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- Peeping Tom dies after raging naked man beats and kicks him, police say
The enraged boyfriend was naked and barefoot while he kicked and pummeled a man he caught exposing himself and peeping into his girlfriend’s bedroom window. By the time Fort Lauderdale police got to the scene, 57-year-old Asaad Akar was bloodied and unconscious on the ground in a fenced yard in…
- Guitar hotel to make its bow as Seminole Hard Rock flexes financial might
The massive 450-foot guitar hotel towers above the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood like a recently arrived space ship. There is nothing anywhere in the region that resembles it, and it’s unclear whether anyone fully understands its potential financial might. Amid headline acts, light…
- UCF rakes in record amount of money with 8-year ‘Ignite’ fundraising campaign
The university began its campaign in 2011, and just wrapped it up this year.
- Amendment 4: Judge blocks law requiring fees be paid before ex-felons can vote
TALLAHASSEE – A federal judge issued a limited ruling Friday striking down a Florida law requiring felons to pay all fines and other costs related to their sentence before getting their right to vote back. Judge Robert Hinkle’s order is a temporary injunction that applies only to the 17 plaintiffs…
- Singin’ the Varsity Blues: Developer Robert Flaxman sentenced in admissions scandal
Crown Realty & Development CEO Robert Flaxman (Credit: Getty Images) Developer Robert Flaxman will spend a month in jail after pleading guilty to paying $75,000 to help his daughter cheat on a college entrance exam. Flaxman is one of two L.A.-area developers — the other is Bruce Isackson — to
- As her dad killed her family upstairs, little girl survived by hiding under blanket
The little girl, one month shy of her fourth birthday, found a spot underneath the kitchen table downstairs and cloaked her thin body with a blanket — tucked away from the terror unfolding. Upstairs, in the master bedroom of the large two-story home her family was living in for six
- Compass doesn’t want a jury trial in the Avi Dorfman case
Compass’ Robert Reffkin and Avi Dorfman (Credit: Facebook, iStock) Compass is appealing a decision by a New York judge who ordered a jury trial for Avi Dorfman, an entrepreneur who is suing to be recognized as a co-founder of the firm. In an Oct. 1 ruling, Supreme Court Judge Andrea
- Compass doesn’t want a jury trial in the Avi Dorfman case
Compass’ Robert Reffkin and Avi Dorfman (Credit: Facebook, iStock) Compass is appealing a decision by a New York judge who ordered a jury trial for Avi Dorfman, an entrepreneur who is suing to be recognized as a co-founder of the firm. In an Oct. 1 ruling, Supreme Court Judge Andrea
- Developer Bruce Makowsky asked associates to violate campaign ethics law, city officials say
1181 N. Hillcrest Road LLC President Bruce Makowsky and 1181 N. Hillcrest Road Developer Bruce Makowsky improperly asked his associates to donate money to a Los Angeles City Council candidate, with the understanding that his company would reimburse them the money. That was the conclusion of the L.A. City Ethics
- Compass doesn’t want a jury trial in the Avi Dorfman case
Compass is appealing a decision by a New York judge who ordered a jury trial for Avi Dorfman, an entrepreneur who is suing to be recognized as a co-founder of the firm. In an Oct. 1 ruling, Supreme Court Judge Andrea Masley rejected Compass’ motion for summary judgement and said
- RPW Group Acquires Westchester Office Complex, Lands $26M Loan
The RPW Group has acquired 100 Manhattanville Road, a Class A office complex in Westchester County, N.Y., for $36 million, Commercial Observer has learned. The Westchester Bank provided a $26 million, four-year acquisition loan in the deal, which closed yesterday. The debt was arranged by Cooper-Horowitz’s Richard Horowitz and Justin
- Lou Naidorf’s Legendary Career From Slapsie Maxie’s to the Capitol Records Building
Contrary to popular opinion, the Capitol Records building was not designed to resemble a stack of records. That comes straight from Lou Naidorf, the longtime architect at the legendary Welton Becket and Associates firm who designed the 13-story building at 1750 Vine Street that has served as corporate headquarters of
- Why this consulting firm chose Denver over Austin, Minneapolis and LA for its 4th office
“Having worked at [a] large firm, packing the bag traveling every week gets old,” the company’s co-founder and COO said.
- Blue Line, ahem, A Line, to reopen November 2
The A Line will reopen after a 10-month closure and a $350-million renovation. | Universal Images Group via Getty New name, (slightly) faster train Passengers who use Metro’s 22-mile rail line from Downtown LA to Long Beach will experience a shorter ride and a new name when it reopens next
- Walmart wants to come in when you’re not home and fill your fridge with food | Doreen’s Deals
Would you let Walmart into your house when you’re not there? The world’s largest retailer is banking you will want its workers to let themselves in to fill your fridge with groceries with InHome Delivery. The chain is testing the service in Vero Beach, Pittsburgh and Kansas City, according to
- Michael Jordan’s Chicago-area mansion has been on the market for 7 years. A buyer may not exist
Michael Jordan and an aerial view of his Highland Park property (Credit: Getty Images) As his massive compound in Chicago’s northern suburbs collects dust, Michael Jordan is now trying to part with another sprawling mansion. On Monday, His Airness listed a 10,000-square-foot mountain hideaway in the ritzy ski city of
- District judge strikes down restraining order on Intralot sports wagering contract
A D.C. Superior Court judge struck down a request for a preliminary injunction on the District’s $215 million sole-source sports wagering and lottery contract with Greek gaming firm Intralot. Judge John Campbell issued the ruling Friday, siding with the District’s argument that it was within its purview to award the
- New Hard Rock restaurants: A sneak peek of dining at the big guitar
Big guitar, big appetites, big restaurants. But no big chains or big names in the form of celebrity chefs or owners. When the expanded Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood formally opens Oct. 25, new restaurants, bars and dining options will abound. More than 1,000 seats are being added…
- 6 open houses to check out this weekend in Glendale
Courtesy of Annie Akopyan/Coldwell Banker Options range from classic 1920s Spanish Colonials to glassy moderns Welcome to another edition of our weekly series rounding up open houses to check out over the weekend, because who doesn’t love a little real estate gawking? This week’s installment shines the spotlight on six
- TradeWinds Island Resorts sold to South Florida real estate investment group
TradeWinds is the second-largest on the Tampa Bay Business Journal’s Hotels and Resorts List, with 796 rooms.
- UCF to launch innovation districts across Central Florida to stimulate startups
The University of Central Florida plans to launch an initiative to expand its role rapidly in developing early-stage companies in Orlando. Orlando’s largest university announced the launch of three innovation districts in Central Florida at Synapse Orlando on Oct. 18. Innovation districts are clusters of businesses in similar industries, often
- Six Trump towers later, kitschy Sunny Isles becomes Moscow-by-the-Sea | Fred Grimm
- Rare decor from Robert Winter’s bungalow headed to auction
Item images courtesy of Bonhams A pair of planters by Ernest Batchelder, a David Hockney painting, and furniture by potter Beatrice Wood In 1973, one of LA’s most important bungalows, the Arthur Jerome Eddy House, was demolished to make way for what the late architectural historian Robert Winter called “one
- Normandy Founders to Launch New Investment Firm
The founders of Normandy Real Estate Partners, which was acquired by Columbia Property Trust earlier this week, will launch a new investment firm, a source close to the matter told Commercial Observer. The as-yet unnamed firm will not compete with Columbia’s business and will be retaining Columbia to manage a
- Bank OZK Behind $664M Construction Loan in Tampa
Bank OZK has lent $664 million to fund the construction of 1001 Water Street, a 20-story office tower on the Tampa, Fla. waterfront. The deal closed late last month and was revealed in a Hillsborough County public filing earlier in October, Tampa Bay Business Journal reported. The CookFox Architects-designed structure
