Can Miami Beach Diversify Its Real Estate Landscape?

This Thursday, September 12th the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce’s Real Estate Council and the Miami Association of Realtors will host their 23rd annual Real Estate Luncheon and panel discussion.

Themed “Diversifying Our Real Estate to Diversify Our Economy,” the event will feature a solution-driven discussion and exploration on a variety of hot topics impacting Miami Beach.

Leading the conversation will be moderator Susan Askew, Founder and Editor of RE:MiamiBeach with panelists, including: Alicia Cervera Lamadrid – Managing Partner, Cervera Real Estate; Matis Cohen – Principal, Kahunah Properties; Rory Greenberg – Real Estate Developer and Owners Rep, R B Green Companies; and fellow real estate industry heavy weights.

​In this episode of the Miami Real Estate Podcast, Susan and Alicia join us for a special preview of Thursday’s panel. 

Taking place at the Faena Forum, this interactive solution-driven discussion will explore a variety of timely topics that include:

• Strategies that will attract different types of industries to Miami Beach while building Class A office space
• Cultivating incubators as well as co-working spaces
• Developing different housing types to keep our workforce on Miami Beach (and reducing traffic)
• Attracting younger residents and families
• Utilizing the City’s historic buildings and heritage in moving forward toward the goal of diversifying our economy

 
In general, the conversation will include ways Miami Beach can use its real estate in creating a more diverse economy. The panel will explore strategies that have been done right and opportunities to improve. Also, how can Miami Beach achieve a live-work-play environment and learn from cities that have sustained them?
 
Alongside Susan and Alicia, panelists include:; and fellow real estate industry heavyweights.
For more information on Thursday’s event, click here. 
 
If you are interested in attending, email events@miamibeachchamber.com and mention that you are a Miami Real Estate Podcast listener to receive a special rate!

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About Our Guests:

About Susan: 
​Susan Askew is the Founder/Editor of RE:MiamiBeach, a Beach-only focused blog and weekly newsletter. Recognizing the gap in — and increased need for — local content, Susan created RE:MiamiBeach to keep residents and businesses informed of the issues that most impact them.
 
She is also a Co-Founder of GenderAvenger, an online, non-profit organization whose mission is to ensure women’s voices are always part of the public dialogue.
 
An early adopter of the internet, Susan has founded and/or led several digital media startups. Previously, she was a member of the “old” media as an anchor/reporter in local radio and television. ​

About Alicia:
Alicia’s passion, sharp business acumen and personable, people-first attitude keep her among the major players in the industry. She has played a role in every Miami real estate cycle since her career began in 1980. Alicia has sold luxury high-rise condominiums across the region, helping revitalize areas including Brickell, Miami Beach’s South of Fifth neighborhood, downtown Miami and Edgewater.
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Working alongside Alicia Cervera Sr., her mother and founder of the Cervera Real Estate firm, she learned the business from the ground up. After years of successfully representing Miami’s top developers, the Related Group invited Alicia and Cervera Real Estate to join forces in 2000. The result was Related Cervera Realty Services (RCRS). In just ten years, under Alicia’s leadership, the full service real estate brokerage sold over 14,600 units, representing over $6.8 billion. When the marketplace began to shift in 2008, Alicia led sales teams to close over $720 million worth of units RCRS had represented in developer sales. 

In 2011, Alicia assumed the charge of Managing Partner for Cervera Real Estate, wherein she led the expansion of the company’s General Real Estate Division. This, together with her ability to exclusively represent a vast number of developer projects, has substantially contributed to the growth of the firm. Alicia continues to lead by example, servicing developer client needs while also assisting associates with individual and bulk transactions. Today, Alicia oversees over $4.5 billion of real estate sales in both pre-construction and general real estate.