Amalia Otet

Amalia Otet leads publishing and content for Yardi products, where she turns real estate data and market trends into stories that inform and inspire. Outside of work, Amalia strives to live beautifully - one green step at a time.

Consulate General of Mexico Relocates to Brickell Financial District

By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
The Consulate General of Mexico will soon join the consulates of Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Dominican Republic, Guatemala and Peru in the Brickell Financial District, after having just signed a lease for three full floors at 1399 […]

Construction to Begin on 3 Waterway Square Place

By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
The Class A 3 Waterway Square Place will soon begin construction, following Nexeo Solutions’ signing of a lease for the building’s top three floors. Nexeo Solutions, a newly independent company formed from the distribution division of […]

Courtyards at Normandy Phase I Complete

By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor

Developer Crescent Estates Custom Homes has completed the first phase of its luxury community The Courtyards at Normandy. Phases II and III are to follow, adding new landscaping, plantings and seasonal colors to the luxury community.
Occupying […]

Incentive Package Draws IRX Therapeutics to St. Petersburg

By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
According to the St. Petersburg Times, New York cancer research firm IRX Therapeutics could be heading to the Tampa Bay area by the end of the year. IRX’s relocation of its headquarters from Manhattan to St. […]

Rare LEED Certification Awarded to Hines’ BG Group Place

By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Hines’ newest U.S. skyscraper, BG Group Place, has received a Platinum-level certification under the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED for Core & Shell rating system. The rare distinction places the downtown skyscraper among the only three […]

Davidson Hotels Picks Atlanta for New Corporate Headquarters

By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor

Davidson Hotels & Resorts will open a new headquarters office in Atlanta that will house most of the company’s corporate functions. The independent hotel management firm has not yet settled on a specific location, but the […]

JLL Lands Exclusive Leasing and Management Contracts for Top Miami High-Rises

By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
After successfully landing the exclusive leasing and management contract for Miami’s One Brickell Square, Jones Lang LaSalle has also been selected as the exclusive broker for 600 Brickell at Brickell World Plaza. As of October 31, […]

Mayor Announces Rida’s Plans for a $200M Transit-Oriented Development

By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
During this year’s State of Downtown speech, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer announced that Rida Development Corporation, the company behind ChampionsGate and Hilton Orlando, will take on a new challenge by building a $200 million transit-oriented development.
The […]

Wells REIT Pays $70M for Second Westway Building

By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Less than a year after announcing the acquisition of Westway One, a Class A building in Houston, on Jan. 31, Wells Core Office Income REIT is proud to announce that it has become owner of a […]

Encore Development Stalled Due to Loss of Federal Grant

By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
The $480 million Encore development’s timeline could undergo some changes, as Tampa was the only one of six finalist cities that was denied a share of the $122 million Choice Neighborhood Initiative grant from the U.S. […]