Miami DealMakers Nelson Stabile | Starting Integra, Building St. Regis Brickell, & Scaling a $500M Marina Portfolio
In this episode of Miami DealMakers, Omar Morales sits down with Nelson Stabile, co-founder of Integra, to trace his path from corporate America and a scrappy cabinetry venture to building one of South Florida’s most respected development firms. They cover early risk-taking, lessons from the 2008 crisis, and how partnerships with Paulo Melo and later Victor Ballestas shaped Integra’s diversified, disciplined growth across condos, market-rate and affordable rentals, and a white-glove marina platform (now approaching half a billion in assets). Nelson shares the decade-long St. Regis Brickell story—from acquiring a HUD-restricted site and relocating 222 seniors to a new 270-unit community, to launching a 152-residence ultra-luxury tower with Related Group—plus why “location, timing, and basis” beats old clichés. The conversation boils down to a candid blueprint: be resourceful, take measured risks, build complementary teams, capitalize conservatively, and stay relentlessly action-oriented—because in real estate, execution and relationships compound.
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TIMESTAMPS:
- 0:00 - Intro
- 1:17 - Deals between Omar & Nelson
- 3:35 - How Nelson got into real estate
- 32:15 - Starting Integra and navigating 2008
- 46:19 - Buying first property in Boynton Beach
- 50:07 - Scaling Integra and how the business is structured
- 1:06:15 - How Nelson and Integra got into marinas
- 1:17:32 - Milestones and size of Integra’s portfolio
- 1:26:27 - Developing St. Regis in South Brickell
- 1:41:14 - Meeting Vanessa and relationship advice
- 1:48:27 - Advice for young real estate professionals
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