TrendingDevelopmentSouth FloridaALive Local boost: Developer enlarges planned Ojus project to 362 units using state affordable housing lawGroup P6 previously planned 210 apartments
A development firm boosted the size of its planned apartment project in Ojus to 362 units
partly by seizing on density and height bonuses under the Live Local Act
Boca Raton-based Group P6 wants to develop the 21-story building with 3,600 square feet of retail at 2600 and 2630 Northeast 203rd Street in unincorporated Miami-Dade County
according to a filing to the county submitted in February
Group P6 is seeking a pre-application meeting
which will allow the firm to gauge county staff’s input before filing an official application
The proposal marks an increase in Group P6’s previous plan for an 18-story building with 210 apartments
The new filing also scraps the past proposal for 13,200 square feet of offices
In October, Group P6 paid $16 million for the two-lot
12,000-square-foot office building and four one-story apartment buildings with eight units
SIGN UPGroup P6 –– led by Jose J. Padua, Jose E. Padua, Ignacio Diaz and Todd Richardson –– has developed condo and townhouse projects in Broward and Palm Beach counties. This includes Royal Palm Residences with 48 condos across three nine-story buildings at 475 East Royal Palm Road in Boca Raton
At least 144 units at the Ojus building will be at below-market rents. That’s because the Live Local Act requires that at least 40 percent of a project’s apartments be for households earning no more than 120 percent of the area median income
a state law approved in 2023 and tweaked last year and this year
awards developers who include affordable and workforce units in their projects with density and height bonuses
The legislation has spurred a flurry of proposals. The Pérez family’s Related Group has filed several applications in South Florida, including one for an 842-unit project in two towers at the Jackson Memorial Hospital campus at 1500 Northwest 12th Avenue in Miami
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TrendingDevelopmentSouth FloridaAP6 enters Miami-Dade market after paying $16M for dev site near Aventura MallBoca Raton-based firm is planning mixed-use project with 210 apartments and 13K sf of offices
P6 Group expanded its pipeline into Miami-Dade County
paying $16 million for a development site near Aventura Mall
The Boca Raton-based developer is planning The Gateway
an 18-story mixed-use project with 210 apartments and 13,185 square feet of office space
A P6 affiliate acquired a 1.4-acre assemblage at 2600 and 2630 Northeast Ives Dairy Road in Ojus
an unincorporated neighborhood of Miami-Dade
records and real estate database Vizzda show
The buyer obtained a $2.5 million mortgage from Centennial Bank
Wolf Co Real Estate Brokerage and Investments LLC’s Barrett Wolf and Josh Slovin brokered the deal
The seller, an entity managed by Hallandale Beach-based developer Raphael Ammar, paid a combined $4.2 million for the two lots in 2003 and 2016, records show. Ammar and his sons, Joseph and Gabriel Ammar, had previously planned a different version of The Gateway with 99,600 square feet of offices and 17,600 square feet of retail on the ground floor
P6 submitted a revised site plan with Miami-Dade County for a downsized project that eliminated the retail and significantly slashed the office space square footage
The developer is also planning to set aside 21 apartments for workforce housing
The Gateway is among a handful of planned projects near the Brightline train station in Aventura. Stellar Communities and Adam America Real Estate are developing Aventura Station I, a 15-story building with 245 apartments at 2524 Northeast 193rd Street, and Aventura Station II
a 245-unit apartment project rising 12 stories at 2525-2561 Northeast 192nd Street
Developers Yakov Cohen and Shimon Bouskila are planning to redevelop an Aventura industrial complex into a 15-story mixed-use building with 261 apartments and some retail at 2655-2660 Northeast 189th Street
After COVID-19 forced his local farmers market to temporarily close
First-year student Ojus Garg plans to double major in electrical engineering and computer sciences and in business
they noticed that a lot of the produce in supermarkets had GMOs
California — where my parents live — had its own farmers market
we eventually started getting almost all our produce from there
I’d grab a quarter to buy flavored honey sticks from a vendor there
the farmers market closed down and we had to get produce from the supermarket
Our whole family was not thrilled about that
We use a lot of vegetables in our curries and in our food
we were probably one of maybe 15 people there
compared to 100 people who were there before
Being from the generation that grew up on Shark Tank and the idea that anyone can start whatever they want
I have to give it my best shot at keeping the farmers market going.’ So
I put a pitch together for the vendors: I would buy their produce
where people from the community could order it
I would box it up and deliver it to their homes for a fee
It was kind of like a small-scale Good Eggs
it was hard for me to convince them that they could trust me
I’m going to buy $100 of produce from you this week and next week
they started to have a little bit more faith that I could actually bring sales to the market
It took a solid month or two to get the business — I called it The Rowdy Rancher — running
this is their livelihood and I wanted to do it right
the cost of everything is more expensive than it is for international farms
These farmers rely on these small markets for a majority of their income
I wanted them to know that I took it seriously
I was probably making about $1,000 per month with about 12 customers
I would just put the money back into marketing to get more customers
I plan to double major in electrical engineering and computer sciences and in business
I hope to use my degree to create something that people need and that can improve their lives
even the way that we’re talking right now — it’s Zoom
And I think the idea of being able to create something like that
which can genuinely impact someone and help their lives — that’s really where I want to take my life
After people got vaccinated and places started opening up
the community in Fremont started to go back to the farmers market
But I was able to run the business for about four months — from September to January — before I stopped
I’m hoping to restart The Rowdy Rancher soon and maybe bring it to Berkeley
so I can give farmers another platform to sell local produce.”
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Engines help supplier in India’s generator market gain share in air compressors
One of Volvo Penta India’s newest customers has placed a substantial single order for D13 engines after recently diversifying into the air compressor segment
OJUS Power and Technologies Private Limited
which came to prominence in India’s generator market
is rapidly infiltrating the air compressor market thanks to its product’s fuel efficiency and favorable total cost of ownership (TCO)
OJUS Power and Technologies began investigating how it could enter the high-volume industrial compressor segment
Volvo Penta’s acceptance in the compressor segment through other OEMs and repowering programs for older compressors of various makes showed the advantages its engines could provide in this application
Volvo Penta is supplying various engine models in different power ratings for OJUS’ compressor models
Customers appreciation of their fuel efficiency and total cost of ownership drove OJUS’ decision to place a large order for TAD1343VE and TAD1345VE configurations of the D13 for the VAYU 451XM and VAYU 536XH compressor models
A compressor design using the D16 engines is also in the pipeline
joining the recently updated D8 gen-set engine that OJUS also packages for export
“Volvo Penta delivers high value to our customers with its powerful
reliable and fuel-efficient engines backed by comprehensive aftermarket support from authorized dealers,” said Ram Sampathkumar
“They help us in our commitment to delivering a 5% to 15% fuel efficiency and productivity improvement over our best-in-class competitor products
The high rate of repeat purchases underscores the trust customers place in our products powered by Volvo Penta.”
“Compressors are used extensively throughout India
particularly for water well drilling to provide water for agriculture and other societal needs,” R
head of Volvo Penta India & Industrial Business Unit
“The success of Volvo Penta engines in the compressor segment is thanks to the fuel efficiency
which is establishing us as the preferred choice of customers.”
The engines provide the ability to offer drain intervals for water well drilling of 300 to 500 hours
This is a welcome improvement in machine uptime given most of India’s water well drilling is carried out by operators traveling across different parts of the country
Despite the absence of emission compliance regulations in this segment in India
the company added that it continues to offer engines that adhere to a minimum of off-road Euro Stage 2 emission standards
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have proposed there mixed-use buildings in the newly rezoned Ojus Urban Area District
The area which sits just north of Greynolds Park
was recently rezoned by Miami-Dade county to allow mixed-use development and more density
The 7.9 acre site is located at 2375 NE 186th St
The proposal includes three buildings designed including an 8-story building with 378 apartment units
31,375 square feet of retail and 585 parking spaces designed by Corwil Architects; a 12-story building with 114,385 square feet of leasable office space
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TrendingCommercialSouth FloridaAAdam America
Stellar plan apartments in OjusProposal is for 12-story building with 223 units
Stellar Communities and Adam America Real Estate are planning a 223-unit apartment project in Ojus
marking the partnership’s second wager on the neighborhood
The developers want to build a 12-story building on 2 acres between Northeast 192nd and 193rd streets
according to a proposal filed to Miami-Dade County last week
The submittal is a request for a pre-application meeting
which is a way for developers to obtain county staff’s feedback before making an official filing
The land between Northeast 192nd and 193rd streets
near West Dixie Highway and a rendering of the project (Google Maps
Plans call for several street-level townhouses, which also will be for rent. Overall, 10 percent of the units, or roughly 22, will be designated workforce housing, said Larry Baum
Including below-market rate apartments allows the developers a 25 percent density bonus
Stellar and Adam America assembled the seven-lot development site for a combined $10.1 million in June
The properties are at 2524-2560 Northeast 193rd Street and at 2525-2561 Northeast 192nd Street
the project is the developers’ second proposed apartment building near the soon-to-open Brightline train stop
Aventura Station I
245-unit project with roughly 13,000 square feet of retail
The developers are seeking site plan approval
Both ODP Architects-designed projects will be part of Stellar’s Element brand
Construction of both buildings is expected to start next year and completion is anticipated in 2025
SIGN UPA flurry of project applications have been filed this year for the Ojus neighborhood
coinciding with the progress of the Brightline station
Stellar and Adam America didn’t choose Ojus solely because of the train stop
Population growth in nearby areas — such as the Sky Lake neighborhood in North Miami Beach — as well as the high sale prices for single-family homes were more of a driver
Dania Beach-based Stellar and New York-based Adam America have partnered on other Florida developments
The pair will start construction on a six-story
275-apartment development in Dania Beach at 4200 Southwest 54th Court near the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Stellar has developed almost 3,200 houses and apartments since it was founded in 2009
Adam America, founded by Dvir Cohen Hoshen and Omri Sachs in 2009, has 42 properties either completed or under construction, and $2.8 billion of developed assets under management, its website shows. Its New York projects include The Westly
a condominium known for its cantilevered design
Arnaud Karsenti’s 13th Floor Investments also is betting on Ojus, proposing a 350-unit apartment building at 19680-19770 West Dixie Highway
The site is one lot south of the Brightline station
In November, investors Yakov Cohen and Shimon Bouskila filed plans for a 15-story
261-unit apartment building with retail at 2655-2660 Northeast 189th Street
Brightline’s station is slated to open across from Aventura Mall by year-end
TrendingDevelopmentSouth FloridaALumer
Goldberg plan 700-unit apartment complex near Brightline’s Ojus stationPair of 8-story buildings expected in late 2025
Lumer Real Estate and Goldberg Companies plan a 700-unit apartment complex in Ojus
marking a switch from a previous vision for a mixed-use project with a hotel and offices on the site
and Ohio-based Goldberg plan the Blue Aventura project with two eight-story buildings on nearly 8 acres at the northeast corner of Northeast 186th Street and Northeast 23rd Court in unincorporated Miami-Dade County
according to a project application and Lumer
The site includes the lots at 2330 and 2366 Northeast 187th Street
as well as at 18660 and 18607 Northeast 24th Court
Each build will have roughly 350 units and about 25,000 square feet of retail
The apartments would have market-rate rents and range from studios to three-bedroom units
SIGN UPConstruction of the West Tower started
with completion of the entire Blu Aventura expected in late 2025
The project marks a switch from Lumer’s previous plan for West Aventura Town Center. In 2019, Miami-Dade County approved a land-use change for the site that would have allowed for the development of a 120-key hotel; a 75,000-square-foot office building; 85,000 square feet of retail and 480 residential units
The onset of the pandemic and the nearby Brightline station made Lumer reevaluate its original plan
which led to its partnership with Goldberg
While South Florida’s office market is healthy
the development site isn’t in the heart of the area’s office hub
which opened in December west of Aventura Mall
TrendingDevelopmentSouth FloridaAYakov and Cheryl Cohen propose 11-story mixed-use project in OjusRestaurant
local tech firm have pre-leased retail and office space
Married couple Yakov and Cheryl Cohen propose an 11-story mixed-use project with offices
retail and apartments in the Ojus neighborhood
The Cohens want to build the Aventura Office Center with 120,000 square feet of offices; 4,400 square feet of commercial space; and 12 apartments at 18802 and 18820 West Dixie Highway
according to Yakov Cohen and an application submitted to Miami-Dade County late last month
The 1.3-acre site is in an unincorporated area near Aventura and a Brightline station
the project would have floor-to-ceiling windows in a gray and white palette
The apartments would be on two levels on the west portion of the building
bought the vacant development site for $7.5 million in 2022
They already have approval for an eight-story project on the site
but are seeking to increase the height after recently approved Ojus district regulations now allow for up to 15-story buildings
SIGN UPThe Cohens’ bet on offices comes at a dubious time for the asset class
Although South Florida generally has remained immune to office woes plaguing other markets
the tri-county region still is feeling the pain of the remote work shift and increased sublease availability
But Yakov Cohen is confident he will successfully lease up his project
A local tech tenant already has pre-leased some of the office space and a “very well-known” restaurant also has pre-leased some of the commercial space
Construction is expected to start mid-year
and the project is slated to be completed late next year
Also in Ojus, Cohen is partnering with Shimon Bouskila on a 20-story, 330-unit apartment building with 10,000 square feet of retail and 200 storage units at 2655-2660 Northeast 189th Street
The project recently scored approval and construction is expected to start early next year
99,600 square feet of offices and 17,600 square feet of retail on the ground floor at 2600 and 2630 Northeast 203rd Street
TrendingCommercialSouth FloridaAStellar Communities proposes 204-unit apartment project in OjusPlan calls for 13K sf of ground-floor commercial space
Developer Stellar Communities wants to build a 204-unit multifamily project in Ojus
south of Aventura Mall and near a future Brightline station
proposes an up to 15-story building on 1.6 acres at 18801 West Dixie Highway
It would have 13,326 square feet of ground-floor commercial space
according to an application filed last week to Miami-Dade County
as the site’s proximity to a major bus stop would allow the reduction
according to Stellar’s letter to the county seeking a pre-application meeting on the proposal
The developer next is expected to submit a proposal for administrative site plan review
Stellar’s affiliate, 18801 Wdh Po LLC, paid $7.9 million for the site in December 2021, according to property records. Ojus is an unincorporated neighborhood, near Aventura
is a residential developer that uses eco-construction practices
such as including solar panels on the South Florida houses it builds
This is the latest in a string of projects, both proposed and underway, near both Aventura Mall and a Brightline passenger train station that is under construction and is expected to be completed this year
Dan Kodsi
through his Miami-based Royal Palm Companies
wants to build a major mixed-use project with rentals
which would be an open-air gathering space offering an alternative to the enclosed Aventura Mall
It would span 9.6 acres on the northwest corner of Biscayne Boulevard and Northeast 213th Street
Royal Palm paid $39.1 million for the first portion of the assemblage in February
In January, Ram Realty Advisors and Pinnacle paid $15.4 million for a 2.2-acre development site in Ojus
where they plan a 285-unit apartment building
a prominent contender in India’s generator market
has expanded its operations into the air compressor industry with Volvo Penta
and total cost of ownership (TCO) advantages of Volvo Penta’s engines
OJUS has positioned its offerings as appealing to customers
enhancing its competitive edge in the market
As part of new business initiatives OJUS Power and Technologies began investigating how it could enter the high-volume industrial compressor segment
With Volvo Penta having successful acceptance in the compressor segment through other OEMs and repowering programs for older compressors
that showcased the many advantages its engines could provide this application
it became apparent that it was the ideal choice
Volvo Penta supplies various engine models
The compressors are popular among customers thanks to their fuel efficiency and compelling total cost of ownership
This drove OJUS’ decision to place a large order for TAD1343VE and TAD1345VE configurations of the D13 for the company’s compressor models VAYU 451XM and VAYU 536XH
joining the recently updated D8 genset engine that OJUS also packages for export
backed by comprehensive aftermarket support from authorized dealers,” says Ram Sampathkumar
“They help us in our commitment to delivering a 5-15% fuel efficiency and productivity improvement over our best-in-class competitor products
Volvo Penta continues to offer engines that adhere to a minimum of off-road Euro Stage 2 emission standards
surpassing other brands of non-emission-regulated engines
particularly for water well drilling to provide water for agriculture and other societal needs,” explains R
Head of Volvo Penta India & Industrial Business Unit
and return on investment which is establishing us as the preferred choice of customers.”
An added financial benefit with Volvo Penta engines is the ability to offer longer drain intervals from the market standard for water well drilling of 300 hours to 500 hours
This is a particularly welcome improvement in machine uptime given most of India’s water well drilling is carried out by operators traveling across different parts of the country
These efficiencies all combine to deliver a considerable saving potential over the total lifecycle of the compressor
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owner-operator and investment manager specializing in premier rental housing across the U.S.
announced it has broken ground on Modera Aventura
a contemporary mixed-use apartment community in the emerging Ojus neighborhood of northeast Miami-Dade County
which will feature 420 apartment homes and 6,400 square feet of ground-floor retail
a planned suburban city along the Intracoastal Waterway approximately 15 miles north of Downtown Miami
First move-ins are anticipated for summer 2025 with a second phase in the planning stages.
"Aventura has received international acclaim as a premier living destination with a multitude of shopping and entertainment opportunities," said Andrea Rowe
senior managing director of development in South Florida for Mill Creek
"We are extremely excited to get started on this community
particularly given the shortage of land available for new development in the immediate area and the booming South Florida market
We are eager to help address the growing need for quality housing in the area and look forward to delivering a top-of-market experience."
Modera Aventura is located between Biscayne Boulevard and the West Dixie Highway in a former industrial area amidst a vibrant revitalization
is a few blocks south of a new Brightline train station and within a short drive of Interstate 95
the gateway to the greater metropolitan area.
which will be built to NGBS silver certification standards
two- and three-bedroom homes with select den layouts and an average home size of 951 square feet
Community amenities will include a swimming pool
onsite dog park and a club-quality fitness center with cardio equipment and group fitness area
Residents will also have access to valet dry cleaning
controlled-access garage parking and EV charging stations.
Apartment homes will be delivered with a variety of sophisticated features
mobile-app entry and large private terraces
Modera Aventura will mark Mill Creek's 10th development community within Miami and 16th in the South Florida market
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A new multifamily proposal in the Ojus neighborhood of Aventura is the latest in a string of signals that developers are leveraging the recently opened Brightline station in the area to add density to their projects
10% of which would be designated as workforce housing
Site plans submitted to the county include a 2,900 SF ground-floor retail space marked for coworking and a dog-washing station
A fifth-floor pool deck would have amenities including a fitness center
designed by Orlando-based architect Baker Barrios
would have units ranging from studios to three-bedroom apartments
Apartments would rise on three sides of the pool deck starting on the fifth floor before shifting to cover only two sides of the property beginning on the ninth level
The proposal is an update to plans originally presented in January 2022
leveraging zoning changes passed last year to increase the project’s density by 49 units
according to a letter of intent submitted by Edward Martos
a partner at Weiss Serota Helfman Cole + Bierman who is representing the developers
The workforce housing units would be available for residents making up to 110% of the area median income, or $82,170 for a single person
which asks the county to provide feedback on the project at the next available pre-application meeting
Miami-based Pinnacle and Palm Beach Gardens-based Ram didn’t respond to Bisnow’s request for comment
The joint venture paid $15.4M in January 2022 to acquire the vacant 2.25-acre parcel via an entity called 19640 WDH LLC
The seller was an entity controlled by Miami Beach-based Privé Group
a development and land banking firm that has also proposed a new project near the Aventura Brightline station
Privé Group filed a pre-application in January
disclosing plans for an 11-story office building with a 12-unit residential component connected by a parking garage at 18820 W
half a mile from the Ram and Pinnacle site
That proposal also took advantage of changes to the zoning rules that increased the maximum allowable density in the county’s Ojus District
The neighborhood has attracted interest from developers since the Brightline added a station adjacent to the Aventura Mall in December 2022
Aventura-based BH Group also filed a pre-application last January to replace eight small apartments and a vacant lot with a 132-unit apartment building spanning 232K SF, the South Florida Business Journal reported at the time
Mark Gilbert, a vice chair at Cushman & Wakefield who recently brokered the $48M sale of a 90K SF shopping center near Ojus in Aventura
told Bisnow earlier this month that the opening of the Brightline station was transformative for the area
“The amount of residential growth and commercial activity in the region is probably unprecedented,” Gilbert said
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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
– There was violence on a soccer field Wednesday night during a 2023 Boys Soccer State Championship Tournament game between two religious private schools in Miami-Dade County
The regional final game was between students from Scheck Hillel Community School
and Archbishop Coleman Carroll High School
told Local 10 her children who attended the game told her there were insults — including painful antisemitic slurs
The chaos ensued after Scheck Hillel lost the home game 2-1
Archbishop Coleman Carroll students knew they were moving forward to the Feb
18 semifinals for a chance to win the state championship
“It’s offensive and can lead to violence.”
Witnesses said there were adults who displayed their middle fingers
“I believe he was kicked in the face with cleats and it was next to his eye,” Levi said
Administrators for both schools released a joint statement on Thursday afternoon acknowledging an ongoing investigation due to their “zero tolerance for any kind of aggressive language and behavior
The schools also reported alerting the Florida High School Athletic Association and announced a plan to take “appropriate action” and “to build understanding between both schools” in accordance with their “mutual commitment to safety
of the New Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Pinewood
he said the incident was alarming and disturbing
These are just kids being kids,’ we risk the dangers of forgetting that kids very soon become adults,” Jackson said
He said he was concerned about the effects of “divisive” politics in Florida
Ron DeSantis’s decision to restrict education on Black history
and he added that the video served as a reminder that “all of us are to treat each other
with mutual love and care for one another.”
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TrendingDevelopmentSouth FloridaARaphael Ammar proposes 18-story mixed-use project in OjusDeveloper’s past projects include assembling and flipping land
Preschool developer and operator Raphael Ammar wants to build an 18-story mixed-use project with apartments in Ojus
amid a flurry of project proposals targeting the area near Brightline’s stop
the building would consist of 210 apartments starting on the seventh level
99,600 square feet of offices on levels two to six and 17,600 square feet of retail on the ground floor at 2600 and 2630 Northeast 203rd Street
according to an application an Ammar affiliate submitted to Miami-Dade County this week
Apartments will range from one-bedroom to three-bedroom units
Surfside luxury home developers Joseph and Gabriel Ammar
on the project and also is seeking additional joint venture partners
The Gateway application marks a tweak of the original plan from 2020
Ammar wanted to build a 12-story building with 168 apartments
He scrapped the convention area in favor of adding more units and is betting on getting approval for the additional six stories through a Miami-Dade program that allows taller buildings in exchange for workforce housing
21 of the units would be designated for households earning no more than 120 percent of the area median income
Ammar’s affiliate Star Holdings Management owns the 1.3-acre development site
It paid $4.2 million for the pair of lots in two deals in 2003 and 2016
SIGN UPThe Gateway is Ammar’s first major development after years of working behind the scenes
entitling it for construction and flipping it to builders
Ammar also developed and still operates Nana’s Preschools
The private school has campuses in Hialeah and Hallandale Beach
with another under construction in Hollywood
The Gateway isn’t his only planned development
the Ammar family is partnering with Miami-based Sagewood Corporation on a proposal for 80 apartments
a 21,000-square-foot Nana’s Preschool and 8,000 square feet of medical offices at 100-120 Southeast Fourth Avenue
The joint venture is readying its application
In past land assemblage deals, he partnered with Aharon Vaknin on putting together a 1.7-acre development site and flipping it for $13 million in 2016 to Inmobiliaria Brom, which developed the Optima office complex that straddles Aventura and Hallandale Beach
which is in unincorporated Miami-Dade near Aventura
has caught developers’ eyes in recent years
opened a stop at 19796 West Dixie Highway in the neighborhood late last year
Near the stop, Stellar Communities and Adam America Real Estate plan the 15-story, 245-apartment Aventra Station I building at 18801 West Dixie Highway, and the 12-story, 223-unit Aventura Station II at 2524-2560 Northeast 193rd Street and at 2525-2561 Northeast 192nd Street
Last year, Yakov Cohen and Shimon Bouskila filed plans for a 15-story building with 261 units and some retail at 2655-2660 Northeast 189th Street
OJUS Power and Technologies Private Limited launched India's first Acoustic Enclosure manufactured with pre-coated alloy steel and a new ultra-silent 5 kVA GenSets powered by Ashok Leyland engines
(Photo: http://mma.prnewswire.com/media/451927/PRNE___OJUS_Launch.jpg )
The premium rust-free and weld-free Acoustic Enclosures
are manufactured in an eco-friendly state-of-the-art factory in Hosur and are guaranteed to last at least 5 years against rusting
Being the largest manufacturer of Ashok Leyland GenSets in India
developed this innovative NextGen2.0 product with collaboration from entities in South Africa and Spain
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Show Breaking News BarCloseLocal NewsChris Gothner
– A 41-year-old northeast Miami-Dade man faced a charge of lewd and lascivious molestation after police accused him of inappropriately touching an 8-year-old girl in his condominium’s pool
According to an arrest report from the Miami-Dade Police Department
the crime happened in the late afternoon hours of April 22 at a community pool in the Jade Winds condo complex
The report states that Jurberg approached the girl
“reached with his hand from the rear and fondled her” over her bathing suit
Police said the girl told her mother about the molestation and showed her what happened by “(wiggling) her index and middle fingers.”
Jurberg was being held without bond in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center
Chris Gothner joined the Local 10 News team in 2022 as a Digital Journalist
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Andrea Torres
– New evidence surfaced Friday amid an ongoing investigation into a recent fight between students from Scheck Hillel Community School
After witnesses reported that Archbishop Coleman Carroll students had uttered painful antisemitic slurs during a boys’ soccer state championship tournament game on Wednesday night
David Feldbaum thought about what his son had endured
“What my kids told me they said, ‘Hitler was right,’” Tila Levi, a Scheck Hillel parent, said on Thursday
Feldbaum said Friday that his 14-year-old son
who plays soccer at David Posnack Jewish Day School in Davie
had also reported that Archbishop Coleman Carroll students used antisemitic slurs during another game a few weeks ago
“The Posnack students were being told they were ‘dirty Jews’ the entire game, that ‘Hitler was right,’” Feldbaum said
Paulina Dominguez shared more witness videos on Friday afternoon and said that her son plays for the Archbishop Coleman Carroll soccer team and she doesn’t believe the accusations
“There was perfect sportsmanship,” Dominguez said adding that “for some odd reason” a kid decided to jump out from the audience and into the field to confront Archbishop Coleman Carroll students
Dominguez said Archbishop Coleman Carroll students were celebrating
Dominguez said she doesn’t believe that the Archbishop Coleman Carroll student players
even know the “very specific and descriptive” antisemitic slurs reported
sent a screenshot to Local 10 News of a comment by “jonbe.z” on Archbishop Coleman Carroll High School’s Instagram page saying: “You will pay for this mfers
Get ur boys ready because a couple will die.”
Another screenshot sent by the concerned parent shows another comment by Instagram user “ifillthat” on the @OnlyInDade IG page saying: “Looks like we’re going to Archbishop Coleman Carroll High School this weekend
I guess some of these kids need a hole in their chest,”
TrendingSouth FloridaAArgentine developers plan office condo project in Ojus
A group of Argentine developers is planning to build an office condo tower in Ojus
Privé Land Banking is awaiting site plan approval from Miami-Dade County for Forum Aventura
a proposed 12-story building at 19790 West Dixie Highway
vice president of operations for Privé Land Banking
“We’ve chosen our sales team and are finalizing that discussion and launching sales before the end of the year,” he said
Aventura-based Privé Land Banking is owned by Argentine principals: CEO Javier Rabinovich and COO Mariano Karner
The project, designed by Arquitectonica
including a 5,000-square-foot lobby with 30-foot high ceilings and two retail condos on the ground floor
Arquitectonica Interiors is handling the interior design
The rooftop will feature a 2,500-square-foot rooftop lounge with a conference room, kitchen and meeting area, and will have outdoor green space created by landscape architect Roberto Rovira
SIGN UP“The building has a very innovative design,” Shprecher told TRD
“We’re gearing the design toward private family offices
accountants and entrepreneurs who want to have their own private space
We know there is a very strong appetite for the project.”
Miami-Dade property records show WD 19790 purchased the 37,684-square-foot vacant site for $2.375 million in February 2015
The entity’s directors are Alberto Kamhazi and Jacobo Kamhazi
Alberto Kamhazi is a director of CK Holding Group in North Miami Beach
Shprecher said CK Holding Group is its development partner
The office condo building is one of many development projects in the works for Privé Land Banking
which has been concentrating on land acquisition in the area
“We have multiple projects in the area which are currently in the design phase,” he said
The company’s website names two projects, Aventura Square, where it plans a mixed-use project on two lots that will have both a commercial component including office and retail and a residential component; and a project in Edgewater
where it is assembling 70,000 square feet of land
Privé Land Banking plans to begin construction on Forum Aventura in the first quarter of 2016
TrendingDevelopmentSouth FloridaARAM
Pinnacle expand planned rental project near Brightline Aventura station to 334 unitsDevelopers originally proposed 285 apartments
RAM Realty Advisors and Pinnacle propose to expand their planned multifamily project near the Brightline Aventura station to 334 units
The developers want to build the 16-story Aventana building with ground-floor commercial space at 19640 West Dixie Highway in the Ojus neighborhood in unincorporated Miami-Dade County
according to an application filed to the county on Monday
The project fronts a section of West Dixie Highway recently renamed West Harriet Tubman Highway
the proposal is for a larger project than the plan RAM and Pinnacle originally had for 285 units in 2022
the developers also planned a 15-story building tapering down to 11 stories toward the west side of the site
The design change comes after county commissioners last year rezoned the site
allowing for “a more efficient design that takes advantage of the Aventura Brightline station,” an attorney for RAM and Pinnacle wrote in the application
at least 10 percent of the units would be priced as workforce housing
with at least half of those designated for households earning no more than 110 percent of the area median income
Palm Beach Gardens-based RAM and Miami-based Pinnacle dropped $15.4 million for the 2.2-acre development site in 2022
RAM traces its roots to a predecessor entity founded in 1978 by Peter Cummings
developed and redeveloped $4.4 billion of real estate spanning nearly 14,000 apartments and over 10 million square feet of commercial space
Pinnacle is led by Louis Wolfson III
has a portfolio of nearly 10,000 multifamily units
including affordable and workforce housing
RAM and Pinnacle are part of a cohort of developers betting that the Brightline station will prompt tenant demand
Also in Ojus, Lumer Real Estate and Goldberg Companies plan the 700-unit Blue Aventura apartment complex with two eight-story buildings at the northeast corner of Northeast 186th Street and Northeast 23rd Court
Raphael Ammar, a preschool developer and operator, plans the 18-story, 210-unit Gateway apartment building with 99,600 square feet of offices and 17,600 square feet of ground-floor retail at 2600 and 2630 Northeast 203rd Street
330-apartment building with 10,000 square feet of retail and 200 storage units at 2655-2660 Northeast 189th Street
TrendingSouth FloridaACK Prive buys trailer park across from Aventura Mall for $8.5M
a joint-venture developer of office buildings
just paid $8.5 million for a sizable trailer park near Aventura Mall
CK Prive bought the Dixie Mobile Court trailer park at 19640 West Dixie Highway in Ojus from a trio of investors
SIGN UPThe park has about 50 lots for rent where RV owners can park their mobile homes. More importantly for the CK Prive Group, Dixie Mobile Court occupies about 2.2 acres of land within walking distance to the Aventura Mall, as well as its 12-story Forum Aventura office condo that’s being developed two parcels to the north
Requests for comment to CK Prive were not immediately returned
It’s unclear whether this parcel is meant for the Forum Aventura development
or if it will be used for a separate project
CK Prive, a joint-venture between Prive Land Banking and CK Holding Group, is based in North Miami Beach and is actively developing several commercial projects along the Biscayne Boulevard and West Dixie Highway corridors
which he co-founded in 2004 with his two sons; Ojus and Tejus
FGF Brands is a commercial bakery that produces an entire collection of authentic flatbreads sold under the brand name “Stonefire.”
Ajmera holds a Masters Degree in Business from the University of Detroit
where he co-founded Dough Delight with his brother Shreyas
By the time the company was sold in 1994 to Canada Bread
it was producing 5 million bagels and 3 million croissants a day
a non-profit organization committed to humanitarian operations throughout the world in such diverse fields as medical
he also supported the Ajmera Family Chair in Urology at Sunnybrook Hospital to further pursue genetic research in prostate cancer
the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) gave Mr
Ajmera the Entrepreneur Award in recognition of his achievements
Ajmera has generously supported the Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation through the establishment of the Soham & Shaila Ajmera Family Transplant Centre and the Soham & Shaila Ajmera Family Chair in Molecular Diabetes Research
He has also served as member of the ‘Diwali – A Night to Shine’ Event Committee and in May 2009 hosted a dinner in support of diabetes research
FGF Brands was a presenting sponsor of the Ladies on the Links golf event raising funds for the mechanical heart program
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FGF Brands office and distribution facility in northwest Toronto
which supplies baked goods to major grocery stores
said it took “early and aggressive” action to protect workers
On April 17, a worker punched in for duty at FGF Brands, an industrial bakery in Toronto that has supplied flatbreads and muffins to major corporations like Loblaws and Walmart. At the time, Ontario’s COVID-19 epidemic was raging and all eyes were on the long-term care crisis
Few were paying attention to companies such as FGF
where production lines continued to whir during lockdown
five people were positive,” said one worker
who asked not be named due to fears of reprisal
A total of 184 employees, many of them low-wage temporary workers, would be diagnosed with COVID at the company’s series of plants clustered in northwest Toronto
FGF says it complied fully with the appropriate regulatory authorities and has been “relentless” in its efforts to “keep our Team Members healthy and safe.” It says it took “early and aggressive action” to mitigate risks
and is committed to creating an “awesome and fair place to work.”
But it raises an urgent question: why was the public never informed by authorities about an outbreak involving almost 200 people
when experts say workplaces can play a significant role in community transmission
there is no uniform definition of a workplace outbreak of COVID-19
And because there is no obligation for health authorities to publicly disclose them
we still don’t know how many other workplaces in Toronto have suffered a similar fate
Toronto Public Health has never published any data on the number of workplaces affected by COVID
and have only publicly identified a few where there have been outbreaks
Advocates say FGF’s case also raises broader issues around precarity
which they point to as a COVID risk factor
publicly reported information about which workplaces have been hardest hit — and the types of workers most heavily affected — it’s impossible to paint a clear picture of the pandemic
public health forgot some of the basics about how infectious disease moves through populations,” said Cameron Mustard
president and senior scientist at the Toronto-based Institute for Work and Health
it will be outbreaks at work that will need more attention.”
After Ontario’s first case of COVID was reported in January
according to internal communications obtained by the Star
FGF described some of the safety measures they implemented for their staff of more than 2000 workers: increased cleaning and sanitization; the installation of “hospital-grade HEPA filtration systems”; hiring nurses to screen and perform temperature checks
FGF described itself as a “tech company that bakes” and as a “disrupter” in the baking industry
The company encouraged employees to “get gritty” in the difficult days ahead
“How are you making the most of disruption?” one update asked workers
Two employees interviewed by the Star said FGF relies on several temp
agencies — they said most workers belong to Filipino
and Caribbean communities living in Toronto’s northwest corner
which has seen the highest COVID infection rates in the city
FGF did not respond to the Star’s questions on what proportion of its workforce is temporary
but said its compensation package is “the most competitive” in the industry
Starting rates are “$1.50 above minimum wage,” according to an internal HR document
While permanent staff get two paid sick days
As part of its pandemic prevention efforts
the company announced in March that permanent workers would get an extra three paid sick days
many employers were providing essential workers with extra pay in recognition of the heightened risk they were shouldering
Grocery store workers received a $2 an hour bump; workers at another nearby industrial bakery
One worker described the factory as a fast-paced and often pressurized environment
the worker said production did not slow — without reducing the sometimes frantic pace
physical distancing was hard and masks were scarce
another worker said when physical distancing was introduced
there was little oversight on the production floor
the fear of job loss meant there was little choice but to keep punching in
The company did “everything we can to ensure the safety of our Team Members in the fight against this highly-contagious virus,” according to Lori Procher
FGF’s senior vice president for talent and development
who said the company began providing masks to workers in January and implemented social distancing in early March
the company would increase its 50 cent wage bump to a temporary $2 an hour increase — including a retroactive “thank you bonus” for staff who kept working after the first case was identified
FGF’s first COVID case was announced to staff in an April 21 memo
where the company described the infected worker as “high-risk” because he lived with someone employed at a nursing home
The company yet again increased the number of sick days for permanent staff by two to allow for mass testing
Within a few weeks of the first identified case
52 workers tested positive for the virus at its Ormont factory; 46 tested positive at its nearby Fenmar Dr
FGF’s updates to staff point to the way the company embraced technology and mass testing to contain the outbreak, measures that went above and beyond what many other employers did. Because many people with COVID have no symptoms — a recent study suggested up to 30 per cent — it’s possible that similarly-high infection rates would also be found at other workplaces that conducted blanket testing
Deena Ladd of the Toronto-based Workers Action Centre says even the most aggressive response will fail if employers let underlying workplace issues fester — from workers without sick days to those who must work multiple jobs to survive
In its risk assessment as more workers fell ill
the company itself singled out staff who were taking part-time jobs in “high risk” areas such as grocery stores and nursing homes
The memo described “red risk” employees as those living with people who worked in health care or other industries with outbreaks
The virus’s rapid spread between plants was attributed to the “higher number of Team Members that live together in one household.”
could be summarized in another way: poverty
“I think people feel sick but still come in
Because if you don’t work you don’t get paid,” the worker said
A precarious sector with a troubled history
The pandemic was not the first time those dynamics had come into focus at FGF
Founded in 2004 by Tejus and Ojus Ajmera and their father Sam — a prominent Toronto businessman who also sits on the board of Toronto General and Western Hospital — FGF now describes itself as one of the largest industrial bakeries on the continent
But for workers, that sector can be a challenging one: in Toronto
74 per cent of workers in food manufacturing are immigrants
Median wages for workers without post-secondary qualifications sit at $16 an hour
FGF had twice been convicted and fined for breaking occupational health and safety laws following critical workplace accidents
a temporary worker at its plant in Concord was trapped and injured in a dough mixer; two years later
a young worker at the same location was critically injured by an improperly guarded machine
workers at one of the company’s sites began a union drive
an organizer with the United Food and Commercial Workers union
said the concerns were similar to those at food manufacturers across the city: low wages
the labour board ruled FGF broke provincial laws when it terminated three workers leading the union drive within weeks of it starting
the company continued to interfere with the drive “through a pattern of misconduct” that included surveillance “designed to intimidate employees,” the board said
“It just completely stopped,” Shimmin said of the union drive
Submissions made as part of the case also suggested working conditions at FGF reflected
which would later be one of the hardest hit by COVID-19
according to evidence from a manager at the facility
The labour board noted in its decision that the company recruited its new employees through temp
agencies; when FGF deemed those workers unsatisfactory
it would tell the agency that “it does not want an employee to return” and ask the agency “to send a new one in.”
Procher said FGF works with “only a few” temp
agencies that it has “carefully audited on a regular basis for ethical practices.” She said both permanent and temporary employees receive rigorous training from a team of 14 full-time health and safety experts
agency staff are “eligible” to get permanent jobs after around a year of service
She said the company’s injury rates are steadily improving and remain “best-in-class.”
is described by Shimmin as a “forgotten place” rife with problems
“All the ingredients are there to make an extremely dangerous and exploitative situation.”
Many Toronto clinicians noticed early on that a shift had occurred in their COVID wards: their patients — mostly white and middle-class in the first weeks of the pandemic — were increasingly lower-income
racialized people with connections to high-risk workplaces
David Fisman surveyed front-line public health epidemiologists and hospital planners across the GTA about their most urgent concerns
but I think the case increase in the last few weeks could be linked to an outbreak in a factory setting within locations in the northwest end of the city,” one front-line expert said
But Ontario’s essential workplaces have received little public attention
especially when compared to other high-risk settings
There has also been scant information on what’s been happening inside COVID-stricken companies like FGF
though health units in Toronto and Peel have both shared findings that certain industries
The province did not start sharing statistics on workplace outbreaks until late June
when more than 180 had already been identified — all with potentially differing definitions for an outbreak
since the province does not have a standard definition
256 outbreaks had been reported to provincial authorities
Toronto Public Health has never published statistics on workplace outbreaks
And while it confirmed to the Star that outbreaks occurred at four FGF locations
this information was not reported to the public
TPH’s associate medical officer of health Dr
Vinita Dubey said they need to “balance the public health reason for the release of the information and the right to privacy by individual cases.”
TPH is working directly with workplaces to “put preventive public health measures in place to protect employees and prevent further virus spread,” she said
“In these settings where outbreaks have occurred
there has been little to no interaction with members of the public
and so the potential risk to the broader public has been low,” she said
But for occupational health experts like Victoria Arrandale
an assistant professor at U of T’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health
all workplaces where COVID is circulating present a broader risk to the public
“It is very difficult to imagine a scenario where a workplace-acquired case has no meaningful contact outside the workplace,” she said
(COVID) does not stop at the property line
Folks will take this with them as they go home and they run their errands
Arrandale emphasized that COVID is a new threat that is challenging employers
regulators and public health in unprecedented ways
workplaces were “normally not places that public health got involved in,” said Dr
medical officer of health for York Region where 91 workplace “clusters” have been reported
it was ‘What is the Ministry of Labour’s role and what is public health’s role?’” he said
“This used to get a little fuzzy but those roles have been increasingly clarified.”
The SARS commission forcefully outlined the Ministry of Labour’s crucial role in containing infectious disease outbreaks more than a decade ago
It found that strong health and safety enforcement — as well as effective coordination with other government bodies — were key failings that cost lives
Employers are required to notify the Ministry of Labour within four days if a worker falls ill on the job
But FGF has reported just two cases of COVID-19
the ministry has conducted five workplace inspections at FGF’s facilities at Steeles Ave
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board has also registered fewer than five cases of work-related COVID claims from FGF
and the company has not filed any workplace exposure reports to the board
FGF did not respond to the Star’s questions about the discrepancies but said it has fully cooperated with the authorities
Arrandale said there is currently no way to track COVID infections among different types of workers and she would like to see better data collected and reported
the WSIB’s public breakdown of registered compensation claims is the best available picture of where workplace outbreaks are happening
said Mustard with the Institute for Work and Health
food and other kinds of manufacturing have registered 70 claims total — fewer than FGF’s entire case count
agency workers — many of whom move between different workplaces — are at heightened risk of COVID
But the Ministry of Labour does not keep a record of employers’ use of temp
agencies when COVID-related inspections are made
Toronto Public Health is not tracking statistics on temp
though York Region said it is collecting this information
Having a clear picture of the role workplaces — and their inner dynamics — play in the spread of infectious disease is key to future prevention efforts
“Precarity has a good deal to do with the way in which we would expect to see the risks land on people,” he said
occupational health and worker health protection is something we’ve learned is a vulnerability.”
Lessons from the first wave — will anything change
While COVID’s risks and complications are new challenges for the province’s workplaces
some of the underlying problems that have contributed to outbreaks — poverty and job insecurity — should come as no surprise
Now what’s missing is detailed and publicly-reported data on these outbreaks
the provincial labour board ordered a union vote to take place at FGF before the end of the year
the company’s July and August staff updates have focused on urging workers not to believe the union’s “wild promises,” which the company says include six paid sick days
can they show us one employer that has that kind of program who is still in business?” says one update
“One Team Member told us the union was promising overtime after 40 hours per week
Like all of the other promises we have heard so far
The company has told employees that its handling of the outbreak has been praised by the government
FGF has also improved pieces of what it offered workers in the early days of the pandemic
announcing that it would give employees who continued to work through the massive outbreak a retroactive $2-per-hour “thank you bonus.”
But Shimmin says power imbalances at companies like FGF remain troubling
addressing those dynamics through stronger minimum protections across the province — including paid sick days
agencies — is a crucial lesson of the pandemic
“We need to take the same responsibility that we would be taking in long-term care in all of these other sectors where there are the same factors that are leading to higher rates of infection,” she said
“The vulnerability that existed in long-term care is absolutely in the fabric of these jobs.”
And as more businesses fling open their doors
it’s only a matter of time before new workplace outbreaks arise
The question now is which ones the public will actually learn about
One FGF worker recalls reading news about a major retailer with a single case of COVID at the height of the pandemic
They couldn’t help wondering why the public was kept in the dark: “How come we never heard about FGF?”
Sara Mojtehedzadeh is a Toronto-based reporter covering work and wealth for the Star. Follow her on Twitter: @saramojtehedz
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on Saturday at the Fuyang Yinhu Sports Centre
Indian archer Ojas Deotale from Nagpur won gold medal in the men’s individual compound archery event
This victory marks Ojus Deotale third gold medal in the Asian Games 2023
solidifying his position as one of India’s most successful athlete in the tournament
Ojus Deotale’s third gold medal in this edition of the Asian Games 2023
making him the joint most successful Indian sportsperson in this Asian Games
Deotale had earlier won gold medals in Compound Men’s Team and Compound Mixed Team competitions
Ojus Deotale’s success can be attributed to his exceptional precision and determination in the archery field
Deotale missed the 10-point circle only once in the centre of the target only once as he compiled a score of 140 out of a possible 150 in the final in which each archer shoots five rounds (called End in archery) with three arrows in each round
the 21-year-old from Nagpur in Maharashtra who won the World Championship in Berlin earlier this year
shot his only score of nine in the final on in the second arrow of the fourth round
Verma encountered a nine off the third arrow in the second round and then got an eight on the second arrow of the third
thus pushing him three points behind Deotale
While Verma managed to narrow the gap by winning the fourth round 30-29
sealing his voctory and solidifying his status as the most successul Indian athlete at the Asian Games 2023
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Sean Desai was hired by the Philadelphia Eagles to serve as their defensive coordinator
had worked with the Chicago Bears and Seattle Seahawks
He is the first Indian-American coordinator in NFL history
has watched him develop from the start of his football management career to this point
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Ojus received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Temple University
She met Sean Desai when she was a college student at Temple University
with her concentration on early childhood education and teaching at New York University
Ojus Desai is a professional in her own right
having worked for Babylist since 2021 as a senior editor
she is responsible for managing and adding information about childbirth
Ojus was an associate editor at The Everymom
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and intuitive women mold their life for greater experiences
Ojus demonstrated her commitment to her work at Everygirl by being promoted to senior content editor in less than a year of employment
She served as an editor for two years before receiving another promotion to director of diversity and inclusion
Prior to joining Bustle Media Group in 2017 as a lifestyle journalist
She also worked as a teacher for special education at Association to Benefit Children(ABC)
an organization that supports children with autism in 2011
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