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Al AIN Wildlife Park and Resort
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden has signed a five-year training and research partnership with the Al Ain Wildlife Park and Resort, a new desert biodiversity project in the emirate of Abu...
Future City 2020: Presentations, Photos, Highlights & More
Hello FC Attendees, Thank you so much for joining us at Future City 2020. We had a great time with you all and hope that you enjoyed our programming and...
Palazzo Della Luna: Fisher Island, FL
When Champalimaud Design of New York City was called upon to design the lobby and two models in Palazzo Della Luna – a condominium complex sited on the last remaining...
Miami Beach’s Bass Museum District undergoes a makeover
MIAMI BEACH, FL—The Bass Museum District here is undergoing a makeover, a revitalization of sorts, and Kobi Karp, founder of Kobi Karp Architecture & Interior Design Inc. (KKAID), is on...
Prime Biscayne Property’s 13-story Edgewater hotel gains development review OK
A new hotel is planned for the Edgewater neighborhood of Miami. Prime Biscayne Property LLC has submitted plans to construct a 13-story mixed-use hotel at 3047 Biscayne Blvd., at the...
Iconic Four Seasons starts construction of hotel, private residences on Fort Lauderdale Beach
The iconic Four Seasons luxury hospitality brand formally arrived in the Broward County market on Monday, with the long-awaited start of construction on its Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences...
Dania Pointe to offer 600 apartments starting at $1,600 a month, as well as bowling, movies
As builders of the Dania Pointe lifestyle complex in Dania Beach broke ground for the entertainment phase of their project Thursday, it was confirmed that a South Florida developer will...
Miami’s Richest Home Owners All Want These Over-the-Top Amenities
In 2012 Miami-based architect Kobi Karp transitioned from designing luxury resorts to designing private, stand-alone mansions. “When you walk into a beautiful hotel and say, ‘I wish I had this...
Miami Beach Condo Project Receives $137M Loan
Madison Realty Capital has provided a $137 million construction loan to JDS Development Group for Monad Terrace, a 59-unit luxury condo project in Miami. Douglas Heitner, Erik Nygaard and Albert...
Four Seasons Breaks Ground on New Fort Lauderdale Property
Four Seasons is expanding its portfolio in Florida with the addition of a new Fort Lauderdale hotel that will include private residences. The new destination is being developed by Fort...
Fort Partners And Four Seasons Break Ground At Fort Lauderdale Site
Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences Fort Lauderdale, developed by Fort Partners, will become a destination for Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, offering 90 private residences and 130 guest rooms....
Four Seasons to open Fort Lauderdale property
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is to open a hotel and residences property on the Fort Lauderdale coast, housed within a 22-storey oceanfront building. The hotel will feature 130 rooms...
Kobi Karp, Martin Brudnizki and Tara Bernerd join forces for Four Seasons Fort Lauderdale
The 22-storey Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences Fort Lauderdale has been planned by Miami architect Kobi Karp, with 90 private residences, 130 guest rooms and “unmatched access to a...
Kobi Karp mixed a bold, patterned piece of art with a two-toned carpet
Each week Mansion Global tackles an interior design topic with an elite group of designers from around the world who work on luxury properties. This week we look at how...
Former Goldman Sachs managing director buys Surf Club condo in Surfside
A former Goldman Sachs managing director just paid $7.66 million for a unit at the Four Seasons Private Residences at The Surf Club. Joel and Shari Beckman purchased unit 519...
Construction Begins on Four Seasons in Fort Lauderdale
Groundbreaking commenced on the new 22-story Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences Fort Lauderdale. The oceanfront property will house the newest Four Seasons hotel on floors four through 11, which...
The mogul mecca: Who’s buying at the Four Seasons Residences at The Surf Club?
A proposal to replace the James L. Knight Convention Center and the adjacent Hyatt Regency Miami with a three-tower mixed-use project gained support from a key quasi-public agency, leading the...
Miami River Commission backs vast downtown development
The Miami River Commission is endorsing the latest plan to redevelop a city-owned property in the heart of downtown. By unanimous vote Monday the commission recommended approval of a proposal...
Five Reasons We’re Loving The Brand-New Serafina Miami At Aventura Mall
Miami’s most serious foodies rejoiced when famed international Italian brand Serafina opened its first dining destination in Miami’s iconic Aventura Mall. The esteemed restaurant group boasts locations throughout the U.S....
Controversial Disney family development a go on Miami Beach
Miami Beach’s steadily evolving Sunset Harbour neighborhood is losing a vacant cleaners and an abandoned development site and gaining a sleek new five-story retail and condo complex — not that...
New in the 305: More Kimpton for Miami
When we had the chance to build another new hotel in sun-splashed Miami—one of the hottest cities in the U.S.—nothing could stop us. Come 2018, Kimpton Hotel Palomar South Beach...
Five firms team up to design first Four Seasons in Fort Lauderdale
Fort Partners is developing the Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences Fort Lauderdale. Upon completion in 2020, the development will have 90 private residences and 130 guestrooms. Four Seasons will...
Starwood Capital wants to build a new HQ in Miami Beach
Barry Sternlicht’s Starwood Capital Group plans to develop a new headquarters in Miami Beach to move into by 2021, according to a memo sent out to employees reviewed by The...
Rob Arnott pays $32M for La Gorce mansion in Miami Beach
Property records show that Arnott, recently dubbed a “modern-day Socrates” by Barron’s, paid $32 million, or just over $2,900 a foot, for a seven-bedroom, 11,000-square-foot home at 34 La Gorce...
Town Center, Mexico, is a mixed-use commercial office and retail development designed by Miami-based architect Kobi Karp
Town Center, located in Cancun, Mexico, is a mixed-use commercial office and retail development comprising of five buildings designed by Miami-based architect Kobi Karp with interiors by Mitchell Freedland. Four...
Playa Delfines will be a mixed-use residential and hospitality project designed by Miami-based architect Kobi Karp.
Located on beachfront property in Cancun, Mexico, Playa Delfines will be a mixed-use residential and hospitality project comprised of two 20-story high-rise buildings, two beach clubs, and a retail component...
Mack Real Estate Lends $90M on Florida Luxury Condos
Mack Real Estate Credit Strategies has provided a $90 million mortgage to Fisher Island Investments for Palazzo Del Sol and Palazzo Della Luna—two adjacent luxury residential condominium properties on Miami’s...
Waterfront Miami Mansion Designed by Kobi Karp Hits the Market for $22 Million
Miami is a city that needs no introduction. Bustling with nightlife, shops, activities (including the recently concluded Art Basel Miami Beach), and a culinary scene that is on the verge...
Pair of Fisher Island luxury residential towers nab $90M in financing
The development of two sister luxury condos on Fisher Island is one step closer to completion. Fisher Island Investments, the developer behind Palazzo Del Sol and Palazzo Della Luna, just...
Apartment builder plans mixed-use apartment tower in Little Havana
Alan I. Amdur is proposing a 19-story mixed-use project on a 2.84-acre block between West Flagler Street and Northwest First Street. It will feature 719 apartments for seniors and workforce...
Collins Park Hotel
Collins Park Hotel Miami Beach FL – The Rinaldi Group Of Florida, LLC. Restoration and adaptive re-use of a collection of Historic buildings located within the Museum Historic District in...
Bahia Mar Resort, Yachting Center redesign will improve access
Bahia Mar Resort and Yachting Center’s redesign will improve community and public access as well as improve infrastructure used by the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. A residential 45-foot “floating...
Bahia Mar to undergo redesign
The home of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, the Bahia Mar Resort and Yachting Center, has been approved for a redesign. The new Bahia Mar will be designed by...
Choosing the Right Chandelier
Each week Mansion Global tackles an interior design topic with an elite group of designers from around the world who work on luxury properties. This week we look at how...
R&B Realty Readies for Miami Office Groundbreaking
R&B Realty has commenced initial site preparations and leasing for The Gateway at Wynwood, a planned, 420,000-square-foot office building in Miami’s Wynwood/Midtown submarket. Groundbreaking is expected to take place in...
Kobi Karp And Artefacto Reveal Ultra-luxe La Gorce Waterfront Asking $38 Million
An all-star team of architect Kobi Karp and Brazil’s Artefacto have revealed a lavish La Gorce waterfront mansion which just hit the market for $38 million and is reportedly already...
Shooting The Breeze At A $38 Million Miami Beach Spec House
A spec house is built on a foundation of big dreams and calculated risk. So its cachet must be backed by some powerful collateral—a prominent starchitect, dynamic design or sensational...
Sales Launch for Palazzo Della Luna on Miami’s Fisher Island
Sales officially launched last month for Palazzo Della Luna, the second condominium in a residential development on Fisher Island in Miami, Fla. Similar to sister property Palazzo Del Sol (a...
Kobi Karp developed the concept design for the Project in accordance with best international standards to suit 5 star hotels.
Kobi Karp developed the concept design for the Project in accordance with best international standards to suit 5 star hotels. Kobi Karp, headquartered in Miami, specializes in architecture, interior design,...
Hyatt Reveals Proposal For Three Kobi Karp Towers In On The Miami River In Downtown
Hyatt has proposed plans to demolish and redevelop their Downtown Miami hotel location and the adjacent James L. Knight Center. The proposal, which will go in front of Miami’s Waterfront...
How Developers Discovered Tampa’s ‘Best-Kept Secret’
TAMPA, Fla. — When Paul Guzzo first set eyes on Tampa in 1999, he was not impressed. “I thought, this isn’t a city — it’s a ghost town,” said Mr....
Marriott-branded hotel to break ground in Midtown Miami
This hotel will be near two popular shopping districts.
Experts talk climate change and its impact on the real estate industry
Francis Suarez, Patrick Murphy, Kobi Karp and Bruce Mowry discussed what rising sea levels mean for the real estate industry in South Florida at The Real Deal’s Fourth Annual Miami...
26-Story Tower Proposed for Downtown El Paso
Plans are in the works to bring a 26-story, mixed-use tower to El Paso’s downtown. The brand new addition to the city’s skyline would include a mix of retail spaces,...
Inside Look: SFBJ’s 2017 Structures Awards
The Business Journal held its second annual Structures Awards recognizing the tri-county area’s top real estate projects, deals and dealmakers Nov. 9 at the Conrad Miami. More than 200 people...
Structures Awards: Learn more about South Florida’s winning real estate projects, developers of 2017
Each project or deal we’ve chosen to honor among our 15 categories is a winner, because we are recognizing the crème de la crème of our sprawling real estate landscape....
53-story tower in Edgewater among four big projects proposed in Miami
Miami officials will consider four major projects: a 53-story mixed-use tower in Edgewater, an apartment/office project just south of the airport, and two apartment buildings by the Melo Group.
New York developer buys condo at Four Seasons Residences at the Surf Club for $10M
New York real estate developer Howard Swarzman, of Glenwood Management, and wife Michelle Swarzman paid $10.25 million for a condo at the Four Seasons Residences at the Surf Club in...
Fort Lauderdale approves Bahia Mar development
Ten years from now, the publicly owned Bahia Mar acreage at Fort Lauderdale beach will be unrecognizable, with apartment towers, a new hotel, restaurants, stores and marine space. After years...
From insane penthouses to glam homes on stilts: Miami’s luxury real estate trends
The 1 Hotel & Homes South Beach boasts an impressive 29 posh penthouses. But its crown jewel — the $20 million, 3,955-square-foot duplex topper (the development’s largest and priciest) —...
Are Miami Beach’s Luxury Towers the Future of Climate Resilience?
The Monad Terrace—a 59-unit Miami Beach luxury condominium—hasn’t been built yet, but its salesroom is up and running. Set on the ground floor of an office building a few blocks...
AC Hotels brand brings Spanish heritage and continental style to Miami Beach
Although the AC Hotels brand is part of the Marriott group, it is the creation of Spaniard Antonio Catalan and bases much of its appeal on a European cachet that...
Soak Up Miami’s New Cultural Renaissance With The Design Lover’s New AC Hotel
The AC brand embodies a clean and modern design approach, heavy on style but doing away with costly extras that younger travelers simply don’t need or want to pay for....
Sunset Islands Mansion to hit market at $22M
A waterfront mansion on Miami Beach’s gated Sunset Islands will be listed for $22 million, or $2,288 per square foot, The Real Deal has learned. Kobi Karp designed the 20,000-square-foot property at...
Kobi Karp in Real Deal – New 200-Foot Condo Tower Approved for North Beach
The 8701 Collins Avenue project is being designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Kobi Karp Architecture & Interior Design and WEST 8 Urban Design & Landscape Architecture. The tower will...
Kobi Karp in News Miami Real Estate- Miami Beach Real Estate in a New York State of Mind
“The new tower is going to be a modern interpretation of what was previously built there,” said Miami architect Kobi Karp, who designed the new Versailles project. “The tower that...
Kobi Karp in Tampa Bay Times – Le Meridien
• Kobi Karp, the project architect from Miami, who has earned awards from the Miami Design Preservation League and Dade Heritage Trust. Read Full Article: Tampa Bay Times
Kobi Karp in 83 Degrees Media
The renovation of downtown Tampa’s Classic Federal Courthouse is underway with Mayor Bob Buckhorn and representatives of Tampa Hotel Partners breaking ground on the project on February 13th. Kicking off...
Kobi Karp in The Real Deal
Kobi Karp, a well-known architect in South Florida, has a rendering for a mansion at the North Bay Road lot on his firm’s website. Kobi Karp Architecture is also named...
Kobi Karp in Lux Life Miami Blog
Palazzo del Sol – Key Facts 47 ultra luxurious residences (10 floors) 8.1 acres of land Residences ranging from 3,700 to 9,700 Sq.Ft Prices starting from $5,5 million Delivery: Q1,...
Kobi Karp in Wallpaper – The New Residential Developments Set to Reshape Miami’s Skyline
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Kobi Karp in The Real Deal
Another new hotel is in the works for South Beach, The Real Deal has learned. Developers the Finvarb Group plans to build the hotel at the longtime site of...
Kobi Karp in The Real Deal – Four Seasons Fort Lauderdale
After acquiring the missing piece for its planned Four Seasons Hotel & Residences Fort Lauderdale, Fort Partners is getting ready to launch sales for the project this fall, The Real Deal...
Kobi Karp in The Wall Street Journal – Fisher Island
“The new buildings on Miami Beach have so many amenities and the latest in technology,” said Oliver Ruiz, managing broker at Sieber International Realty. “I don’t think the older buildings...
Kobi Karp In Miami Herald – Miami River
“We are trying to create an urban park which is inspired by our neighbor Jose Marti Park,” said Kobi Karp, the project’s architect. “We have some large, luxury penthouses but...
Kobi Karp in Archinect – Surf Club
With occupancy slated for Spring 2016, The Surf Club Four Seasons, which is branded and managed by the Four Seasons, the world’s leading luxury hospitality company, will create a unique...
Kobi Karp in Hospitality Net – AC Hotel
The occasion also marked the debut of the AC Lounge’s signature Beverage and Food program. AC Hotel Miami Beach partnered with local spirits guru Jennifer Massolo, the founder of The...
Kobi Karp in Globes – Hagag Brothers Buy 5 Lots in Tel Aviv Port
Because of the lots’ proximity to the water, within 300 meters of the shoreline, the plan was reviewed by the National Planning and Building Commission and by the Committee for...
Kobi Karp in Israel21c – Buildings that fit the Urban Fabric
Miami wouldn’t look the same if it weren’t for Israel-born architect Kobi Karp, whose hotel, resort, residential and commercial buildings dot the sunny Florida city’s skyline. Licensed throughout the United...
Four 60-story Towers on River Advance
The owner is listed as CG Miami River Owner LLC in the latest presentation to the river commission. The team includes Miami architectural firm Kobi Karp Architecture and Interior Design,...
Update on Proposed Dinosaur Park at Zoo Miami, a Look at Kobi Karp designed Hallandale Beach Condo Tower … and more
1. Update on proposed dinosaur park at Zoo Miami [Miami Today] 2. A look at Kobi Karp-designed Hallandale Beach condo tower [Curbed] 3. New state foreclosure law could be ‘game...
Historic Miami Beach Building to Get Makeover
63-year-old Miami Beach building is about to get a substantial makeover. Architect Kobi Karp is overseeing the renovation of the Bhojwani Tower, exMiami reported. The building is located on the...
Despite Residents’ Protest, Commissioners Approve Extended Stay Hotel
Vehicles would be able to use Atlantic Avenue, which would help to relieve traffic, said architect Kobi Karp, who designed the hotel. The hotel would be “a very low...
Florida Top 100 Building Survey – Lincoln Theatre
The collaboration of Robert Collins and Thomas White Lamb, a leader of American theater architecture, produced this remarkable urban hybrid of street-level retail space, upper-level offices, and full-service cinema theater....
AC Hotel Miami Beach to debut April 2015
Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) announced today the expected April 2015 opening of AC Hotel Miami Beach on the 2900 block of Collins Avenue, the area that has been grabbing...
Kobe Karp in The Real Deal – Miami Beach Land
A waterfront lot on North Bay Road just sold for $17 million to an affiliate of Starwood Capital Group, an investment company with about $42 billion in assets under its...
Miami Herald: Star architects’ dazzling condos are snagging big bucks. But so are towers by Miami’s best
BY ANDRES VIGLUCCI MARCH 6, 2017 The property is spectacular, 300 feet of oceanfront in Sunny Isles Beach. But when luxury condo developer Edgardo Defortuna acquired it, Sunny Isles was awash in...
Arch 20: 8701 Collins Avenue | Renzo Piano Building Workshop + Kobi Karp Architecture Interior Design
8701 Collins Avenue | Renzo Piano Building Workshop + Kobi Karp Architecture Interior Design Concept: The site is the last piece of land north of North Shore Open Space...
New York Post: How to model a $36 million mansion
Miami has been synonymous with modernism ever since architects like Morris Lapidus and L. Murray Dixon descended upon South Beach during the art deco era. Current-day Miami is home to...
Curbed Miami: 34-unit Ellipsis proposed for Edgewater
The newest residential tower to sprout in Edgewater BY JOSH BAUMGARD DEC 2, 2016 A 13-story tower named Ellipsis a block off Biscayne Bay has been proposed for Edgewater, per...
South Florida Business Journal: INSIDE LOOK: Billionaire CEO buys mansion for $20M
Jul 12, 2016 By Brian Bandell Russell Weiner, the billionaire CEO of Rockstar Energy Drink, has purchased a waterfront mansion in Miami Beach for $20 million in cash. Douglas Elliman...
Miami Beach’s Rise to a Global Destination, Through the Eyes of Local Architect Kobi Karp
Kobi Karp, president and founder of Kobi Karp Architecture Interior Design, says Miami has evolved into a top global destination.
Don’t wait — time is now for Bahia Mar re-do | Opinion
Bahia Mar makeover part of Fort Lauderdale’s organic growth. The Bahia Mar makeover needs to move forward for consideration. The Rahn Bahia Mar team deserves the right to submit this...
Bloomberg: Miami’s Richest Home Owners All Want These Over-the-Top Amenities
As told by Kobi Karp, their mega-mansion architect of choice. By James Tarmy August 2, 2016 In 2012 Miami-based architect Kobi Karp transitioned from designing luxury resorts to designing private,...
G.t. McDonald Enterprises: Hyatt Centric South Beach – 1600 Collins
Restoration and Reconstruction
Wallpaper: The New Residential Developments Set to Reshape Miami’s Skyline
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Haute Living: Haute 100 Update: Gil Dezer Celebrates 40th Birthday with Bash at Trump Beach Resort
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Local Luxe: Soak Up Miami’s New Cultural Renaissance With The Design Lover's New AC Hotel
The AC brand embodies a clean and modern design approach, heavy on style but doing away with costly extras that younger travelers simply don’t need or want to pay for....
Tampa Bay Times: Le Meridien
• Kobi Karp, the project architect from Miami, who has earned awards from the Miami Design Preservation League and Dade Heritage Trust. Read Full Article: Tampa Bay Times
The Real Deal: Barry Sternlicht picks up Miami Beach land for $17M
A waterfront lot on North Bay Road just sold for $17 million to an affiliate of Starwood Capital Group, an investment company with about $42 billion in assets under its...
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