Amazónico, a well-known restaurant with locations in Dubai, London, Madrid, and Monte Carlo, is set to open its first U.S. branch in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood. The new venue will occupy approximately 40,000 square feet across three floors at the 800 Brickell office tower on Brickell Avenue. Babak Ebrahimzadeh of Gatsby Enterprises, which owns the building, confirmed the details of the lease.
The leased space includes an area for Amazónico’s nightclub Selva on the top level. Both venues are expected to begin operations late next month. According to Ebrahimzadeh, “The restaurant can seat about 700 guests at a time and host at least 1,300 guests per night.”
Amazónico was founded in Madrid in 2016 by Sandro Silva and Marta Seco. The couple leads Paraguas Group, part of D.ream International based in London.
Gatsby Enterprises purchased the 800 Brickell building and an adjacent garage for $125.5 million in 2019.
In West Palm Beach, DUS Padel plans to open its first location next year at 2031 Okeechobee Boulevard. The facility will span 26,500 square feet and feature indoor courts along with amenities such as cold plunges, saunas, and a café. Stream Realty Partners represented DUS Padel in the lease negotiations while Southeast Retail Advisors represented the landlord.
DUS Padel was founded by Philippe Urreiztieta late last year. The club will take over space previously occupied by American Freight; that company is closing stores nationwide after its parent filed for bankruptcy last November.
At Aura North Miami Beach—a mixed-use project under construction—Pala Mediterranean Kitchen has preleased a 1,400-square-foot restaurant with both indoor seating and an outdoor terrace at West Dixie Highway. Pala is expanding from its original Hollywood location. Other tenants include The Missing Peace occupational therapy center and Sunrisas Dental Miami; previous leases were signed by Florentin Bakery (2,800 square feet) and Mimi Yoga (2,700 square feet), which offers infrared heater yoga and mat Pilates.
Aura North Miami Beach is being developed by Macken Companies of Hollywood and Trinsic Residential Group of Dallas. When completed in the second quarter of next year, it will offer 373 luxury apartments along with commercial space totaling about 17,000 square feet plus a covered retail terrace.
Wells Fargo has signed a ten-year lease for a new branch covering 4,000 square feet at 1207 Southeast 17th Street in Fort Lauderdale. This location will replace their current branch on South Andrews Avenue. Berger Commercial Realty/Corfac International represented the landlord while Colliers represented Wells Fargo during negotiations.
The property is owned by W D Cordova—an entity led by John Thompson Loos III and Amy Mergler—and sits on a one-acre lot that previously housed a PDQ restaurant.
Minto Communities USA has relocated its headquarters within Coconut Creek but remains local after more than two decades at its former address on West Sample Road. Its new office at Promenade at Coconut Creek measures roughly one-fifth larger than before and accommodates around seventy-five employees. AEW Capital Management owns Promenade at Coconut Creek.
