A Canadian vocational school, Skilled Trades College, is set to open its first U.S. campus in Miami’s Arts & Entertainment District. The school has leased 30,000 square feet at Genting’s Omni Offices at 1501 Biscayne Boulevard. Colliers’ Kevin Gonzalez represented the landlord in the deal, while David Preston of Colliers was on the team representing the tenant. The campus is expected to open late next summer.
Skilled Trades College, headquartered in Vaughan, Ontario, provides pre-apprenticeship training in electrical, plumbing and HVAC fields, as well as introductory courses in home renovation. Ralph Cerasuolo serves as CEO of the institution.
The Omni Offices are part of a larger 14.6-acre site purchased by Malaysian casino company Genting in 2011 for $236 million. While Genting originally planned to redevelop the area into a casino, it did not receive the necessary licensing.
In Wynwood, Brooklyn Chop House will launch its first location outside New York at the Moxy Miami Wynwood hotel. The restaurant has signed a lease for 20,000 square feet across two penthouse levels and plans to open on November 11. According to a news release from the tenant: “Brooklyn Chop House is owned by hip-hop industry impresario Robert ‘Don Pooh’ Cummins and partner David Thomas,” with Stratis Morfogen’s company managing culinary operations and chef Erick Melendez leading the Miami kitchen.
The Moxy hotel at 255 Northwest 25th Street is owned by DolphinBay Hospitality and Turkey-based Süzer Group. In January, Süzer acquired a majority stake in the property for $99 million and secured a $35.5 million loan from Synovus Bank (https://therealdeal.com/miami/2024/01/18/suzer-group-buys-majority-stake-in-moxy-miami-wynwood-hotel-for-99m/). DolphinBay Hospitality is a joint venture between Baywood Hotels of Columbia, Maryland and Dolphin Capital Partners with offices in Miami; Athens; and Nicosia. The eight-story hotel was designed by Kobi Karp and completed last year (https://therealdeal.com/miami/2023/02/13/baywood-dolphin-capital-open-restaurant-centric-moxy-hotel-in-wynwood/).
Brooklyn Chop House will occupy space previously held by Casa Madera; Sparrow Italia also operates within the hotel.
Meanwhile, two law firms have renewed leases at Miami Tower: Boies Schiller Flexner (18,300 square feet) and Boyd Richards Parker & Colonnelli (12,400 square feet). Zachary Talbot of Cresa and Josh Hartman of Network Realty Partners represented Boies Schiller; Talbot and Alex Gerome handled negotiations for Boyd Richards. Gordon Messinger and Randy Carballo represented building ownership—CP Group of Boca Raton and DRA Advisors from New York.
Luxury retailer Louis Vuitton will open a boutique exceeding 4,000 square feet at 222 Worth Avenue in Palm Beach. Although initially scheduled to open this month, construction delays may push back its debut after local officials approved extended interior work into early next month.
The building housing Louis Vuitton’s new store is managed by Michael A. Goldstein from Rye, New York.
Additionally, Achille Salvagni Atelier will introduce its third flagship gallery—a 2,000-square-foot space—at 243 Worth Avenue in Palm Beach this January. This gallery joins others located in London and New York; Achille Salvagni traces its origins to Rome.
CS Ventures—run by Spencer Schlager and Charles Rosenberg—owns the building as part of their acquisition last year of six luxury storefronts on Worth Avenue for $30.3 million (https://therealdeal.com/palm-beach/2023/08/24/cs-ventures-spends-30m-on-worth-avenue-retail-properties-in-palm-beach/).
