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University of Miami Real Estate Impact Conference

Miami U has an exciting event for you, entrepreneurs! Real Estate Investor, Entrepreneur and Small Business Owner, Alex Marrero Miami will be there — and you should be, too!

Alex Marrero Miami Conference

The 2022 Real Estate Impact Conference is set to be a hit!  The event will take place on February 25, 2022 in Coral Gables, hosted at the University of Miami’s Donna E. Shalala Student Center.  Registration is required, so don’t miss out!  The Conference is brought to you by UM’s School of Architecture, Miami Herbert Business School, this is the 10th anniversary of Real Estate Impact.  This year’s theme is “Post Pandemic” Era and what entrepreneurs must do to adapt to this new world and achieve success.

Keynote speakers include Sheila Johnson (Founder and CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resorts), Laurie Silvers (Co-CEO of Hollywood.com and Chair of the University of Miami Board of Trustees), Arnaud Karsenti (Managing Principal of 13th Floor Investments), Sandeep Mathrani (CEO of WeWork), and even the Mayor of Miami himself, Francis X. Suarez!  Alex Marrero Miami is excited for the various programs within the conference, such as Global Real Estate Investment and Development, which will feature keynote speakers like Bernardo Fort-Brescia (Principal of Arquitectonica), Sonny Kalsi (Co-CEO of BentallGreenOak) and Marcelo Kingston (Managing Partner of Multiplan).  Marrero will also be attending the seminar focused on Alternative Building Solutions led by Jason Ballard (Co-Founder & CEO of Icon), Eric Feder (President of LEN), Amit Haller (CEO of Veev) and Kenneth A. Smuts (President of Renco, USA, Inc).

Miami Heat’s American Airlines Arena to be Renamed

After a cryptocurrency exchange, the home of Alex Marrero’s favorite basketball team, the Miami Heat, is set to be renamed the FTX Arena.

Alex Marrero Miami Heat Arena

On December 31, 1999, the Miami Heat unveiled what was to be their new home: the American Airlines Arena.  The unique structure, which serves as a sports and entertainment multi-purpose property, began construction the previous year, in 1998.  The arena, which was designed by Arquitectonica and 360 Architecture, features numerous decorations made in arrangement with sponsor, American Airlines.  Unique features include a giant aircraft painted on top of the roof, which is visible from airplanes taking off and landing at the nearby Miami International Airport. 

The then brand spanking new arena replaced the team’s previous home, the Miami Arena, which housed a much smaller capacity of only 17,000 occupants at a time.  (The current arena’s capacity is 21,000.)

Alex Marrero Miami Heat Arena backside

Alex Marrero, Miami Real Estate Investor, has visited the home of the Miami Heat on numerous occasions.  His favorite features of the property include the Flagship Lounges.  Another nod to the American Airlines brand and sponsorship, these luxury skyboxes share a trademarked name with American’s premium-class lounges which can be found at some airports in the USA.

The American Airlines Arena is sometimes referred to as the Triple-A.  Sometimes it’s even referred to as A3  (“A cubed”).  But now, thanks to a $135 million-dollar deal via cryptocurrency exchange, the American Airlines Arena will be renamed the FTX Arena.

FTX will sponsor and hold the name of the Miami Heat arena for the next 19 years.  But will the FTX name bring anything else new to the space?  Miami sports fan, Alex Marrero looks forward to what’s to come — both as a fan of the Miami Heat and as a Real Estate Investor in the area.