Next Act For Women interviewed Beth Ravitz, creator of the “Lotus” sculpture in the Metropolitan Art Park.
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Artist Spotlight: Metropolitan Park Sculpture Artist Beth Ravitz
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75% Leased: Sun Sentinel Highlights Metropolitan Success
A recent Sun Sentinel article showcased the apartments at Metropolitan in Wilton Manors, highlighting the communities amenities, such as an art park, internet cafe, clubhouse, and fitness center.
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Ascend Properties Becomes Major Sponsor of New Pride Center Playground in Wilton Manors
At Ascend Properties, we strive to build communities, not just residences.
True to this mission, we’re contributing to the Pride Center at Equality Park, in support of their efforts to install the nation’s first playground ever on the grounds of a LGBT Community Center.
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Ascend Properties group finds deals in odd places
Longtime builders Dean Borg, Richard Finkelstein and Michael Wohl don’t see many wide swaths of land available in South Florida, so they stick to a basic business plan.
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Metropolitan Builder’s Showcased in Sun Sentinel Article About Infill Development
A recent Sun Sentinel article spotlighted Ascend Properties, the builder behind the Metropolitan. The piece highlighted Ascend’s commitment to infill projects, in which they redevelop dated properties in prime locations.
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New Firm Building Projects Worth $100M
Recently formed Ascend Properties broke ground earlier this week on its second residential project the – Metropolitan – a 179-unit rental apartment development here. The Boca Raton-based firm headed by real estate veterans Dean Borg, Richard Finkelstein and Michael Wohl, began sonctruction earlier this summer on Pointe 100, a planned 100 new single-family home development. Ascend states that the two new luxury in-fill projects are valued at $100 million.
Bisnow Spotlights Ascend Properties and the Metropolitan
Ascend Properties has broken ground on the 179-unit METROPOLITAN in Wilton Manors, a property with some back story: Located at 1224 NE 24TH ST, the development site until recently was home to a mobile home park damaged by Hurricane Katrina, but not before it served as the setting for _Striptease_, with DEMI MOORE and BURT REYNOLDS. “The current real estate cycle is characterized by STRONG COMPETITION FOR SITES in desirable neighborhoods like Wilton Manors,” says Ascend principal RICHARD FINKELSTEIN (center, flanked by principals DEAN BORG and MICHAEL WOHL). The partners were able to obtain the site in an OFF-MARKET DEAL from the family that had owned it for generations, working with Wilton Manors officials on development plans to elevate the property’s appeal and value.
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