Craig Robins

Quick Facts

Full Name	Craig Robins
Occupation	Founder
Date Of Birth	Feb 15, 1963(1963-02-15)
Age	61
Birthplace	Miami Beach
Country	United States
Birth City	Florida
Horoscope	Aquarius

Craig Robins Biography

Craig Robins is one of the most popular and richest Founder who was born on February 15, 1963 in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. Robins was born into Robins was born to a Jewish familia located in Miami Beach, FL. He was the son of Gerald Robins was a highly successful Miami Beach real estate developer who relocated into Florida in the 1950s from New York City in the 1950s. He has a younger sister, Gina. In 1972 the couple divorced and his father was remarried with Joan Benjamin who had two children from an earlier union: Scott (born 1963) and Stacy (born 1965). Robins was heavily influenced by his father, who was a prolific worker throughout Miami Beach and raised Craig and his three siblings on Star Island.

Robins is a member of the board of trustees for the Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) In 2013, the museum, Robins and wife Jackie Soffer donated more than 200 art pieces from their personal collection.

In 1986 the year 1986, he was approached with an offer from New York real estate developers Tony Goldman and Mark Soyka who wanted to make improvements to the famous, but dingy Park Central Hotel on Ocean Drive in Miami Beach. Robins represented his father in the meeting, which turned into a discussion on the need to renovate South Beach. (Robins says the fact that Goldman is “the second big influence on my career, after my father.”) The year 1987 saw Robins independently he founded Dacra Development, Inc. and began to buy as well as develop South Beach real estate. He also founded Dacra Construction and his brother Scott also ventured into real estate by forming the company of his own, Scott Robins Companies, Inc. which was joined by Craig’s business. Robins helped negotiate a deal between preservationists and developers on the expansion of the Miami Beach’s Art Deco Historic District which established his status as an advocate for preservation. In the beginning of his profession, Robins had the opportunity to be mentored by business partner at the time, Chris Blackwell, founder of Island Records. Together they renovated a range of properties located on South Beach which were repositioned as Island Outpost hotels. The properties they renovated comprised the Netherland as well as the Leslie and the Kent and the Cavalier and the Marlin that was widely acknowledged as the catalyst for the revival of the area. The year 1992 was when they bought together with their father $8.5 millions the Cavalier and the Cardozo as well as the Carlyle as well as the Leslie along with the Victor hotels from the debtors from the developer Leonard Pelullo. Robins’s next significant mentor was the real property development entrepreneur Tony Goldman, who was mostly credited with the revival of the city’s Soho. It was 1997 when Robins purchased Chalk’s Airlines and rebranded it Pan Am Air Bridge; He sold it in 1998. The year 1999 saw Dacra bought 8.5 acres located on the southern portion of Allison Island and created AQUA which is an New Urbanist community featuring modern design, architecture and site-specific art. AQUA is a private community that comprises 46 homes is located on Allison Island designed by ten architectural firms. It has the masterplan of Duany Plater-Zyberk , and public art projects , including the 100-foot-long mural of Richard Tuttle. The community is now a global model of development. In the following years, Robins focused on reviving Miami’s Design District. It was in 2005 that Robins created the very inaugural Design Miami collectible design fair in the Design District alongside Art Basel. A worldwide event for design, every fair brings together prominent collectors, gallerists and designers, curators , and critics to celebrate the design world and commerce. It is held in conjunction with those of the Art Basel fairs in Miami, USA each December and Basel, Switzerland each June, Design Miami/ has become the leading place to exhibit, collect and discussing designs that are collectible. Its Miami Design District is now growing into a luxury shopping mall with offerings that include Louis Vuitton, Hermes, and Cartier. Since 2012 the district became the sole project within Miami Dade county to receive the LEED Gold Neighborhood Development certification.

Craig Robins Net Worth

Craig Robins is one of the richest Founder from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Craig Robins 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Craig Lewis Robins (born February 15th 1963) is a American businessman and property developer, artist collector and an philanthropist. He is the CEO and the founder of Dacra Development, the co-founder and co-owner of Design Miami and developer of the Miami Design District.

Robins was a student at in the University of Barcelona in 1982 and is credited with his experiences as a student Spain for igniting his love for design, art, and architecture. He earned an Associate of Arts degree from the University of Michigan in 1984 and then graduated at in 1987 from the University of Miami School of Law in 1987.

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Facts & Trivia

Craig Ranked on the list of most popular Founder. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Craig Robins celebrates birthday on February 15 of every year.

Who is Craig Robbins married to?

Personal life. Robins is married to Jackie Soffer , co-owner of Turnberry Associates who oversees Aventura Mall and is the daughter of real estate developer Donald Soffer.

Who owns Design District Miami?

Today, the principal owner of the neighborhood is Miami Design District Associates , a partnership between Robins’ company Dacra and L Catterton Real Estate, a global real estate development and investment fund, specializing in creating luxury shopping destinations.

Who is Dacra?

Dacra – Developing commercial and residential communities of substance through creative collaboration.

Why is it called Design District?

Formerly a warehouse district, it is now known for its interior design showrooms and art galleries , from which it gets its name.

Is Miami Design District Nice?

The Miami Design District is a sophisticated and inviting international destination for fashion, art, architecture and fine dining.