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Paola Iuspa Abbott

Paola Iuspa Abbott

April 15, 2013 | Daily Business Review

Retail Guide 2013: Expert sees no reason to build new retail centers

Doron Valero, managing partner of Global Fund Investments LLC, said most retailers looking for space in South Florida want existing locations vacated by national chains during the recession.

By Paola Iuspa-Abbott

3 minute read

January 06, 2012 | Daily Business Review

South Florida developer charged with mail, wire fraud

Developer Gaston E. Cantens targeted members of South Florida's Cuban exhile as part of an alleged $135 million Ponzi scheme fraud, according to federal prosecutors.

By Paola Iuspa-Abbott

4 minute read

November 09, 2012 | Daily Business Review

Developer-investor venture targets Miami's Midtown

A partnership between developer Pedro Martin and real estate investor Avra Jaine, is in the process of producing plans to redevelop four parcels zoned for more than a million square feet of mixed use space.

By Paola Iuspa-Abbott

2 minute read

June 20, 2013 | Daily Business Review

Basketball Coach Rick Pitino Buys House In Bal Harbour

University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino and his wife, who spent $3.75 million on the Bal Harbour house, already own a home in Indian Creek Village.

By Paola Iuspa-Abbott

2 minute read

April 16, 2010 | Daily Business Review

Miami Beach developers accused of hiding $33 million profit

Mauricio Cohen Assor and his son Leon Cohen-Levy, who once planned to build the tallest twin towers in downtown Miami, have been charged with conspiring to defraud the U.S. government.

By Paola Iuspa-Abbott

2 minute read

November 14, 2012 | Daily Business Review

Sagamore Hotel gets short reprieve in bankruptcy court

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge A. Jay Cristol sided with Miami Beach's Sagamore Hotel in a battle with its lender, which is trying to foreclose. However, the hotel's owner may only get a 10-day reprieve to cure a defaulted loan.

By Paola Iuspa-Abbott

2 minute read

July 15, 2013 | Daily Business Review

Grassroots Effort Likely Won't Have Say In Miami Beach Convention Center

A grassroots effort trying to make it harder to get voter approval for the redevelopment of the 52-acre Miami Beach Convention Center campus may face a legal challenge.

By Paola Iuspa-Abbott

3 minute read

November 21, 2012 | Daily Business Review

Preservation board delays decision on Deauville Hotel

The Meruelo family will have to wait until January to know if the Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board approves its plan to almost double the size of the historic Deauville Hotel.

By Paola Iuspa-Abbott

1 minute read

June 28, 2012 | Daily Business Review

Miami commission scheduled to vote on Jungle Island future

Miami city commissioners will decide whether to amend the attraction's lease to allow the restructuring of its debt.

By Paola Iuspa-Abbott

2 minute read

July 12, 2010 | Daily Business Review

Board of Business Advisors: Bruce Foerster

When Bruce Foerster, a veteran of Wall Street, surveys the economic landscape, he is not happy.

By Paola Iuspa-Abbott

4 minute read