Trump to become full-time Florida resident, Miami Beach relaxes rules on development: Daily digest

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Trump to become a full-time Florida resident. Trump filed a declaration of domicile form last month in Palm Beach County, relocating his residence from Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan to his 128-room Mar-a-Lago mansion, according to the Miami Herald. [Miami Herald]

 

Miami Beach loosens regulations for real estate developers and small businesses

Miami Beach relaxes rules on development, pools, restaurants. The Miami Beach City Commission on Wednesday approved four laws that eliminate the need to seek variances on commonly requested issues such as room size for a redeveloped historic property, signage for businesses, and, in certain areas, requirements for alcohol-serving restaurants. [TRD]

 

Compass and Opendoor’s CEOs are sitting out a Saudi tech conference this month. A spokesperson for Compass said Robert Reffkin wasn’t invited. Meanwhile, OpenDoor CEO Eric Wu turned down his invitation. Last year, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son and JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Simon were among dozens of leaders who pulled out of the “Davos in the desert” conference, after the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. [Inman]

 

Houston Texans wide receiver Kenny Stills wants to sell his South Florida home. Stills, who played for the Dolphins until he was traded in August, is listing the waterfront Fort Lauderdale house at 2401 Southwest 26th Avenue for $2.8 million, The Real Deal has learned. It’s hitting the market with Kim Knausz of One Sotheby’s International Realty. [TRD]

 

Don’t count JC Penney out. The cash-strapped retailer is testing a plan to expand amenities and offer yoga classes in a Texas store before rolling the strategy out to their 850 stores nationwide. [WSJ]

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