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08/21/2026

No high school diploma. A bartending job. A fortune made in real estate — then lost, down to not being able to pay the taxes on the house he'd built.

That's where Robert Given started. Today he's the broker behind $100,000,000 for a single acre of Miami dirt, 1,000+ deals, and 300,000+ units.

On the latest episode of Built World, we sit down with South Florida's most decorated multifamily and land broker over a pour of Russell's Reserve 13 Year.

The Blueprint:

Broke Before Big — Losing it all early, and what it taught him about risk and patience.
The Record Dirt — Behind the $100M single-acre land sale in Miami.
The Institutional Arc — Bartender → Trammell Crow → Altman → Cushman & Wakefield → CBRE.
The Legacy — Mentoring through ULI and UF, and giving back to the Jack & Jill Center.

Full episode at the link in bio.
Grateful for the partners who keep us moving:

Büro
Top of Mind PR
Vizzda
Vinya

08/19/2026

Long before Little River made the "coolest neighborhoods on earth" lists, Matthew Vander Werff was quietly buying it. Nearly 80 properties, one at a time.

On the latest episode of Built World, we sit down with the Founding Principal of MVW Partners over a bottle of Samuel Billaud Chablis. Matthew pulls back the curtain on a decade of patient assemblage, Michelin-starred curation, and neighborhood building done the slow way.

The blueprint:

📍Stealth aggregation: assembling 80 properties in an industrial pocket north of the Design District without driving up land prices.
📍The $79.9M ex*****on: structuring the recap with AJ Capital while staying on to lead the neighborhood's vision.
📍Culinary anchor bets: how picks like Sunny's Steakhouse and Ogawa brought a Michelin star to Little River.
📍Co-founding momentum: building an urban portfolio in partnership with his wife and co-founder, Ashley Abess.

Watch the full episode at the link in our bio.
A special thank you to the partners and sponsors who keep us moving forward:

Büro – Premium studio coworking space
Top of Mind PR – Strategic CRE storytelling and visibility
Vizzda – Deep-dive commercial market analytics
Vinya – Exceptionally curated drinks

JUST SOLD 🔵 3790 & 3900 E 10th Ct, Hialeah$4,530,302 | 29,890 SF total | $151/SF Two adjacent industrial warehouses on 2...
08/17/2026

JUST SOLD 🔵 3790 & 3900 E 10th Ct, Hialeah

$4,530,302 | 29,890 SF total | $151/SF Two adjacent industrial warehouses on 20,000 SF lots.
Buyer: David Moret, Highline Real Estate
Brokered by Ben Hoffman & Felipe Azenha

Thinking about selling your industrial property? DM us.

08/14/2026

Most of our guests build buildings. This one built an appetite for a whole city.

Lee Brian Schrager — the man behind the South Beach Wine & Food Festival — joins us on the latest Built World. Over Pimm's Cups at Büro, Lee traces the road from CIA grad to the architect of South Florida's culinary identity.

The blueprint:

• South Beach pioneer — opening Torpedo in the late '80s, then 17 years rising through InterContinental Hotels

• The SOBEWFF glow-up — one-day tasting → five-day, 60,000-person global phenomenon

• The legacy — nearly $40M raised for FIU's Chaplin School, with 1,200 students trained on-site every year

• Destination building — how food culture drives South Florida's real estate footprint

Full episode at the link in bio.

Thank you to the partners who keep us moving:
Büro – buromiami.com
Top of Mind PR – topofmind-pr.com
Vizzda – vizzda.com
Vinya – vinyawine.com

08/12/2026

Some guests build buildings. This one built an appetite for a whole city.

On the latest episode of Built World Podcast, we sit down with , the visionary behind the South Beach Wine & Food Festival. Over Pimm's Cups at Büro, Lee takes us through his legendary journey—from bagging takeout as a kid on Long Island to creating one of the most impactful culinary festivals in the world.

The Blueprint:

📍The South Beach Pioneer: Opening Torpedo bar in the late '80s and spending 17 years rising through the ranks at InterContinental Hotels.
📍The SOBEWFF Transformation: Turning a small 1-day FIU tasting into a 5-day, 60,000-person global phenomenon.
📍The $40M Legacy: Raising nearly forty million dollars for FIU’s Chaplin School while training 1,200 hospitality students on the ground every single year.
📍Destination Building: How world-class hospitality and food culture drive South Florida’s booming real estate footprint.

If you want to understand how culture, hospitality, and event ex*****on can completely reshape a city's economic trajectory, this episode is essential. Watch the full conversation at the link in our bio.

A special thank you to our partners and sponsors who keep our platform moving forward:

Büro – Premium studio coworking space.
Top of Mind PR – Strategic storytelling and media visibility.
Vizzda – Deep-dive commercial market data and analytics.
Vinya – Exceptionally curated cocktails.

Somebody's out-of-office said Lake Como. Somebody else's said the Hamptons. Nobody's said Allapattah. ☕️The tan is fadin...
08/11/2026

Somebody's out-of-office said Lake Como. Somebody else's said the Hamptons. Nobody's said Allapattah. ☕️

The tan is fading and the market does not care where you were.

Cafecito Club
📅 Friday, September 11, 9 AM-ish
📍 Ludlow Coffee Supply, 1611 SW 2nd Ave, Lobby

No panel. No agenda. No icebreaker. You show up, you get a cafecito, you talk to people building Miami for the better.

The 9 AM-ish is not a typo. Show up at 9. Show up at 9:20. This is Miami.

RSVP at the link in bio. Sleeves up.

08/03/2026

Net migration slowed down, oil prices spiked, and server farms are officially outbidding logistics hubs for power. Welcome to the Q2 CRE update.

On the latest episode of Built World Hot Shots, Juan Arias (National Director of U.S. Industrial Analytics at CoStar) and Anthony Graziano (Chairman & CEO of Integra Realty Resources) step into the studio to make sense of a wild quarter for commercial real estate.

The Breakdown:

📍The Energy Shock: How the Strait of Hormuz disruption sent freight costs soaring and shifted rate-cut expectations.
📍AI vs. Warehouses: What happens when server farms and logistics operators start fighting over the exact same dirt and electricity.
📍The Wealth Swap: South Florida's migration volume turned negative for the first time in memory, but ultra-wealthy buyers are filling the gap. Who wins and who loses?
📍The Forecasts: Concrete predictions on the record for rent growth, supply absorption, and cap rates for the rest of the year.

If you need a clear, data-driven look at macro real estate conditions before deploying capital, this episode is essential. Watch the full conversation at the link in our bio.

A special thank you to our partners and sponsors who keep our platform moving forward:

Bureau
Top of Mind PR
Vizzda
Vinya

07/30/2026

Migration slowed. Oil spiked. Server farms are outbidding logistics for power.

Welcome to the Q2 CRE update.

Our quarterly market roundtable is live on The Built World Podcast. Juan Arias (National Director of U.S. Industrial Analytics, CoStar) and Anthony Graziano (Chairman & CEO, Integra Realty Resources) sit down with Felipe Azenha and Ben Hoffman to make sense of a strange quarter.

The breakdown:

⚫ The energy shock. How the Strait of Hormuz disruption moved freight costs and rate-cut expectations.
⚫ AI vs. warehouses. What happens when data centers and logistics operators want the same dirt and the same electricity.
⚫ The wealth swap. South Florida's migration volume is cooling while ultra-wealthy buyers fill the gap. Who wins, who loses.
⚫ The forecasts. Real numbers on the record for rent growth, absorption, and cap rates.

Pours of the day: Glenfiddich 21 Year Gran Reserva and Ron Barrilito 3 Star.

Full conversation at the link in our profile.

Thanks to our partners and sponsors:

Büro, premium studio coworking space
Top of Mind PR, strategic CRE storytelling and visibility
Vizzda, deep-dive commercial market data and analytics
Vinya, exceptionally curated hospitality

07/27/2026

He was set on law school. Instead, he spent the next 30 years building the infrastructure of South Florida.

On the latest episode of Built World, co-hosts Felipe Azenha and Ben Hoffman sit down with Jose Gonzalez, EVP of Corporate Development at FECI / Brightline. From working in the Miami-Dade Building Department right after Hurricane Andrew hit in 1992 to being recruited by Armando Codina at age 22 for Dolphin Mall, Jose has spearheaded the regulatory ex*****on behind major regional projects.

The Blueprint:
📍Trial by Fire: How post-1992 rebuilding replaced law school plans with real-world development experience.
📍The Brightline Blueprint: What it took behind the scenes to secure land, zoning, traffic approvals, and government alignment for a private passenger rail network.
📍The Warehouse Map: Driving the Flagler Global Logistics buildout that reshaped South Florida industrial real estate.
📍The Unfiltered Truth: A practical look at what is broken in Miami’s entitlement and development pipeline today.

Watch the full episode at the link in our bio.

Partners & Sponsors:
Büro – Premium coworking space.
Top of Mind PR – Strategic CRE visibility.
Vizzda – Commercial market data and analytics.
Vinya – A huge thank you to Vinya for providing the drinks and keeping us well-hydrated during the session with some incredible Casa Dragones Añejo.

07/24/2026

He was set on law school. Instead, he spent the next 30 years building the infrastructure of South Florida.

On the latest episode of Built World, co-hosts Felipe Azenha and Ben Hoffman sit down with Jose Gonzalez, EVP of Corporate Development at FECI / Brightline. From working in the Miami-Dade Building Department right after Hurricane Andrew hit in 1992 to being recruited by Armando Codina at age 22 for Dolphin Mall, Jose has spearheaded the regulatory ex*****on behind major regional projects.

The Blueprint:

📍Trial by Fire: How post-1992 rebuilding replaced law school plans with real-world development experience.
📍The Brightline Blueprint: What it took behind the scenes to secure land, zoning, traffic approvals, and government alignment for a private passenger rail network.
📍The Warehouse Map: Driving the Flagler Global Logistics buildout that reshaped South Florida industrial real estate.
📍The Unfiltered Truth: A practical look at what is broken in Miami’s entitlement and development pipeline today.

Watch the full episode at the link in our bio.

Partners & Sponsors:

Büro – Premium coworking space.
Top of Mind PR – Strategic CRE visibility.
Vizzda – Commercial market data and analytics.
Vinya – A huge thank you to Vinya for providing the drinks and keeping us well-hydrated during the session with some incredible Casa Dragones Añejo.

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