• Claudio Fischer’s Brickell site scores $65M loan, but it’s under contract to sell,Francisco Alvarado

    Claudio Fischer’s Brickell site scores $65M loan, but it’s under contract to sell

    Chilean developer Claudio Fischer secured a $65 million loan tied to a prime development site in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood,  Banco Santander provided the financing, which is secured by a 1-acre assemblage at 68, 82 and 84 Southwest 13th Street and 1399 Southwest First Avenue, records show. The s

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  • Meritage brings townhome plans to growing Wellington area,Lidia Dinkova

    Meritage brings townhome plans to growing Wellington area

    Meritage Homes is pursuing a rezoning of a 30-acre site it has under contract in Wellington, with preliminary plans for a 206-townhome complex.  The Scottsdale, Arizona-based homebuilder proposes the project for the six-lot site at 16300, 16350 and 16426 Velazquez Road, and at 16275, 16301 and 16421

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  • California’s calling: Are more billionaires on their way to South Florida?,Katherine Kallergis

    California’s calling: Are more billionaires on their way to South Florida?

    A proposed 5 percent tax on billionaires in California is propelling another wave of wealth to South Florida.  Look no further than Google co-founder Larry Page, one of the three wealthiest men in the world, who recently spent a combined $173 million to buy two waterfront homes in Miami’s Coconut Gr

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