Top talent at Douglas Elliman to head up sales at Arte

Douglas Elliman agents Oren Alexander, Tara West, Eloy Carmenate, Mick Duchon and Dean Bloch will head up sales at ultra-luxury condominium Arte in Miami’s Surfside neighborhood.

The first U.S. project by Italian architect Antonio Citterio, in collaboration with Kobi Karp Architecture and Interior Design, Arte features 16 units. Half- and full-floor residences are priced starting at $7.9 million.

“We’re proud to announce our exciting new sales team,” said Alex Sapir, of Sapir Corp Ltd., which is developing Arte. “Oren, Eloy, Mick, Tara and Dean are all outstanding, and it’s fitting that Miami Beach’s leading talent represents the city’s most exclusive new oceanfront development.”

Alexander facilitated the highest sale price for a single-family home and condo in Miami in 2019. He has sold residences at a number of high-design projects by Renzo Piano, Foster + Partners, William Sofield, Chad Oppenheim and others. West is the host of the TV show Selling Mega Mansions. Before Arte, she was the in-house sales executive for architect Jean Nouvel’s Monad Terrace in South Beach. Carmenate and Duchon have represented towers designed by Herzog & de Meuron and Norman Foster. Bloch is one of Douglas Elliman’s top producers, has set several records in South Florida.

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices welcomes new associates

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices EWM Realty has welcomed four new associates to its Coral Gables-South Miami branch.

Originally from Brazil, Sinval De Medeiros is a former vice president and general manager of Xerox Corporation in Miami. He earned a degree from Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil and has lived in Florida for 11 years.

Rosaura Echegarmy previously worked for Riteway Properties as a sales associate. A Miami native, she earned a bachelor’s degree from Florida International University.

Prior to joining BHHS EWM Realty, Taha Taufiq worked for Mobile Mini Inc. in Phoenix, Arizona, as a senior analyst. He earned a degree in finance from the University of Arizona and has lived in Florida for one year. 

Ignacio Tamayo is a former real estate professional for Veissi & Associates Inc. Originally from Havana, Cuba, Tamayo earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Louisiana Tech University and has lived in Florida for 46 years.