He’s proudly flying his flag at the famous Versace Mansion, formerly known as Casa Casuarina but now dubbed The Villa by Barton G. His namesake company started in corporate event planning before opening the celebrity-studded Barton G. restaurant on Miami Beach, followed by Prelude by Barton G. at the Adrienne Arsht Center. The Villa by …

Don opened his first shopping mall with his father when he was 24 years old. He then came down to South Florida and purchased almost 1,000 acres of marshland in northern Dade County in 1967, filled the area, and created what is today Aventura. His son Jeff followed in his footsteps into real estate and …

Menin is a member of the Galbut family, which provided him both the means and the know-how to open his first hotel when he was just 24. But his heritage didn’t guarantee success, that was Menin’s doing. He parlayed that venture into additional hotel projects, including the Mondrian South Beach, where he partnered with the …

He comes from a family of successful entrepreneurs who founded Lionstone Development, which began acquiring an impressive portfolio of properties on Miami Beach five decades ago. The hospitality division is behind the Ritz-Carlton South Beach and the EPIC Hotel and Residences in Brickell. He also recently partnered with Richard Branson in launching Virgin Hotels. She, …

Together, Diane and Alan form a real estate powerhouse. Diane’s SBI Realty is behind the sales of some of the biggest profile listings in the region. Alan runs the show at South Beach Group, an Art Deco-style hotel brand that operates ten properties, including the Catalina, SBG’s flagship property on Collins Avenue, and the new …