“UFC delivered record-setting $47.7M economic impact for Miami In 2023” — This Saturday, March 9, UFC returns to Miami for a second consecutive year, as the Kaseya Center hosts UFC 299: O’MALLEY vs. VERA 2. Click here to read the entire article from Sunburn.

South Florida’s pull as a sports tourism magnet strengthens this weekend as one of the world’s most popular sports entitles comes back to the Kaseya Center in Downtown Miami. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.

Por primera vez en su carrera profesional, Robelis Despaigne sintió lo que era pertenecer a la UFC. Como parte de la maquinaria de promoción de la empresa, el cubano participó en varias entrevistas con medios importantes, firmó posters y hasta se tomó fotos con estrellas de la talla de Marlon “Chito” Vera. Clic aqui para […]

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will return to the Kaseya Center in Miami for a second consecutive year, and the mixed martial arts league says its matches contribute millions of dollars to the Magic City economy. Click here to read the entire article from SFBJ.

The Miami Downtown Development Authority (Miami DDA) is supporting Downtown businesses to help strengthen the economic vitality of Downtown Miami. The Property Improvement Grant Program provides up to $50,000 to individual businesses and property owners to enhance the overall appearance of their storefronts while supporting increased economic activity and investment. Click here to read the […]

The Miami Downtown Development Authority (Miami DDA) is supporting Downtown businesses to help strengthen the economic vitality of Downtown Miami. The Property Improvement Grant Program provides up to $50,000 to individual businesses and property owners to enhance the overall appearance of their storefronts while supporting increased economic activity and investment. Click here to read the […]

Miami’s Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has taken many steps to bring people to Downtown Miami, said Manolo Reyes, chairman of the DDA and district 4 Commissioner. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Today.

February may mean cold weather in much of the nation, but in Miami, things are heating up like never before thanks to the arrival of the 55th edition of the annual Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show. Click here to read the entire article from yahoo!news.

Feeling nauti: This year’s show has six sites and events that will buoy buyers and yacht lovers alike. Click here to read the entire article from The New York Post.

February may mean cold weather in much of the nation, but in Miami, things are heating up like never before thanks to the arrival of the 55th edition of the annual Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show. Click here to read the entire article from AOL.

Rising from the dead, the neon Big Orange will scale the side of a downtown Miami hotel after all to ring in the New Year. Click here to read the entire article from Yahoo News Online.

Miami’s Downtown Development Authority has launched a no-cost, eco-friendly transit service in partnership with Freebee to improve mobility and ease congestion in the Central Business Disrict. Click here to read the entire article from Miami Today.

Have you noticed dozens of vertical touch screens popping up on Miami sidewalks? They look like human-size billboards or oversized TVs. Click here to read the entire article from The Miami Herald.

Miami, FL (Oct. 3, 2023) — Miami Dade College’s (MDC) renowned Miami Film Festival today unveiled the lineup for its 10th Miami Film Festival (MFF) GEMS, the festival’s fall midseason event taking place from Nov. 2 – 5 at MDC’s Koubek Center and Silverspot Cinema. GEMS will feature 26 films from 14 countries, opening with […]

In recent years, Miami has emerged as a dynamic and vibrant hub for startups, attracting entrepreneurs from all over the world. With its sunny climate, diverse culture, and booming economy, the city has fostered a supportive infrastructure and a wide range of resources to nurture the growth of startups. This article explores the key elements […]

Taxable property values rose by $48 billion in Miami-Dade County this year, amid a surge of development, despite an overall slowdown in real estate sales volume. Click here to read the entire article from The Real Deal.

3 min read May 2023 — Downtown Miami’s new foodhall points to a wider revitalization of the once-iconic neighborhood. Julia & Henry’s, named after some of the city’s most influential backers during its earliest days, is set to open Saturday, June 3. The seven-story foodhall, located at 200 E Flagler St in what was once […]

While office markets across the country continue cooling, Miami’s is ramping up the heat. Click here to read the entire article from LoopNet.  

Our Better Late Than Never Award goes to last week’s Transportation Planning Organization vote to revamp the Miami Downtown Transportation Master Plan to meet current and future needs. Click here to read the entire article from Miami Today.

East along the bay were older single-family homes and drug-rehab centers mixed along Biscayne Boulevard with fast-food drive-throughs. Today that’s a glitzy high-rise residential canyon, Edgewater. Click here to read the entire article from Miami Today.

“This return to the workplace is only going to further fuel demand. We are also seeing more financial and law firms come into the market, and their service providers tend to follow. It’s a positive domino effect that is driving incredible growth,” said Christina Crespi, executive director of the Miami Downtown Authority. Click here to […]

“Metaversity”: un recinto digital dedicado al Metaverso Además de este segundo centro de formación enfocado en Inteligencia Artificial, la institución también tendrá disponible un espacio donde a través de terrenos y edificios hiperrealistas. Clic aqui para leer el articulo de el Miami Diari.com.

Push to train workers for jobs in Miami’s growing tech arena Since he was 18, Christopher Matthews has worked at Pizza Hut and 7–11, done a stint in food delivery and taught carpentry. Now, the Miami native is trying to forge a vocational path that could lead to a promising career. Click here to read […]

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – With no warning and no planning, the people and businesses at the historicHuntington Building in Downtown Miami were rushed out, evacuated, and told the building was anunsafe structure. Click here to read the entire article from Local10.com.

MIAMI (AP) — Since he was 18, Christopher Matthews has worked at Pizza Hut and 7–11, done a stint infood delivery and taught carpentry. Now, the Miami native is trying to forge a vocational path that couldlead to a promising career. Click here to read the entire article from US News & World Report.

Tenants who live and work in the historic Huntington Building in downtown Miami said they were forced to evacuate last Thursday after the structure was deemed unsafe. Click here to read the entire article form WTVJ.

Tenants and owners in a century-old downtown high-rise pressed Miami officials for answers Friday after they suddenly deemed their building unsafe and evacuated it this week. Click here to read the entire article from Local10.com

After gaining notoriety as the center of the housing crisis in the US, Miami is looking to co-living development to calm soaring rent prices. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Today.

Senate President Kathleen Passidomo lent support last week to the latest House effort to close the doors of the business-recruitment agency Enterprise Florida. Click here to read entire article from Miami Today.

Since opening in September Miami Dade College (MDC) North Campus’ state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence (AI) Center has been preparing students and the community for tomorrow’s AI Workforce. Click here to read the entire article from Miami Today.

Miami Dade College’s (MDC) vice president for External Affairs and Strategy and chief of staff, Dr. Maryan Laguna Borrego, has been appointed to the Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Board. Click here to read the entire article from Coral Gables News.

MIAMI – Activity in downtown areas nationally looks different than it used to before the COVID–19 pandemic. Click here to read the entire article from CBS News Miami.

The Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has added five board Members. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Today.

Following another year of rapid growth in the Downtown Miami corridor, the Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA) announced the appointment of five new board members. The appointees include Miami Dade College’s (MDC) Vice President for External Affairs & Strategy and Chief of Staff, Dr. Maryam Laguna Borrego; Mana Fashion Services Managing Director, Martu E. Freeman-Parker; […]

The Miami Downtown Development Authority appointed five new board members: Miam Dade College’s (MDC) Vice President for External Affairs & Strategy and Chief of Staff, Dr. Maryam Laguna Borrego; Mana Fashion Services Managing Director, Martu E. Freeman-Parker; Brightline President, Patrick Goddard; Publicis Groupe Vice President, Amal Solh Kabbani; and founder of the nonprofit organization Skate […]

New World Symphony’s “I Dream a World: The Harlem Renaissance in Europe” takes its name from Langston Hughes’ 1941 poem. As Hughes writes in “I Dream a World,” “I dream a world where black or white, whatever race you be, will share the bounties of the earth.” Click here to read the entire article from […]

Miami Dade College (MDC) opened an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Center at the North Campus last fall. The state-of-the-art facility is designed to prepare tomorrow’s AI workforce. Click here to read the entire article from Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology (Online).

MIAMI, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, January 31, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ — TENNTS, an AI-based proptech startup with smart living technology is delighted to announce its induction into Miami Downtown Development Authority’s (Miami DDA) Incentive Fund Program from early 2023 onwards. Miami DDA will support TENNTS as it establishes its headquarters in the Downtown Miami district, building on […]

MIAMI, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, January 31, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ — TENNTS, an AI-based proptech startup with smart living technology is delighted to announce its induction into Miami Downtown Development Authority’s (Miami DDA) Incentive Fund Program from early 2023 onwards. Miami DDA will support TENNTS as it establishes its headquarters in the Downtown Miami district, building on […]

Miami’s downtown area is transforming as multiple residential units and new restaurants and retail spaces are under development. Click here to read the entire article from the Daily Business Review.

Office rents in Miami have been soaring at what appears to be an unprecedented pace, new reports say. Click here to read the entire article from The Next Miami.  

A London-based financial-technology company is promising to hire or retain 140 people in the Miami area over the next three years. The company has been approved for incentives from the Miami Downtown Development Authority as part of the DDA’s Follow the Sun program aimed at encouraging job creation. Click here to read entire article from […]

The Miami Downtown Development Authority on Friday approved financial incentives for a pair of technology companies that promise to hire or retain 163 people over the next three years. Click here to read the entire article from SFBJ.

Law360 (June 15, 2022, 3:26 PM EDT) — In March 2020, Ryan Holtzman wondered if he’d soon be selling carbohydrates instead of Class A office space. Click here to read the entire article from Law360.

Yet another lease has just been inked at the under-construction 830 Brickell office tower as it nears completion. Click here to read the entire article from The Next Miami.

To reimburse past Miami Downtown Development Authority expenses on community projects and fund future projects that would impact developments in the area, the authority’s board is urging the city to transfer to it almost $10.6 million, a resolution amended on May 20. Click here to read the entire article from Miami Today.

Businesses along Flagler Street received a contribution from the city of Miami, meant to ease a financial burden.

To reimburse past Miami Downtown Development Authority expenses on community projects and fund future projects that would impact developments in the area, the authority’s board is urging the city to transfer to it almost $10.6 million, a resolution amended on May 20. Click here to read the entire article from Miami Today.

Al igual que las grandes metrópolis, la ciudad de Miami tendrá baños públicos. El plan que está en desarrollo utiliza baños portátiles y hoy se inauguró uno nuevo. Entre los propósitos de este proyecto está ofrecerle a los desamparados un espacio de aseo personal. Clic aqui para leer el articulo completo de Telemundo Miami.

Al igual que las grandes metrópolis, la ciudad de Miami tendrá baños públicos. El plan que está en desarrollo utiliza baños portátiles y hoy se inauguró uno nuevo. Entre los propósitos de este proyecto está ofrecerle a los desamparados un espacio de aseo personal. Clic aqui para leer el articulo completo de MiamiDiario.com.

While COVID-19 remains a lingering menace to society, there appears to be no end in sight for the corporate relocation and expansion boom it fostered in Florida. Click here to read the entire article from The SunSentinel.

Kaseya, a global provider of cloud-based information technology management and security software, nearly tripled its office space in Brickell, leasing 64,716 square feet at 777 Brickell. Click here to read the entire article from Florida Trend.

From the beach to downtown to the inland suburbs, Miami-Dade County is growing to serve a dynamic population. Click here to read the entire article from Florida Trend.

From its roots as a vacation destination and emergence generations ago as a hemispheric hub of trade and finance, Greater Miami continues to redefine itself. Click here to read the entire article from Florida Trend.

Interested in developing community relationships or new ventures? Get to know the movers and shakers in Miami-Dade. Click here to read the entire article from Florida Trend.

Long promised and long deferred, the full resuscitation of downtown Miami’s bedraggled Flagler Street — the city’s original main street — may have to wait on the unpredictable designs of quirky entrepreneur Moishe Mana, who controls much of the corridor’s real estate but has yet to realize his grandiose plans for it. Click here to […]

A pair of tech companies were approved Friday to receive funding in exchange for the creation of 34 jobs in Miami over the next three years. The average salaries across those positions would average $80,000 a year. Click here to read the entire article from the SFBJ.

The Flagler Street beautification process downtown is on track with its 30-month schedule. “Flagler Street is coming along beautifully,” Chairman Manolo Reyes told the Miami Downtown Development Authority board March 18. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Today.

One of the world’s largest insurance and risk management companies has signed a lease at 830 Brickell, joining Microsoft, Thoma Bravo, CI Financial, AerCap and WeWork as tenants of the Class A-plus tower in the Brickell Financial District. Click here to read the entire article from the Daily Business Review.

Marsh, a global subsidiary of New York-headquartered Marsh & McLennan Cos. (NYSE: MMC), has signed a lease for about 25,000 square feet of office space at 830 Brickell, the Business Journal has learned. Click here to read the entire article from the SFBJ.  

Miami Dade College just took a major step to becoming an international technology hub. A total of $15 million was pumped into MDC by The Johns S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Miami-Dade County, the City of Miami and the Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA). MDC is expanding its technology innovative programs in applied artificial […]

People, companies and money are pouring into South Florida from around the world in a record boom of migration and investment. For developers and investors lured by the meteoric growth and favorable business conditions in the state, it’s crucial to grasp the region’s key players, its culture and its challenges. Click here to read the […]

The Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA) “Follow the Sun” economic development program has commitments from 18 companies that plan to create more than 2,300 high-wage jobs in downtown Miami over the next three years, the authority says. Click here to read the entire article from Miami Today.

The Downtown Development Authority has spent over $100,000 on barricades, bistro tables and umbrellas to keep restaurants in business during the pandemic, and some want to continue on. Click here to read the entire article from Miami Today.

As Miami’s tech wave continues, Miami Dade College is set to receive $15 million from a quartet of public and nonprofit entities to beef up its technology curriculum — and make artificial intelligence education available to all of its students. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.

A proposed new high-rise project in Downtown Miami will aim to bring workforce housing- and potentially affordable housing- to the Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus to fill a need for more attainable living in the urban core. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.

It’s a new record price for Miami office space — and it’s sending shock waves through the city’s real estate market, at a time when companies are still trying to figure out their return-to-work plans as the coronavirus pandemic drags on. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.

Orange, water-filled barricades have stood outside of downtown Miami restaurants since May 2020 to create space for outdoor dining during the pandemic. At the Downtown Development Authority meeting Jan. 28, the barricades were branded eyesores. Click here to read the entire article from Miami Today.

Miami’s largest condominium developer, Related Group, is planning a large affordable-housing complex in one of the city’s most coveted neighborhoods. Click here to read the entire article from Commercial Observer.

Even though tourism is one of South Florida’s biggest job generators and the hospitality sector took a hard hit in 2020, the Magic City managed to bounce back fairly easily. The metro’s favorable geographical location and business-friendly environment, coupled with a preference for mixed-use buildings, are among the factors leading its resurgence. Click here to […]

Miami developer Camilo Miguel Jr. and Boston-based Rockpoint Group just paid $103 million for 2.8 acres of land in the Brickell Financial District, where they plan to build a residential project with over 1,000 units in multiple towers. Click here to read the entire article from SFBJ.

Mast Capital plans to build a massive complex with a condo tower and two apartment high-rises on a Brickell site. Coconut Grove-based Mast Capital, led by Camilo Miguel Jr., paid $103 million for the land at 1420 South Miami Avenue and proposes 1,250 residential units, according to a news release. Click here to read the […]

El actual “boom” inmobiliario en Miami le debe mucho a una idea nacida de la pandemia: Si puedo trabajar desde cualquier sitio, ¿por qué no vivir en un lugar donde puedo estar al aire libre todo el año sin privarme de lo que ofrece una ciudad? Click here to read the entire article from Agencia […]

i Nueva York es la ciudad que nunca duerme, Miami bien podría ser la ciudad que jamás deja de crecer. Tanto vertical como horizontalmente, el paradisiaco destino bilingüe de aguas azuladas y arenas blancas ha estado recibiendo casi 1.000 nuevos residentes diarios desde 2020, de acuerdo con datos de las firmas de corretaje locales, como […]

The residential market in downtown Miami has bounced back quickly from a dip during the Covid-19 pandemic and is poised for rapid growth, according to a report by the Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA). Click here to read the entire article from SFBJ.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – It’s not just Basel anymore. It’s an entire week where movers and shakers in the art world converge on the Magic City for Miami Art Week, which officially runs from Thursday, Dec. 2 through Sunday, Dec. 5. But, unofficially, things are already opening all around town. Click here to read the […]

Digital art will be a major player during Art Basel next week, as a number of NFT events are scheduled to take place throughout Miami, including the Cube Art Fair. Click here to read the entire article from NBC 6.

Local leaders share insights on their professional journeys and what’s ahead for the city. Click here to read the entire article from Commercial Property Executive.

Local leaders share insights on their professional journeys and what’s ahead for the city. Shortly after the onset of the pandemic, Miami experienced a real estate boom, fueled by large companies relocating or expanding their footprint within the city… Click here to read the entire article from Commercial Property Executive.

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – It is an architectural gem in the heart of downtown Miami, on the National Historic Register, and sitting right in the midst of the revamp of Miami’s downtown Flagler Street. Click here to read the entire article from CBS 4.

Miami’s Downtown Development Authority has added three members to its board of directors. Melissa Tapanes Llahues, Jarred Diamond and Arva Suzenne Graham-Gibson were sworn on Sept 17. Click here to read the entire article from Miami Today.

Miami — Over the last two years, Miami has been attracting venture capitalists, techies, and those interested in crypto. While it may appear to have started with Mayor Francis Suarez’s famous tweet, there’s actually been a clear strategy by other players in the community to attract high-growth and well-paying companies to the area. Click here […]

Downtown Miami is poised to gain more than 1,000 new technology industry jobs by 2024 – and companies will stand to benefit if they hire Miami-Dade County locals. Click here to read the entire article from SFBJ.

Earlier this week, new reports showed the Miami Movement is already moving the needle in South Florida’s venture capital results. In fact, through the end of the third quarter, the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metro set an all-time record for venture dollars invested in South Florida companies, and there are still three months to go in the […]

One year after the Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA) launched its “Follow the Sun” economic development campaign, the agency has secured commitments from 17 new-to-market firms that will create a projected 1,835 high-wage jobs over the next three years. Click here to read the entire article from Miami Today.

Last week, the Miami Herald’s “Tech Trail” examined how many tech jobs have been created so far since the Miami tech boom kicked off in earnest last December. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.

Miami’s mini Manhattan continues to grow and evolve – and not just upwards. Earlier this year, phase one of The Underline – a 10-mile linear park – opened in Brickell, adding tons of outdoor space for exercising, community events and public art to the dense city centre. Click here to read the entire article from […]

MIAMI – It’s hard not to notice that the face of downtown Miami is changing, and with that change also comes impact, specifically on businesses that are not only dealing with the beautification efforts, but also the pandemic. Click here to read the entire article from Local 10 News.

Should the latest news from CI Financial make New Yorkers anxious? The capital of the world. America’s melting pot. The city that never sleeps. Click here to read the entire article from CityWire.

Although 830 Brickell is not slated to open until next year, it continues to attract high-end businesses. CI Financial Corp., a leading Canadian asset and wealth management firm, has become the latest company to announce plans to lease office space in the Class A+ office tower. Click here to read the entire article from SFBW.

Después de una búsqueda de meses, el gigante tecnológico con sede en Redmond, Washington, declaró el miércoles que abrirá una oficina enfocada en América Latina en 830 Brickell, el espacio de oficinas de clase A más nuevo de la ciudad. Clic aqui para leer el articulo completo de El Nuevo Herald.

Like so many Canadian snowbirds who move to Florida for the winter and buy property, a Toronto-based asset manager made another deal for a multibillion-dollar American firm and agreed to site its first U.S. headquarters in the Sunshine State. Click here to read the entire article from Financial Planning.

Taking a page from Canadian snowbirds, CI Financial is setting up a second home in the Sunshine State. Click here to read the entire article from Barron’s.

Canadian-based CI Financial, which has acquired a total 21 RIAs in the U.S., expects to open the new office in 2023, which will initially house core C-suite executives and personnel. Click here to read the entire article from WealthManagement.com.

Just one week after Microsoft announced that it would be taking 50,000 SF at 830 Brickell, CI Financial Corp., a leading Canadian asset and wealth management firm, has announced that they will open their new U.S. headquarters at the Class A-plus office tower which is under construction in the heart of Miami’s Brickell Financial District. […]

From the snowy streets of Toronto to the sunny beaches of Miami, Canadian asset management CI Financial Corp. inked a long-term lease at the 830 Brickell office tower in Downtown Miami. Click here to read the entire article from the Commercial Observer.

Microsoft has announced plans to open offices at the under construction 830 Brickell tower across from Brickell City Centre. Click here to read the entire article from The Next Miami.

Microsoft is opening a new office in Downtown Miami. The firm has signed a new lease for a 50,000-square-foot space in a an office tower currently under construction in the Brickell Financial District. The class-A building is the first standalone tower to be developed in the neighborhood in more than a decade. Click here to […]

It’s been rumored for months but now it is official: Microsoft announced today it is opening a new South Florida office in Miami. The tech giant is leasing about 50,000 square feet at 830 Brickell, the city’s newest Class A office tower now under construction. It will be home to Microsoft’s Latin America team as […]

Microsoft has announced that it is opening a new office by leasing approximately 50,000 square feet at 830 Brickell, the first stand-alone Class A+ office tower to be developed in the City’s Brickell Financial District in over a decade. The developers of 830 Brickell, OKO Group and Cain International, were represented by the Cushman & […]

After a months-long search, the tech giant based in Redmond, Wash., said Wednesday it would open a Latin America-focused office at 830 Brickell, the city’s newest Class A office space. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.

Microsoft has finally landed in Miami, marking the Magic City’s ascension as a tech hub. The tech giant signed a long-term lease at 830 Brickell for approximately 50,000 square feet, Microsoft announced. The deal closed Wednesday morning. Click here to read the entire article from the Commercial Observer.

The full consequence of the tragic Surfside, Florida, condominium collapse won’t be fully realized for years to come. For now, the deadly disaster at the Champlain Towers South stripped some luxury condominium buyers of the comfortable assumption that they’re buying a safely constructed property. Click here to read the entire article from Mansion Global.

Downtown Miami agency offering grants to help Flagler businesses weather construction. Click here to read the entire article from Florida Trend.

Some states, such as New Jersey and New York, have seen a mass exodus during the pandemic, Florida – particularly South Florida – has experienced unprecedented economic growth as big businesses and entrepreneurs expand and relocate to the area in record numbers. Click here to read the entire article from the Observer.

The developer of downtown Miami’s 100-story Waldorf Astoria Residences has announced plans to build a “lush oasis” along several blocks of Biscayne Boulevard. Click here to read the entire article from The Next Miami.

It’s not likely that Country Walk, near Kendall in West Dade, comes to mind when one thinks of where Miami’s startup founders congregate. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.

Wednesday was a big night for the Magic City, Miami’s 125th birthday. So it was only fitting that local rapper Flo Rida got some love, too. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.

It’s Flo Rida’s city, and we’re just living in it. To prove just how much he loves Miami, the rapper helped the Magic City celebrate it’s 125th birthday, Wednesday night. Click here to read the entire article from WSVN.

The Magic City turned 125 on Wednesday, but it’s celebrating all week with a series of events to honor its rich history. The festivities will center around food, fun, culture and innovation to commemorate Miami’s founding. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.

Flo Rida grew up right here in SoFlo, and his music has made him an international star. Click here to read the entire article from DECO Drive.

La Ciudad Mágica cumplió 125 años el miércoles, pero lo celebra durante toda la semana con una serie de eventos para honrar su rica historia. Las festividades se centrarán en la comida, la diversión, la cultura y la innovación. Clic aqui para leer el articulo completo de El Nuevo Heral.

If you’re looking for the best things to do in Miami this week, you’re in luck because there’s a slew of fun stuff ahead. Summer activities in South Florida could go one of two ways: a sunny day on a Miami beach or a soggy afternoon spent wandering a Miami museum, a local mall or […]

The Miami City Commission has approved the Savino Miller Design Studio-designed design guidelines for the Miami Baywalk, a priority of the DDA (Downtown Development Authority) and achievement that has been over 40 years in the making. The effort dates back to the 1979 Dan Paul ordinance requiring 50-foot setbacks along the waterfront and requiring developers […]

Miami Commissioners approved a plan last week that will see radical new design guidelines for upcoming stretches of the city’s riverwalk and baywalk. Click here to read the entire article from The Next Miami.

The Miami Baywalk is set to receive a makeover 42 years after its inception. The Miami City Commission approved new design guidelines for the walkway, which stretches four and a half miles along the Biscayne Bay, from the Northern tip of Coconut Grove to Edgewater. Click here to read the entire article from Commercial Observer.

The City of Miami is marking its 125th anniversary this week, with a series of affairs, kicking off July 26, to highlight some of the events and leaders that helped transform the Magic City into the international gateway it is today. Click here to read the entire article from SFBJ.

More than 40 years after its approval, the Miami Baywalk remains an unfinished dream — a hodge-podge of disconnected pathways that range widely in quality, access and appeal. Click here to read the entire article from Miami Herald.

Cryptocurrency businesses can’t stay away from South Florida BlockTower Capital, an investment firm focused on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, moved its headquarters and entire team to Brickell’s Financial District, where it plans to scale. The New York City-based company is the latest cryptocurrency venture to relocate to the Magic City, already the home of ventures […]

Yet another New York-based company is moving to the magic city. Click here to read the entire article from Commercial Observer.

Blockchain.com, eToro, Borderless Capital, FTX, they have all announced Miami relocations or expansions in recent months. Now we have news from another leading player embracing the city, a rapidly growing hotbed of crypto and blockchain activity. Click here to read the entire article from Refresh Miami.

South Florida’s rental market showed strong signs of recovery in the first four months of the year, steadily rebounding from the pandemic. Miami led gateway markets with 0.8 percent rent growth on a trailing three-month basis through April, with Chicago (0.5 percent) and Boston (0.4 percent) also showing solid gains. Click here to read the […]

It’s no secret that South Florida’s hospitality industry has struggled to find employees in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Click here to read the entire article from the SFBJ.

A new condo tower in downtown Miami will have an amenity none other can offer: A built-in partnership with Airbnb. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.

El antiguo estacionamiento frente al Arsht Center se ha convertido es ahora un gran patio de obras construcción. Hacia el oeste, desde el Arsht Center hasta la I-95, amplias franjas de terrenos han sido despejadas de almacenes, edificios comerciales y apartamentos para dar paso a una nueva encarnación de la Interestatal 395, la pieza obsoleta […]

The former parking lot at the front door to the Arsht Center’s opera and ballet house has been turned into a big, busy construction yard. To the west — from the Arsht to I-95 — broads swaths of land have been cleared of warehouses, commercial buildings, and apartments to make way for a brand-new incarnation […]

MIAMI – An interactive art exhibition dedicated to the one and only Vincent van Gogh is coming to Miami. However, this won’t be the first time one makes its way to the Magic City. Click here to read the entire article from Local10.com.

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – South Florida is hungry for live music and we’re about to get our fill when the six-time Grammy award winning group, the Black Eyed Peas perform their first post-pandemic live concert at the FPL Solar Amphitheater at Bayfront Park. Click here to read the entire article from CBS 4 Miami.

Here’s a sign we’re getting back to normal: South Florida’s hosting a live, in-person concert. The Black Eyed Peas are hitting the stage in Miami. Deco’s own pea in a pod, Alex Miranda, has the story. Click here to read the entire article from WSVN 7.

After years of starts and stops, contractors broke ground last month on the first phase of a long-awaited project that will revamp downtown Miami’s Flagler Street. Click here to read the entire article from Miami Today.

Wynwood may be getting the headlines, but it’s not the only neighborhood in play to become the center of Miami’s rising technology industry. As more technology and finance companies make moves to the city, most are considering office space in two areas: Wynwood or downtown Miami, a district that includes Brickell. Click here to read […]

Long-term residents of Miami who remember the city’s downtown as a very different place than it is today are grateful to those who had the vision to help make it the focus of a growing, expanding community. Click here to read the entire article from Miami Today.

MIAMI (WSVN) – Miami-Dade leaders are breaking ground on a beautification project. Flagler Street in downtown Miami will soon look a whole lot different, as it’s being completely overhauled from Biscayne Boulevard to the Miami-Dade Courthouse. Click here to read the entire article from 7 News.

Hoy se marca el comienzo de un nuevo y vibrante proyecto de transformación de la histórica calle Flagler, la principal del centro de la ciudad de Miami. Clic aqui para leer el articulo completo de Telemundo Miami.

El proyecto de 26 millones de dólares revitalizará la histórica calle Flagler, desde Biscayne boulevard en el este, hasta el Palacio de Justicia del condado, en el oeste. Clic aqui para leer el articulo completo de AmericaTeve.

MIAMI (WSVN) – A historic building in downtown Miami became a new location for COVID vaccinations. Click here to read the entire article from 7 News.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and other local business leaders held a news conference Monday morning at a new COVID-19 vaccine pop-up at the DuPont Building at 169 E. Flagler St. in downtown Miami. The vaccination site will be open from Monday, May 17, to Sunday, May 23, from 8 […]

Popular Science. Field and Stream. Saveur. The New York-based owner and publisher of these magazines will now be based partly out of Miami — and could bring hundreds of jobs as it builds up its presence here. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.

Office tenants new to South Florida – many with roots on Wall Street – are easing the impact of the COVID-19 recession on office owners and developers, particularly in Miami and West Palm Beach. The biggest city between them, Fort Lauderdale has been bypassed by corporate newcomers looking for ample space in South Florida. But […]

A long-stalled $27 million makeover of Flagler Street finally kicked off this week, marking the first days of an estimated 2 1/2 years of construction intended to eventually attract businesses, locals and tourists to the struggling center of downtown Miami. Click here to read the entire article form Miami Herald.

Fort Lauderdale appears to be missing out on many of the companies moving to South Florida during the pandemic — with a number of them instead landing in West Palm Beach and Miami. Click here to read the entire article from the SunSentinel.

Last spring, Ian Campbell, CEO of technology consulting firm Nucleus Research called a staff Zoom meeting to announce the he would be leaving Boston and moving to Miami. Campbell, who founded the firm in Boston in 2000, felt it made sense to open an office in Miami. Click here to read the entire article from […]

To lure Oracle to Nashville, the city’s Mayor John Cooper took a red-eye flight early last year to meet with the $200 billion software and technology company’s chief executive, Safra Catz, in Redwood Shores, California and pitch her in person on the draws of the Tennessee capital. Click here to read the entire article from […]

It’s a claim the city has long made — but now there’s proof. New data show Miami is cementing its status as the country’s next major finance capital. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.  

Zavier Bolton and Chardae Barnes came to Brickell looking for a restaurant and wound up eating in a parking lot. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.

One of the North America’s largest home rental platforms is coming to South Florida. San Francisco-based Zumper plans to open an office in Miami this year that will employ up to 150 people. In a Twitter post announcing the location, CEO Anthemos Georgiades said the Magic City was among the company’s top choices for a […]

Apartment and home rental search site Zumper is expanding into Miami. Zumper.com, a website that tracks home and apartment rentals, is opening a Miami office, its CEO tweeted Friday, another sign of Miami’s burgeoning tech scene. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.

A 15-year-long push to reduce traffic lanes downtown on Miami’s Biscayne Boulevard from eight to six or four is moving forward, with consultants developing concept plans and modeling ideas that are to be presented as a draft to the Florida Department of Transportation as early as July. Click here to read the entire article from […]

A city long known for its beaches, big parties and low taxes is now touting its ability to compete with Silicon Valley’s tech ecosystem. Click here to read the entire article from San Francisco Business Times.

For the past few months, writing on Miami’s overheated real estate markets has felt a little bit like the rat hitting the Crockett & Tubbs cocaine bar. Click here to read the entire article from Forbes.

Once a place that emptied at 5 p.m., Downtown Miami is in the midst of a dramatic transformation. Overlooked no longer, the city’s central business district is getting denser, growing taller and attracting new attention. Click here to read the entire article from the Commercial Observer.

In a city accustomed to hype cycles, skepticism about the latest Miami migration wave abounds. But careful observers say many transplants who in years past may have tossed aside their Florida oranges — or Miami mangoes — to return to the Big Apple at the first sign of trouble are letting the tropical taste permanently […]

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Once again, the real estate market is hot in South Florida and companies from near and far are finding that taking advantage of tax breaks makes perfect sense to open offices in the area. Click here to read the entire article from CBS 4 Miami.

Interest in Miami’s Central Business District grew in 2020 and remains strong in the new year, according to Downtown Development Authority Executive Director Christina Crespi, who told Miami Today that 15 companies are currently committed or seriously considering moving to the area. Click here to read the entire article from Miami Today.

A total of 700 new jobs paying an average annual salary of $162,000 are coming to downtown Miami in the next three to five years, according to the city’s Downtown Development Authority. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.

Ryan Rea spent eight years of his life on the West Coast, working in the tech and marketing fields. But after he was laid off from his job in San Francisco in 2017, the rural Pennsylvania native decided to move to Miami. Click here to read the entire article from Biscayne Times.

At least eight companies have signed on to an incentives program to move their offices to Downtown Miami in recent months – with more on the way. Click here to read the entire article The Next Miami.

As homebuyers jostle for a dwindling supply of houses in South Florida, local bidders are finding themselves in a growing competition with out-of-state people who are offering cash on the spot. Click here to read the entire article from the SunSentinel.

The migration continues. The Miami Downtown Development Authority recently announced funding for eight companies that are relocating to Miami, bringing 684 jobs to the city. Click here to read the entire article from SFBW.

Downtown Miami will gain eight new companies and nearly 700 jobs with the help of the Miami Downtown Development Authority’s “Follow the Sun” campaign. Click here to read the entire article from SFBJ.

Looking back over the year since Miami City Commissioner Manolo Reyes began serving as board chairman for the Downtown Development Authority, he is proud of work that the agency has accomplished and said board members and staff are now preparing for challenges ahead to continue supporting the needs of businesses, visitors and the homeless. Click […]

The COVID-19 pandemic could wind up boosting South Florida’s standing as a national hub of technology-related businesses, dependent on a workforce that some executives describe as more skilled than most people think. Click here to read the entire article from the SunSentinel.  

When ShiftPixy CEO Scott Absher decided his company needed to establish a robust base on the East Coast, there was really only one location he considered: South Florida. Click here to read the entire article from the SFBJ.

Este fin de semana largo celebramos el Año Nuevo Chino, el Día de San Valentín y el Día de los Presidentes. Les presentamos los cinco mejores eventos al aire libre para celebrar de forma segura. Haga clic aqui para leer el articulo completo.

As northern companies head south to low tax states, buoyed by the confidence that teleworkers can be productive anywhere, the office space markets in downtown and Brickell stand only to gain, local experts say. Click here to read the entire article.

South Florida has always had abundant sunshine and no state income tax, but in the past couple of years — and especially with the coronavirus pandemic boosting remote work — the state is on a run, drawing high-profile billionaires, hedge funds, financial firms and tech companies. Click here to read the entire article.

The Witkoff Group is planning a massive residential development in Downtown Miami. The Witkoff Group is planning a massive residential development in Downtown Miami. The New York-based developer wants to build 2,195 residential units at its Miami Worldcenter project at 700 North Miami Avenue, according to documents filed with city planners, first reported by The […]

Construction cranes pirouette above the skyline in Miami. Porsches are selling briskly in Coral Gables. Over in Palm Beach, along Worth and Hibiscus avenues, the Gucci set is counting new neighbors. The scent of fresh money hangs over Florida these days like the sweet smell of orange blossoms. In the midst of a deadly pandemic—and […]

Mayor Francis Suarez spent the last few days of 2020 courting tech companies to move to Miami, in large part with the help of Twitter. In a press conference Friday morning, the mayor said he will continue the effort to prepare Miami for the future and ensure home-grown tech leaders. Click here to read the […]

Downtown Miami’s residential real estate market is making a full recovery as area neighborhoods continue to see rapid development, according to a report from the Miami Downtown Development Authority (Miami DDA). Click here to read the entire article from South Florida Agent Magazine.

MIAMI—This city has long pitched itself as an attractive location for finance and tech firms, with its tax advantages, flight connections to New York and cosmopolitan flair. Its efforts appear to be paying off. Click here to read the entire article.

Nitin Motwani, Miami Downtown Development Authority Board Member, discusses incentives for businesses in the Florida city. Click here to read the entire article.

MIAMI — Move over, Texas. The Lone Star state has grabbed headlines as tech companies like Oracle, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise and billionaire Elon Musk are planning to move major operations from California for its greener pastures and — lower taxes. Click here to read the entire article.  

Greater Miami leaders have spent the past decade making the case that the region could become a global tech hub. As COVID-19 hit, a handful of technology professionals looking to exit Silicon Valley and other traditional tech centers began choosing the Magic City as their remote-work destination of choice. Click here to read the entire […]

Elon Musk just moved to Texas, but guess who’s (reportedly) moving to South Florida? Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump, Tom Brady, Gisele Bundchen and the asset management division of Goldman Sachs. Those are the boldface names announced in news reports last week alone. Click here to read the entire article from BISNOW.

Galore and the Miami DDA partnered to bring a night of music and fashion to historic Flagler street with an open-air runway show by the Blonds and performances from Ivy Queen, Mariah Angeliq, and Vikina. Click here to read the entire article from Miami New Times.

Recently, national businesses have made headlines for making Miami their home base. From Goldman Sachs to Blackstone, Miami is drawing in businesses from all over the country. And city is welcoming them with open arms. Click here to read the entire Article from SFBJ.

Miami Art Week may look different this year, but that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on the parties, glamour, and amazing energy that Miami has to offer. Click here to read the entire article from Galore Magazine.

Cuando empezó la pandemia, fueron muchos los desfiles de moda que tuvieron que ser suspendidos para evitar seguir propagando el virus. De hecho, pasaron algunos meses para que las marcas decidieran volver a presentar sus colecciones. Ahora la mayoría de los desfiles se llevan a cabo a puerta cerrada, de forma virtual o con poquitos […]

As we begin to uncover these new beginnings, we remember the elements that anchor our economy. One of those elements will always be fashion. It’s trends in forward-thinking and business masterminding have set the foundations for our future for decades. Click here to read the entire article from Social Blackbook.

Goldman Sachs Group and Elliott Management are breathing new life into the decades-old idea of converting the Miami-to-West Palm Beach corridor into a southern hub for finance and investing, a notion that would have monumental implications for the area’s development. Click here to read the entire article from Pensiones & Investments.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Elliott Management Corp. are breathing new life into the decades-old idea of converting the Miami-to-West Palm Beach corridor into a southern hub for finance and investing, a notion that would have monumental implications for the area’s development. Click here to read the entire article from Bloomberg.

Goldman Sachs may soon be among the ranks of corporations and entrepreneurs moving to South Florida, according to a report published by Bloomberg Sunday. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.

With the year winding down, Miami’s Downtown Development Authority is ramping up funding for key initiatives and new activations. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Today.

Art Basel 2020 is officially canceled, but Miami’s artistic community thrives regardless. From sunny skies to muraled walls, the Magic City stays picturesque 365 days a year. One can always take a stroll through the street art mecca of Wynwood’s art district, but most of Miami’s homegrown museums are open and exhibiting, too. There are […]

Every year for a few days in December, Art Basel transforms Miami into the center of the art world. The fair’s cancellation this year has pulled the plug on a yearly promise of crowds, creativity and a major economic boost for the city. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.

Sparked in part – but not entirely – by COVID, local real estate professionals say they are receiving more inquiries than ever from businesses and individuals looking to land in South Florida. Click here to read more on the Florida Trend.

The Big Number: $1 million The amount the Miami Downtown Development Authority recently allocated to assist downtown residents and businesses. Click here to read the entire article from SFBJ.

Anthony De Yurre had “the Miami talk” down to a stump speech. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.

Miss family movie night? We mean one that’s of your couch? Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.

Miss family movie night? We mean one that’s off your couch? To get locals out of their bunkers, the Miami Downtown Development Authority is bringing back its popular DWNTWN Movie Nights at Maurice A. Ferre Park… Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.

New York-based Merus Global Investments opened its second South Florida office last week only 18 months after establishing its first location in Boca Raton. The new office, located on Miami Beach, is headed by trading partner Faraz Noorani. He recently joined Merus from Aecor Capital Management, a hedge fund he cofounded. Click here to read […]

The Blackstone Group is planning to open an office in South Florida, as the region’s economic boosters work to attract financial and investment firms. Click here to read the entire article from The Real Deal.

New York-based Blackstone Group, a private equity investment management firm with $564 billion in assets under management, will expand its technology group to Miami. Click here to read the entire article from the SFBJ.

Miami is moving one step closer to its goal of becoming a tech hub. Private equity giant Blackstone is coming to Miami, bringing as many as 215 tech-focused jobs. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.

Businesses searching for reduced expenses, lower taxes and, of course, sunny weather need look no further than South Florida. Click here to read the entire article from the SFBJ.

Chicago-based Balyasny Asset Management, with about $8 billion of assets, intends to open an outpost in Miami as more firms across the nation mull a migration to the low-tax state. Click here to read the entire article Crain’s Chicago.

Businesses searching for reduced expenses, lower taxes and, of course, sunny weather need look no further than South Florida. That’s the pitch the Miami Downtown Development Authority is making to out-of-state companies with its new “Follow the Sun” campaign. The DDA is doubling-down on its effort to recruit new ventures to the region by offering […]

Hedge funds are planning to expand their presence in Florida, adding to a migratory trend as wealthy residents of northern states face the threat of higher taxes. Click here to read the entire article from Bloomberg.

Miami Downtown Development Authority efforts to recruit companies to the region have paid off big time lately, and the organization uses a variety of tools and tactics to follow up on each possible lead. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Today.

Jessica Botero has been working 14 years at Zyscovich Architects in downtown Miami. The company has 130 employees and, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, 80% of them work from home, where they can stay at least through the end of the year, she says… Click here to reach the entire article form the Miami Today.

The Miami Downtown Development Authority partnered with the City of Miami and the FIU Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management to develop a complimentary COVID-19 Restaurant Safety Training Course, designed to educate the city’s restaurateurs on the latest safety protocols and ensure the well being of those dining out in Miami. Click here to […]

MIAMI – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is studying how to fortify Miami-Dade County’s coastline from the reality of rising seas and, as part of a more than $4 billion plan, has proposed a flood wall running parallel to Miami’s waterfront. Click here to read the entire article from WPLG Local 10 News.  

Despite the pandemic, many businesses are jumping at the chance to move their headquarters to downtown Miami and Brickell and, despite some expectations, rental rates haven’t plunged and vacancies haven’t ballooned. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Today.

Within the next few weeks Miami’s Downtown Development Authority plans to launch three new initiatives aimed at helping both local businesses and those looking to relocate in South Florida. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Today.

Con su camisa de botones rosada y sus jeans, el atuendo de Johnny parece mezclarse con el resto de los transeúntes de Washington Avenue en South Beach. Sin embargo, su presencia muestra el contraste que existe en las zonas comerciales del Condado Miami-Dade: La ropa de Johnny está gastada y lleva todas sus pertenencias en […]

South Florida office brokers saw a flurry of inquiries from potential new-to-market tenants in May, June and August. Once Florida’s case count blew past New York’s, activity stalled. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.

Jose Mallea, president and CEO of Biscayne Brewing Co., has been appointed to the Miami Downtown Development Authority’s (DDA) Board of Directors. Click here to read the entire article from Miami Today.

As a multigenerational downtown Miami property owner, co-founder of the Flagler Business Improvement District, and a Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA) board member, I have had first-hand experience with the City of Miami’s ongoing efforts… Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.

As part of its “MASKS ON, MIAMI” campaign, the Miami Downtown Development Authority is offering residents a chance to win a prize pack that includes face coverings, hand sanitizer and more! Click here for the entire article on the MiamiOnTheCheap.

In response to the amended emergency order signed by Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez on July 6, which limits restaurants to outdoor seating only owing to a surge in the spread of COVID-19, the Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has launched a Sidewalk Café Permit Program that allows downtown Miami restaurants to utilize the […]

Cities are dealing with new coronavirus restaurant restrictions in various ways, but Miami has provided expedited service for operators trying to deal with renewed bans on indoor dining. Click here to read the entire article from Restaurant Hospitality.

It’s predicted to be a soggy weekend. That means, indoor time or a driving tour of public art. Who says rain means no fun? Click here to read the entire article from MiamiOnTheCheap.

The Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has partnered with the City of Miami and the Miami Parking Authority (MPA) to develop a program to help local restaurants continue serving guests while complying with new regulations. Click here to read the entire article from Dining Out Downtown.

Before outdoor dining was the only kind of eating out that was allowed in Miami, the idea of enjoying a meal al fresco only crossed people’s minds between the months of January through March. (It’s much too hot otherwise.) But now it seems restaurants are running out of space to accommodate diners wishing to eat […]

Amid an alarming spike in coranavirus cases across Florida and in Miami-Dade County, the Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is stepping up with a simple message to residents and visitors: “Mask on, Miami.” Click here to read the entire article from Miami’s Community Newspapers.

On July 9, Miami restaurants were forced to pivot once again when the county declared a temporary ban on indoor dining. But after some initial confusion, Mayor Carlos Giménez stated that outdoor dining would still be allowed… Click here to read the entire article from The Infatuation.

Need a break from the kitchen? Clean-up sure is easier when you get take-out, and now you can save on delivery orders from downtown Miami restaurants, thanks to the Miami Downtown Development Authority’s Go Local, Go Direct campaign. Click here to read the entire article from Miami on the Cheap.

A restaurant in Miami’s Wynwood turned street parking spaces into an oasis of outdoor seating in an area where outdoor seating was limited prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. Click here to read the entire article from SFBJ.

The Underline was always an ambitious concept, a $120 million 10-mile linear park that will weave through several municipalities, invigorating the space beneath the Metrorail. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Today.

For a moment, South Florida was sitting pretty: Out-of-town real estate deal hunters were coming to the region seeking refuge from the coronavirus pandemic. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.

He was working in retail just a few months ago and now, he’s living in the streets of downtown Miami. A man who asked us not to show his face or share his name agreed to use his voice to share a reality of the financial toll of the pandemic. Click here to read the […]

Bajo el intenso calor de Miami, Manolo Reyes, comisionado de la Ciudad y presidente de la Autoridad de Desarrollo de Downtown caminó el lunes por The Shops at Mary Brickell Village y el Distrito Central de Negocios con un nasobuco blanco y varias bolsas repletas de mascarillas que entregaba a todos los transeúntes que se […]

Miami’s Downtown Development Authority has approved two grants totaling $100,000 to help small businesses in its boundaries that have been financially burdened by Covid-19 and property damage. Click here to read the entire article from Miami Today.

Miami city commissioners on Thursday voted 3-1 to pass an ordinance restricting when and where individuals and organizations can feed people experiencing homelessness. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.

Manolo Reyes, el comisionado del distrito 4 de Miami, el 28 de mayo presentó la propuesta que cuenta con el respaldo de la Autoridad de Desarrollo del Centro de Miami (DDA) y grupos de defensa como Hermanos de la Calle, Camillus House y Homeless Trust, reporta Diario Las Américas. Click here to read the entire […]

La Comisión de la Ciudad de Miami llevará a votación el 25 de junio la propuesta de una ordenanza que intenta regular la distribución, en grupos numerosos, de alimentos a los desamparados. Click here to read the entire article from Diario Las Americas.

As widespread unemployment caused by the coronavirus pandemic takes a toll on our economy, the rate of homelessness in the United States may grow by as much as 45 percent in the coming year, according to an analysis by a Columbia University economist. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.

Like many residential brokers, Michael Wiesenfeld found sales ebbing early in the pandemic. He tapped into his creative side for some relief and goodwill, and found a new side hustle. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.

Since she came back home from college, Christina Crespi has been involved in government. A Miami Beach native, her fondness for Miami Beach’s parks and recreation led her to her hometown city’s government. Click here to read the entire article from Miami Today.

The Regatta Harbour Garage on the Coconut Grove bayfront is set for mid-july completion, but it’ll take some more funds to see it through. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Today.

New businesses are still interested in setting up shop in downtown Miami, despite the Covid-19 pandemic, said Miami Downtown Development Authority Executive Director Christina Crespi. Click here to read the entire article from the SFBJ.

MIAMI (WSVN) – City of Miami and City of Miami Beach leaders are allowing restaurants to reopen to seat patrons on Wednesday with restrictions. Click here to read the entire article from WSVN 7 News.

As South Florida begins to reopen, downtown Miami is on the front of lines. Home to 100,000 residents, thousands of businesses, six million visitors each year, and more jobs than any other neighborhood in Florida, Downtown Miami is an economic engine for the entire state of Florida… Click here to reach the entire article from […]

MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) – As South Florida businesses embark on the road to recovery amid the coronavirus pandemic, they’re counting on support from the community and public officials to bounce back. Click here to read the entire article from WSVN 7 News.

Miami-based Reef Technology this week launched a pilot program with logistics giant DHL Express to deploy four environmentally friendly cargo bikes for last-mile deliveries across downtown Miami. Click here to read the entire article on the SFBJ.

“Putting the Magic Back into the City” was the focus of a well-attended virtual meeting of Miami’s Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Friday, as directors floated strategies to right Miami’s Covid-19 stricken fortunes. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Today.

To lure long-quarantined consumers, directors of Miami’s Downtown Development Authority (DDA) voted unanimously Friday to send a resolution to the City of Miami to request all entities that control streets in the DDA district to close all or parts of the thoroughfares to allow for social distancing. Click here to read the entire article form […]

COCONUT GROVE, Fla. – The economic impact of COVID-19 took center stage during Thursday morning’s City of Miami Commission meeting. “This is not going to be in a few months we are back to normal,” Commissioner Joe Carollo said. “The economic recovery,” agreed Commissioner Manolo Reyes, “is going to take a long time.” Click here […]

MIAMI (WSVN) – David Guetta is set to perform from a balcony in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood to raise money for multiple charities in light of the coronavirus pandemic. The international DJ will be hosting United at Home, a two-hour livestream set for Saturday that will raise money for four worldwide charities, including Feeding South Florida. […]

MIAMI – David Guetta will be playing a two- hour set in downtown Miami that will be live- streamed starting at 6 p.m. on Saturday. Guetta and the Miami Downtown Development Authority are raising funds for Feeding South Florida, Fondation Hôpitaux de Paris – Hôpitaux de France and the World Health Organization. Click here to […]

Q&A: David Guetta On The Importance Of Giving Back And Why He Is Looking For The Next ‘I Gotta Feeling’ In The Wake Of Coronavirus. Click here to read the entire article from Forbes.

El productor y DJ francés David Guetta anunció este miércoles que dará un concierto este fin de semana en la ciudad estadounidense de Miami, con el que busca recaudar fondos para varias organizaciones en Estados Unidos y Europa que ayudan a los afectados por el coronavirus. Click here to read the entire article from Agencia […]

EDM legend David Guetta is no stranger to Miami but with Ultra Festival canceled, we were sure we wouldn’t be seeing him around these parts for a while. We were wrong. Click here to read the entire article from TimeOut.

MIAMI, Fla. – How can you help save a restaurant job? Dial restaurants directly for delivery. Miami’s Downtown Development Authority’s (DDA) Go Local, Go Direct program helps diners save money on delivery while assisting participating restaurants to keep staff from layoffs by turning servers into delivery operators. Click here to read the entire article from […]

As the coronavirus continues to strangle Miami’s restaurant economy, the Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is stepping in to help. This week, the DDA launched the initiative “Go Local, Go Direct” to encourage downtown residents to stay home while also helping local restaurants save on fees charged by delivery services such as Uber Eats and […]

As the federal government extends social distancing regulations through April, the Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is launching a “Go Local, Go Direct” discount program to support locally owned restaurants by incentivizing residents of Miami’s urban core to stay home and order direct from participating businesses. By offering discounts of 10% or more on direct […]

Those of us who work in South Florida know firsthand of the many winning executives and companies that routinely contribute to the region’s nonprofits and charitable organizations. Click here to read the entire article from the SFBJ.

As restaurants adjust to a takeout and delivery model, keeping costs down is critical to their survival and their ability to keep workers working. Using third-party services like Uber Eats, Grubhub and Postmates may have made business sense when business was normal, but now those costs add up at a time when every penny matters. […]

Over the past several days, we have been forced to recognize that the COVID-19 pandemic will produce life-altering changes for us all. In what is perhaps the beginning of a generational correction society suddenly seems to be returning to bedrock values that are central to the American experience. Click here to read the entire article […]

Como han explicado cientificos y epidemiologos las carasteristicas de supervivencia del COVID-19 impulsan su propagacion en un corto periodo de tiempo, por eso, los niveles tan altos de contaminacion que se han producido en mas de 140 paises. Click here to read the entire article from Diario Las Americas.

Hace un par de años, José de Jesús dejó su México natal en busca del sueño americano en el sur de la Florida. Pero las cosas no fueron como él esperaba y terminó viviendo en la calle. Estos días, confiesa, están siendo muy duros para él. No es por el hecho de vivir en la […]

Como limpiador y supervisor de los baños publicos para desamparados del centro de Miami, el cubano Juan Portela, ex campeon universitario de futbol americano, se siente en “primera linea de defensa” de una comunidad a la que el mismo pertenecio y que es una de las mas vulnerables al nuevo coronarirus. Click here to reach […]

Como limpiador y supervisor de los baños públicos para desamparados del centro de Miami, el cubano Juan Portela, ex campeón universitario de fútbol americano, se siente en “primera línea de defensa” de una comunidad a la que él mismo perteneció y que es una de las más vulnerables al nuevo coronavirus. Click here to read […]

Como limpiador y supervisor de los baños públicos para desamparados del centro de Miami, el cubano Juan Portela, excampeón universitario de fútbol americano, se siente en “primera línea de defensa” de una comunidad a la que él mismo perteneció y que es una de las más vulnerables al nuevo coronavirus. Click here to read the […]

Ron Jones used to spend his days at Miami-Dade’s public libraries and his evenings at the Miami Rescue Center’s homeless shelter. Then came the novel coronavirus. Fear of the fast-spreading virus drove the 64-year-old cancer survivor back to the streets, on a bed steps away from a plastic handwashing station the city set up last […]

Millennials are driving demand for apartment buildings for rent in Miami’s greater downtown. That’s what the developers behind the soon-to-open Miami Plaza in the Arts & Entertainment District are seeing after opening its leasing office. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.

Miami Gains a Million: One million more passengers moved through Miami International Airport in 2019 than the year prior, or a total 45.9 million served, statistics from the hub show. Click here to read the entire article on the Miami Today

Bring Super Bowl to the Miami area, and Pitbull will surely have a role. And, yes, about an hour before kickoff, there was Miami’s go-to local celebrity dancing with comedian Rob Riggle and samba dancers around a mansion’s pool. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.

Italian-born developer Ugo Colombo is the man behind Miami’s tallest condo tower, Brickell Flatiron. The 736-foot-high tower is also the tallest condominium south of New York City. Click here to read the entire article from the Mansion Global.

Here’s one possible solution to Miami-Dade’s mounting housing-affordability and gentrification crisis: Fix up the places where low-income people already live and keep the rent down so no one’s pushed out. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.  

Condo resale prices in downtown Miami climbed in the 2018, marking it the first increase since 2015, according to a residential market study by the Miami Downtown Development Authority and Integra Realty Resources. Click here to read the entire article from the SFBJ.

Philippe Houdard, the co-founder of Pipeline WorkSpaces, talks about his company, the city’s transformation, and what makes Miami the ideal place for business. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.

A new federal incentive program designed to help low-income neighborhoods is adding fuel to Miami’s real-estate boom. Click here to read the entire article from the Wall Street Journal.

Despite the end of our latest condo boom, Mami’s powerful magnet keeps luring investment of all sorts. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Today.

The Biscayne Green project sponsored by Miami’s Downtown Development Authority, may get a nudge this week if, as hoped, the City of Miami receives a letter of concurrency from the State of Florida. Click here to read the entire article from Miami Today.

The entrepreneur and his top lieutenants say they’re ready to move on plans to establish a “creative community” centered around art and tech and revive a tired stretch of Flagler Street that years ago was the center of Miami life… Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Herald.

A New York City recruiting trip last week by the Beacon Council, the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau and Miami’s Downtown Development Authority was so successful that one new company has already committed to Miami and another “has expressed great interes,” said James Kohnstamm, Beacon Council senior vice president for economic development. To read […]

There’s an apparent cease-fire in the battle between Miami’s Downtown Development Authority and the US Coast Guard and the Florida Department of Transportation to enforce (and possibly expand) lock-down times for the Brickell Avenue Bridge. To read the entire article from the Miami Today, please click here.

Viacom International Media Network (VIMN) Americas made downtown Miami its new home. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Executive Director Alyce Robertson, VIMN Americas president Pierluigi Gazzolo and VIMN Americas Executive Vice President and COO Juan Acosta were present at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Feb. 20 to inaugurate the media company’s new […]

Move over, South Beach. Miami’s downtown core is one of the fastest-growing destinations in the country. Florida’a population is growing at a rate of 900 people per day, second in the country only behind Texas. Within Florida, Brickell is the hotspot, with the most new construction condos, and nearly tripling its population between 2000 and […]

Directors of Miami’s Downtown Development Authority voted Friday to commit $50,000 to the development of the open space under I-395 as the underdeck, a linear park that is meant to be a community gathering place. To read the entire article from the Miami Today, please click here.

In areas like Brickell and the city’s central business district, a flood of gleaming new skyscrapers have helped attract more residents to Miami’s urban core. A report from the Miami Downtown Development Authority released this week confirms that major corporations are now focusing their attention on downtown as well. To read the entire article from […]

Miami Worldcenter, a skyline-altering development in downtown Miami, has achieved the first of five milestones planned this year with the completion of a new 43-story apartment tower. To read the entire article from CoStar, please click here.

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 Daily Business Review, please click here.

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.

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 […]

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.

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 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 […]

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.