Terra Group is making development deals in Midtown and Doral (Miami Herald) (Real Deal)
Brickell finally gets a little more pedestrian-friendly with some traffic calming (Transit Miami)
The Intercontinental Hotel gets some fancy digitally enhanced lights along wit at $30 million makeover. (Miami Herald)
Sunset Place is leasing 100,000 sq feet of office space (SFBJ)
All Aboard Florida release more info about its Downtown Miami station (Miami Herald)
Big plans for mixed-use project on Biscayne and 36th Street (Curbed)
Wynwood Arts District Association doesn’t want to close street for pedestrians during Art Walk (Transit Miami)
A1A Miami Design Awards Slide Show (SFBJ)
Versace mansion price cut by 25%-Listed at $100 million (SFBJ)
Feed Your Head-Miami Book Fair is happening this week and Tom Wolfe is letting Miamians know how crazy we all are (Miami Herald)
Obama declared winner in Florida, Florida is still the butt of all jokes (Miami Herald)
All the cool kids will be there.
From The Real Deal:
The Real Deal will be launching its first-ever South Florida Market Report 2012 print edition, an in-depth look at the state of real estate in South Florida, with a roundtable discussion and party at the Vizcayne condo tower in downtown Miami on the evening of Nov. 15. The roundtable, which will take a look at the new wave of condominium construction in South Florida, will feature EWM President and CEO Ron Shuffield; Alicia Cervera Lamadrid, Managing Partner at Cervera Real Estate; Philip Spiegelman, principal at ISG; One Sotheby’s International Realty President Beth Butler and Peter Zalewski, founder of brokerage and consultancy Condo Vultures.
The discussion will be moderated by The Real Deal South Florida bureau chief Alexander Britell. Stay tuned for more details on the event. The roundtable discussion will begin at 5:30, with a party showcasing the new International Designer Showcase at Vizcayne, which is located at 244 Biscayne Boulevard in Miami to begin at 6:30 until 9:30. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served.
RSVP to [email protected]. And for marketing and sponsorship opportunities please contact Ross Fox at 212-254-7400 or [email protected]
Last week a small group of about 30 young working professionals were invited by FRIENDS of the New World Symphony for a semi-private tour and concert. It was my first time inside the Frank Gehry designed building and it was simply spectacular. The tour of the building took about 30 minutes and it concluded with adult beverages on the rooftop. The rooftop views from of the New World Symphony were amazing and the space is available to rent for special events-quite the spot to make an impression.
The roof top of the NWS is available for special events.
After the tour the NWS Fellows treated us to a 30-minute concert, which was awesome. If you haven’t yet checked out a concert at the NWS, you should. You won’t be disappointed. Thanks FRIENDS of the NWS!
Also check out the schedule for the WallCast Concerts. You can watch and listen to NWS concerts in the park while sipping your favorite bottle of wine with that special someone, a group of friends or family.
NWS WallCast concerts
Nestled between Wynwood Kitchen and Bar, Joey’s and Wynwood Walls, Frangipani, an eclectic retailer has just opened their doors to the Wynwood community. I had the pleasure to attend the launch event a couple of weeks ago and found plenty of tasteful, yet unique gifts in the store. You can find anything from custom painted bicycle helmets to Vietnamese laptop cases made of recycled rice bags. There are gift items for every price range from $4 to $700.
Jennifer Frehling is the owner of the store and it seems as though her and her parents are quite the urban pioneers. Jennifer’s parents owned Belvetro, a Lincoln Road gallery in early 90’s, which she helped manage. Her family has also run Oggestti Design in the Design District since the early 00’s.
Check out Frangipani, you won’t be disappointed.
The store hours are Monday-Saturday, Noon to 8pm (Mon-Thurs), Noon to 10pm (Friday & Saturday).
Now if we could only get some crosswalks on NW 2nd Avenue from NW 20th Street to NW 36th Street. Earlier this year I wrote an article pointing out that there are only 4 crosswalks in this 16 block stretch. It’s too bad pedestrians cannot cross safely on this street. The sad part about this is that the County Public Works and Waste Management Department recently resurfaced this road and it did not occur to them that they should have included crosswalks in this project. We are in the 21st century right?
Crosswalks are few and far between on NW 2nd Avenue.