Amid rising demand, investors acquire apartment portfolio in Little Havana

A group of investors has acquired a 103-unit apartment portfolio in Miami’s Little Havana, with plans to upgrade the properties and flip them amid heightened demand in the neighborhood. The venture paid $10.45 million for the properties. Abiel Ballesteros, the owner of United Dream Real Estate, along with investment partners Rene Sanchez, Sam Jazayri, Luis […]

ONLINE RETAILERS DRIVE UP DEMAND FOR WAREHOUSE SPACE

With the advent of Amazon Prime, and the even faster Amazon Prime Now, ordering items online has never been so convenient. But how, exactly, do online vendors get you your packages so quickly? The answer – warehouse space. Online retailers have been driving up demand for industrial space in urban areas throughout the US, and […]

Rosinella restaurateur lists Allapattah development site for $21M

The owner of a popular Miami Beach restaurant is looking to sell a development site in Allapattah for $21 million. A company led by Tonino Doino, who owns Rosinella Italian Trattoria on Lincoln Road, is listing the 101,000-square-foot building at 1109 Northwest 22nd Street in Miami’s Allapattah neighborhood. It can also be split into four […]

America’s Progressive Developers, Miami Edition: Carlos Fausto Miranda And Andrew Frey

[This is Part 1 in an ongoing monthly series profiling America’s Progressive Developers.]   Miami, FL — In July of 2017, I announced the beginning of a Forbes series called America’s Progressive Developers, documenting the different forward-thinking builders I met while traveling cross-country. The initial two that I’m profiling—Carlos Fausto Miranda and Andrew Frey—are fitting first choices. They are […]

The Neighborhood Boom: Allapattah’s Diversity Key To Its Fast-Pace Growth

  ALLAPATTAH (CBSMiami) – It’s a colorful neighborhood – flowers, fruit, food. Allapattah is known for its big produce market and blocks of discount clothing outlets. It is sometimes called Little Santo Domingo because of its large Dominican community. The Caribbean country’s culture is evident everywhere. It’s also smack in the middle of everything. It […]

The Future of Allapattah

Join the Young Leaders Group for a guided bus tour of the Allapattah neighborhood in Miami! Led by local Historian, Dr. Paul George, and City of Miami District 1 Commissioner Wifredo (Willy) Gort, and our own Carlos Fausto Miranda, the tour and discussion will focus on the future of Allapattah, its classification as one of […]

Solving the Housing Crisis

The White House released its Housing Development Toolkit, a guide designed to help local municipalities struggling with the pervasive crisis of affordable middle and lower income housing options in our cities.

Rubell Family Collection to move from Wynwood to Allapattah

The Rubell Family Collection will move from Wynwood to Allapattah as investors continue to target the industrial neighborhood. The art collection will move to a new 100,000-square-foot museum on a 2.5-acre site in Allapattah, the Rubell family announced on Monday. The new museum will be located at 1100 Northwest 23rd Street, sources told The Real Deal. The property […]