A Canadian vocational school, Skilled Trades College, is set to open its first U.S. campus in Miami’s Arts & Entertainment District. The institution has signed a lease for 30,000 square feet at Genting’s Omni Offices located at 1501 Biscayne Boulevard. According to Kevin Gonzalez of Colliers, the school aims to begin operations by late summer next year. Gonzalez represented the landlord in the deal, while David Preston, also from Colliers, represented the tenant.
Skilled Trades College is based in Vaughan, Ontario and provides training in electrical work, plumbing, HVAC pre-apprenticeship programs, and home renovation. Ralph Cerasuolo serves as CEO of the college.
The Omni Offices are part of a 14.6-acre property assembled by Malaysian casino company Genting after its $236 million purchase in 2011. Although Genting initially planned to redevelop the site into a casino, those plans did not materialize due to licensing issues.
In another development in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood, Brooklyn Chop House will open its first location outside New York at the Moxy Miami Wynwood hotel on November 11. The restaurant combines steakhouse offerings with Asian-inspired dishes such as dim sum and will occupy 20,000 square feet across two penthouse levels at the eight-story hotel. Ownership includes Robert “Don Pooh” Cummins and David Thomas; Stratis Morfogen’s company manages culinary operations and chef Erick Melendez will lead the Miami kitchen.
The Moxy hotel is owned by DolphinBay Hospitality and Istanbul-based Süzer Group. In January this year, Süzer acquired a majority stake of 52 percent for $99 million. The acquisition was accompanied by a $35.5 million loan from Synovus Bank. DolphinBay Hospitality is a joint venture between Baywood Hotels and Dolphin Capital Partners.
Brooklyn Chop House takes over space formerly occupied by Casa Madera; Sparrow Italia also operates within the hotel.
Two law firms have renewed their leases at Miami Tower: Boies Schiller Flexner with an 18,300-square-foot renewal and Boyd Richards Parker & Colonnelli with a 12,400-square-foot renewal at the downtown skyscraper located at 100 Southeast Second Street. These deals were first reported by Traded and later confirmed by The Real Deal.
Boies Schiller was represented by Zachary Talbot of Cresa and Josh Hartman of Network Realty Partners; Talbot also represented Boyd Richards along with Alex Gerome from Cresa. Gordon Messinger and Randy Carballo acted for the landlords. CP Group (based in Boca Raton) and DRA Advisors (from New York) own Miami Tower.
Louis Vuitton plans to open a boutique store exceeding 4,000 square feet at 222 Worth Avenue in Palm Beach but may face delays beyond its initial late October target opening date due to construction schedule adjustments approved by local authorities earlier this month.
Michael A. Goldstein of Rye, New York manages ownership of that building according to public records.
Also on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach, Achille Salvagni Atelier will launch its third flagship gallery—joining locations in London and New York—in January within a 2,000-square-foot space at 243 Worth Avenue where it will showcase collectible furniture designs created by Achille Salvagni’s Rome-based atelier. CS Ventures owns this property as part of last year’s acquisition totaling six luxury storefronts for $30.3 million.
