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JV Proposes 10-Story, 115-Key Hotel In Wynwood

Robert Finvarb Companies and Hidrock Properties are planning a 115-room branded hotel in Miami’s Wynwood, marking the joint venture’s third project in the artsy neighborhood.

An affiliate of Aventura-based Robert Finvarb and New York-based Hidrock bought a 0.2-acre site at 160 Northwest 28th Street for $6.7 million, records show. The seller, an entity managed by Maxmillian Beltrame Widmann in Miami, had paid $3 million for the vacant lot in 2016.

The proposed 10-story hotel will cost an estimated $20 million to build, said Hidrock CEO Abraham “Abie” Hidary.

“We are in the very early stages of planning it,” Hidary said. “There will be three food and beverage components on the ground-floor, the second floor and the rooftop.” 

The joint venture has not yet identified the brand for the hotel, Hidary added.

Hotels represent the next wave of development in Wynwood, Hidary said. The neighborhood’s first hotel, the 217-key Arlo Wynwood at 2217 Northwest Miami Court, built by Quadrum Global, was completed last year. A partnership involving Andres Klein, founder and principal of BH Investment Group, is developing One Eleven Wynwood Hotel by Sonder, a proposed 72-room project at 111 Northwest 26th Street. And in December, Aventura-based Turnberry Associates unveiled plans to build a mixed-use hotel project at 127 and 135 Northwest 24th Street and 128 and 138 Northwest 25th Street. Last year, Turnberry paid $13.1 million for the properties.

 

Source:  The Real Deal

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Spanish Sports Retailer Pādel Nuestro Signs Wynwood Lease

A Spanish retailer specializing in padel, a tennis-like sport, will open its first U.S. store in Miami’s Wynwood district.

Pādel Nuestro signed a five-year deal for 3,000 square feet at 310-318 Northwest 25th Street.

Pādel Nuestro is Spain’s largest purveyor of padel rackets, shoes and accessories. The sport is a mash-up of tennis and squash. Padel has the same scoring system as tennis, but the balls and rackets are unique to padel. The courts have walls, and balls can be played off the walls as in squash or racquetball. Overhand serves aren’t allowed in padel.

The new store is less than two miles from Wynwood Padel Club, which has eight courts, and Real Padel Miami. It will feature a demo area where enthusiasts can test gear.

Pādel Nuestro sells gear made by such brands as Asics, Head and Adidas.

 

Source:  Commercial Observer

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Kushner, Faith Group And Immocorp Capital JV Plan Mixed-Use Apartment Project In Wynwood

Kushner Companies entered into a joint venture to develop a mixed-use apartment complex in Wynwood, as the New York firm completes its first projects in the neighborhood.

The latest development, to include 325 apartments and roughly 20,000 to 25,000 square feet of retail space, would rise on the Soho Studios event space site at 2136 Northwest First Avenue. The joint venture, which was finalized last month, is with the Faith Group and Immocorp Capital, according to sources. Faith and Immocorp are both based in Aventura.

Faith Group’s Soho LLC has owned the main parcel since 2009. Property records show Soho LLC secured an $11.3 million mortgage in March that can be increased to $22.5 million. Faith will likely transfer the site to an entity that includes all three partners. Construction could begin in 2025, a source said.

Kushner is also working with Immocorp Capital and Faith Group on the multifamily component of a large site south of Steve Ross’ Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. Gilbert Benhamou, CEO of Immocorp, said the partners plan to break ground on infrastructure work in the third quarter. Construction on the first phase, a 252-unit apartment project, is expected to begin by the end of the year.

The three partners are looking for more opportunities in South Florida, Benhamou said. He called the planned Wynwood development an “out of the box” project.

The Faith Group, led by founder Kevin Faith who represents other members of the Faith family, added to the site in recent years with the corner property at 2159 Northwest First Court. The assemblage totals 1.7 contiguous acres. It includes a 50,000-square-foot building that was constructed in 1929 and expanded in 1964; and a nearly 13,000-square-foot building constructed in 1962.

Kushner made its first investment in Wynwood in 2019. The firm, led by Charles Kushner, his daughter Nicole Kushner Meyer, and Laurent Morali, partnered with the Miculitzki family’s Block Capital Group to build Wynd 27 and 28. The two-building apartment, office and retail project is nearly completed and is being leased. In a separate deal, Kushner and PTM Partners plan a 1,300-unit, two-tower apartment development in Edgewater. In Broward County, Kushner and Aimco also recently sold a piece of their three-lot assemblage near downtown Fort Lauderdale’s Brightlight station for $18.3 million.

Development has exploded in Wynwood for new condominiums, thousands of apartments, office projects and ground-floor retail throughout the neighborhood. Investment has also spread to Wynwood Norte, which underwent a zoning overhaul in 2021 meant to encourage affordable housing development, preserve the area’s character, and create economic opportunities for small businesses and residents.

 

Source:  The Real Deal

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Miami Beach Imposes Regulations For Fractional Ownership Homes

Companies offering fractional ownership of luxury properties in Miami Beach will have to follow new city regulations.

The Miami Beach City Commission on Friday unanimously approved an ordinance that requires condominiums and single-family homes that are owned by investors that buy shares of a property to abide by the city’s law that bans short-term rentals in some neighborhoods.

The fractional ownership ordinance largely targets Pacaso, a San Francisco-based tech company that allows investors to purchase as little as a one-eighth interest in second homes.

In Miami Beach, Pacaso is offering investment opportunities in a condominium and two single-family homes on the Venetian Islands and on Alton Road, according to the company’s website. The minimum investment for the three properties ranges from $385,000 to $867,000.

The new ordinance requires Pacaso and similar firms to have a local manager, available 24 hours a day, for each fractional ownership property in Miami Beach, as well as to comply with a code of conduct. Fractional ownership property managers will also be required to sign affidavits that condos and houses will not be rented on a short-term basis.

City staff worked with the fractional ownership industry to draft the ordinance, Miami Beach commissioner Alex Fernandez said at the commission meeting. Fernandez sponsored the measure.

“We can’t prohibit [fractional ownership,]” Fernandez said. “But this is what we can do.”

In a statement, Pacaso CEO Austin Allison said his company will adhere to the new ordinance.

Pacaso expanded into South Florida in 2021. The company sets up limited liability companies for joint ownership and collects maintenance fees from clients. Pacaso manages more than $200 million of real estate and has annualized revenue of $330 million, according to a press release.

Miami Beach has some of the toughest short-term rental restrictions in South Florida that come with hefty fines for owners who violate the city’s regulations. Sometimes, the city’s crackdown has led to favorable outcomes for property owners. In 2021, the city settled a lawsuit brought by an affiliate of Miami-based Safe Harbor Equity, which owns a four-bedroom house at 3098 Alton Road. Safe Harbor sued the city over short-term rental fines assessed on the property.

Miami Beach agreed to pay Safe Harbor $250,000, as well as waive about $200,000 in fines.

 

Source:  The Real Deal

 

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