Miami, FL – April 21, 2015 – Metro 1, Miami’s leading forward-thinking full-service real estate organization led by President and CEO Tony Cho, unveiled the city’s first greenhouse, the Wynwood Greenhouse, on the eve of Earth Day. South Florida’s philanthropic community came together to support the Wynwood Greenhouse during a private dinner “Night of the Monarchs” hosted by Metro 1, Tony Cho and Stacey Glassman Mizener, Executive Director of Metro 1 Community, the philanthropic arm of Metro 1. The Wynwood Greenhouse raised $750,000, along with soft commitments from other individual donors and corporations, and aims to reach $2.5 million in order to begin construction for the 14,000-square-foot public urban park featuring sustainable, cultural and educational content set to open in early 2016. The evening was as well filled with music, sustainability, inspiration and even the release of monarch butterflies (one for each guest) to symbolize the concept of creating nature in Wynwood’s urban core. Guests enjoyed an imitate concert with an all-star roster of talent including, a string trio of Fellows from the New World Symphony, a jazz ensemble by Alumni from National YoungArts Foundation and a contemporary collaboration between Nu Deco Ensemble and Afrobeta. Supporters of the fete include Ocean Drive magazine, Bacardi, Ronen Rentals, Slow Press Wines and Chrysales Concepts. The Wynwood Greenhouse is hub for innovators, artists and the community in a flexible open green space combining nature, architecture an the arts. The Greenhouse will offer free cultural, educational and community programming including: Symphonic, Jazz and Contemporary Concerts, Dance Performances, Yoga & Meditation, Field Trips for Kids, Nature Tours, Farmer’s Markets, Conversations about Sustainability and more.

Tony Cho, Charlie Penan, & Izzy Havenick

Tony Cho & Courtland Lantaff

Susanne Birbragher, Stacey Glassman Mizener, & Tina Carlo

Sean Drake, Tony Cho, Jessica Lieberman, Gabrielle Anwar, Gianna Sparacino, & Michelle Leshem

Michelle Leshem & Ximena Cho

Ximena & Tony Cho

Ximena Cho

Veronica Gessa

Sandor & Stefanie Scher

Izzy Havenick, Alexis Havenick, Lindsay Genet, & Sol Gent

Tony Cho

Nick Gelpi

Roberto Rovira

Raymond Jungles & Stacey Glassman Mizener

Tony Cho, Stacey Glassman Mizener, & Raymond Jungles

Tony Cho & Stacey Glassman Mizener

Susanne Birbragher, Luis Garcia Fanjul, & Tony Cho

Jason Rubell & Tony Cho

Michelle Leshem & Jose Molla

Pablo DeRitas & Scott Silver

Michelle Rubell, Stacey Glassman Mizener, & Ronald Simkins

Nu Deco & Afrobeta

Tina & Dan Carlo

Susanne Birbragher, Tony Cho, & Ashley Tozzi

Michele Adison & Jessica Levy

Stacey Glassman Mizener & Ximena Cho

Sean Drake & Michelle Leshem

Zach David

Tony Cho, Amira & Ronald Simkins

Alex Behrens & Pablo DeRitas

Tania & Keith Maloney

Arthur Becker & Bari Rosen

Ashley Melissa Abess & Matt VanderWerff 

Alan & Diana Sanchez

Nick & Estee Gelpi

Sandor Sher, Gina & Raymond Jungles

Alice Bravo, Stacey Glassman Mizener, Tony Cho, Tom Curitore, & Robert Cartwright

Ximena Cho, Lola Bellaflores, Roberto Rovira, Estee & Nick Gelpi

Steven Rodriguez, Ximena Cho, Susan & Scott Silver

Tony Cho, Gina Jungles, Ximena Cho, Susanne Birbragher, & Clara

Michelle Leshem, Gabrielle Anwar, & Gianna Sparacino

Katie Phang, Ximena Cho, & Lindsay Genet

Tony Cho, Robert Cartwright, & Tom Curitore

Luis Garcia Fanjul, Judith Kamps Garcia, & Tony Cho