Over some Flor De Cana & Tequila we sit down with Ricardo Dunin, Founder & CEO of Oak Capital. Ricardo is behind some of Miami’s most iconic developments, including The Mutiny Hotel, Sonesta Coconut Grove, Meridian Lofts,  The Ritz-Carlton Residences Miami Beach, and currently the Domus projects in Brickell, and Edgewater. 

Born in Minnesota, raised in Brazil, and trained across global markets, Ricardo’s journey spans investment banking in Nashville, real estate in New York, and building a dominant commercial brokerage in Rio before ultimately planting roots in South Florida. From pioneering Miami’s first luxury condo-hotel to transforming the former Miami Heart Institute into one of the most refined residential properties in the city, Ricardo has built a career on seeing opportunity where others see obstacles.

We talk about the early days of professionalizing real estate in Brazil, taking bold risks, partnering with global brands like Ritz-Carlton, and why great developers are more like orchestra conductors than builders.

This is a conversation about vision, design, risk, and what it really takes to create projects that define a city.

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