REAL ESTATE PROJECT SOLUTIONS

Beacon Center OFFICE | RETAIL | SERVICES

Doral, FL

The Development team leader responsible for creating and operating a retail and office service center serving the emerging Doral, FL, industrial market. His innovative mixing of suburban office and retail/services grew Beacon’s retail component from 10% of the 205-acre business park to over 35% in two years. Pivoted the development plan to capture Walmart, multiple Big Box retailers, and restaurants, accelerating Beacon’s build-out and profitability by 3-years.

ROLE: Development Leader, Codina Development
PRODUCT: Regional Big Box Center and Local Retail/Services/Offices
SIZE: 35 acres – +500,000 sq. ft.
SERVICES: Ground-up development, leasing, and project management
STATUS: Multiple National and Regional Awards, ULI Case Study

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BEACON CENTER WAREHOUSE | DISTRIBUTION

Doral, FL

The Development team leader responsible for overall planning and constructing +1,000,000 sq. ft. in Flex and Dock-High distribution buildings. Introduced Tilt-Wall construction in South Florida. Created Beacon Center’s market-leading distribution facilities by building Class A suburban offices into Class A high bay, and dock-high warehouses, attracting Fortune 100 tenants, including Stanley Tools, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, and multiple South American US Headquarters.

ROLE: Development Leader, Codina Development
PRODUCT: 170 acres
SIZE: +100,000,000 sq. ft. – Innovative, Market Leading Distribution and Warehousing
SERVICES: Innovative construction technology – Tilt Wall. Overall design, development, construction, leasing management
STATUS: Beacon Center has been the leading business park in Doral, FL, for 30 years. Tilt Wall Construction is now the standard construction technology for multiple building types across South Florida.

Church Street Marketplace

Burlington, VT

Lead Planner and Development Coordinator responsible for the design/build of Church Street. A 4-city-block shopping street converted to a pedestrian mall with choreographed retail for shopping, dining, entertainment, and residential lofts in historic downtown Burlington. Devised vertical zoning for landmark buildings, successfully incentivizing residential “over the store” that activated the shopping street.

SERVICES: Design and Project Management
RESULT: Multiple National Awards, ULI Case Study, 35 years as the leading entertainment district in Vermont.

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Miami Design District

Miami, FL

Development Consultant to the City of Miami responsible for leading a “trade only” furnishings area into Miami’s first Business Improvement District (BID). Organized a loose collection of showrooms into “The Design District.” Branded the District, planning streetscapes, entries, and signage that increased competitiveness and infused restaurants, art galleries, offices, and services, leading to a 12/7 high street retail center of luxury shopping.

ROLE: Development Consultant
PRODUCT: Urban neighborhood
SERVICES: Business Improvement District, Zoning
STATUS: ULI Awards, Case Study, Multiple Honors, Highly successful fashion district

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Lecanto Town Center

Inverness, FL

Real Estate Consultant retained to create a vision and value for a large parcel in an emerging area for international investors. Visioned, planned, and entitled property as a regional Big Box Shopping Center, doubling investment value.

ROLE: Development and Investment Consultant
PRODUCT: Big Box Retail Anchored Mixed-Use Center
SIZE: 45 acres site – 165,000 sq. ft. retail
SERVICES: Predevelopment Feasibility & Planning/Investment Advisory/Visioning
STATUS: Sold

KEY WEST HARBOR DEVELOPMENT

KEY WEST, FL

Retained by the Key West Redevelopment Authority to plan the reuse of a decommissioned historic naval base. Led feasibility, site planning, and entitlements that successfully converted the military complex into a waterfront resort community with hotels, condominiums, docks, two museums, and a public waterfront. Developed adaptive reuses for the landmark buildings’ conversions to residential, resort hospitality, museum, and cultural attractions.

ROLE: Development Consultant
SIZE: 35-acre Decommissioned Navy Base from the 1840s
SERVICES: Analysis, Feasibility, Development Planning
RESULT: Multiple Awards, ULI Case Study, Successful home sales, and high resort occupancies.

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HOLIDAY INN RESORT

Montego Bay, Jamaica

Retained by Crowne Eagle Merchant Bank and Crowe Eagle Life to lead the acquisition from the government of Jamaica, and the redevelopment and repositioning of the property. Led the $65 million acquisition, renovation, and repositioning to all-inclusive, the first under HI’s management. Led total renovation and upgrade to entire property while maintaining operations.

Our firm served as the Owner’s Representative for a life insurance company and merchant bank acquiring, financing and redeveloping hotels and commercial properties in Jamaica, West Indies, for ten years.

SIZE: 525 Rooms, 4 restaurants and casino.
SERVICES: Owner’s Representation for acquisition due diligence, transaction negotiation and closing. Financial structuring and Loans. Owner’s Representation for design and construction management.
RESULT: Doubled NOI in 12-months after renovation.

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JESSIE TRICE COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEM

MIAMI, FL

Retained as the Owner’s Representative for over ten years, responsible for 13 sites of a not-for-profit inner-city health center. Served the client for over ten years with a complete range of development services and real estate financial services. Leased new headquarters, sold, and managed properties, led the planning and renovation of a 40,000 sq. ft. main clinic, and significant renovations of a residential treatment center and all satellite clinics. Served as the client’s representative to federal and state agencies and lenders. Led all aspects of developing and renovating outpatient clinics, offices, and residential treatment facilities. Led crisis management from hurricane and tornado damage. Completed major complex renovations while maintaining full clinical services for patients.

ROLE: Owner’s Representative for ten years
SIZE: 13 medical clinic sites and headquarters office
SERVICES: Owner’s Representation, Project Planning and Design, Construction Management, Overall Project Management, Owner’s Representative to Federal and State agencies. Major redevelopment of 13 medical clinics, creation of a new corporate headquarters
RESULT: Redeveloped 13 medical clinics, reduced energy costs by 30%. Increased patient capacity by 50%.

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ARBORETUM
8600 EAST DIXIE

MIAMI, FL

Founded and led a partnership in the purchase, entitlement, development, and successful sale of an 18-lot gated community of large single-family homes set among a dense old-growth tree hammock in Miami’s Upper East Side Historic District.

ROLE: Developer, Managing Partner
SERVICES: Acquisition, platting, entitlements, development, sale
STATUS: Successful project sale