Robert Rivani says restaurateur owes $10M-plus over failed Wynwood steakhouse lease

Robert Rivani is going after restaurateur Derek Gonzalez of Goat Hospitality Group for $10.5 million over a failed plan to open a steakhouse in Wynwood. Rivani claims in court filings that Gonzalez’s WGOAT15 owes $9.1 million in rent through 2035, plus taxes and common area maintenance, the South Florida Business Journal reported.  Gonzalez signed a lease in 2024 to open Mia Steakhouse at Rivani’s Wynwood Jungle building at 50 Northwest 24th Street in Miami. Last summer, Rivani’s entities RJR Realty and RJR ML sued Gonzalez’s affiliate, claiming it failed to pay May and June rent, and didn’t open on time.  […]This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.