Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate has acquired Castelli Real Estate Services, an 80-agent firm in Broward County. With this acquisition, Better Homes & Gardens now has a total of 250 agents in the area, according to information on Castelli’s website. The company, led by CEO Gene Whiddon III, plans to further expand its Broward offices with a goal of surpassing 500 agents. This move is part of a broader trend of brokerages expanding their presence in Broward County. Better Homes & Gardens is also among the firms set to be acquired by Compass as part of Compass’s $1.6 billion deal for Anywhere Real Estate.
One Sotheby’s International Realty has promoted Jennifer Leong to manager of development sales in Broward. Leong joined One Sotheby’s in 2021 and leads the Opulent Group. In her new position, she will focus on growing the brokerage’s new development business within Broward.
Brown Harris Stevens has expanded its agent roster at two Miami locations. New additions in South Miami include Adriana Cifuentes, Christina Cagol, Jazmine Yancey, Juanita Gallego, Kia Kesser, and Yina Uriza. Christine Patruna and Ruslan Moncada have joined the Miami Beach office.
Architecture firm RSP has appointed Nicolas Pinzon as associate principal at its Miami office. Pinzon brings experience from L35 Architects, where he worked for 27 years and most recently served as senior partner. At RSP, he will focus on mixed-use projects and large-scale developments.
Grant Friedman has been named general manager at Palm House hotel in Palm Beach. Prior to this role, Friedman was a consultant with GIF Hospitality and held leadership positions at Acqualina Resort and Residences between 2020 and 2023.
L+R Hotels purchased the Palm House hotel for $39.6 million in 2019.
