OKO Group

OKO Group is a privately held real estate development firm founded in Miami in 2015 by businessman Vladislav Doronin. The company’s name is derived from a Proto-Slavic word meaning “eye,” a reference associated with the group’s identity and its emphasis on architecture, design, and prominent urban settings. Its principal activity is the development of high-end residential and hospitality real estate, particularly in Miami and New York, with projects positioned around waterfront locations, branded residences, architectural distinction, and luxury amenities. The company’s development activity predates its formal creation. In 2014, Doronin and a partner acquired a condominium property at 175 S.E. 25th Street in Miami for $48 million. The older building occupied almost an acre of Biscayne Bay frontage and included approximately 150 feet of waterfront. OKO Group planned to replace the property with a 47-story luxury condominium development, establishing a pattern that would recur in the company’s later work: acquiring strategically located urban or waterfront sites and repositioning them for premium residential use. OKO opened a Miami office in the Design District in early 2016. That same year, it announced Missoni Baia, a 57-story residential tower at 700 Northeast 26th Terrace in Miami’s Edgewater area. The project was developed in association with the Italian fashion house Missoni and incorporated the brand’s home collection and design language into public areas. Its design team included Asymptote Architecture, landscape architect Enzo Enea, and interior designer Paris Forino; Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture was subsequently announced as the tower’s architect. Missoni Baia represented OKO’s strategy of combining real estate development with internationally recognized fashion and design partners. In November 2016, OKO acquired a roughly two-acre Biscayne Bay site at 720 Northeast 27th Street for $54 million. The property had approximately 475 feet of waterfront and was purchased from the Jesuit Fathers of the Province of the Antilles. The acquisition expanded the group’s Miami development footprint and reinforced its concentration on large, high-value waterfront parcels. The company later extended its ambitions to New York. In 2019, OKO announced plans for a hotel and residential development at Manhattan’s Crown Building, with a reported projected value of $1.3 billion. In 2020, it acquired three full blocks of Miami real estate for $63 million. Vanessa Grout became OKO Group’s chief executive officer in June 2020, adding an experienced operating leader to the firm’s management structure. In April 2021, the company obtained a $128 million construction loan for a luxury condominium tower in Miami’s Brickell district. In 2022, OKO Group and Cain International acquired buildings in Palm Beach for $147 million. OKO Group’s public profile is therefore based less on a broad consumer product portfolio than on a sequence of large-scale property developments and acquisitions. The firm’s brand positioning combines luxury real estate, contemporary architecture, international design collaborations, and high-value locations. Its documented geographic focus is concentrated in South Florida and New York, while its projects have been designed to appeal to affluent residential buyers, hotel guests, and global investors.

OKO Group was created in Miami in 2015 by Vladislav Doronin as an international real estate development firm. The company’s early strategy was built around the acquisition and redevelopment of prominent waterfront properties, especially in Miami. Before the company’s formal founding, Doronin and a partner purchased a condominium property at 175 S.E. 25th Street in 2014. The site comprised nearly an acre on Biscayne Bay, with approximately 150 feet of waterfront, and was intended for redevelopment as a 47-story luxury condominium tower. In early 2016, OKO established an office in Miami’s Design District. The move provided a local base during a period of heightened project activity. In July of that year, the firm announced Missoni Baia, a 649-foot, 57-story residential tower at 700 Northeast 26th Terrace. The project was associated with Italian fashion house Missoni and was planned to incorporate Missoni’s home collection and design concepts into the building’s public spaces. Asymptote Architecture’s Hani Rashid was initially associated with the design, with inspiration drawn from modern minimalist artists including Sol LeWitt, Dan Flavin, and James Turrell. Swiss landscape architect Enzo Enea and New York-based interior designer Paris Forino were also named in connection with the project. In October 2016, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture was announced as the project’s architect, marking that firm’s first Miami project. OKO continued assembling waterfront development land in November 2016, when it paid $54 million for a two-acre property at 720 Northeast 27th Street. The site, acquired from the Jesuit Fathers of the Province of the Antilles, had about 475 feet of Biscayne Bay frontage. This acquisition broadened the company’s concentration in Miami’s Edgewater and surrounding waterfront districts. The firm expanded its stated geographic reach in 2019 by announcing a proposed $1.3 billion hotel and residential project at Manhattan’s Crown Building. In 2020, OKO acquired three full blocks of Miami real estate for $63 million. That year also brought a management change: Vanessa Grout was appointed chief executive officer in June. Her appointment coincided with the company’s continued development and capital-raising activity. In April 2021, OKO received a $128 million construction loan for a luxury condominium tower in Brickell, Miami. In 2022, OKO Group and Cain acquired buildings in Palm Beach for $147 million. Across these developments, OKO Group has operated as a project-based luxury property developer rather than a consumer-facing product company. Its identity has been shaped by high-rise residential construction, hospitality concepts, waterfront land, urban redevelopment, and partnerships with architecture, interiors, fashion, and lifestyle brands. The available public record identifies Miami and New York as its principal development markets, with later activity also extending across Palm Beach.

• 2022

  Palm Beach acquisition with Cain

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  OKO Group and Cain acquired buildings in Palm Beach.

• 2021

  Brickell construction loan

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  OKO obtained construction financing for a luxury condominium tower in Miami’s Brickell district.

• 2020

  Miami portfolio expansion

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  OKO acquired three full blocks of Miami real estate.

• 2020

  Vanessa Grout becomes CEO

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  Vanessa Grout was appointed chief executive officer.

• 2019

  Crown Building project announced

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  OKO announced plans for a hotel and residential development at Manhattan’s Crown Building.

• 2016

  Miami Design District office opens

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  OKO opened an office in Miami’s Design District.

• 2016

  Missoni Baia announced

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  OKO announced a 57-story Miami residential project connected with Missoni and a multidisciplinary international design team.

• 2016

  Biscayne Bay land acquisition

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  The firm purchased a two-acre waterfront site at 720 Northeast 27th Street in Miami.

• 2015

  OKO Group founded

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  Vladislav Doronin founded OKO Group as a Miami-based international real estate development firm.

• 2014

  Acquisition of 175 S.E. 25th Street property

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  Vladislav Doronin and a partner acquired a Miami condominium property overlooking Biscayne Bay, with plans for a major luxury redevelopment.

Luxury real estate developer emphasizing architecturally distinctive residential and hospitality projects, prominent waterfront or urban locations, and collaborations with international design and fashion brands.

• Branded luxury condominium · 2016

  Missoni Baia

  Missoni Baia is a planned 57-story, 649-foot residential tower at 700 Northeast 26th Terrace in Miami. The project was announced as a collaboration with Italian fashion house Missoni, whose home collection and design language were intended for the building’s public spaces. The reported design team included Hani Rashid of Asymptote Architecture, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, landscape architect Enzo Enea, and interior designer Paris Forino. The project illustrates OKO Group’s use of fashion and design partnerships to distinguish luxury residential developments.

• Luxury hotel and residential development · 2019

  Crown Building hotel and residential development

  OKO Group announced plans in 2019 for a hotel and residential development at Manhattan’s Crown Building. The proposal represented the company’s expansion beyond its Miami-centered portfolio into New York and combined hospitality and high-end residential uses in a prominent Manhattan property. Publicly available reference material identifies the announced project and its reported projected value but does not establish its final completion or operating status.

• Luxury condominium · 2021

  Brickell luxury condominium tower

  This Miami Brickell condominium development received a reported $128 million construction loan in April 2021. The project belongs to OKO Group’s broader strategy of developing high-end residential towers in major South Florida urban districts. The available reference material does not provide a confirmed final project name, completion date, or detailed product specifications.

• Waterfront real estate development · 2014

  Miami waterfront developments

  OKO Group’s Miami portfolio includes redevelopment plans for substantial Biscayne Bay waterfront properties, including the former condominium site at 175 S.E. 25th Street and the two-acre site at 720 Northeast 27th Street. These projects reflect the firm’s focus on high-value land, large residential towers, and premium waterfront locations. Specific final outcomes are not established in the supplied reference material.

• 2022

  Palm Beach property acquisition with CainM&A

  Background

  OKO Group extended its South Florida real estate activity beyond Miami through a partnership with Cain.

  Action taken

  OKO Group and Cain acquired buildings in Palm Beach.

  Aftermath

  The transaction expanded the firms’ South Florida property holdings. The supplied material does not specify the buildings’ subsequent redevelopment or operating plans.

  Acquisition price. $147 million (2022 transaction)

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• 2020

  Acquisition of three full blocks in MiamiM&A

  Background

  OKO Group continued to assemble a substantial South Florida property portfolio during a period of expansion in its Miami operations.

  Action taken

  The company acquired three full blocks of Miami real estate.

  Aftermath

  The acquisition increased OKO Group’s control of developable Miami property, although the supplied material does not identify all planned uses or subsequent project outcomes.

  Acquisition price. $63 million (2020 transaction)

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• 2019

  Expansion into Manhattan hospitality and residential developmentStrategy

  Background

  After establishing a substantial Miami-focused development pipeline, OKO Group announced an expansion into New York’s luxury property market.

  Action taken

  The firm announced plans for a hotel and residential development at Manhattan’s Crown Building.

  Aftermath

  The announcement broadened OKO Group’s public development strategy to include a major New York mixed hospitality and residential project. The supplied material does not establish whether the proposal was completed.

  Reported projected development value. $1.3 billion (2019 announcement)

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• 2016

  Launch of Missoni Baia developmentProduct launch

  Background

  OKO Group sought to establish a distinctive luxury residential project in Miami’s Edgewater area and differentiate it through a partnership with the Italian fashion house Missoni.

  Action taken

  The company announced a 57-story residential tower at 700 Northeast 26th Terrace, incorporating Missoni’s home collection and design approach into public spaces and appointing prominent architecture, landscape, and interiors specialists.

  Aftermath

  The announcement positioned OKO Group as a developer using international design collaborations to support premium residential projects. The supplied material does not confirm the project’s final completion status.

  Source

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