“Didn’t want it to feel like Disney World”: Motwani on Miami Worldcenter’s 20-year road to reality 

Nitin Motwani started putting the pieces together for Miami Worldcenter about two decades ago.  Three major events left their mark on the 10-city-block project’s trajectory: The 2008 financial crisis, shifts in the retail market and the pandemic.  “In hindsight, all of those led to a better project,” Motwani said on Wednesday at The Real Deal Miami Forum 2026.  Motwani and developer Miki Naftali spoke with TRD Editor-in-Chief Stuart Elliott during the “Miami Worldcenter: Building the Next Great Urban District” panel, which closed out day one of the event.  When Motwani and his partners started meeting with financiers, “they thought we […]

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