Fort Lauderdale’s pricey Flagler Village is on the cusp of another high-rise luxury residential project — this time a pair of towers that would exceed 40 floors, rivaling the city’s tallest buildings in stature and height. By DAVID LYONS Now dubbed “317 N Federal,’ the project envisioned by Merrimac Ventures CEO and President Dev Motwani would stay in line with the village’s upscale theme, but at prices that would be $200 a month below what neighboring landlords charge tenants. … “That’s designed with…

Dev Motwani hopes to break ground on the first phase of this project in 2022. By Brian Bandell Merrimac Ventures has proposed two residential towers near the Flagler Village neighborhood in Fort Lauderdale. The city’s Development Review Committee will consider the application by 616 SE 4th Avenue LLC, an affiliate of Fort Lauderdale-based Merrimac Ventures, April 13. It concerns the 1.8-acre site at 317 N. Federal Highway and 515 N.E. Third St., which the developer acquired for $14 million in…

The Grove XXIII in Florida is used by pro-golfers including Rickie Fowler and Phil Mickelson Amelia Ward Michael Jordan’s exclusive new golf club has been designed specifically to make it harder for professionals to win against him. According to American golf pro Rickie Fowler, The Grove XXIII, in Florida, is designed so that it puts visitors at a disadvantage. Speaking to Golf.com, Fowler said Jordan had set up the fairways so long hitters hit their drives into the narrower fairways….

Downtown Partnership and Westshore Alliance recognize contributions of real estate projects and people. by: Kevin McQuaid The Tampa Downtown Partnership has honored a transformative real estate development with a pair of awards for enhancing the city’s urban core. Water Street Tampa, a $3 billion joint venture between Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates and investor and Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik on 58 acres, received the “Landmark Development Project” award for the $150 million USF Morsani College of Medicine and Heart…

The owner of ultra-private Grove XXIII Golf Club wanted a slam-dunk driving range. And that owner — Michael Jordan — got just what he asked for. By: Josh Sens In his NBA Prime, Michael Jordan abided by a grueling regimen that pushed him to train harder than everyone around him — and that inner drive hasn’t lost a step. The well-groomed swatch of greenery in the photo above is the practice range at Grove XXIII, Jordan’s private golf club, in…