Land Use and Zoning Counsel for South Beach Hotel Acquisition
CGI Merchant Group
Representation of CGI Merchant Group (CGI), a global investment management firm, as land use and zoning counsel in connection with CGI’s acquisition of the 132-key hotel complex on Ocean Drive formerly known as The Celino South Beach. The property was relaunched by CGI in the fall of 2021 as The Gabriel South Beach, part of the Curio Collection by Hilton.
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