Beach for the hipper downtown Miami area. To read the entire article from the Miami Herald, please click here.

The mayor stood up from his seat in City Hall to tell the audience gathered to honor him that he wanted to avoid this moment. Maurice Ferré, the six-term mayor of Miami who has been referred to as the “father of modern Miami,” was honored by Miami’s City Commission Thursday when it unanimously voted to […]

Miami didn’t land Amazon.com’s massive second headquarters, but the city’s downtown has attracted a larger share of technology companies in recent years, according to a new study of the office market by the Downtown Development Authority (DDA). To reach the entire article from the SFBJ, please click here.

In the 10 years since the Great Recession, no U.S. city has undergone as significant a change as downtown Miami. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.

South Florida made Amazon.com’s short list for a second headquarters, but the e-commerce giant ultimately passed over the region for HQ2. Click here to read the entire article from the South Florida Business Journal.

Jeff Bezos went to high school in Miami, and Florida loves to dangle its lack of state income tax in front of out-of-state businesses. But despite those factors, South Florida was unable to land Amazon’s second headquarters. Click here to read the entire article on BisNow.

Amazon.com Inc.’s AMZN -2.42% change of plans for its massive second headquarters leaves cities in a bind in the final hours. Click here to read the entire article Wall Street Journal online.

Developer Lissette Calderon has launched her fourth project along the Miami River – a once-polluted waterway that has turned into a commercial and residential destination in Florida’s second-largest city. Click here to read the entire article from CoStar.

To lure tech firms, the Downtown Development Authority on Friday unveiled plans to position Miami as a innovation center, a campaign modeled on its 2013 push to add financial service firms. Click here to read the entire article from Miami Today.

MIAMI–It’s a familiar name but not the one you think. And it may be something of a surprise in this condo-burdened area. The news: The Trump Group closed on a $558 million loan for their newest condo, the Estates at Acqualina along the Atlantic Ocean in Sunny Isles. Click here to read the entire article […]

Looking past the image of the non-stop dance floor movement to Latin rhythms in the bars on Calle Ocho, Miami is a destination that is open to the world, a cosmopolitan city in constant mutation. Click here to read the entire article of elEconomista.

El suelo de Miami sigue estando de moda entre los promotes. Algunos de su protagonistas repasan historia y experiencias. Marque aqui para leer el articulo completo de elEconomista.es.

The Miami-Dade Beacon Council, la agencia de desarrollo economico de Miami-Dade presidida por Michael A. Finney, capitaliza ser una de las ciudades que compiten por la segunda sede del gigante de la logistica. En juego, 5.000 millones de dolares. Marque aqui para leer el articulo completo de elEconomista.es.

El sector inmobiliario de Miami aprendió las duras lecciones de la crisis de 2008 y una década después, con una base y una estructura más sólidas, ha alcanzado la estabilidad en un panorama sin señales de “burbuja”, según sus conocedores. Click here to read the entire article from the Agencia EFE.

For the first time in 18 years, Ultra Music Festival doesn’t have a home in downtown Miami. The internationally renowned three-day electronic dance music festival, attended by hundreds of thousands from around the world and viewed by millions online, might have to turn to a plan B to keep the bass bumping in Miami after […]

For the first time in 18 years, Ultra Music Festival doesn’t have a home in downtown Miami. The internationally renowned three-day electronic dance music festival, attended by hundreds of thousands from around the world and viewed by millions…. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.

Across South Florida, sales of apartment buildings dipped this year — yet multifamily remains one of the strongest property types, a market study found. Click here to read the entire article from the Daily Business Review.com.

En un esfuerzo por abordar el problema de las personas sin hogar de Miami, los funcionarios de la ciudad dieron a conocer un nuevo baño público permanente el miércoles. Click here to read the entire article from Cuba en Miami.

El baño, equipado con inodoro, lavabo y un lugar para desechar las agujas de forma segura, estará abierto de 8:30 a.m. a 8:30 p.m., los siete días de la semana, en la afueras de la biblioteca pública del Condado. Click here to read the entire article from Diario Las Americas.

MIAMI–The once-hot Miami condo market generally continues to wind down with a few exceptions — such as the recent sale of an upper penthouse at CMC Group’s Brickell Flatiron tower for a record-breaking $13.2 million, the highest price paid for a condo in the submarket since 2007, according to a report. Click here to read […]

Need some relief in Miami? The city Wednesday unveiled what it’s calling “the first permanent public restroom” in the downtown area. Click here to read the entire article from SunSentinel.

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A project that officials say is the first of its kind in Florida opened on Wednesday in Miami. Officials in the Magic City held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for “The Miami pit stop,” the first public restroom in downtown Miami. Click here to read the entire article from CBS Miami.

Cassandra Strozier waved her hand as she scanned downtown Miami, gesturing toward the streets she used to sleep on. The 54-year-old explained her effort to end her homelessness, a goal frustrated by her trouble finding someone who would employ her after she got out of prison. Click here to read the entire article from the […]

People experiencing homelessness in Miami now have access to a new bathroom after the city opened on Wednesday its first permanent toilet in Downtown. Click here to read the entire article from WLRN.

MIAMI – To an effort to address Miami’s homelessness problem, city officials unveiled a new permanent public restroom Wednesday. Outside the Miami-Dade Main Public Library, the restroom cost more than $300,000 to build and is equipped with a toilet, sink and a place to safely dispose of needles. An attendant will staff the restroom, which […]

The steady decline in condo resale prices and swelling inventory levels in downtown Miami have discouraged developers from launching new projects, according to the mid-year 2018 report from the Miami Downtown Development Authority. Click here to head the entire article from the S. Florida Business Journal.

After a more than eight-year run that changed the Magic City’s skyline, Greater Downtown Miami’s condo cycle is likely nearing the end. Click here to read the entire article from The Real Deal.

How to get from Point A to Point B – wayfinding – is a valuable system to have in a large and growing city. Click here to read the entire article from Miami Today.

Miami’s Artistic Core The three-day Dowtown Art Days will be packed with family events, outdoor installations, and exhibits at participating studios, galleries, co-ops and museums…. Click here to read the entire article from Biscayne Times.

Prepare for art overload. For a fourth consecutive year, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts will host to ArtsLaunch, a 12-hour celebration to mark the beginning of Miami’s arts season. It’ll happen Saturday, September 8, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Click here to read the entire article from Miami New Times.

Friday, September 7th through Sunday, September 9th, 2018 enjoy ArtDays now in its 7th year, brings the community together with arts and culture institutions, galleries and artists in Downtown Miami. Click here to reach the entire article from Miami Art Scene.

The Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA) along with the cultural institutions, galleries, and artists in Downtown are coming together to present three fun-filled days of special programs and free events during the seventh annual DWNTWN Art Days, Sept. 7-9. Click here to read the entire article from Miami’s Community Newspapers.

The Miami DDA along with the cultural institutions, galleries, and artists in Downtown Miami are coming together to present three fun-filled days of special programs and free events at the seventh annual Art days, September 7-9, 2018. Click here to read the entire article from SoFlaNights.com.

Downtown Miami comes alive with art and culture Sept. 7-9 for the three-day DWNTWNArt Days festival, which is spearheaded by the Downtown Development Authority. Most events are free. The full schedule can be found at the link. Click here to read the entire article from Miami on the Cheap.

Magic Leap, the secretive Plantation-based tech company that has raised more than $2 billion in venture capital to build sophisticated 3D software, has finally come to market. Click here to read the entire article of the Miami Herald.

When $400 million Silicon Valley investment fund 500 Startups arrived in Miami this spring to establish its new East Coast office, the move was hailed as another step in Miami’s ongoing transformation into a 21st-century economy. Click here to read the entire article of the Miami Herald.

In a recent weekday, a couple walked into our sales center armed with an iPad full of floor plans, a mortgage application and information on comps, ready to make a commitment. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.

Reasoning that there are riverwalks and baywalks all over the country “but there is only one Miami,” the principals of the Savino & Miller Design Studio came up with a new name and logo for the city’s growing baywalk-riverwalk,… Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Today.

Alarmed that a “summer jaialai” and poker room has won state approved to open at 3030 Biscayne Blvd., directors of Miami’s Downtown Development Authority on Friday added their voices to growing protests by community leaders…. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Today.

Balancing downtown residents’ quality of life against the economic impact and sizzle of the hugely popular Ultra Music Festival is a tricky act, directors of Miami’s Downtown Development Authority said Friday. Click here to read the entire article from Miami Today.

With a fresh infusion of $300,000 from Miami’s Downtown Development Authority, it books as if a wayfinding system for downtown might finally become a really. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Today.

The iconic Walgreens building at 200 E. Flagler St. in downtown Miami has a new owner with big plans for the future of the historic property. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.

As the World Cup rages and Miami ramps up its commitment to soccer, local companies are finding ways to marry the beautiful game to business. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.

The reelection in Turkey of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last month did little to encourage foreign real-estate investors who have been avoiding the country because of his authoritarian rule. Click here to read the entire article from The Wall Street Journal.

The developer of the 60 story Paramount Miami Worldcenter recently modified the residential tower’s design, adding a 5,000 sq.ft., rooftop “skyport” to accommodate future vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. Developer Dan Kodsi noted that Uber Elevated says it will begin testing such air taxis in 2020. Click here to read the full article from Florida […]

When Ana Grimaldi and her husband, Lucio, relocated from New York City to Miami six years ago, the couple already had a young son. But instead of a family-friendly suburb, the pair opted to settle in Brickell, mostly to be close to Lucio’s workplace. Click here to read the full article from the Miami Herald.

Florida’s long-running effort to lure Wall Street hotshots is gaining traction thanks to a provision in the federal tax law that hits residents of high-tax states. Click here to read the full article from Bloomberg.

In an effort to reduce rush-hour congestion in downtown Miami, the Florida Department of Transportation is requesting a shift in Brickell Avenue drawbridge closure times by the U.S. Coast Guard, which regulates boat traffic on the Miami River. Click here to read the full article from the Miami Herald.

Cuando Ana Grimaldi y su esposo, Lucio, se mudaron de Nueva York a Miami hace seis años, ya tenían un hijo pequeño. Pero en lugar de buscar en un suburbio, la pareja optó por establecerse en Brickell, en lo fundamental para estar más cerca del trabajo de Lucio. Click here to read the full article […]

Pareciera que el Downtown de Miami se renueva cada día. El área se ha convertido en un floreciente destino para pasarla bien en familia y por eso, constantemente está ampliando su oferta de atracciones y entretenimiento. Estos son nuestros “top 5” más recientes. Click here to read the full article from Miami.com.

Next month, a swanky new hotel will debut in Midtown Miami, signaling what’s likely to be the start of a transformation for the downtown Miami corridor that, until only last year, was a lodging desert. Click here to read the full article from the Miami Herald.

If some directors of Miami’s Downtown Development Authority have softened their opposition to a plan to extend State Road 836 to the west and south, chalk it up to a visit by County Mayor Carlos Gimenez. Click here to read the full article from the Miami Today.

Miami’s Downtown Development Authority was the latest stop last week on a pitching tour by Formula One representatives. The company is interested in bringing the race to Miami, and representatives have met with city and county officials, among others. Click here to read the full article from the Miami today.

Directors of Miami’s Downtown Development Authority have once again voted to delay the resumption of renovations on Flagler Street, this time for 30 days. But some signaled that they are getting weary of the postponements. Click here to read the full article from the Miami today.

In 2010, when LeBron James announced during a televised ESPN special that he would be “taking his talents to South Beach” and joining the Miami Heat, Floridians chuckled, because while South Beach is the main tourist drag on a barrier island, the Heat’s stadium is actually located across a causeway, on the mainland in downtown […]

Every weekday, Mike Kovensky of Delray Beach, Florida, wakes up at 4:30 a.m. and drives 50 miles to Miami, where he runs sales and marketing for the InterContinental Hotel. “So what I do is I come to the hotel, work out, shower, and get ready here,” Kovensky says. “Because if I do that all at […]

Brightline’s train service is set to officially begin in Miami on May 19. Officials made the start date announcement following a media event Friday morning. Click here to read the full article from WSVN 7 News.

The Miami River is one of the city’s great unsung assets. But traversing the waterway gets more problematic by the year as downtown continues to grow at a vertigo-inducing pace. Click here to read the full article from the Miami Herald.

Commuters in Miami-Dade County will have a new form of transportation to visit Broward and Palm Beach counties starting next week. Brightline, a passenger rail that offers non-stop service between Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach, will officially launch Saturday, May 19, revealed Brightline representatives at a Miami ribbon-cutting ceremony held Friday, May 11. […]

If asked to describe her roles as an influential businesswoman, Alyce Robertson need look no further than outside her office window. Click here to read the full article from the SF Business Journal.

Rush hour relief could be on the horizon if changes in lockdown times for the Brickell Avenue drawbridge are approved by the U.S. Coast Guard. Click here to read the full article from the Miami Herald.

An actual bridge now divides the mayors of Miami and Miami-Dade, with the two local rivals taking opposite sides on whether Florida flubbed selecting an iconic design for redoing I-395 over the city’s downtown. Click here to read the full article from the Miami Herald.

A real-estate investment group has rolled out a $300 million lending business targeting foreign investors who already have made big down payments on units in Miami condominium projects but prefer to borrow the balance when the units are delivered. Click here to read full article from the Wall Street Journal.

Of all the changes taking place in Miami right now, one of the least appreciated may be the region’s growth as a technology hub. Click here to read the full article from CURBED.  

More than just an urban setting, Brickell enters its next phase offering lifestyle, culinary, and cultural components. Click Here to read the full article from Ocean Drive.

After a lobbying campaign by parents and powerful business interests, the upscale Brickell area will likely get not one but two new schools. Click here to read the full article from the Miami Herald.

The flow of commercial construction loans has hit a hurdle nationwide. Closed loans in 2016 totaled $491 billion, representing a 3% decline from 2015, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. While 2016 still saw the third-highest lending activity since the association began keeping track, the pullback is sure to have some commercial developers watching from […]

De acuerdo con el reporte Anual de Mercado 2016-2017 de la Autoridad de Desarrollo de Downtown Miami, el mercado de esta región llegó al punto máximo de entrega de unidades desde 2008; se estima que durante 2017 se incorporen 3,456 nuevas unidades de condominios. Click here to read the full article of Inmobiliare.

Amid suggestions that a flagging reconstruction of Flagler Street in downtown could drag on until the end of next year, Miami commissioners on Thursday agreed to run every success, setback and minute detail of the project past the downtown business community in hopes of pacifying an influential bloc of frustrated business owners. Click here to […]

This week’s question to South Florida CEOs who are on the Miami Herald CEO Roundtable: How do you feel about Miami’s chances for landing Amazon’s second headquarters? Even if Miami doesn’t land the bid, what do you think being part of the list has done for the city’s profile as a professional hub? Click here to […]

500 Startups, a venture capital and tech accelerator, has chosen Miami as its second UL location, primarily to serve Latin America and the US East Coast, directors of Miami’s Downtown Development Authority learned Friday. It first location is in Silicon Valley. Click here to read the full article from the Miami Today.

In a surprise to almost no one in Miami’s startup scene, 500 Startups is putting down deeper roots in the Magic City. Click here to read full article from the Miami Herald.

Silicon Valley venture capital firm 500 Startups will open offices in downtown Miami. An investor in more than 2,000 companies worldwide, the firm’s expansion to South Florida is aimed at identifying new deal opportunities in Latin America and within the local landscape, CEO Christine Tsai said. Click here to read full article of the South FL […]

Venture capital firm 500 Startups opened an office this month in Miami, a boost for the fledgling technology hub that’s seen companies form and then struggle to secure funding. Click here to read full article from Bloomberg Tech.

Two major cities in Miami-Dade have new mayors: Miami Beach and Miami. What Issues would you like to see mayors Dan Gelber and Francis Suarez address this year? Click here to read the full article from the Miami Herald.

Miami, una ciudad construida sobre la expansión suburbana, es hoy un laboratorio de pruebas para compañías como Ford y Uber que están buscando nuevos métodos de tránsito para transformar el paradigma de la dependencia del automóvil. Click here to read the full article from Revista Summa.

Thousands of people were snooping around Miami and looking for clues to solve the Herald Hunt. Click here to read the full article from 7 News.

With the Miami area’s population climbing and available land on the decline, transit-oriented development is emerging in the market as an attractive means both for tackling the resulting challenges and keeping up with market preferences — and lawyers are positioned to play a central role in its advancement. Click here to read full article from […]

After six years the ‘Herald Hunt’ is back! Click here to read full article from NBC 6.

Looking for a co-working space in Miami? You’ve got options- by one measure, more than any other city in the US. Click here to read the full article from the Miami Herald.

This week’s question to South Florida CEOs who are on the Miami Herald CEO Roundtable: What would you do if one of your employees began espousing extreme views in the workplace? Click here to read the full article from the Miami Herald.

Incidents of violence over the past several years haven’t been limited to public spaces. Click here to read the full article from the Miami Herald.

The notion that an active cultural milieu can have a broad-ranging economic impact is certainly not a novel concept for most real estate developers. Сlick here to read the full article from Urban Land.

This week’s question to South Florida CEOs who are on the Miami Herald CEO Roundtable: Incidents of violence over the past several years haven’t been limited to public spaces. Click here to read the full article from the Miami Herald.

Las autoridades de Miami y Fort Lauderdale buscan que compañias con gran capacidad de innovacion y que produzcan cambios importantes en la forma en que las personas viven, se establezca en sus ciudades. Click here to read full article from Vida y Exito.

Just last month, a fleet of brand-new passenger trains, painted in eye-popping colors such as magenta, azure and lime green, all with yellow accents, started carrying riders between Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. Click here to read the full article from Governing.

CEOs: Employees of all ages valued. continues… Click here to read full article from the Miami Herald.

Amazon short-listed South Florida for its coveted second headquarters, HQ2, though most analysts expect Miami to be the focal point should the online retail giant decide to move to the region. Click here to read the full article of CoStar.

The $1 billion Brickell City Center, which includes a shopping center, offices, luxury condos and a hotel, opened in Miami just south of the Miami River in late 2016. Click here to read the full article from the New York Times.

This week’s question to South Florida CEOs who are on the Miami Herald CEO Roundtable: How do you plan your new year goals and how do you encourage your employees to work toward a fruitful new year? Click here to read the full article from the Miami Herald.

This week’s question to South Florida CEOs who are on the Miami Herald CEO Roundtable: How is the ongoing instability in affordable health provisions affecting your company? Click here to read the full article from the Miami Herald.

Of five sites in Miami-Dade submitted in a regional bid, three are in or near Overtown, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez told The Real Deal. Click here to read the full article from The Real Deal.

Miami officials and business leaders are celebrating just making the top-20 cut of cities that might host Amazon’s second headquarters, even if Amazon HQ2 doesn’t ultimately pan out. Click here to read the full artiche from Curbed Miami.

How is your company preparing for future Automation? Click here to read the full article from Miami Herald.

We haven’t seen any direct impacts on our company as a result of the post-storm challenges. Click here to read the full article from the Miami Herald.

It watched Miami morph from outpost to urban Center. Click here to read the full article from the Miami Herald.