Lennar Corp. has reclaimed its spot as the nation’s largest homebuilder after completing the acquisition of CalAtlantic Group. Miami-based Lennar (NYSE: LEN) and Virginia-based CalAtlantic (NYSE: CAA) both received shareholder approval for the merger on Monday. The companies said the deal will be effective at 11:59 p.m. Over 99 percent of shareholders at each company…

He is from Puerto Rico. Talks quietly in a deep voice. You can ask him a n y t h i n g about structural engineering. He knows. His lunch always smells the best.

The Paramount Fort Lauderdale condominium has opened, featuring beachfront views, spacious units, and penthouses that might set price records for the city. It’s along with a popular stretch of beach with many restaurants and hotels, close to Sunrise Boulevard and the bridge leading to the Galleria mall. Read the full article

She likes to be in the office early. Focused. LOVES what’s she is doing. Electrical design. She likes to play Secret Santa.

When three Am Law 100 lawyers formed Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman in 1991, they chose to specialize in an area they saw needed better representation: South Florida’s public sector. As the region’s legal market evolved to include competition from plenty of Am Law 100 firms, Weiss Serota thrived in part by marketing itself…

When you buy a new car, often you’ll trade in your old one at the same dealer. What if you could do the same thing when buying a new home? That’s the concept behind a new $135 million investment in Opendoor, a San Francisco startup that enables consumers to get fair-market offers on their homes…

Auberge Beach Residences & Spa Fort Lauderdale just hit a construction milestone. The two-tower luxury development’s 23-story South Tower just reached full height, which is happening a few months after the 17-story North Tower topped off. The North Tower, which is 97 percent sold, is expected to be completed this spring and the South Tower,…

X Las Olas, a new mixed-use project, is going up in Fort Lauderdale. The PMG development celebrated its groundbreaking yesterday, with a ceremony attended by city and county officials and the PMG team. The multi-phased project spans two apartment towers with 1,200 residential units, and is slated for completion in 2020. Read More here

The Business Journal held a Breaking Ground panel on the Coral Gables real estate market Dec. 7 at the University of Miami. Sponsored by Cambria, the panel featured four developers with major projects in the city: • Astor Cos. President Henry Torres(Merrick Manor) • Allen Morris Co. Chairman and CEO W. Allen Morris (Coral Gables…