It’s no secret that the industry driving South Florida’s billion-dollar tourism business is hospitality. On and off the beach, Miami is teeming with new hotels—some of them global brand expansions, some of them North American debuts. Attracted by the city’s demographics (including its diversity), many luxe international brands, such as Argentina’s Faena,...

Crescent Heights wants Miami Beach to place the hub of the city’s proposed light rail or street car transit system in the base of the developer’s residential tower. The proposal would also make the Miami Beach-based developer’s planned tower at 500 Alton Road taller and potentially more appealing as living space. Led by Russell Galbut and Marisa Galbut,...

The University of Miami on Friday announced plans to build an indoor football practice facility at a cost of $34 million and a Soffer family donation covering about 40 percent of the cost, the largest ever pledged to the UM athletic department. Billionaire developer Jeffrey Soffer and his family pledged to donate $14 million to the indoor football facility...

The new owners of the Shops at Sunset Place mall in South Miami have revealed their redevelopment plan, which includes apartments and a hotel. The 515,000-square-foot center was acquired for $110.2 million in 2015 by the joint venture of Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT), Coconut Grove-based Grass River Property, and Miami Beach-based Comras Co. The...

UPDATED Sept. 2, 3:45 p.m. The Miami Association of Realtors is bullish about bringing Chinese buyers to South Florida, and now has a new partnership that it says will put Miami properties on the screens of thousands of prospective buyers. The association partnered with Juwai, which it says is China’s No. 1  website for international property searches,...

Located at the tip of an island bordering the Atlantic Ocean, South Beach is our little piece of paradise — and it’s hardly a secret. People from all over the world flock here for the sandy beaches and flashy nightlife. But anyone who has been here more than a few hours knows there’s so much more to this neighborhood. You’ve got historic Art Deco buildings,...