Whether you run a four-minute mile or prefer a leisurely walk, the Pride Center’s inaugural Rainbow Run 5K is your chance to race on Wilton Drive, while raising funds for a great cause.
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Eat fresh and live healthy, with herbs grown in the Metropolitan Herb Garden. Not only can you pick your own herbs for cooking, but the garden will be consistently replenished so you can eat fresh all year long.
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While Wilton Manors has earned a reputation for being a world of its own, the local coffee shops are no different. The Alchemist offers a range of inventive drinks, sandwiches, and salads, nestled in Wilton Manors eclectic Eucalyptus Gardens.
The Alchemist is part café, part science lab; with savory coffees and flavorful teas brewed in chemistry kits, then served in beakers and mason jars with carabiner handles.
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The All Aboard Florida Brightline high-speed rail brings Florida’s four favorite destinations onto one train route. When completed in 2017, the express train service will run from Orlando to Miami, with stops in West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale.
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Situated in the heart of Wilton Manors, Metropolitan is surrounded by one of South Florida’s most innovative art scenes. Whether the F.A.T. Village Arts District or the Wilton Manors Art Expo, culture has continued to flourish throughout the area.
Now, the Metropolitan Art Park is bringing beautiful works to your front yard, with a new metal sculpture by Beth Ravitz. The piece will be constructed of aluminum and then powder coated in rich hues of purple, blue, and silver. As the centerpiece of the Metropolitan Art Park, the work will stand as a monument to the vibrant community of Wilton Manors.
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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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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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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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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.
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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