Skilled Trades College | Miami
A Canadian trade school will open its first U.S. campus in Miami’s Arts & Entertainment District.
Skilled Trades College leased 30,000 square feet at Genting’s Omni Offices at 1501 Biscayne Boulevard, according to Colliers’ Kevin Gonzalez. The school is expected to open late summer next year.
Gonzalez was part of the team that represented the landlord, and David Preston, also of Colliers, was part of the brokerage’s team that represented the tenant.
Skilled Trades College, based in Vaughan, Ontario, offers electrical, plumbing and HVAC pre-apprenticement training, and also introduction to home renovation, its website shows. Ralph Cerasuolo is the CEO.
Omni Offices is part of a 14.6-acre assemblage in the Arts & Entertainment District, formerly called Omni, that Malaysian casino conglomerate Genting purchased in 2011 for $236 million. Genting initially wanted to redevelop the site into a casino and never received the licensing.
Brooklyn Chop House | Miami
Brooklyn Chop House will open at the Moxy Miami Wynwood hotel, marking its first outpost outside of New York.
The restaurant, which is a fusion between a classic steakhouse and Asian-inspired cuisine, including dim sum, leased 20,000 square feet on two penthouse levels at the eight-story hotel, according to the tenant’s news release. It will open on Nov. 11.
Brooklyn Chop House is owned by hip-hop industry impresario Robert “Don Pooh” Cummins and partner David Thomas, according to its website. Stratis Morfogen’s company is the culinary manager. The Miami restaurant will be led by chef Erick Melendez.
DolphinBay Hospitality and Istanbul-based Süzer Group own the Moxy hotel at 255 Northwest 25th Street in Miami. In January, Süzer paid $99 million for a majority 52 percent stake in the property. At the time, the hotel also scored a $35.5 million loan from Synovus Bank.
DolphinBay Hospitality –– a joint venture between Columbia, Maryland-based Baywood Hotels and Dolphin Capital Partners, which has offices in Miami; Athens, Greece; and Nicosia, Cyprus –– completed the Kobi Karp-designed hotel last year.
Brooklyn Chop House is moving into Casa Madera’s former space. The Sparrow Italia restaurant is also at Moxy Miami Wynwood.
Boies Schiller Flexner, Boyd Richards Parker Colonnelli | Miami
Two law firms are staying at Miami Tower.
Boies Schiller Flexner renewed its 18,300-square-foot lease, and Boyd Richards Parker & Colonnelli renewed its 12,400-square-foot lease at the 47-story tower at 100 Southeast Second Street in downtown Miami, according to a source familiar with the leases. Traded first reported on the renewals, and The Real Deal confirmed the deals.
Zachary Talbot of Cresa and Josh Hartman of Network Realty Partners represented Boies Schiller. Talbot and Alex Gerome, also of Cresa, represented Boyd Richards. Gordon Messinger and Randy Carballo represented the landlords.
Boca Raton-based CP Group and New York-based DRA Advisors own Miami Tower.
Louis Vuitton | Palm Beach
Luxury brand Louis Vuitton will open a boutique in Palm Beach.
Louis Vuitton leased more than 4,000 square feet at 222 Worth Avenue, according to media reports.
The store’s opening, which originally was expected late this month, could be delayed. On. Oct. 15, the town council voted to allow construction crews to continue working on the interior buildout during the first two weeks of next month, the Palm Beach Daily News reporter.
Construction on Worth Avenue is allowed only from May 1 to Oct. 31, likely to avoid work during the high season.
Records show the building is owned by an entity managed by Michael A. Goldstein of Rye, New York.
Achille Salvagni Atelier | Palm Beach
A luxury furniture brand will open in Palm Beach, marking its third flagship gallery.
Achille Salvagni Atelier will open in January in a 2,000-square-foot space at 243 Worth Avenue, according to the tenant’s spokesperson. The space will be a gallery of its collectible designs.
Tracing its roots to Rome, Achille Salvagni’s other flagships are in London and New York.
Spencer Schlager and Charles Rosenberg’s Palm Beach-based CS Ventures own the 243 Worth Avenue building, as part of a purchase of six Worth Avenue luxury storefronts last year for a combined $30.3 million.
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