Resia President and CEO Ernesto Lopes was named to the South Florida Business Journal 2022 Power Leaders in Real Estate list

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April 29, 2022

Resia President and CEO Ernesto Lopes was named to the South Florida Business Journal 2022 Power Leaders in Real Estate list

By Jeff Zbar–Correspondent, South Florida Business Journal

This year’s Power Leaders and Power Brokers represent the top performers across the region’s critical real estate sectors. From commercial, retail, office and industrial space to the residential properties defining –and redefining –South Florida, these developers, architects, engineers, property owners and brokers are not only shaping our region. They’re transforming what has become a global destination in a post-pandemic marketplace. What hasn’t changed is their attention to what has made them successful. They’re client-and market-focused, dedicated to the product, and committed to improving the region.

Two comments stood out. One was from a locally born commercial broker who wanted to leave his mark on his hometown. The other was from another who said he went into real estate because “the fundamentals are timeless.” As gentrification, infill and repurposing of properties grow vital to growth in a land-starved peninsula, real estate’s fundamentals will ensure projects are pursued, numbers are met and clients are served. For those named Power Leaders and Power Brokers this year, the timelessness of these fundamentals will bode well for our shared future. Lopes co-founded AHS Residential as a full-service real estate company that develops, builds and manages multifamily communities across the U.S. The company recently acquired a 17.8-acre site in North Miami Beach for $57 million. It currently has some 2,000 units under management.

Birthplace: São Paulo

Education: Civil engineering degree, University of São Paulo; management courses, Harvard Business School

I went into real estate because: I’m fascinated by the transformation we bring to communities.

South Florida’s next hot market: Adaptive reuse, which will revive and transform infill neighborhoods

Most grateful for: My wonderful wife, my two children and my two grandchildren

Event that changed me: Living in the U.S. as an exchange student in 1977

My perfect weekend is spent: At Water Color Beach

To unwind, I: Fly my airplane

www.ahsresidential.com, 305-255-5527

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