Talk:Ugo Colombo (real estate developer)

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Somebody asked for technical help to create a disambiguation page. I've started the smallest possible stub with just a few facts. There appear to be reliable sources https://www.google.com/search?q=ugo+colombo that can be used to complete the article. Jehochman Talk 18:51, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

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Ugo Colombo is one of a Miami's most successful and respected residential and commercial real estate developers. (Nesting Beyond the Snowbirds; Foreigners Flock to Miami’s Luxury Condominiums, New York Times, February 26, 1996). Colombo was born in Milan, Italy, on March 2, 1961. His father owned a thermochemical plastics company. Mr. Colombo came to the United States in 1983. His real estate career began while he was studying at the University of Miami.

Mr. Colombo's real estate career began when he acquired and resold a group of foreclosed units from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. at the Imperial and Villa Regina condominium towers (Nesting Beyond the Snowbirds; Foreigners Flock to Miami’s Luxury Condominiums, New York Times, February 26, 1996). Mr. Colombo then formed his company, CMC Group, and focused on the design and construction of high-rise luxury condominium buildings on Brickell Avenue, Miami Beach and Aventura.

Mr. Colombo has developed two residential towers on the Miami skyline - Bristol Tower and Santa Maria on Brickell Avenue - both of which helped redefine the condominium market in South Florida. He also played a significant role in the rejuvenation of Miami Beach’s South Beach community by redeveloping two of Ocean Drive’s most important Art Deco hotels: the Waldorf and Casa Grande. In partnership with Portman Holdings, Colombo’s CMC Group is one of two groups vying to redevelop Miami Beach’s aging convention center complex (http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/blog/morning-edition/2012/12/groups-for-miami-beach-convention.html.)

In Aventura in North Miami-Dade County, Mr. Colombo participated in a joint venture to create the ultimate in country club living, Porto Vita, a Mediterranean-style village located along the Intracoastal Waterway.

Mr. Colombo’s most recent developments include Epic Residences and Hotel, a 55-story luxury condominium and hotel at the mouth of the Miami River in downtown Miami, and Grovenor House, a 166-unit luxury condominium project completed in 2006 in the heart of Miami’s Coconut Grove community.

In 1994, Mr. Colombo acquired The Collection, a seven-franchise luxury automotive dealership (Jaguar, Porsche, Ferrari, Maserati, Aston Martin, Audi and McLaren). Colombo bought The Collection after it had been seized by the U.S. government as part of a drug prosecution. ( Racing Buddy Bids for Car Dealership, Miami Herald, May 6, 1994) Today, The Collection is ranked as one of the top-performing luxury car dealerships in the United States. In 2002, CMC Group completed a 750,000-square-foot mixed-use office/retail development in Coral Gables to house The Collection and third-party office and retail tenants. In addition to The Collection, 4000 Ponce offers 150,000 square feet of Class A office space and 32,000 square feet of ground-level retail space.

Also in 2002, Mr. Colombo formed Glasswall LLC, a Miami window-manufacturing company, to supply impact-resistant window systems for high-rise condominiums and other commercial properties. Glasswall has developed a number of window systems that exceed Miami-Dade County’s stringent code requirements and are approved for new projects throughout Florida. Glasswall recently has supplied windows for projects in Aventura, Coral Gables, Miami Beach, Coconut Grove and Miami.

Mr. Colombo and his wife, Sara, live in Miami Beach. They support a variety of charitable causes in South Florida.

References:
 * Nesting Beyond the Snowbirds; Foreigners Flock to Miami’s Luxury Condominiums, New York Times, February 26, 1996
 * The Sweet Life: Ugo Colombo is Miami’s real estate hotshot who has delivered on everything he promised, Florida Trend, March 1994
 * Racing Buddy Bids for Car Dealership, Miami Herald, May 6, 1994 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.1.84.43 (talk) 22:09, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I added some of your text, and added some more recent information. Readingwritingrithmatic (talk) 09:09, 5 June 2014 (UTC)

Notability?
Not sure if this person is worthy of an article dedicated to him, but when I get some time I think I'll search for some sources that cover a broader perspective, like this one.  Rob van  vee  17:53, 4 February 2013 (UTC)


 * I think the probe does contribute to notability and should be mentioned in the article. Jehochman Talk 18:44, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ — Hope it seems pretty NPOV.  Rob  van  vee  16:43, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

New sources added to the page
I added some new content from sources I found to the page. Please let me know if I've managed to add these references properly. KerryBPark (talk) 00:42, 8 July 2014 (UTC)