Two entities connected to Marlon Gomez lost a Miami River development site at a courthouse auction, according to court records from March 10. The property, located at 1515, 1529, and 1543 Northwest South River Drive, was purchased by an affiliate of the Fiorentino Family Office with a winning bid of $15,600.
The sale follows a final judgment of $12.8 million obtained by the Fiorentino affiliate on January 30 against Gomez, his entities, and former development partners Fausto Callava and Antonio Pardo. The lender had sued Gomez and his partners last year for allegedly defaulting on a $10 million loan that matured in February. Interest and fees increased the total owed to $12.8 million.
The site was originally listed for sale in 2024 with an asking price of $25 million but was reduced to $18 million after a court-appointed receiver took over management of the Gomez entities. The Fiorentino affiliate claimed that Gomez submitted a “fraudulent financial statement” and did not disclose he was already in default on another $15 million loan in Aventura when he borrowed the funds secured by the riverfront property.
Gomez did not respond to requests for comment but has previously denied any wrongdoing and blamed the lender for disrupting the Miami River project. The property is entitled for a luxury townhome project with 40 units and boat slips but did not sell before foreclosure. The lender now must decide whether to relist the site, seek new partners, or continue with the original development plan.
This is the second time in six months that Gomez has lost control of a development site through foreclosure proceedings. In October, an affiliate of Rok Lending took over his planned Aventura medical office project after another courthouse auction related to a separate loan default.
