Michael Swerdlow
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Michael Swerdlow is a real estate developer responsible for many large-scale projects in South Florida.
Time line
| Year | Action |
|---|---|
| 1977-1984 | Specialized in bankruptcy Bankruptcy Bankruptcy is a legal status of an insolvent person or an organisation, that is, one that cannot repay the debts owed to creditors. In most jurisdictions bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor.... liquidation Liquidation In law, liquidation is the process by which a company is brought to an end, and the assets and property of the company redistributed. Liquidation is also sometimes referred to as winding-up or dissolution, although dissolution technically refers to the last stage of liquidation... s selling over 30000000 square feet (2,787,091.2 m²) of leases. |
| 1985-1987 | Now a developer, he built 2 million square feet (180,000 m²) of retail and office space in Northern Virginia, Connecticut and Illinois. |
| 1988 | In Florida He led a group of investors to take over Hollywood, Inc., giving him control of 3,000 acres (12 km²) of vacant land and two million square feet (180,000 m²) of functioning properties, at the time valued at $400 million |
| 2005 | Begins construction of Biscayne Landing Biscayne Landing Biscayne Landing is a 193 acres master-planned community located in North Miami, Florida within a 2,000 acre enclave on Biscayne Bay. The site is bordered to the east by Biscayne Bay and Oleta River State Park, Florida’s largest urban park, to the west by commercial developments... on former Superfund toxic dump Munisport Landfill. Project is intended to include 5,000 condominiums, a hotel, a town center, and a charter school. |
Projects and controversies
- International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Two skyscraper beach condos on a public beach.
- Accused of maneuvering a job placement for a political official who aided in the approval of this project.