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Melo Group Gets Construction Financing for Art Plaza MF in Miami

Melo Group secured $85 million in financing for the construction of Art Plaza Apartments, a complex comprising two 34-story towers with 667 multifamily units in the heart of Downtown Miami. The transit-oriented development is situated just west of the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, and one block from the Miami-Dade Metromover School Board Station. Construction is underway and is expected to be completed in mid-2019.

“Melo Group has an exceptional track record of developing quality Class A multifamily residences in Miami,” said Ralph Gonzalez-Jacobo, EVP of Ocean Bank, which provided the loan.

Art Plaza, located at 58 NE 14th St., will include 577 two-bedroom units and 90 one-bedroom apartments, along with 11,764 square feet of street-level retail and restaurant space. Elena Otero from Holland & Knight LLP represented Ocean Bank. Florentino Gonzalez from Shutts & Bowen represented the Melo Group.

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Dennis Kaiser is Vice President of Public Relations and Communications for Connect Creative. Dennis is a communications leader with more than 40 years of experience including as a journalist and in corporate and agency marketing communications roles. He is responsible for Connect Creative’s agency client services and is involved in a range of initiatives ranging from public relations and content strategy, communications and message development, copywriting, media relations, social media and content marketing services. Prior to joining Connect Media in 2015, his most recent corporate communications roles involved leading a regional public relations effort across Southern California for CBRE, playing a key marketing role on JLL’s national retail team, and directing the global public relations effort at ValleyCrest (BrightView), the nation’s largest commercial landscape services company. He has worked on marketing communications assignments for such CRE companies as Blackstone/Equity Office, Carlyle, Caruso, Disney Resorts, GE Capital, Irvine Company, Hines, Howard Hughes Corp., Jeffries, Lennar, MGM, Marcus & Millichap, Prologis, Raleigh Studios, Simon, Starwood, Trammell Crow Company, Transamerica, UBS and Wynn Resorts. Dennis has also worked on communications and launch strategies for a number of consumer electronic, media and tech brands including SlingMedia, Channel Master, Deluxe Media Entertainment, BeIn Sports, EchoStar and Sprint. Dennis’s agency background included firms such as Off Madison Ave., Idea Hall and Macy + Associates. He has earned an outstanding reputation with organization leaders as a trusted advisor, strategic program implementer, consensus builder and exceptional collaborator. Dennis has developed and managed national communications programs for Fortune 500 companies to start-ups, both public and private. He’s successfully worked with journalists across the globe representing clients involved in major-breaking news stories, product launches, media tours, and company news announcements. Dennis has been involved in a host of charitable and community organizations including the American Cancer Society, Easter Seals, Boy Scouts, Chrysalis Foundation, Freedom For Life, HOLA, L.A.’s BEST, Reach Out and Read, Super Bowl Host Committee, and the Thunderbirds Charities.

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