Developer Donald Soffer, who founded Aventura, dies at 92
South Florida developer Donald Soffer, a powerful figure who founded Aventura, died on Sunday at the age of 92, following a brief illness. Soffer, born in Duquesne, Pennsylvania on Sept. 20, 1932, bought 785 acres of mostly swampland, which became Aventura, in the late 1960s with partner Arthur G. Cohen. The rest is history. Soffer founded Aventura-based Turnberry Associates, now known as Turnberry. The company has developed condos, hotels, retail and more, including Aventura Mall and the JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa. Turnberry was led by two of Soffer’s children, Jackie and Jeffrey Soffer, as co-CEOs until they […]This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.
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