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October 07, 2024

Miami New Times (Online) | Popular Meraki Greek Bistro to Reopen in Downtown Miami

After months of customers speculating whether their favorite Greek lunch and dinner spot in downtown Miami would reopen after a few weeks of closures, New Times has great news to report. Click here to read the entire article from New Times.

October 04, 2024

Diario Las Americas (Online) | Comisionado Manolo Reyes entrega un cheque de 175.000 dólares a Hermanos de la Calle

MIAMI.- El comisionado Manolo Reyes, en su calidad de presidente de la Downtown Development Authority (Miami DDA), entregó un cheque por 175.000 dólares a Hermanos de la Calle, unaorganización no lucrativa que apoya a las personas sin hogar en Miami. Haga clic aqui para leer el articulo completo de Diario Las Americas.

October 03, 2024

Telemundo (Online) | Organizaciones buscan recursos para evitar arrestos a desamparados de Miami-Dade

El Downtown Developement Authority financiado por residentes de Brickell, Downton y Edgewater le otorgó 175 mil dólares a la Fundación Hermanos de la Calle. En Florida ya está en vigor la ley que prohíbe dormir en cualquier espacio público. En Miami-Dade distintas agencias y fundaciones se están movilizando en busca de recursos y asistencia para […]

September 19, 2024

The Miami Herald (Online) | Manolo Reyes Downtown Miami is the economic driver for the city – we need to keep it that way Opinion

Miami has always taken pride in doing things its own way. However, our bold economic ambitions will be for nothing if we do not have a robust downtown. The Miami Downtown Development Authority (Miami DDA) is working to achieve this in a sustainable way that keeps pace with our city’s growth. The Miami DDA, an […]

July 24, 2024

Downtown Magazine (Print) | Flagship District

Miami’s Downtown Development Corporation’s $27 million reimagining of landmark Flagler Street eyes 2025 completion, as Miami Worldcenter embraces business boom. Click here to read the entire article from Downtown Magazine.

July 10, 2024

Business Journals (Online) | Cities betting on incentives to fuel downtown comeback

Experts are divided on what kind of incentives cities should be offering to lure businesses and consumers back to commercial properties, especially in downtown districts. Click here to read the entire article from The Business Journals.

July 04, 2024

Miami Today (Print) | 3 year Flagler road revamp brings more grants to businesses

As the final two phases of revitalizing downtown Miami’s iconic Flagler Street are ushered in, the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has issued another round of grants totaling $80,000 to businesses disrupted by the ongoing roadway reconstruction, which is anticipated to last through 2025. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Today.

July 01, 2024

Florida Trend (Print) | Around the State Miami-Dade

Miami’s Downtown Development Authority is spending up to $1.1 million for businesses moving to or expanding within the central business and arts and entertainment districts and Brickell Avenue. Click here to read the entire article from Florida Trend.

June 13, 2024

Miami Herald (Online) | Where would you live Here’s what 3,000 a month gets you in Miami’s urban core

Edgewater stretches between the Julia Tuttle Causeway and the Venetian Causeway, pictured above. Both connect the mainland to Miami Beach. In the distance, a view of downtown Miami and financial district Brickell, nicknamed Wall Street of the South. North to Southeast view of the Miami skyline. Click here to read the entire article from the […]

May 21, 2024

Miami Today (Print) | Development authority expands incentives to lure expansions

Miami’s Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is offering $1.1 million in incentives for businesses to expand operations in the area, stimulate the economy and attract high-quality jobs for local talent. Click here to read the entire article from the Miami Today.

May 21, 2024

Miami Today (Online) | Downtown Development Authority adds to expansion incentives.pdf

Miami’s Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is offering $1.1 million in incentives for businesses to expand operations in the area, stimulate the economy and attract high-quality jobs for local talent. Click here to read the entire article from Miami Today online.

May 03, 2024

South Florida Business Journal (Print) | Executive Profile, Hitting the right notes

Christina Crespi has been CEO of the Miami Downtown Development Authority since 2020, a period with explosive growth in the city her agency helps foster. Click here to read the entire article from SFBJ.

May 01, 2024

SFBJ (Online) | Miami DDA’s Christina Crespi aims to give businesses what they need to thrive

Christina Crespi, is CEO of Miami DDA, and an avid piano player, at MODE Downtown Miami, a recently opened club in the DDA’s district. Click here to read the entire article from SFBJ.

April 11, 2024

Refresh Miami (Online) | TENNTS introduces AI robot to co-working center as part of Miami proptech’s commercial market expansion (002)

As demand for residential and commercial properties continues to rise in South Florida, the need to automate services has become increasingly necessary for residential properties to continue functioning smoothly. Click here to read the entire article from RefreshMiami.

March 08, 2024

Florida Politics (Online) | Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics 3.8.24

“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.

March 08, 2024

Miami Herald (Print) | ‘We Love South Florida’ UFC Says Saturday’s Fights Will Begin Yearly Return

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.

March 07, 2024

El Nuevo Herald (Online) | Millones y atracciones, Miami se revela como la sede perfecta para un evento de alcance mundial en la UFC

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 […]

March 07, 2024

South Florida Business Journal (Online) | UFC returns to Miami multimillion-dollar economic impact expected

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.

February 25, 2024

Spot On Florida (Online) | Miami DDA helps businesses fund property improvements

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 […]

February 25, 2024

Biscayne Bay Tribune (Online) | Miami DDA helps businesses fund property improvements

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 […]

February 21, 2024

Miami Today (Print) – Development Authority Working to Make Downtown Secure

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 14, 2024

Yahoo (Online) | Sea to believe Inside the 55th annual Miami International Boat Show

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.

February 14, 2024

New York Post (Online) | Sea to believe Inside the 55th annual Miami International Boat Show

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 14, 2024

AOL (Online) | Sea to believe Inside the 55th annual Miami International Boat Show

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.

December 14, 2023

Yahoo News (Online) – The Big Orange is back! How the New Year’s icon was saved for a climb to hotel’s top

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.

December 07, 2023

Miami Today (Print) – New 5-passenger Freebees loop around crowded downtown

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.

October 27, 2023

Miami Herald (Online) – These giant touch screens are popping up in Miami. What are they – Do they call 911

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.

October 03, 2023

Awards Daily (Online) | Miami Film Festival Gems Announces Lineup Of Award Season Contenders For November 2-5 Event

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 […]

October 03, 2023

Los Angeles Daily News (Online) | Building a Thriving Startup Ecosystem- Miami’s Supportive Infrastructure and Resource

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 […]

July 19, 2023

The Real Deal (online) | Where property values rose the most in Miami-Dade

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.

May 31, 2023

Capital Analytics Associates (Online) – New foodhall points to wider Downtown Miami revitalization

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 […]

May 08, 2023

LoopNet (Online) | As National Office Market Chills, Miami Sizzles

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

April 27, 2023

Miami Today (Print) – Vital Downtown Mobility Plan Gets on the Road Decades Late

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.

April 25, 2023

Miami Today (Online) | Vital Downtown Mobility Plan Gets on the Road Decades Late

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.

April 21, 2023

Daily Business Review (Online) | Despite Economic Challenges, Downtown Miami Remains One of the Hottest Office Markets

“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 […]

April 18, 2023

Miami Diario.com (Online) | Miami Dade Collage inauguró nuevo centro formativo de Inteligencia Artificial

“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.

March 27, 2023

WLRN | Push to train workers for jobs in Miami’s growing tech arena

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 […]

March 26, 2023

WPLG (Online) | This Week in South Florida Manolo Reyes

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.

March 25, 2023

U.S. News & World Report (Online) | Push to Train Workers for Jobs in Miami’s Growing Tech Arena

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.

March 24, 2023

WTVJ (Online) – Tenants Forced to Evacuate After Downtown Miami Building Fails Fire Inspection

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.

March 24, 2023

WPLG (Online) – In meeting, tenants seek answers from city after historic Miami high-rise suddenly evacuated

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

March 23, 2023

Miami Today | Miami Looks to Co-Living Development to Ease Rent Crunch

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.

March 23, 2023

Miami Today | Is Enterprise Florida Headed to Junkyard

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.

March 23, 2023

Miami Today (Print) | College to Open Artificial Intelligence Center Downtown in April

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.

March 09, 2023

Coral Gables News (Print) | MDC’s Dr. Maryam Laguna Borrego appointed to Miami DDA Board

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.

March 07, 2023

WFOR (Online) | Urban Displacement Project looks at how Miami-Dade recovered from pandemic

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.

February 09, 2023

Miami Today (Print) | The Insider. Downtown Team Beefs Up

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

February 08, 2023

Miami Community News (Online) | Miami Downtown Development Authority Expands Board, Appoints New Leaders

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; […]

February 05, 2023

Downtown News (Online) | New DDA Board Members

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 […]

February 03, 2023

Social Miami (Online) | Two Weeks at New World. Festival Explores Harlem Renaissance In Europe

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 […]

February 03, 2023

Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology (Online) | Largest college in Florida leverages AI to advance student success

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).

January 31, 2023

WPGX Fox 28 (Online) – Revolutionizing the Real Estate Industry | TENNTS Inducted into Miami DDA Incentive Fund Program

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 […]

January 21, 2023

SNN News (Online) – Revolutionizing the Real Estate Industry | TENNTS Inducted into Miami DDA Incentive Fund Program

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 […]

July 19, 2022

Daily Business Review | Competitive Prices Are Helping Downtown Miami Transform Says Related President Jon Paul Perez

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.

July 16, 2022

The Next Miami | Office Rents in Miami Have Gone Parabolic Reports Say

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.  

June 27, 2022

Refresh Miami | Genesis Global plans to hire 140 as part of its Miami expansion

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 […]

June 24, 2022

South FL Business Journal | Miami DDA awards tech companies financial incentives to create over 150 jobs

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.

June 15, 2022

Law360 | Cushman’s Holtzman On Miami’s Hot Class A Office Market

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.

June 14, 2022

The Next Miami | Miami’s Second Largest Office Tower Reaches 60% Leased Ahead of Completion

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.

June 08, 2022

Miami Today | Downtown authority seeks $10 million for city reimbursement

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.

June 08, 2022

NBC 6 Miami | Affected by Construction, Flagler Street Businesses Get Financial Help

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

May 22, 2022

South FL Business Journal | Influx of companies boosts office rents in greater 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.

May 16, 2022

Telemundo 51 | Programa piloto de baños portátiles en la ciudad de 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 Telemundo Miami.

May 16, 2022

MiamiDiario | Plan piloto para baños portátiles en 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.

May 15, 2022

Sun Sentinel | As COVID rolled on, legions of companies migrated to Florida. Which metro areas gained the most

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.

May 01, 2022

Florida Trend | Around the State- Technology

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.

May 01, 2022

Florida Trend | Miami Skyline, Suburbs Keep Growing

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.

May 01, 2022

Florida Trend | Miami- The City of the Future

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.

May 01, 2022

Florida Trend | Miami-Dade People to Know

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.

April 25, 2022

Miami Herald | New redevelopment wave to revive Flagler Street in downtown Miami Here are highlights

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 […]

April 22, 2022

South FL Business Journal | Companies seek incentives to create dozens of high-paying tech jobs in Miami

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.

April 04, 2022

Miami Today | Miami aims to accelerate Flagler Street revamp

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.

March 30, 2022

Daily Business Review | Major Insurance Company Signs 830 Brickell Lease

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.

March 30, 2022

South FL Business Journal | Global insurance firm signs lease for 25000-square-foot office at 830 Brickell

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.  

March 24, 2022

Islander News | Major investment in Miami Dade College solidifies areas commitment to artificial intelligence and technology development

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 […]

March 08, 2022

The Real Deal New York | Charting the Seas of Opportunity in Florida Bilzin Sumberg Advises Out-of-State Developers & Investors

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 […]

February 23, 2022

Miami Today | Development authority tallies jobs won by luring firms here

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.

February 23, 2022

Miami Today | City unit used $100,000 to boost outdoor dining

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.

February 23, 2022

Miami Herald | Miami Dade College getting $15 million to prepare next generation for tech jobs

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.

February 07, 2022

Miami Herald | New Downtown Miami high-rise project seeks to bring more affordable urban living

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.

February 03, 2022

Miami Herald | $100 per square foot Rent for prime office space puts Miami on par with New York City.doc

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.

February 01, 2022

Miami Today | Dining barricades eyesores downtown team says

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.

January 19, 2022

Commercial Observer | Related Group Proposes Large Affordable-Housing Development in Downtown Miami

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.

December 28, 2021

Commercial Property Executive | Top Projects That Will Reshape Miami

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 […]

December 27, 2021

South FL Business Journal | Mast Capital, Boston firm pay $103M for Brickell property

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.

December 27, 2021

The Real Deal | Mast Capital pays $103M for Brickell site plans 1250-unit condo-rental complex

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 […]

December 16, 2021

Agencia EFE | El trabajo en remoto y el boom del mercado inmobiliario de Miami

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 […]

December 14, 2021

America Economia | Premium migration in Florida The state has become a haven for Latino real estate investors

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 […]

December 09, 2021

South Florida Business Journal | Report highlights rebound in downtown Miami residential market

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.

November 29, 2021

ABC Local10 | Get Your Basel On- Its Miami Art Week

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 […]

November 24, 2021

NBC6 Miami | NFTs Are Taking Over Art Basel in Miami

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.

November 15, 2021

Commercial Property Executive | The Women Building Miami’s CRE Future

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.

November 12, 2021

Commercial Property Executive | The Women Building Miami’s CRE Future

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.

November 11, 2021

CBS 4 | Built In 1936, Historic Walgreens In Downtown Miami To Undergo Renovation

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.

November 10, 2021

Miami Today | Three New Directors Join Downtown Development Authority

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.

November 05, 2021

Bloomberg Linea | Want to move your business to Miami. Get paid 150K to do it

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 […]

October 19, 2021

South FL Business Journal | More than 1000 tech jobs are slated for Downtown Miami. Heres who they could hire

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.

October 15, 2021

Refresh Miami | #MiamiTech Over 1K new tech jobs projected, RECURs big NFT deal, plus smart garbage, space balloons & more

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 […]

October 13, 2021

Miami Today | Downtown agency says it has lured 17 undisclosed companies

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.

October 11, 2021

Miami Herald | Miami tech jobs on the way, audit shows- but not here yet

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.

October 06, 2021

TIme Out | The 49 coolest neighborhoods in the world

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 […]

October 01, 2021

Local 10 | Miamis Flagler Street businesses receive grant money as many continue to struggle

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.

September 21, 2021

CityWire | Best Week Ever – Money over Miami

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.

September 20, 2021

South Florida Business & Wealth | CI Financial to Launch U.S. Headquarters at Miami’s 830 Brickell Office Tower

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.

September 20, 2021

El Nuevo Herald | Microsoft llega a Miami con 50,000 pies cuadrados en Brickell destinados a América Latina

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.

September 17, 2021

Financial Planning | CI Financial to buy $5.2B RIA, open U.S. headquarters

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.

September 15, 2021

Barrons | Canada’s CI Financial Plans to Open U.S. Headquarters in Miami

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.

September 15, 2021

WealthManagement.com | CI Financial to Launch U.S. Headquarters in Miami

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.

September 15, 2021

PROFILE Miami | CI Financial to Launch US Headquarters at OKO Group and Cain International’s 830 Brickell

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. […]

September 15, 2021

Commercial Observer | Canadian Asset Manager CI Financial to Open US HQ at Miami’s 830 Brickell

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.

September 09, 2021

The Next Miami | ‘Rocket Fuel’ For Miami- Microsoft Signs Office Lease At Under-Construction 830 Brickell Tower

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.

September 09, 2021

GlobeSt | Microsoft Expands in Miami with 50,000 SF Lease

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 […]

September 08, 2021

Refresh Miami | More Rocket Fuel – Microsoft to Open Regional Hub in Miami, Leases 50,000 SF in 820 Brickell

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 […]

September 08, 2021

PROFILE Miami | Microsoft Leases 50k SF of Office Space at OKO Group and Cain Intl’s 830 Brickell

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 & […]

September 08, 2021

Miami Herald | Microsoft comes to Miami with 50,000 square feet in Brickell aimed at Latin America

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.

September 08, 2021

Commercial Observer | Microsoft Signs 50K SF Lease at Miami’s 830 Brickell

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.

September 05, 2021

Mansion Global | Developments Face More Scrutiny After Catastrophic Miami Condo Collapse

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.

September 03, 2021

Florida Trend | Downtown Miami agency offering grants to help Flagler businesses weather construction

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

September 01, 2021

Boca Raton Observer | Business Boom

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.

August 26, 2021

The Next Miami | Lush Green Oasis To Be Built In Front Of 100-Story Waldorf Astoria On Biscayne Boulevard

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.

August 25, 2021

Miami Herald | Tech Trail- A growing tech firm has set up shop in Miami Dade. You might be surprised where

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.

July 30, 2021

Miami Herald | I love you Miami- Watch local rapper Flo Rida get key to the city on 125th birthday

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.

July 30, 2021

WSVN | Flo Rida Celebrates 125 Mayor Key to City

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.

July 28, 2021

Miami Herald | Miami, youre looking different on your 125th birthday. Heres a peek at then and now

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.

July 28, 2021

WSVN Deco Drive | Flo Rida talks new summer anthem Summers Not Ready

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.

July 28, 2021

Nuevo Herald | Miami cumple 125 anos este jueves. Un vistazo al antes y al ahora

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.

July 28, 2021

Time Out Miami | The best things to do in Miami this week

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 […]

July 27, 2021

PROFILE Miami | Miami City Commission Approves Savino Miller-Designed Baywalk And Riverwalk Design Guidelines For Downtown Miami and Brickell

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 […]

July 26, 2021

The Next Miami | Heres What New Sections Of Miami’s Riverwalk & Baywalk Will Look Like, After Vote Last Week

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.

July 25, 2021

Commercial Observer | Miami Baywalk Is Getting a Makeover

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.

July 23, 2021

South FL Business Journal | Charting Miamis Past, Present, and Future

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.

July 23, 2021

Miami Herald | Baywalk Unfinished, new rules aimed at getting job done

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.

July 15, 2021

SFBJ Inno | Blocktower Capital moves headquarters to Miami with plans to scale crypto investment firm

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 […]

July 14, 2021

Commercial Observer – Cryptocurrency Investment Firm BlockTower Capital Relocates HQ to Miami

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

July 14, 2021

Refresh Miami | Blocktower Capital Joins Magic City’s Crypto Hub, Moves Entire Team to New Brickell HQ

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.

July 09, 2021

Multi-Housing News | Miami Multifamily Report – Summer 2021

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 […]

June 25, 2021

South FL Business Journal | Cant find hospitality workers ShiftPixys Miami Works campaign can help

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.

June 24, 2021

Miami Herald | Downtown Miami is getting its first new condo tower with built-in Airbnb service

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.

June 14, 2021

El Nuevo Herald | La obras del nuevo puente de la I-1395 dan un vuelco al downtown de Miami

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 […]

June 14, 2021

Miami Herald | Its a little messy- Work on a new I395 span is totally changing downtown Miami

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 […]

June 14, 2021

WPLG Local 10 News. A second Van Gogh interactive exhibit is coming to Miami

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.

June 03, 2021

CBS 4 Miami | Weve Got A Feeling Its Going To Be A Good Good Night As Black Eyed Peas Perform Live At Bayfront Park On Friday

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.

June 03, 2021

WSVN 7 | Rapper Taboo gives Deco first taste of Black Eyed Peas Bayfront Park concert

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.

June 02, 2021

Miami Today | Flagler Street work starts but timing troubles some

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.

May 27, 2021

South FL Business Journal | Wynwood vs. Downtown – Which will become the center of Miami tech

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 […]

May 26, 2021

Miami Today | Visionaries who make downtown focus of growing Miami

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.

May 19, 2021

WSVN 7 News | Miami-Dade leaders begin Flagler Street beautification project

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.

May 19, 2021

Telemundo 51 | Comienza proyecto millionario para reviltalizar la calle Flagler

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.

May 19, 2021

America Teve | Comienza la reconstrucción de la calle Flagler en el área del Downtown

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.

May 17, 2021

WSVN 7 News | Pop-up vaccination site unveiled at downtown Miamis DuPont Building

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.

May 17, 2021

Local10 | New COVID-19 vaccine pop-up vaccine site opens in downtown Miami

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 […]

May 17, 2021

Miami Herald | More Miami moves-This time, its the publisher of some of the biggest magazine brands in America

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.

May 14, 2021

Commercial Observer | Fresh Recruits Mitigate Pandemics Blows to South Florida Office Leasing

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 […]

May 04, 2021

Miami Herald. After years and a false start, the makeover of downtown Miamis main street has begun

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.

May 03, 2021

Sun Sentinel | As businesses flock to South Florida, has Fort Lauderdale fallen behind in luring them

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.

May 01, 2021

Florida Trend | Corporate Influx

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 […]

April 30, 2021

Business Insider | Nashville, Austin, Raleigh, and Miami grant incentives to firms like Oracle and Apple

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 […]

April 22, 2021

Miami Herald | Wall Street South Downtown Miami finance firms now manage more than $150 billion

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.  

April 21, 2021

Miami Herald | Ghost kitchens are popping up in Miami parking lots. More could be coming

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.

April 05, 2021

South FL Business Journal | Miami was an easy call- San Francisco startup to open South Florida office, create up to 150 jobs

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 […]

April 02, 2021

Miami Herald | Apartment search site to open Miami office, creating as many as 150 jobs ‘An easy call’

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.

March 25, 2021

Miami Today | Boulevard lane reduction rolls on

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 […]

March 24, 2021

San Francisco Business Times | Miami sees surge of interest from Bay Area companies as Florida rises on exodus radar

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.

March 22, 2021

Forbes | Global Real Estate Giant Blackstone Just Threw More Heat On Miamis Smoking Hot Real Estate Market

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.

March 18, 2021

Commercial Observer |Sleepy No Longer, Downtown Miami Evolves Into Urban Hub

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.

March 11, 2021

Miami Herald | Apples vs Mangoes Are New Yorkers really having second thoughts about Miami

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 […]

March 10, 2021

CBS 4 Miami | Taking Advantage of Tax Breaks, Companies From Near, Far Opening Offices in South Florida

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.

March 05, 2021

Miami Today. 15 companies committed or close about moving downtown

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.

March 05, 2021

Miami Herald | 700 Jobs are Coming to downtown, some with Barry’s Bootcamp and Steven Cohen’s hedge fund

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.

March 04, 2021

Biscayne Times | Why Miami is the New Tech Haven

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.

March 04, 2021

The Next Miami | 684 High Paying New Jobs Are Coming to Downtown Miami, With More on the Way

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.

March 01, 2021

Sun Sentinel | Homebuyers face stiff competition in South Florida as northerners arrive — with cash

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.

March 01, 2021

South Florida Business & Wealth | Eight companies to follow the sun to Miami

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.

February 26, 2021

South FL Business Journal | DDAs incentive campaign will lure eight companies, almost 700 jobs to downtown Miami

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.

February 24, 2021

Miami Today | Biggest challenge is aiding homeless, says authority chairman

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 […]

February 14, 2021

Sun Sentinel | The tech scene is growing in South Florida, but it has a ways to go

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.  

February 13, 2021

South Florida Business Journal | The cost difference between California and Florida explained

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.

February 09, 2021

El Nuevo Herald | Los cinco mejores eventos al aire libre y menus especiales el fin de semana de los Presidentes

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.

January 27, 2021

Miami Today | Inflow of firms from North buoys Central Business District

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.

January 20, 2021

Bisnow South Florida | How Miami Is Recruiting Finance And Tech Firms — And Maybe Elon Musk

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.

January 14, 2021

Commercial Observer | Witkoff Plans Huge Miami Worldcenter Project With 2200 Resi Units

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 […]

January 12, 2021

Bloomberg Businessweek. As Wall Street Heads South, Florida Braces for a Gold Plated Makeover

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 […]

January 09, 2021

Miami Herald | Heres why Mayor Francis Suarez is still urging tech companies to #MoveToMiami

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 […]

January 05, 2021

South Florida Agent Magazine | Report spotlights downtown Miamis rebounding residential market

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.

January 05, 2021

Wall Street Journal | Low Taxes and High Temperatures Lure Finance Firms to Miami

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.

December 28, 2020

Bloomberg TV | Miami Downtown Development Authority’s Nitin Motwani on Wealth Migration

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

December 23, 2020

CNBC | Miami’s commercial real estate boom picks up steam as pandmeic pushes companies to seek new digs

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.  

December 19, 2020

Miami Herald | Silicon Valley exiles are seizing on Miami. Local techies are holding their breath

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 […]

December 16, 2020

Bisnow South Florida | With JPMorgan And Goldman Sachs, Miami Could Become ‘Wall Street South’

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.

December 11, 2020

Miami New Times | Galore x Miami DDA present the Blonds at Olympia Theater

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.

December 09, 2020

SFBW | Miami is Open for Business

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.

December 08, 2020

Galore Magazine. The Blonds Take Over Downtown Miami

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.

December 08, 2020

People en Espanol | Ivy Queen arrasa en el desfile de moda de The Blonds en Miami

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 […]

December 08, 2020

Social Blackbook | Miami Fashion Elite Called on to Revive Miami During the Pandemic

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.

December 07, 2020

Pensions & Investments | Goldman sparks Florida’s efforts to become Wall Street South

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.

December 07, 2020

Bloomberg | Goldman sparks Florida’s effort to become Wall Street South

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.

December 07, 2020

Miami Herald | Could Goldman Sachs soon join the ranks of businesses moving to South Florida

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.

December 02, 2020

Miami Today | Downtown Miami creating alternative to absent Art Basel

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.

December 01, 2020

OceanDrive | 10 Miami Art Week 2020 Events + Exhibits You Can Actually Enjoy

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 […]

November 29, 2020

Miami Herald | Is the cancellation of Art Basel a ‘blessing in disguise’ for Miami’s local art scene?

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.

November 24, 2020

Florida Trend | Daily Pulse – The floodgates have opened

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.

November 24, 2020

South FL Business Journal | Money Roundup- The big number $1 Million

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.

November 23, 2020

Miami Herald – Business Monday | A surge of business transplants comes to South Florida

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

November 13, 2020

Miami Herald | DWNTWN Movie Nights back at park on Biscayne

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

November 13, 2020

Miami Herald | DWNTWN Movie Nights back at park on Biscayne

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.

October 19, 2020

South FL Business Journal | Merus Global opens second South Florida

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 […]

October 08, 2020

The Real Deal | Blackstone to open office in South Florida

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.

October 08, 2020

South FL Business Journal | Private equity firm Blackstone expands technology group to Miami

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.

October 08, 2020

Miami Herald | Private equity giant Blackstone set to open tech office in Miami

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.

October 02, 2020

South Florida Business Journal- PRINT | DDA Offers Cash to Businesses That Relocate To Miami

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.

September 24, 2020

Crains Chicago | Hedge funds head for Florida with taxes on rich rising elsewhere

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.

September 24, 2020

South FL Business Journal | Follow the Sun campaign offers cash to businesses that relocate to Miami

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 […]

September 23, 2020

Bloomberg News | Hedge Funds Head for Florida With Taxes on Rich Rising Elsewhere

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.

September 23, 2020

Miami Today | 15 interviews a week for downtowns recruits

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.

September 23, 2020

Miami Today | Downtown aims to make office, retail vacancies temporary

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.

September 21, 2020

NBC 6 | COVID-19 Restaurant Safety Course

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 […]

September 14, 2020

WPLG Local 10 News – Army Corps of Engineers Proposes Flood Wall

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.  

September 09, 2020

Miami Today | Despite expectations, office rents don’t dive, vacancies light

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.

September 09, 2020

Miami Today | Downtown initiatives include interactive 3-dimensional view

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.

September 08, 2020

El Nuevo Herald | El COVID 19 Amenaza a Personas Sin Hogar

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 […]

September 08, 2020

Miami Herald | Out-of-state companies pondered a move to Miami. Then came a spike in COVID-19 cases

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.

August 12, 2020

Miami Today | People on the Move- Jose Mallea

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.

August 07, 2020

Miami Herald | Homeless feeding law makes good sense

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.

July 30, 2020

MiamiOnTheCheap | Win a free Miami mask, hand sanitizer & more!

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.

July 30, 2020

Miami New Times | New Program Gives Downtown Restaurants More Outdoor Space

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 […]

July 29, 2020

Restaurant Hospitality | How Miami helps restaurants wrestle with dining mandates

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.

July 24, 2020

MiamiOnTheCheap | Free & cheap things to do this weekend in Miami

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.

July 24, 2020

Dining Out Downtown | Miami’s sidewalk cafe program gives local restaurants a boost

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.

July 23, 2020

Time Out Miami | You can dine on closed streets in these Miami neighborhoods

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 […]

July 20, 2020

Miami’s Community Newspapers. Miami DDA Launches New Masks On, Miami Campaign

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.

July 17, 2020

The Infatuation | Miami Outdoor Dining, In Pictures

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.

July 15, 2020

MiamiOnTheCheap | Downtown dining discounts with Go Local, Go Direct campaign

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.

July 15, 2020

South Florida Business Journal | Miami restaurants rush to turn parking spaces into outdoor seating

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.

July 15, 2020

Miami Today. Long-awaited Underline to open Oct.1 despite pandemic

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.

July 09, 2020

Miami Herald | Companies were planning on moving to South Florida. Then COVID hit

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.

July 08, 2020

NBC6 Miami | Helping Hands Group Strives to Aid South Floridas Homeless in Pandemic

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 […]

July 07, 2020

El Nuevo Herald | Lanzan campaña ‘Masks On, Miami’ para promover el uso de mascarillas por coronavirus

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 […]

July 01, 2020

Miami Today | Downtown authority OKs grants for business hit by virus, damage

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.

June 25, 2020

Miami Herald | Miami passes ordinance requiring permits to feed large groups of homeless people

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.

June 23, 2020

Miami Diario | Ordenaza de proteccion a desamparados va a votacion en Comision de Miami

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 […]

June 22, 2020

Diario Las Americas | Miami votara sobre proteccion a desamparados

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.

June 17, 2020

Miami Herald | Make Downtown Miami safer for the homeless and the residents who feed them

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.

June 10, 2020

Miami Herald | This real estate broker helped organize downtowns David Guetta concert

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.

June 10, 2020

Miami Today | The Achiever- Christina Crespi took over in time to lead downtown team

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.

June 10, 2020

Miami Today | Downtown agency provides small businesses helping hand

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.

June 04, 2020

South FL Business Journal | DDA Businesses still want to move to downtown Miami despite COVID-19

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.

May 27, 2020

WSVN 7 News | Restaurants in Miami, Miami Beach reopen to patrons on Wednesday

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.

May 25, 2020

Miami Herald | Christina Crespi Q&A

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 […]

May 20, 2020

WSVN 7 News | Miami-Dade begins fractured reopening

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.

May 15, 2020

South FL Business Journal | Reef Technology partners with DHL Express for Downtown Miami deliveries

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.

April 29, 2020

Miami Today | Downtown team looks at putting magic back into the city

“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.

April 29, 2020

Miami Today | Downtown authority asks to shut streets to permit social distancing

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 […]

April 23, 2020

WPLG Local 10 News | Miami Commission approves funding for small businesses

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 […]

April 17, 2020

WSVN 7 News | David Guetta to perform from Brickell balcony to raise money for charities

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. […]

April 17, 2020

WPLG Local 10 News | David Guetta to Play 2 Hour Set in Miami to support 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 […]

April 17, 2020

Forbes | 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

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.

April 16, 2020

Agencia EFE. David Guetta dará un concierto en Miami para recaudar fondos contra COVID-19

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 […]

April 15, 2020

TimeOut | David Guetta is livestreaming a set from a secret location in Miami and heres how to watch

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.

April 02, 2020

WPLG Local 10 | Downtown Miami restaurants say ditch third-party delivery

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 […]

April 01, 2020

Miami New Times | Miami Downtown Development Authority Launches Discount Program to Help Local Restaurants

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 […]

April 01, 2020

The Hungry Post | Go Local, Go Direct Discount Program by the Miami Downtown Development Authority

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 […]

April 01, 2020

South FL Business Journal | South Florida companies step up to help community with COVID-19 fallout

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.

March 31, 2020

Edible South Florida | New Delivery Options Save Money for Restaurants and Customers

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. […]

March 30, 2020

Miami Herald | America’s essential spirit shines as it braces for the fight ahead

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 […]

March 27, 2020

Diario Las Americas | Los desamparados podrian ser un foco de contagio de la epidemia

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.

March 25, 2020

Voz de America | Miami impulsa proyecto para desamparados en plena crisis del coronavirus

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 […]

March 24, 2020

El Nuevo Herald | Habilitan banos para desamparados en Miami

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 […]

March 23, 2020

El Nuevo Herald | Baños para desamparados, primera línea de defensa contra coronavirus en Miami

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 […]

March 23, 2020

Agencia EFE | Baños para desamparados, primera línea de defensa contra coronavirus en Miami

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 […]

March 19, 2020

Miami Herald | As coronavirus pushes people inside, Miamis homeless population faces greater risk

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 […]

March 09, 2020

Miami Herald | Miami Plazas leasing office opened three weeks ago. And 10% of units are pre-leased.

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.

February 13, 2020

Miami Today | Downtown Super Bowl Effort Got 950,000 Social Media Impressions

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

February 03, 2020

Miami Herald | Fox Super Bowl broadcast brings some Miami attention

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.

May 20, 2019

Mansion Global | Miami Developer Ugo Colombo on What the Next Generation Wants

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.

May 17, 2019

Miami Herald | Redone apartments might show way to fix housing crisis

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.  

May 16, 2019

SFBJ | Downtown Miami condo prices bounce back

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.

May 06, 2019

Miami Herald | I think Miami has been undergoing this amazing transformation

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.

April 30, 2019

Wall Street Journal | Luxury Developers in Miami Eye Low-Income Tax Breaks

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.

April 24, 2019

Miami Today | Investors believe in Miami more than we do in ourselves

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.

April 20, 2019

Miami Today | Plans to close some Biscayne traffic lanes awaits state boost

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.

March 25, 2019

Miami Herald Business Monday | Moishe Mana say’s he’s ready to act on Flagler Street

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.

March 06, 2019

Miami Today | NY mission strikes gold with an immediate catch

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 […]

February 27, 2019

Miami Today | Pilot program still awaited in effort to unclog bridge traffic

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.

February 20, 2019

SFBJ | Media company opens international HQ in downtown Miami

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 […]

February 14, 2019

Forbes | Six Reasons Everyone Is Moving To Brickell

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 […]

January 30, 2019

Miami Today | Downtown to help fund Underdeck, a new park under I-395

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.

January 25, 2019

MiamiAgent Magazine | This Week in Miami Real Estate: Downtown growth, scholarship funds and more

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 […]

January 17, 2019

CoStar | New Downtown Apartment Tower Stands Out Amid Miami’s Rental Construction Boom

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.

January 09, 2019

Daily Business Review | Downtown Miami: No Longer 9 To 5

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.

September 24, 2018

Daily Business Review.com | South Florida Multifamily Market Trending Toward Apartments After Years of Condo Focus

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.

September 20, 2018

GlobeSt.com | Miami’s Condo Market is Winding Down. But There Are Exceptions

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 […]

September 18, 2018

S. FL Business Journal | Condo resale prices slip in downtown Miami as new condo construction slows

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.

September 13, 2018

The Real Deal | The end is near: Downtown Miami’s condo cycle will likely end this year, report shows

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.

September 12, 2018

Miami Today | $1.7 million wayfinding system downtown funded, set to go

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.

June 04, 2018

Bloomberg | Fund Managers Are Ditching Wall Street for Florida

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.

May 16, 2018

Bis Now | Never Mind South Beach Miami’s Downtown Is Undergoing A Multibillion Dollar Transformation

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 […]

May 15, 2018

Fast Company | Can this new privately funded train reshape transit in Florida

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 […]

May 14, 2018

Miami Herald | Heres one idea to relieve downtown traffic Dig a tunnel under the Miami River

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.