2000 Ocean Groundbreaking Celebration from World Red Eye Films on Vimeo.

Hallandale Beach, FL – November 9, 2018 – New York-based developer KAR Properties celebrated the groundbreaking of 2000 Ocean, the first residential development in the United States furnished by Italian design brand Minotti. The 38-story glass tower, designed by renowned architect Enrique Norten of TEN Arquitectos, features 64 beachfront residences that offer buyers an elevated beachfront lifestyle. Suffolk Construction is managing the building’s construction and Fortune Development Sales Group is the exclusive sales and marketing team for the development. “Our brand partnerships are very meaningful. They are really part of the design process, part of the furnishings of the building, and part of the homeowners’ living experience. Homeowners aren’t just owning these brands; they get to live them,” said Mr. Shahab Karmely, CEO of KAR Properties. “When you buy a home at 2000 Ocean, you’re buying KAR Properties, you’re buying Enrique Norten, you’re buying Minotti, and you’re buying minotticucine.” In honor of this milestone, CEO and Founder of KAR Properties Shahab Karmely was joined by his renowned brand partners, media, city officials and key community members. The speakers at the event included Assistant City Manager of Hallandale Beach, Jeremy Earle; President and CEO of Fortune International, Edgardo Defortuna; DDC Partner, Babak Hakakian; and Managing Partner Miami at TEN Arquitectos, Jordan Trachtenberg. Guests gathered on the 2000 Ocean site for hors d’oeuvres and took home miniature TIFFANY & Co. shovel keepsakes to commemorate the event.

Jordan Trachtenberg & Babak Hakakian

Edgardo Defortuna

Jordan Trachtenberg

Jim Cohen

Jeremy Earle

Shahab Karmely

Babak Hakakian, Jordan Trachtenberg, Edgardo Defortuna, Shahab Karmely, Ashley Miller, Jim Cohen, Rick Kolb, & Mark Pordes

Mark Pordes

Jennie King & Erika Muñoz

Edgardo Defortuna & Babak Hakakian

Laura Groppe & Gene Dubrovin

Katya Troyan & Maria Balmus

Libby Karmely & Ana Cristina Defortuna

Bellinae & Vincent Filigenzi

Jim Cohen, Ana Uribe, & Shahab Karmely

Jim Cohen & Shahab Karmely

Sydney Hirst, Shahab Karmely, & Babak Hakakian

Edgardo Defortuna, Ana Cristina Defortuna, Libby & Shahab Karmely

Mark Pordes, Jennie King, Shahab Karmely, Erika Muñoz, Andy Penev, & Jim Cohen

Giovanni Caloretti, Lenzey Stidham, Dean Bloch, & Shahab Karmely

Shahab Karmely & Babak Hakakian

Shahab Karmely & Jim Cohen

Andy Penev, Shahab Karmely, & Babak Hakakian

Dean Bloch & Babak Hakakian

Gabrielle Kolevris-Roots & Valentina Pérez

Ashley Miller & Valentina Pérez

Cesar Menendez & Dhanielly Quevedo

Mark Pordes, Ana Uribe, & Michael Sadov

Mark Pordes, Tatiana Endlin, Sofia Weisser, & Gene Dubrovin

Seth Kaufman, Mariana Shulga, Ana Uribe, & Adam Kaufman

Christine Perrin-Stocco, Mark Pordes, & Mighael Ismaeil

Daniel Laplana, Violetta Metlitskaya, & Robert Szumilasi

Adam Kaufman, Kobi Karp, & Seth Kaufman

Mark Pordes, Erika Muñoz, Jennie King, & Jim Cohen

Gloria Macupido, Marco Mata, & Fabiola Maza

Erika Muñoz & Jennie King

Jennie King & Jim Cohen

Joyce Larkin & Eli Eskenazi

Giovanni Caloretti, Lenzey Stidham, & Dean Bloch

Jordan Trachtenberg & Vincent Filigenzi

Laura Groppe, Maria Balmus, Katya Troyan, & Gene Dubrovin

Ian Greig, Jordan Trachtenberg, Maddie Tirado, Frederic Merle, & Giovanni Caloretti

Luis Iglesias, Carla Wilson, & Ishmael Perez