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Lidia Dinkova

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Real estate reporter @trdmiami. Reach me at Lidia.Dinkova@TheRealDeal.com. Past words in @dbreview, @TCPalm, @miamitodaynews, @USATODAY and @AP

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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Reality or Miami hype? South Florida's office market is experiencing renewed interest from new-to-market firms. Yet, the numbers don't show a significant leasing uptick –– in fact it's down from 2019 "normal" times. therealdeal.com/miami/2026/0...
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Another wave of newcomers wants South Florida office flags — so why is leasing “kind of flat”?
Even as demand from out-of-state firms renewed this year, leasing is staying flat, while confident landlords push rents to new highs.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The three-year saga over the Biscayne 21 condo near Margaret Pace Park is over, with bulk unit owner Two Roads settling with the holdouts. A source told The Real Deal the developer paid about $50M for the holdout units. therealdeal.com/miami/2026/0...
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Two Roads settles with holdout condo owners, ending Biscayne 21 legal saga
Two Roads settled with the holdout condo owners at Biscayne 21, ending a saga over the buyout of the waterfront building in Miami.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Amid the billionaire and millionaire influx, demand for private schools across South Florida is high. Yet, the site of the closed Archbishop Curley Notre-Dame, once eyed for a private school, remains vacant. therealdeal.com/miami/2026/0...
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What’s next for Miami’s former Avenues elite private school site?
The 15.6-acre site linked to Gap heir John Fisher is vacant two years after Avenues The World School abandoned plans for a Miami campus.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Amid accusations of diverting investor funds, developer Joe Farrell scored a $49M loan for the Wellington sfh project: therealdeal.com/miami/2026/0...
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Joe Farrell borrows $49M for single-family community amid investors’ lawsuits
Maxim Credit Group is providing up to $98 million for a Wellington development by Joe Farrell amid lawsuits with investors.
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NPR @npr.org · 26/08/2026
via @wpln.bsky.social Dolly Parton’s death Tuesday marked the loss of not only an American country music legend, but, also, a major philanthropist.
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Dolly Parton's legacy transcends music, from books to scholarships to vaccines
Dolly Parton’s death Tuesday marked the loss of not only an American country music legend, but, also, a major philanthropist.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
For over a decade, Miami has tried to tap the private sector to give the Rickenbacker Marina a facelift –– and its lease with an RCI-Suntex JV is headed to the ballot on Nov. 3. Also on the ballot will be the nearby Marine Stadium Marina. therealdeal.com/miami/2026/0...
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Marina showdown: Inside the proposed $80M redevelopment of Rickenbacker Marina, Marine Stadium Marina
Miami voters will decide in November whether to approve an $80 million redevelopment of the Rickenbacker and Marine Stadium marinas.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Judge rules Florida's property tax amendment proposing to increase homestead exemptions needs a rewrite –– and fast since ballots start printing late this month. therealdeal.com/miami/2026/0...
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DeSantis property tax ballot language tossed, headed for attorney general rewrite
The ballot language for Gov. Ron DeSantis' Florida property tax amendment must be rewritten before voters see it in November.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Jeff Greene and the contractor for 200 affordable units in West Palm are locked in dueling lawsuits. Developer says GC didn't build the project up to code, while the GC says Greene owes over $230K tied to increases in materials costs. therealdeal.com/miami/2026/0...
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Billionaire Greene hits back at contractor in lawsuit over West Palm apartments
Jeff Greene sued AG Contractor over defects at the Westgate Apartments in West Palm Beach, after alleged unpaid construction costs.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The "unflappable" Michael Stern: Facing over 15 suits, including a foreclosure on a branded condo tower, he says suits are a way to influence the court of public opinion. Yet, Stern and his firms have attracted more litigation than the norm. therealdeal.com/magazine/aug...
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Michael Stern’s projects flash signs of distress, but risk-taking developer has come back from crises and chaos before
JDS founder Michael Stern involved in litigation tied to his Mercedes-Benz and Dolce & Gabbana towers in Miami, as financing may come through.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Kent Security –– owned by the parents and uncle of the Alexander brothers, found guilty of sex trafficking –– is seeking to collect on allegedly unpaid debts. Its latest target: Developer Michael Stern. therealdeal.com/miami/2026/0...
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Kent Security sues developer Michael Stern over unpaid bills
The Alexander family’s Kent Security is looking to collect on unpaid bills, and its latest target is developer Michael Stern.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
South Florida multifamily landlords are giddy over a market comeback after leasing finally surpassed supply –– albeit slightly. But market analysts warn it's too early to get excited. therealdeal.com/miami/2026/0...
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Multifamily is back. Or is it? Oversupply lessens but vacancies, pipeline still high
South Florida multifamily leasing finally outpaced supply, but vacancies remain elevated and a hefty pipeline threatens the reprieve.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
CRE CLO managers have been buying + reworking troubled loans, with less transparency how. A Fed paper found Arbor applied $18M in appraisal reductions, but researchers say actual writedowns could be over $275M . therealdeal.com/national/202...
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Real estate’s CLO experience flashes warning signs for private credit
Distress in commercial real estate CLOs can have lessons for private credit
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
As Nir Meir's trial date –– over allegations he masterminded an $86M fraud, diverting project funds to other lux projects –– draws near, a plea deal remains elusive, though Meir's attorney signaled it may be reached in the coming months. therealdeal.com/new-york/202...
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Nir Meir fails to reach plea deal, will head to trial for fraud
Meir appeared in court Wednesday for the last time before he goes to trial October 14 for a sprawling $86 million fraud case.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Penn-Florida's Boca Raton real estate empire continues to unravel. It kept a stake in its finished apartments by partnering with Cardone, but its Mandarin Oriental hotel is in bankruptcy. Now, the lender on its Mandari condos filed a $418M foreclosure. therealdeal.com/miami/2026/0...
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Long-delayed Mandarin Oriental condo in Boca Raton faces $418M foreclosure
Apollo Global-affiliated lenders are seeking to foreclose on Penn-Florida's long-delayed Mandarin Oriental Residences, Boca Raton.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Here are the real estate firms in which Trump holds stock: www.bisnow.com/national/new...
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Trump Discloses Ownership Stakes In Scores Of Real Estate Firms
Although most of President Donald Trump's earnings came from his cryptocurrency ventures, he attributed his gains to the stock market.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
NYC and Miami politics are polar opposites: While NYC just approved a rent freeze on rent-stabilized apartments, landlords in Miami (and generally in Florida) can increase rents as much as the market allows. therealdeal.com/new-york/202...
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It’s official: New York City is getting a rent freeze
New York City's Rent Guidelines Board voted in favor of a freeze on rent-stabilized units, advancing Mayor Mamdani's campaign promise.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Bayside Marketplace's Hard Rock Cafe closing after its lease ended and wasn't renewed. The restaurant didn't say why its lease wasn't renewed ––– though across Miami-Dade, restaurants that have been here for decades are closing due to skyrocketing rents. therealdeal.com/miami/2026/0...
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Hard Rock Cafe lets Downtown Miami lease lapse after 30-plus years
The Hard Rock Cafe in Miami will close its Bayside Marketplace location, which it leased from the City of Miami; Ashkenazy owns the ground.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Miami, second only to Dubai globally for its branded resi pipeline, now is in line to get a 300-plus unit Breitling tower. Will the Magic City absorb all the supply? Or will some brands fare better than others? therealdeal.com/miami/2026/0...
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Swiss firm plans Breitling tower as swelling branded condo pipeline tests Miami’s limits
Swiss firm Partners Group, in partnership with Empira Group, plans a Breitling-branded Brickell tower with over 300 condos.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Democratic Socialists of America's victories in NY state legislature mean newly elected lawmakers are likely to push stricter regulation on the industry and higher taxes in the wealthiest. ... Another boost for South Florida? What do you think? therealdeal.com/new-york/202...
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Mamdani-backed candidates sweep NYC’s Democratic primaries
Candidates backed by Mamdani and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) claimed significant victories for the left.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Miami CRE broker George Pino found not guilt on manslaughter and boat vessel homicide charges for Labor Day 2022 boat crash death of 17 yr old Luciana “Lucy” Fernandez: therealdeal.com/miami/2026/0...
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Jury acquits George Pino in boat crash death of 17-year-old
After less than two hours of deliberation, jurors acquitted George Pino of causing the 2022 boat crash that killed Lucy Fernandez.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
RED Awards "tapped into something simple, profound and human: Everyone wants a trophy, and they want to receive it in front of their loved ones." From TRD's June issue: therealdeal.com/magazine/jun...
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A night at the RED Awards, where real estate’s dreamers come to be seen
The black-tie gala where recognition, networking and ambition collide is the industry's weirdest, yet fast-growing, event.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
There’s no place like New York. And there’s certainly no business like New York City real estate. Here's what's on tap at TRD's NYC forum tomorrow: therealdeal.com/new-york/202...
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What to expect at TRD’s NYC Forum tomorrow
Here’s what attendees can expect to hear on May 6 at one of the Big Apple’s largest real estate gatherings.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Judge denies bond for Rishi Kapoor, whose budding real estate empire came crashing down in recent years over accusations of failure to remit payroll taxes, wire and bank fraud. therealdeal.com/miami/2026/0...
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Judge denies bond release for disgraced developer Rishi Kapoor
Rishi Kapoor will remain in jail unless his lawyers can convince a federal judge he won’t flee the U.S. and needs to be free to mount defense.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
After nearly 4 years of awaiting trial in jail, Marglli Gallego––alleged ringleader of massive Hammocks fraud––pleaded guilty. Is this the end? Nope. Charges pending against one ex-board member + 3 others accused of playing a role in the scheme. therealdeal.com/miami/2026/0...
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Marglli Gallego, Jose Gonzalez plead guilty in massive Hammocks HOA fraud
Marglli Gallego and her husband, Jose Gonzalez, pleaded guilty to charges for their role in the massive Hammocks fraud case.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
“Reading through this is a nightmare.” The Real Deal reporters, editor recount the disturbing allegations against the Alexander brothers in Episode 2 of "The Alexander Brothers." In March, a jury found the brothers guilty in the federal sex trafficking trial. therealdeal.com/national/202...
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Watch the second installment of “The Alexander Brothers”: A TRD documentary
Episode 2 of our series takes a look at the lawsuits and allegations that led to our reporters breaking the story wide open.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Newly released body cam footage shows arrest of Zach Witkoff, son of Witkoff Group founder and Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff, outside Miami's E11even club: therealdeal.com/national/202...
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“Stop dropping names”: Body cam video shows Zach Witkoff’s arrest
Charges against Steve Witkoff’s son, including felony possession of cocaine, were ultimately dropped by prosecutors.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Transamerica Pyramid sold at a massive loss, but Shvo and his firms received $34M for commission for “representing both sides” in the deal, the fee for the termination of his services on the property and the buyout of his right-of-first-offer agreement. therealdeal.com/san-francisc...
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Michael Shvo comes out on top with Transamerica Pyramid sale; his partners aren’t so lucky
Cyprus-based Yoda PLC has purchased San Francisco's Transamerica Pyramid for hundreds of millions less than what the prior ownership group invested — while developer Michael Shvo exits with a $34 mill...
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
CIM files foreclosure on South Beach's Goodtime Hotel: therealdeal.com/miami/2026/0...
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Celebrity-hyped Goodtime Hotel faces $149M foreclosure by CIM
CIM Group escalated its legal war with Goodtime Hotel’s owners, filing a $149 million foreclosure complaint on the South Beach property.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Adam Neumann and his team initially had planned to renovate –– not demo –– an El Portal church slated for private school SOLFL founded by Rebekah Neumann: therealdeal.com/miami/2026/0...
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Inside Adam Neumann's attempts to rehab El Portal church
Permitting records and previous renderings show Adam Neumann initially planned to rehab an El Portal church for his new school project.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
The Odyssey has nothing on The Hammocks: Just now, a judge granted prosecutors + defense attorneys yet another 45 day extension, as depos continue. Charges were first filed in 2022, alleging massive HOA fraud. For more: therealdeal.com/miami/2026/0...
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The Weekly Dirt: Hammocks fraud case drags into year four
The fraud case at the Hammocks, Florida’s second largest HOA, enters its fourth year, with a trial date not scheduled yet.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
So maybe Palantir's HQ move to Aventura wasn't so abrupt after all. Company CEO bought a Miami Beach manse last summer. A TRD exclusive: therealdeal.com/miami/2026/0...
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Palantir’s Alex Karp revealed as buyer of $46M Miami Beach mansion
Palantir Technologies CEO Alex Karp is the buyer who paid $46 million for a waterfront Venetian Islands mansion last summer.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
The HueHub, South Florida's most ambitious Live Local Act project, has devolved into litigation, with Laura Tauber suing the Spanish developer she said froze her out of the project. therealdeal.com/miami/2026/0...
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Laura Tauber sues Spanish developer alleging he sidelined her from major Live Local Act project
Laura Tauber sued Pablo Castro, alleging he froze her out of a major Live Local Act project and reneged on promised profit share.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Bulk condo buyouts are difficult, but that's not stopping developers: therealdeal.com/miami/2026/0...
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BH, Mast Capital complete buyout of 1960s Coconut Grove condo
Mast Capital, BH Group complete Coconut Grove condo buyout, purchasing seven remaining units for just under $1 million each.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Alexander brothers guilty on all counts: therealdeal.com/national/202...
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Alexander brothers found guilty on all counts in federal sex trafficking trial
The Alexander brothers' federal sex trafficking case concluded after a jury delivered the verdict for Oren, Alon and Tal
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Brazil's Nu Holdings just scored big — the fintech giant struck a naming rights deal with Inter Miami, so the stadium where Messi plays will now be called Nu Stadium. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Neumann's next act: A tiny village that woke up to ongoing demo of local church where Rebekah Neumann plans private school. Nearby, Neumann's Flow controls site entitled for 2K+ rentals. Some residents are furious. Their council may have been the last to know. therealdeal.com/magazine/mar...
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Welcome to Neumannville? Flow’s plans in El Portal incite local ire
Ex-WeWork, now of Flow, Neumann's plans in El Portal — a school and mixed-use development — has village residents on edge
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
The saga continues: At this morning's Hammocks criminal case court hearing, state prosecutors said depos are ongoing, asked for another 30 days. Next status hearing is on March 17. therealdeal.com/miami/2026/0...
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The Weekly Dirt: Hammocks fraud case drags into year four
The fraud case at the Hammocks, Florida’s second largest HOA, enters its fourth year, with a trial date not scheduled yet.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
OKO Group, led by Vlad Doronin, is accused of shoddy work on high-end Edgewater condo: therealdeal.com/miami/2026/0...
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Cracks in the veneer? OKO accused of shoddy work in Missoni Baia-branded condo
The Missoni Baia condo association alleges construction defects abound at the fashion house’s only branded tower in the world.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Having foresight pays off. An investor bought out condos at a West Palm teardown ... and then Steve Ross came knocking and the investor sold units for a major gain: therealdeal.com/miami/2026/0...
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Inside Steve Ross’ buyout of a West Palm Beach waterfront condo
Investor and broker Joey Columbo dishes about Steve Ross’ buyout of a West Palm Beach condominium.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
West Palm will impose a $5M penalty on Jeff Greene if he doesn't finish his rental-hotel-office towers by end of 2027. He isn't bothered by this one bit. “I’ve built over 100 buildings,” he said. “There’s always trouble.” therealdeal.com/miami/2026/0...
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Billionaire Jeff Greene threatened with $5M penalty for delayed One West Palm
Billionaire developer Jeff Greene faces a $5 million penalty if he doesn’t complete his long-delayed One West Palm project.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Big Lincoln Road discount. therealdeal.com/miami/2026/0...
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Michael Simkins, Torose Equities snag whopping discount for Lincoln Road retail building
Michael Simkins, Torose Equities buy building on Miami Beach’s Lincoln Road, which is making a comeback.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Torose and Sabal already flipped a Coconut Grove office building they had bought in a UCC foreclosure from Raoul Thomas' floundering CGI Merchant: therealdeal.com/miami/2026/0...
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Torose, Sabal flip Coconut Grove office building for $61M
Torose Equities and Sabal Investment Holdings gained $28 million in the sale a year after buying the property out of UCC foreclosure.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
In the latest office-to-resi redevelopment of a suburban South Florida office building: therealdeal.com/miami/2026/0...
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Zom, Ascentris swing for $119M office redevelopment in Doral
Ascentris and Zom Living bought a Doral redevelopment site for $26.5 million while landing $92.3 construction loan.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
The latest in Raoul Thomas' CGI Merchant's floundering portfolio, cracking under the weight of debt woes. He lost his South Beach hotel and Coral Gables office building: therealdeal.com/miami/2026/0...
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CGI Merchant loses 550 Biltmore as its portfolio cracks
CGI Merchant lost the 550 Biltmore office building, as the firm’s portfolio flounders due to debt troubles.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Alleged condo association fraud hits Miami's ultra-lux Aston Martin Residences: Developer German Coto's entities accused of hiring vendors tied to the developer, allowing him to profit from the association before its turnover to unit owners, per a suit. therealdeal.com/miami/2026/0...
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“Immense shell game”: Aston Martin Residences developer accused of fleecing owners
Aston Martin Residences developer Germán Coto is accused of fraud, via “an immense shell game” to misappropriate condo association funds
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
In the second week of the Alexander brothers' trial, prosecutors showed the jury a video of Oren having sex with a 17 yr old woman who testified she had no memory of the encounter or recording. therealdeal.com/new-york/202...
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“Hardest moment of my life”: Woman testifies about alleged attack filmed by Oren Alexander
Two women accusing Oren Alexander of rape testified in the second week of the Alexander brothers’ sex trafficking trial.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
A former Miami Beach Mayor and real estate investor previously said he“never had a friendship or business relationship” with Epstein. Newly released files say otherwise, include suggestive email exchanges with Maxwell. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
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Ex-Miami Beach mayor said he wasn’t friends with Epstein. New files say he was
Former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine sent Jeffrey Epstein a supportive message in 2010 as Epstein’s probation period was ending.
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Amid the brothers' trial, a new suit echoes past reports that ex-Elliman CEO Lorber was aware of specific incidents involving the brothers’ behavior. A Lorber spokesperson denied allegations. therealdeal.com/miami/2026/0...
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Lawsuit accuses Lorber, Elliman, Alexanders’ family firm of enabling attacks
A Florida woman sued Oren and Alon Alexander, along with their parents, Kent Security, Douglas Elliman and former CEO Howard Lorber.
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 30/01/2026
BREAKING: Judge dismisses murder, weapons charges against alleged UnitedHealth CEO killer Mangione reut.rs/45Fin56
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Lidia Dinkova @lidiadinkova.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
FBI and HSI arrested journalist Don Lemon. Details on charges weren't immediately available, though the arrest is tied to protests against ICE at a Minnesota church, which Lemon covered. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Don Lemon arrested by federal authorities after protest at Minnesota church service
Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a post Friday on X that Lemon was arrested, as were three others, "in connection with the coordinated attack on Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota."
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