Meet Forté Luxe’s World-Class
Development Team
The development team at Forté Luxe has decades of extensive expertise and well-earned success within the South Florida market and across the globe. With a portfolio of top-notch projects, the visionaries who brought this luxury address to life are:
Marius Fortelni, Forté Development
Marius Fortelni is the original visionary of The Forté West Palm Beach, the company’s signature project. Fueled by his passion for great architecture and unique real estate assets, Fortelni came to Southeast Florida in 2016, in search of waterfront land to develop. He was successful in gaining control of the current development site and is credited with creating and managing The Forté’s architectural master plan.
Fortelni has over 40 years of international real estate development, construction, and finance experience. He has developed and managed several residential projects throughout the New York metropolitan area, with a focus on the Manhattan and Hamptons submarkets.
Collins Development Company, Owner’s Representative
Founded in 1991, Collins Development Company has spearheaded projects of all types, sizes, and complexities. The team’s expertise is exemplified through its passion and dedication to deliver development projects that are proven to enhance the homeowner’s experience for years to come. As an agent of the owner, Collins Development serves as a proven leader of the project development team.
Alfonso Jurado, Architect
Alfonso Jurado is the principal of Alfonso Jurado Architecture, a multidisciplinary architecture, planning and interior design firm based in Miami, Florida. Jurado is a LEED accredited, Florida-registered architect with a career that spans over 26 years of working on projects of varying sizes and scopes. For 19 years, Jurado worked at one of Florida’s most renowned architectural firms, where he was involved with projects in multiple locations around the globe. The last 7 years of his tenure, he served as vice-president, overseeing construction projects totaling over 4 million sq. ft. with budgets exceeding $1 billion.
KAST Construction
Headquartered in West Palm Beach, KAST Construction is Palm Beach County’s largest general contractor. Driven by innovation, creativity, and meticulous attention to detail, KAST has successfully delivered an impressive portfolio of projects since its inception in 1998. The full-service firm has extensive experience throughout Florida in multiple market sectors, including high-rise, residential, hospitality, office, country club, and more.
Interiors by Steven G
Interiors by Steven G., South Florida’s most prominent interior design firm, is of the region’s most successful and versatile full-service interior design firms. For over 40 years, President & CEO, Steven Gurowitz, along with his design team, have been designing for many Fortune 500 companies, prominent real estate firms, renowned developers, professional athletes, and residential homeowners throughout the country. The list of projects ranges from private residential homes, condominium units, hospitality, restaurants, hotels, and commercial offices; the list is endless.
Steven G. leads a team of over 85 professionals at our 110,000 sq. ft. showroom located in Pompano Beach, FL. The design team consists of licensed interior designers fluent in seven languages, design assistants, interior design renderers, an AutoCAD department, an in-house marketing department, and a complete warehouse team delivering installations on their fleet of trucks.
Interiors by Steven G. is a member of the American Society of Interior Designers, National Home Builders Association, Gold Coast Builders Association, Builders Association of South Florida, Society for Human Resource Management, and the U.S. Green Building Council. Interiors by Steven G. is also a licensed designer.
Eyzenberg & Company
Eyzenberg & Company is the industry’s leading ground lease & capital advisory firm delivering full capital stack solutions for existing, transitional, and to-be-built commercial real estate projects. With offices in New York, Miami, Washington D.C. Metro, and Philadelphia, Eyzenberg & Company is one of the fastest-growing real estate capital advisory firms in the U.S.
Douglas Elliman Real Estate
Established in 1911, Douglas Elliman Real Estate is the largest brokerage in the New York Metropolitan area and one of the largest independent residential real estate brokerages in the United States. With more than 7,000 agents, the company operates approximately 105 offices in New York City, Long Island, The Hamptons, Westchester, Connecticut, New Jersey, Florida, California, Colorado, Massachusetts and Texas. Moreover, Douglas Elliman has a strategic global alliance with London-based Knight Frank Residential for business in the worldwide luxury markets spanning 60 countries and six continents.
