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Northeast 13th Street Corridor in Fort Lauderdale Dubbed “Studio City”

As business owners along Fort Lauderdale’s NE 13th Street block have repurposed existing properties along the strip over the last several years, the transformation has netted positive results and a new name for the area. The grassroots campaign to rename the location “Studio City” was crafted to recognize the businesses that acknowledged and enhanced the area’s potential and character via adaptive reuse rather than erasing it. As a result, a vibrant collection of small businesses and creatives embracing the neighborhood’s future vision continue to settle there. 

According to Brian Carmody, one of the visionaries behind the concept, the philosophy behind the Studio City handle is that every business owner is a creator and their workspace is their studio. 

“Whether a barber, baker, barista, brewmaster, chef, makeup artist, martial arts instructor, tattooist, painter, or potter, Studio City is about creative living no matter what you do or who you are,” he says. 

An eclectic mix of businesses already call Studio City home, like Gulfstream Brewing Company, Milk Money Bar & Kitchen, Fitglow Beauty, Bottima Hair and Lovelee Bakeshop. The area also recently welcomed Warehouse13, a modern event space from New York. Several other businesses have also settled or plan to open on or near the strip soon, including:

  • Montce Swim, the Fort Lauderdale-based celebrity-favored swimwear line currently located in Flager Village, purchased a three-parcel site. After a gut renovation and refacing of the existing structures (about 8,000 square feet), Studio City will become home to the Montce Swim headquarters, shipping center and flagship store.
  • Mingo Makes It, a pottery studio offering classes, has moved from Flagler Village to the former Christmas Palace location in Studio City. 
  • FlipAtik Mid Century, a furniture company, just signed a lease on a space on NE 8th Street and will move from Wilton Manors in the coming months.  
  • Pride Factory is moving from 850 NE 13th St. to Wilton Manors and a new concept will replace it.
  • Charlie St. Flowers and Coffee will open on NE 9th St in the coming months.
  • Strokes Art Bar will open shortly too. 

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Drew Limsky

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Drew Limsky joined Lifestyle Media Group in August 2020 as Editor-in-Chief of South Florida Business & Wealth. His first issue of SFBW, October 2020, heralded a reimagined structure, with new content categories and a slew of fresh visual themes. “As sort of a cross between Forbes and Robb Report, with a dash of GQ and Vogue,” Limsky says, “SFBW reflects South Florida’s increasingly sophisticated and dynamic business and cultural landscape.”

Limsky, an avid traveler, swimmer and film buff who holds a law degree and Ph.D. from New York University, likes to say, “I’m a doctor, but I can’t operate—except on your brand.” He wrote his dissertation on the nonfiction work of Joan Didion. Prior to that, Limsky received his B.A. in English, summa cum laude, from Emory University and earned his M.A. in literature at American University in connection with a Masters Scholar Award fellowship.

Limsky came to SFBW at the apex of a storied career in journalism and publishing that includes six previous lead editorial roles, including for some of the world’s best-known brands. He served as global editor-in-chief of Lexus magazine, founding editor-in-chief of custom lifestyle magazines for Cadillac and Holland America Line, and was the founding editor-in-chief of Modern Luxury Interiors South Florida. He also was the executive editor for B2B magazines for Acura and Honda Financial Services, and he served as travel editor for Conde Nast. Magazines under Limsky’s editorship have garnered more than 75 industry awards.

He has also written for many of the country’s top newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, Boston Globe, USA Today, Worth, Robb Report, Afar, Time Out New York, National Geographic Traveler, Men’s Journal, Ritz-Carlton, Elite Traveler, Florida Design, Metropolis and Architectural Digest Mexico. His other clients have included Four Seasons, Acqualina Resort & Residences, Yahoo!, American Airlines, Wynn, Douglas Elliman and Corcoran. As an adjunct assistant professor, Limsky has taught journalism, film and creative writing at the City University of New York, Pace University, American University and other colleges.