HL Miami: Exclusive VIP Grand Reopening Cocktail with Thomas Crocker, Famed Miami Entrepreneur, Thursday, October 15, 2015

A force in Miami’s skyline since 1973, the SunTrust International Center has received a modern revival following an extensive $15 million renovation.

To celebrate, Crocker Partners, one of the world’s largest commercial real estate conglomerates and commercial landlords in North America founded by entrepreneur Thomas Crocker, will host an exclusive VIP cocktail party on Thursday, October 15, 2015, catered by renowned celebrity chef Michelle Bernstein.

The evening’s festivities will begin at 5 p.m. and will include a Veuve Clicquot Champagne reception and lounge, a Maestro DOBEL Tequila bar, a HUBLOT fine watch gallery for timepiece enthusiasts, a Dylan’s Candy Bar virtual candyland room, a never-before seen art installation by Italian artist Marcello Jori, a live Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) and boxing match with World Champion fighters on a custom-made boxing ring, and live music by DJ Le Spam & Spam Allstars and National YoungArts Foundation.

SunTrust International Center’s renovation includes a fully redesigned lobby with acrylic-oil paintings by artist Marcello Jori (“Giacimento di Passioni”) and modernized elevator cabs and corridors. The renovations also include 20,000 square feet of Class A office suites, a 4,000 square foot Bayview Sky Terrace, a full-service gym with yoga, pilates and group health classes, and a world-class conference facility.

The center also features elegant travertine finishes throughout the interior and exterior of the building, with portions of the tower adorned in the natural Italian stone known as Lasa Venato Vena de’ Oro. The center boasts 420,857 rentable square feet of office space, each floor averaging 16,400 square feet, with customizable tenant layouts and 1,415 parking spaces.

The 31-story office tower offers spectacular views of Miami’s Intracoastal Waterway and skyline, and it is set among the city’s high-class central business district. Crocker Partners owns 8.5 million rental square footage in the southeastern U.S. with 3.5 million rental square footage in South Florida alone. Mr. Crocker has headed a series of successful private and publicly traded real estate companies for more than 25 years.

He has played a role in architectural restorations including the Esperante Corporate Center in West Palm Beach, The Shops at Boca Center in Boca Raton, and One Financial Plaza in Ft. Lauderdale, even working with famed architect Richard Meier on the redesign of the Miami Center. SunTrust International Center is located at 1 SE Third Ave., Miami, FL, 33131.

For more information on SunTrust International Center, visit www.suntrustinternationalcenter.com.

For more information on Crocker Partners, visit www.crockerpartners.com.

SunTrust International Center is located in the heart of Miami’s Central Business District, Downtown Miami, at 1 SE Third Ave., Miami, FL 33131. The building, built in 1973, consists of 31 floors, Class A office spaces, and capital improvements including a redesigned lobby and streetscape, modernized elevator cabs and common corridors, and a Bayview Sky Terrace overlooking the Miami skyline and the Mediterranean Revival, Art Deco and Miami Modern styles of the Biscayne Boulevard. For more information on SunTrust International Center, visit www.suntrustinternationalcenter.com.

Crocker Partners Headquartered in Boca Raton, FL, with regional offices in Atlanta, Jacksonville and Miami, is known as a leading owner and developer for high-profile properties in key markets, with a highly disciplined approach to investing. Crocker Partners principals have owned, managed and developed more than 32 million square feet of Class A mixed-use, office and residential projects valued at approximately $4 billion in major markets in the Southeast and Texas.

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