Mr. Glenn Straub

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  www.floridacdc.org/articles/061107-1.html - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/7/2006    Last Visited: 9/8/2007  

  The land is also under litigation involving the Miami Arena owner Glenn Straub, who is suing the city for not putting the land out to bid for development, and Power U Center for Social Change, an Overtown group that claims the land was promised to benefit local Overtown businesses, residents and developers.

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  www.miamitodaynews.com/news/080731/story1.shtml - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/31/2008    Last Visited: 8/21/2008  

  The Miami Arena could be demolished within two weeks and its Northwest First Avenue site cleared within a month, says building owner Glenn Straub.
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  And while talk circulates of a first-class soundstage or a home for Cirque du Soleil, Mr. Straub is waiting on perhaps the biggest catch: the Florida Marlins."Once we get it leveled we'd like to pursue the baseball," Mr. Straub said. Demolition crews from BG Group LLC have been clearing the arena's interior for "several months," leaving just the outer shell.Mr. Straub said outside walls will be brought down without using explosives.Mr. Straub, a Palm Beach businessman, bought the arena in 2004 for $28 million.The arena, built in 1988 for $52.2 million, was home to the Miami Heat and Florida Panthers.Both moved out and the city eventually sold the building at auction to Mr. Straub.The 5 acres could be valuable for development, but Mr. Straub has said he would like it to remain a sports venue.A Marlins stadium at the former Orange Bowl site is part of a $3 billion mega-deal that includes redevelopment of Bicentennial Park.However, if auto magnate Norman Braman's suit to kill the deal succeeds, Mr. Straub said his site makes the most sense for a ballpark.
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  Mr. Straub said he would like to swap his land for the Orange Bowl site — though probably not an even trade depending on appraisals — and use the Orange Bowl site for soccer and equestrian activities.

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  www.miamitodaynews.com/news/080731/story3.shtml - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/31/2008    Last Visited: 8/21/2008  

  Property owner Glenn Straub says he expects the old arena to come down within weeks, and that he is open to several options on the five blocks.These include a first-class soundstage, a home for Cirque du Soleil or one of its competitors, a project that fits in with the designs of other developers in the area or, if it were up to him, the planned Florida Marlins stadium."You take and bring a baseball stadium down here" and businesses follow, Mr. Straub said."People want to be around where there's activity."He said the arena hasn't been in use since it was damaged by a hurricane about three years ago.
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  Mr. Straub, a Palm Beach businessman, bought the arena in 2004 for $28 million.The arena, built in 1988 for $52.2 million, was home to the Miami Heat and Florida Panthers.Both teams moved out of the building in the late 1990s, and the city eventually sold it at auction to Mr. Straub.

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  www.miamitodaynews.com/news/080807/fyi.shtml - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/7/2008    Last Visited: 8/21/2008  

  MARLINS STAND FIRM: Despite Miami Arena owner Glenn Straub saying he'd like baseball to come to his downtown land once the arena is demolished within weeks, the Florida Marlins remain firm on their commitment to the former Orange Bowl site in Little Havana.
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  The team has not been contacted by Mr. Straub and the odds of moving to downtown fall somewhere between "zero and negative," said David Samson, Marlins president.

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  www.floridacdc.org/articles/060807-1.html - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/7/2006    Last Visited: 9/8/2007  

  First came a lawsuit from Glenn Straub, owner of nearby Miami Arena, who contends the city should have put the land up for bid.He claims he would have offered a higher financial return to taxpayers and more affordable units.

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  County votes to stand by Overtown development deadline - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/29/2006    Last Visited: 3/29/2006  

  The land is under litigation involving the city's Department of Community Redevelopment; Miami Arena owner Glenn Straub, who is suing the city for not putting the land out to bid for development; and Power U, a nonprofit organization in Overtown that claims the land was promised to benefit Overtown residents and businesses."If the land reverts back to the county, the county could amend the lawsuit, and it would be Mr. Straub against the county and not the City of Miami," said Mr. Rollason.
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  Due to current litigation with the city, Mr. Straub refrained from commenting about Crosswinds and the stipulations of the reverter clause settlement.

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  Ethics panel to investigate effort to move sports... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/9/2005    Last Visited: 2/9/2005  

  Miami's rush to move the Miami Sports and Exhibition Authority's offices out of Miami Arena after arena owner Glenn Straub threatened to sue the city over another matter has triggered an investigation by the Miami Dade Commission on Ethics and Public Trust, Miami City Commissioner Tomas Regalado said.
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  The sports authority was rushed to move out of the arena after Mr. Straub argued at a Jan. 27 city commission meeting that the city would get more for its money on a development across the street from the arena if it let him spearhead the project.He planned to pay $3 million more than what Michigan developer Crosswind was offering for a $200 million development expected to improve Overtown.When the commission ignored his proposal, he threatened to sue the city.When he bought the arena, Mr. Straub agreed to let the authority stay there rent-free if it paid utility bills.

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  FYI Miami - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/14/2006    Last Visited: 9/14/2006  

  NO PITCH: Miami Arena owner Glenn Straub said Monday that his property is not involved in discussions between Miami-Dade officials and Major League Baseball about a downtown site for a stadium for the Florida Marlins.Real estate and railroad company Florida East Coast Industries, he said, owns the land being considered south of the arena.

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  FYI Miami - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/12/2006    Last Visited: 4/12/2006  

  Miami Arena owner Glenn Straub, who previously bid on the site, says he will re-bid.The city has been seeking a developer there since 2004.

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  FYI Miami - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/17/2005    Last Visited: 2/17/2005  

  BYE-BYE ARENA: The Miami Sports and Exhibition Authority's finance committee agreed Tuesday that authority financial advisor Richard Berkowitz, president of Berkowitz Dick Pollack & Brant, should draft a $28,000 agreement to sell its arena and office equipment to new arena owner Glenn Straub while cutting off lease negotiations with the arena, where the authority now has its offices.

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