{"id":321343,"date":"2026-06-27T00:09:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T00:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/321343\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T00:09:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T00:09:22","slug":"miami-worldcenter-site-listed-for-sale-expected-to-fetch-over-100m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/321343\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Worldcenter Site Listed For Sale, Expected To Fetch Over $100M"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 2-acre development site in the\u00a0$6B, 27-acre master-planned <a class=\"tag tag-45803\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bisnow.com\/tags\/miami-worldcenter\" target=\"_blank\" data-tag-id=\"45803\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Miami Worldcenter<\/a> district is up for grabs.<\/p>\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/placeholder.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Placeholder\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n      A rendering of the proposed One Miami World development at 1001 NE First Ave.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Coral Gables-based <a class=\"tag tag-184703\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bisnow.com\/tags\/abbhi-capital\" target=\"_blank\" data-tag-id=\"184703\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Abbhi Capital<\/a> has\u00a0tapped Cushman &amp; Wakefield to market 1001 NE First St., called\u00a0One Miami World, where it originally planned to build a 2M SF mixed-use development, <a href=\"https:\/\/platform.reverecre.com\/project\/2ef5a6a5-f8a6-438b-a370-a646276cf5c5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">according to a\u00a0marketing brochure<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The site doesn&#8217;t have an asking price, but it is expected to sell for\u00a0well\u00a0more than $100M, Cushman &amp; Wakefield brokers Mitash Kripalani and Virgilio Fernandez told\u00a0Bisnow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cScarcity is what makes this opportunity so extraordinary,\u201d Kripalani said in a statement.\u00a0\u201cOne Miami World is one of the last major development sites within Miami Worldcenter, a neighborhood that has already attracted billions of dollars in investment and some of the most iconic projects in the city.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Abbhi, through\u00a0its entity SanaProperty8 LLC, assembled the property six years ago in 2020 for a total of $44M, according to property records.<\/p>\n<p>The firm\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/southflorida\/news\/2023\/09\/15\/abbhi-capital-2m-square-feet-miami-worldcenter.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">submitted plans in 2023<\/a> to build a 59-story tower with 558 residential units and a 33-story office tower connected by a podium with 368K SF of leasable space. Plans also included more than 7K SF of retail and restaurant space and more than 1,000 parking spots.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It would have been the first and only office-only tower in the Miami Worldcenter, but it never moved forward. Now, Abbhi is hoping to flip the site for more than twice what it paid.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear if the new buyer would stick to those plans or change them, Kripalani and Fernandez said.<\/p>\n<p>Abbhi is a private investment firm focused on healthcare, life sciences, technology and real estate.\u00a0The firm\u00a0built a 46-unit rental community named Elemi at Grove Village in Coconut Grove last year and is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/floridayimby.com\/2026\/04\/elemi-at-grove-village-phase-two-goes-vertical-at-3384-grand-avenue-miami-florida.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">now planning<\/a> a 27-unit second phase.<\/p>\n<p>The firm didn&#8217;t immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The site, adjacent to the Jem Private Residences in the Miami Worldcenter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bisnow.com\/south-florida\/news\/multifamily\/miki-naftali-shrugs-at-south-florida-boom-talk-after-mamdani-win-130082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">developed by Naftali Group<\/a>,\u00a0could add to the sales momentum in the district\u00a0so far\u00a0in\u00a02026.<\/p>\n<p>Japanese developer\u00a0<a class=\"tag tag-199641\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bisnow.com\/tags\/kasumigaseki-capital\" target=\"_blank\" data-tag-id=\"199641\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kasumigaseki Capital<\/a>\u00a0paid an entity led by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bisnow.com\/tags\/e11even\" target=\"_blank\" data-tag-id=\"172371\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">E11even<\/a>\u00a0Miami co-founder Marc Roberts $88.8M\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bisnow.com\/south-florida\/news\/deal-sheet\/japanese-developer-first-us-purchase-with-89m-miami-worldcenter-site-purchase-south-florida-deal-sheet-133786\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">in March<\/a> for\u00a0a development site\u00a0planned\u00a0for a 53-story mixed-use tower.<\/p>\n<p>The <a class=\"tag tag-119380\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bisnow.com\/tags\/falcone-group\" target=\"_blank\" data-tag-id=\"119380\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Falcone Group<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bisnow.com\/south-florida\/news\/construction-development\/we-were-going-to-build-a-dinosaur-tracing-miami-worldcenters-origin-and-evolution-123986\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">master developer of the district<\/a>, teamed up with a handful of companies in April to swap partnerships on a five-parcel, two-garage site owned by <a class=\"tag tag-7035\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bisnow.com\/tags\/miami-worldcenter-associates\" target=\"_blank\" data-tag-id=\"7035\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Miami Worldcenter Associates<\/a> \u2014 a joint venture between Falcone, <a class=\"tag tag-29688\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bisnow.com\/tags\/nitin-motwani\" target=\"_blank\" data-tag-id=\"29688\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nitin Motwani<\/a> and <a class=\"tag tag-3164\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bisnow.com\/tags\/cim-group\" target=\"_blank\" data-tag-id=\"3164\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CIM Group<\/a>. The\u00a0site, which includes about 300K SF of retail 97% leased to restaurants and entertainment,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bisnow.com\/south-florida\/news\/deal-sheet\/falcone-cim-group-miami-worldcenter-retail-site-south-florida-deal-sheet-133988\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">sold for $210M<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One Miami World is one of the last large pieces of developable land left within the district, the brokers said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the type of opportunity that shapes skylines and defines markets for decades,\u201d Fernandez said in a statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A 2-acre development site in the\u00a0$6B, 27-acre master-planned Miami Worldcenter district is up for grabs. 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