MVW, AJ Capital, InvenTrust, Michael Berkowitz Nab Tenants

Bar Bucce | Miami’s Little River

The hospitality group that owns Macchialina in South Beach will open a new restaurant in Miami’s Little River.

Pirolo Hospitality leased 3,600 square feet at 7220 North Miami Avenue for its Bar Bucce, an Italian pizzeria, wine shop and market, according to a news release from the tenant and landlords. Bar Bucce is expected to open this year.

Pirolo Hospitality is led by chef Michael Pirolo; his partner, Jennifer Chaefsky; and his sister, Jacqueline Pirolo.

The landlords, Miami-based MVW Partners and Nashville-based AJ Capital Partners, are working on adaptive reuse projects across roughly 25 acres in Little River. Founded by Benjamin Weprin, AJ Capital Partners bought a majority stake in MVW’s 320,000-square-foot portfolio in the neighborhood in 2021.

MVW was founded by husband-and-wife team Matthew Vander Werff and Ashley Melisse Abess.

Radio-Active Records, Black Madonna Tattoo, more | Fort Lauderdale

A vinyl record store and a tattoo parlor are among four tenants that leased retail space in Fort Lauderdale.

Radio-Active Records will move into a 1,100-square-foot space at 603 Northeast 13th Street, and Black Madonna Tattoo will move into a 1,400-square-foot space at 1412 Northeast Fourth Avenue, according to a news release from the landlords’ broker.

Radio-Active, which has been in Fort Lauderdale since 1995, is moving from its current home at 5975 North Federal Highway. Black Madonna’s lease marks its first Broward County outpost. The tattoo parlor also is at 109 South Olive Avenue in West Palm Beach and 619 North Dixie Highway in Lake Worth Beach, according to its website.

Also in Fort Lauderdale, Luv Bridal leased a 3,400-square-foot showroom, and interior glass door manufacturer Sliding Door leased a 2,300-square-foot space at 850 Northeast 13th Street, according to the release. The retailers have opened.

Jaime Sturgis of Native Realty represented the landlords. Native’s Jeremiah and Sarah Adler represented Luv Bridal, and the brokerage’s Stacy Karst represented Black Madonna.

All of the leases are in Fort Lauderdale’s relatively recently anointed Studio City neighborhood, previously known as the 13th Street neighborhood. Studio City is north of Flagler Village.

Records show the owner of the 603 Northeast 13th Street building is a Toronto-based entity led by Frank Luccisano, Arthur Kilajian and Leo Graci. An entity tied to The Law Offices of Jibrael S. Hindi in Fort Lauderdale owns the 1412 Northeast Fourth Avenue building, and an entity led by Kenneth Zarrilli of Fort Lauderdale-based TransForma Realty owns the 850 Northeast 13th Street building, according to records.

Club Champion | Pembroke Pines

A custom golf club fitter moved to Pembroke Pines.

Club Champion, which fits, sells and builds custom golf clubs, took 3,000 square feet at 15851 Pines Boulevard, according to the tenant’s news release. Founded by Nick Sherburne, Club Champion has opened at the space, with three indoor hitting bays, a shop for repairing and assembling golf clubs by hand, and a demo matrix to display the head and shaft options.

The golf shop previously was at 8960 Southwest 72nd Court in the Kendall neighborhood of unincorporated Miami-Dade County.

Downers Grove, Illinois-based InvenTrust Properties owns the Pembroke Pines building, according to records.

Chick-fil-A | West Perrine

Chick-fil-A will open in West Perrine.

The fast food restaurant chain leased the 1.6-acre site at 18240 South Dixie Highway, with plans to build a new 4,800-square-foot Chick-fil-A, according to a news release from the tenant’s broker. The land is in unincorporated Miami-Dade County.

The lease is for 15 years, with 10 extension options of five years each, records show. A building on the site, which was a Burger King, has been demolished, and a new building will be developed.

David Emihovich of Katz & Associates and Dustin Griffiths of Chick-fil-A represented the tenant.

Michael Berkowitz of Berkowitz Development Group and Douglas Landsea of Landsea Development Group own the site, having paid $5.3 million for it in March, according to records. Both development firms are based in Miami.

Chick-fil-A is expected to open in the third or fourth quarter, Berkowitz said.