Julia Echikson

Julia Echikson is the South Florida correspondent for Commercial Observer. She graduated from Grinnell College with a Bachelor’s Degree in history and has written for Politico, the New York Times and The Guardian.

Julia Echikson
Elad Group founder Isaac Tshuva and an aerial view of the Sea Club Resort in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Hospitality · Investments & Sales
Florida

El-Ad National Buys Oceanfront Fort Lauderdale Hotel for $60M

By Julia Echikson
Starwood Capital's Barry Sternlicht and El Portal and Little River in Miami.
Residential · Investments & Sales
Florida

Barry Sternlicht’s Starwood Buys Two Miami Affordable Housing Rentals

By Julia Echikson
Harbor Group International's Jordan Slone and The Hammocks neighborhood of Miami.
Residential · Investments & Sales
Florida

HGI Buys Rental Near Zoo Miami for $109M

By Julia Echikson
Prosper Group CEO Jay Roberts (top), Versluys Group CEO Bart Versluys, and an aerial view of the three parcels acquired by the joint venture.
Land · Investments & Sales
Florida

Prosper and Versluys Close $50M Land Deal for $650M Miami Condo Tower

By Julia Echikson
Brookfield Asset Management CEO Connor Teskey and the Brookfield logo displayed on a mobile phone.
Industry · Capital Markets
North America

Brookfield Asset Management Raises Record $77B in Q2

By Julia Echikson
Housing under construction in Florida.
Residential · Finance
Florida

Krea USA Nabs $62M Construction Loan for Lauderhill, Fla., Rental

By Julia Echikson
Walmart CEO John Furner and a Walmart sign in Florida.
Retail · Investments & Sales
Florida

Walmart Development Set for Palm Beach County

By Julia Echikson
BMO Bank's Darrel Hackett and an aerial view of Coconut Creek and Pompano Beach, Fla.
Office · Investments & Sales
Florida

CIP Real Estate Buys Broward Campus for $99M

By Julia Echikson
Signs at a Publix and a Walmart Neighborhood Market.
Retail · Investments & Sales
Florida

Kimco Buys Two Broward Retail Centers for $109M

By Julia Echikson
Suffolk Construction's Tom Thrasher and downtown West Palm Beach, Fla.
Office · Leases
Florida

Suffolk Construction Inks 19K-SF Lease in West Palm Beach

By Julia Echikson
John Morris, president of Waste Management, and a South Florida landfill.
Industrial · Investments & Sales
Florida

Waste Management Buys 146-Acre Miami-Dade Development Site for $380M

By Julia Echikson
PEBB Capital's Todd Rosenberg and an aerial view of South Beach in Miami.
Office · Investments & Sales
Florida

Todd Rosenberg’s Pebb Capital Buys South Beach Office Building

By Julia Echikson
Ohana Real Estate's Head of Acquisitions, Eddie Yu, and a golf ball on a tee at a golf course.
Hospitality · Investments & Sales
Florida

Centaur Sells Panther National Golf Resort and a Housing Dev for $191M

By Julia Echikson
Hotel view of boats and yachts cruising in West Plam Beach, FL on a summer day. Hotels, condos and beach view in the horizon.
Mixed-Use · Investments & Sales
Florida

Integra Investments Buys West Palm Marina For $72M

By Julia Echikson
Alex Witkoff and a rendering of 700 North Miami Avenue, Miami.
Residential · Finance
Florida

Witkoff, Monroe Capital Land $302M Construction Loan for Downtown Miami Rental

By Julia Echikson
Blackstone Real Estate's Nadeem Meghji and East Miami hotel, Miami.
Hospitality · Finance
Florida

JPMorgan Funnels $205M to Refi Blackstone’s East Hotel in Miami

By Julia Echikson
Kolter Group's Bobby Julien (top), BH Group's Isaac Toledano (center) and Liat Toledano, and Port Royale at 6969 Collins Avenue, Miami.
Residential · Investments & Sales
Florida

Kolter Expands Miami Beach Assemblage for Condo Dev With BH Group

By Julia Echikson