{"id":144817,"date":"2026-02-05T15:33:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/144817\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T15:33:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:33:07","slug":"vr-tour-gives-real-estate-masters-students-unparalleled-view-of-dolce-gabbana-property-fiu-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/144817\/","title":{"rendered":"VR tour gives real estate master\u2019s students unparalleled view of Dolce &#038; Gabbana property | FIU News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sales director Elliot Lee said the technology represents a growing shift in how ultra-luxury real estate is marketed. The VR system, which cost more than $1 million to develop, allows prospective buyers to visualize large floor plans, finishes and views with precision. \u201cPeople are buying experience and emotion as much as they are buying an investment,\u201d Lee said. \u201cThis puts them inside that experience before the building even exists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For students, the tour also highlighted the commercialization and financial realities behind luxury developments. \u201cThey can see the marketing, the production value and the numbers that go into a project like this,\u201d said FIU Business adjunct real estate professor Clay Dickenson. \u201cIt connects what they learn in class to what actually happens in the real world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Dolce &amp; Gabbana tower reflects the broader trend reshaping South Florida\u2019s skyline:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/business.fiu.edu\/magazine\/fall-2024\/amplifying-luxury-brands-through-real-estate.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the rise of branded residences<\/a>\u00a0that blend private ownership, hospitality services and lifestyle amenities. Industry experts say the model is fueled by changing consumer preferences, including longer stays, remote work and demand for hotel-level services within residential buildings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sales director Elliot Lee said the technology represents a growing shift in how ultra-luxury real estate is marketed.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":144818,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[225,227,226],"class_list":{"0":"post-144817","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hialeah","8":"tag-hialeah","9":"tag-hialeah-headlines","10":"tag-hialeah-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144817\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/144818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}