MIAMI — The MIAMI Association of REALTORS® (MIAMI) Global Headquarters is one of five winners of the prestigious FIABCI-USA Grand Prix of Real Estate awards for 2024. The Grand Prix awards, which will officially be presented on May 3 in Atlanta, is an annual competition that recognizes American real estate development projects embodying excellence.
“The new MIAMI Global Headquarters offers world-class design with state-of-the-art technology to make it a top location to host major global conferences and events,” said Ritu Rani, VP and Chair of the Grand Prix and FIABCI-USA President-Elect 2025. “The building’s sleek design features expansive glass walls and wood paneling. It is LEED Gold certified, demonstrating a commitment to sustainable and healthy practices.”
FIABCI — which is the largest and most expansive federation of real estate related professional associations in the world representing over 80 countries — awards developments that affirm the FIABCI ideal of providing society with optimal solutions to its property needs, inclusively making for better places to live, work and play.
MIAMI Global HQ, which won the Grand Prix in the category of purpose built, opened in the summer of 2024. It is a landmark facility for the nation’s largest local REALTOR® association with 61,000 members. The five-story headquarters deliver state-of-the-art technology with the capacity, functionality and infrastructure to host major global conferences and events. Several retail, hospitality and residential components are thoughtfully integrated throughout the design.
“Thirty-plus years of experience; of seeing what works, what the members like, what we can do better for them. All of that has been put into this building,” MIAMI REALTORS® CEO Teresa King Kinney said. “This is the home of the voice for real estate in South Florida.”
The LEED Gold certified building more than doubles the association’s space for member training, education, and networking. The building, which our forward-thinking leaders started planning 15 years ago, was designed by and for our members. About 2/3 of the 43,000 SF of space on the fourth and fifth floors are for member education and events.
Sharpe Project Developments, Link Construction Group and RSP Arch played incredible roles in designing, building and making the Global HQ come to life.
MIAMI GLOBAL HQ OVERVIEW
- Address: 1800 Oakwood Drive, Miami, FL
- Opened: June 3, 2024
- Certification: LEED Gold
- Size: Can host up to 300 people in the conference center, 85 in the expandable multipurpose training room, and 70 in the computer lab.
- Square footage: 118,000 total (43,000 square feet of Class A office and conferencing space; 75,000 square feet parking garage and maintenance)
- Three floors of structured parking and an overflow surface parking lot
- Two floors of outstanding office and conference space
- An entire block-long terrace on the top floor, is accessible from every space on the 5th floor
- A VIP Board Room with a terrace for Board Meetings, events with international delegates and trade missions, elected officials, and small conferences
- Building’s exterior features full-height glass, architectural concrete, zinc wall paneling and wood ceilings. The interior features high-end finishes including glass walls, wood wall paneling, polished concrete floors, operable partitions and acoustical clouds.
About the MIAMI Association of Realtors®
The MIAMI Association of Realtors (MIAMI) was chartered by the National Association of Realtors in 1920 and is celebrating 105 years of service to Realtors, the buying and selling public, and the communities in South Florida. Comprised of six organizations: MIAMI RESIDENTIAL, MIAMI COMMERCIAL; BROWARD-MIAMI, a division of MIAMI Realtors; JTHS-MIAMI, a division of MIAMI Realtors in the Jupiter-Tequesta-Hobe Sound area; MIAMI YPN, our Young Professionals Network Council; and the award-winning MIAMI Global Council. MIAMI REALTORS represents 61,000 total real estate professionals in all aspects of real estate sales, marketing, and brokerage. It is the largest local Realtor association in the U.S. and has official partnerships with 281 international organizations worldwide. MIAMI’s official website is www.MiamiRealtors.com
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