Attorney Ben Solomon says he doesn’t have a crystal ball when it comes to the South Florida condo market’s future, but he seems to have no shortage of insight. Solomon is managing director of Association Law Group (ALG), which has helped shape state law in representation of condominium associations, and he’s a senior partner at
Developer Bradley Deckelbaum had an unusual way to do his initial evaluation of the site for Riva condominiums: Paddle boarding along the Middle River near the Galleria Mall. Somebody had tipped him off about the site along Federal Highway, which used to be student housing for the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale. “It’s 409 feet
Falling oil prices and stock market volatility were some of the memorable events for investors in 2015, but now it’s time to plan for 2016. To help accomplish that, SFBW interviewed Jonathan Hill, senior VP and director of investments at Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust (gibraltarprivate.com), which has five offices in the tricounty area. Hill
Astute homeowners across Florida and the USA are taking advantage of a new FHA insured product to establish a line of credit to use to complement their existing retirement portfolio. Research from the Boston College’s National Retirement Risk Index 2010 has stated that few will be in a position where they do not have to
Even though the financial horizon looks warm and inviting as spring arrives, preparation and planning are a must for every organization. Following these essential steps should help jump-start your game plan. Step One: Identify what works and what doesn’t.Every good business plan should have a reflection process built into it. If yours doesn’t, then sit
If there’s a major theme in this issue, it’s all about overcoming obstacles. Cover subject Gil Dezer and his family faced 900 condo unit buyers wanting to walk away during the Great Recession. More recently, he was told there was no way you could take cars up in an elevator and park them outside of
While the city of Bal Harbour has long been a South Florida icon in luxury lifestyle, a new high in that standard will likely be reached there when Oceana Bal Harbour is completed. Replacing what once was the famed Bal Harbour Club, the 28-floor, 240-oceanfront-unit project will offer 25 floors of mixed one, two, three
Gil Dezer says some observers thought his family was a bit whacky when they announced one of the first major projects after the Great Recession: The 60-story Porsche Design Tower, which includes a first-of-its kind elevator that would lift cars to the owners” mansions in the sky. “When we started everybody said, “You can’t do
Community banks rank with mom and apple pie in the business scene, but the recession dealt a tough blow to many of them. SFBW assembled a panel of community bank leaders and a few larger banks to gauge the health of the industry. The good news is that community banks in South Florida are getting
Scout Ventures” investment in Rokk3r Labs symbolizes how an emphasis on support and structure is increasing the odds of a payoff in the VC scene. SFBW wrote about Rokk3r in its November issue and reported on both companies” appearance at the Miami Finance Forum in the March issue, but a visit by SFBW to Rokk3r’s
