2015 Vision Awards
The 2015 Vision Awards was held on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 and honored Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients Luis Pulenta and Ricardo Glas, Visionary principals of MDM Group, Young Leader of the Year Veronica Escobedo Gorson, and Project of the Year winners Harbourside Place and the Patricia Louise Frost Music Studios
Luis Pulenta and Ricardo Glas – 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award Honorees
MDM Group Principals
Visionary principals of MDM Group, Luis Pulenta and Ricardo Glas, are the recipients of ULI SE Florida/Caribbean’s coveted 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award. The principals of MDM Group were selected for the prestigious award in recognition of their transformative projects, which are the source of a high volume of investment and job creation, and help shape what today are some of Miami-Dade’s most recognizable neighborhoods…Read more
2015 Lifetime Achievement Award: Ricardo Glas & Luis Pulenta
Veronica Escobedo Gorson – Young Leader of the Year
Chief Marketing Officer, International Sales Group (ISG)
Veronica rose from an entry-level position to Chief Marketing Officer at ISG in less than ten years. Highlights of her successful projects include Related ISG International Realty’s rebranding, publishing the highly regarded The Miami Report, and launching the “Miami River District” neighborhood designation. Her work customizing real estate marketing plans has led to over a billion dollars in sales since 2005.
Harbourside Place, Jupiter – Project of the Year, Private Sector
With planning and construction that spanned more than a decade, Harbourside Place in Jupiter opened amid celebrations in the fall of 2014. Jupiter’s new waterfront shopping, dining and entertainment center was developed by Allied Capital & Development of South Florida. Combining a Wyndham Grant Hotel and Class A office space with restaurants, retail, a marina, an outdoor amphitheater and plenty of parking, this 9 acres, multi-use project also… Read more
Patricia Louise Frost Music Studios, University of Miami – Project of the Year, Public Sector
The new Patricia Louise Frost Music Studios at the University of Miami transforms accommodations for one of the county’s top music programs. The 41,089 sq. ft. twin-building complex unites the school’s 770 students and 125 facility members in sophisticated, state-of-the art music facilities. Outstanding features include 77 chamber music and teaching studios, two oversized rehearsal halls, a reception… Read more
2015 Project of the Year Finalists
2015 Project Finalists
Frost Music Studio, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
Harbourside Place, Jupiter, FL
New River Yacht Club, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Royal Caribbean Production Studio, Miami, FL
Vagabond Hotel, Miami, FL
2015 Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor: Stearns Weaver Miller
Reception Sponsor: Red Ledges
VIP Reception Sponsor: Coastal Tishman
Premier Sponsors: BB&T FIU Hollo School of Business Gunster ISG World JW Marriott Marquis Miami Marriott Wells Fargo ZOM Living
Distinction Sponsors: Akerman Americaribe Moriarty
Honor Sponsor: Bank of America Merrill Lynch
VIP Tables:
Akerman LLP
Americaribe/Moriarty Joint Venture
BB & T
Berger Singerman
Coastal Tishman
Florida International University Hollo School of Real Estate
Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust
Gorson Cuervo Group/Greenberg Traurig
Gunster
ISG World
Langan Engineering
J.W. Marriott Marquis
Marriott International
Odebrecht
Red Ledges Land Development, Inc.
Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson P.A
Suffolk
Wells Fargo
ZOM Living
Tables:
Allied Capital and Development of South Florida
BankUnited, N.A.
Becker & Poliakoff, P.A.
Blanca Commercial Real Estate
Codina Partners
Cobb Family Foundation
EDSA
Gensler
Harbourside Place
HFF
Holland & Knight
Kimley Horn
Kreps DeMaria Inc.
Marcus & Millichap
Marsh & McLennan Companies
MDM Group
Miami DDA
Moss & Associates
New Urban Development
Nova Southeastern University
Plaza Construction
PMG Florida, LLC
Raymond James
RTKL / Agave
Schwartz Media
Skanska/HOK
Swire Properties
Tutor Perini
The Vagabond Group
UM School of Architecture Real Estate & Urbanism
University of Miami School of Business