A trio of billionaires received good news from the Miami Beach Planning Board on Tuesday. The board approved items related to hedge fund manager Ken Griffin’s private yacht marina on Terminal Island, and tweaks to Vlad Doronin and Len Blavatnik’s Aman Miami Beach development. 120 MacArthur Causeway 120 MacArthur Causeway Griffin, founder and CEO of … Read more
Fox News host Sean Hannity joined forces with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to urge a mass exodus from New York City to the “free state of Florida” in the wake of Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani‘s mayoral election win. Hannity, 63, welcomed DeSantis onto his primetime show on Nov. 4, moments before Mamdani, 34, was declared … Read more
Black Salmon, the Boschetti Group and Constellation Group are teaming up with hospitality mogul Sam Nazarian to launch a branded condo tower in Miami’s Edgewater, The Real Deal has learned. Nazarian’s HQ Hotels & Residences by sbe will manage and brand HQ Residences Miami, a planned 35-story, 229-unit high-rise at 422 Northeast 29th Street in … Read more
Miami Beach voters propelled Mayor Steven Meiner and city commissioner Laura Dominguez to second terms, while two candidates vying for an open city commission seat are headed to a runoff. Meiner captured 51 percent of the vote, beating his lone challenger, city commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez, by about 350 ballots, election results show. Dominguez thumped … Read more
For the first time in a long time, Miami’s next mayor won’t be a member of a familial political dynasty. On Tuesday, former Miami-Dade County commissioner Eileen Higgins and ex-Miami City Manager Emilio Gonzalez won first and second place, respectively, in Miami’s mayoral election. However, Higgins did not capture more than 50 percent of the … Read more
America’s housing market has split in two: High-earning buyers and sellers still have choices and leverage, while everyone else faces shrinking options and rising costs. It’s a divide that mirrors the broader K-shaped economy defining 2025. After an economic shock, parts of the economy shoot upward—like the top arm of the letter “K”—while others slide … Read more
Former “Today” show host Hoda Kotb has shared a glimpse inside her home as she reunited with her ex-fiance, Joel Schiffman, for a “funday Sunday” with their daughters, Hayley, 8, and Hope, 6. The NBC alum, 61, who announced in September 2024 that she would be stepping down from the hit morning show to spend … Read more
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has threatened to impose “a 100% tariff” on New Yorkers who want to flee to the Lone Star State if Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani wins the mayoral election. In a post on X, Abbott said Monday: “After the polls close tomorrow night, I will impose a 100% tariff on anyone moving … Read more
Raoul Thomas’ financially floundering CGI Merchant Group sold its Nexus co-working portfolio for $31 million. Over the past two years, Miami-based CGI Merchant has faced debt woes on its properties and parted with most of its portfolio through either foreclosures or sales. Its troubles came amid elevated interest rates that have increased payments for floating-rate … Read more
13th Floor and Key International are launching a Nobu-branded condo tower in Miami’s Brickell, the brand’s first residential project in the city. The announcement follows a controversial fight over the development site, which is on the longtime grounds of the historic First Miami Presbyterian Church at 609 Brickell Avenue. Brickell residents opposing the development lost … Read more