GIL DEZER

PRESIDENT, DEZER DEVELOPMENT, SUNNY ISLES BEACH

Dezer develops multi-million-dollar high-rise residential and condo-hotel properties. In South Florida, he has been helping to transform the oceanfront in Sunny Isles Beach, a wealthy enclave north of Miami Beach, and he often partners with luxury lifestyle brands.

The Dezer real estate portfolio in Sunny Isles alone now includes marquee properties such as the 60-story Porsche Design Tower and 56-story Armani/Casa. The company recently announced it will be developing a Bentley Motors-branded skyscraper — the first in the world — with sales expected to begin later this year. Donald Trump is a friend and a brand he favors; Dezer developed six Trump-branded towers in South Florida. Over the years, Dezer’s firm has sold more than 3,000 units worth about $4 billion.

“Success is not a number because there is nothing I can’t buy today,” the collector of exotic cars told the Real Deal. “When you compete on your word, when you do what you say you’re going to do and come out with a new, beautiful baby — these buildings are my babies — that’s success.”