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Riviera’s titanic waterfront revamp faces sinking feeling [South Florida] For Bob Healey, the city’s $2.4 billion waterfront redevelopment plan is like a yacht stalled at sea. The New Jersey yachtmaker should know. His company, Viking Inlet Harbor Properties, was picked a year ago this week to turn 400 acres of blight into a dazzling waterfront. …
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Complex owners’ dilemma: Condos or apartments? [South Florida] With the real estate market showing little signs of revival, some condo converters are facing this dilemma: Should I keep trying to sell these units as condos, or just give up and go back to apartments? The owner of the 450-unit Mizner Court at Broken Sound will …
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Protections failing time share buyers Sales unchecked by complaints, lawsuits South Carolina has more time shares than every U.S. state except Florida, but the agency that regulates the industry has been hamstrung by budget cuts and now only has one person assigned to time share complaints. Despite 32 pages of laws on time shares, South …
Hospitality’s Outlook Couldn’t Be Rosier Over the next year and a half, thousands of individuals will be visiting New York and trying to find a hotel room. They’re in for some good news: During that time we can expect close to 5,000 new rooms in New York City — about 4,000 of those will come …
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Project bucks condo trend to offer rentals [South Florida] Kyle Riva is pretty confident about the market for Las Ventanas, a 15-acre retail and residential development his company plans to build at Woolbright Road and Federal Highway. How can he be so sure in a market flush with high-profile mixed-use projects that have been repeatedly …
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Landmark Resort to include 3-story waterfall [Central Florida] Nearly three years after the Hyatt Orlando closed its doors, consultants for the new owner vowed to turn the property into “a landmark in Central Florida.” The Landmark Sun and Spa Resort, at the northeast corner of Interstate 4 and U.S. Highway 192, will feature a 378-room …
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