Trump, Peebles Among RE Players at Alex Witkoff’s Wedding
Top brokers and developers attended developer Alex Witkoff and model Melissa Cuc’s wedding this weekend in Palm Beach, including former President Donald Trump.
The wedding was held at The Breakers, the historic oceanfront resort at 1 South County Road, on Saturday evening.
In addition to Trump and his wife, former First Lady Melania Trump, guests included developer Don Peebles and his wife Katrina; Douglas Elliman Executive Chairman Howard Lorber and his son, Elliman agent Michael Lorber; the Eklund-Gomes Team’s Fredrik Eklund, his husband Derek Kaplan, John Gomes and Julia Spillman-Gover; Elliman Florida CEO Jay Parker and his wife Alison Parker; architect Kobi Karp, his wife Nancy and their son Jordan Karp; Elliman agent Dina Goldentayer, with her husband Ilya Panchernikov, managing director of Caviar Russe; and Elliman agent Bill Hernandez and his wife Nathalie, according to social media posts.
Official Partners’ Oren Alexander and his wife, model Kamila Hansen Alexander; developer Nitin Motwani; developer Ari Pearl; attorney and former Miami Beach commissioner Michael Góngora; and Lotus Capital Partners’ Faisal Ashraf and his wife Nida also attended the wedding.
Alex Witkoff is co-CEO at Witkoff, the New York- and Miami-based development firm founded by his father, Steven Witkoff. The family-run firm includes his mother, Lauren Witkoff, executive vice president of sales and marketing; and Alex’s brother, Zach Witkoff, executive vice president of development. (Zach Witkoff got married at Mar-a-Lago last year to model and actress Sophi Knight.)
Witkoff’s projects in South Florida include the planned Shell Bay Residences in partnership with developer Ari Pearl in Hallandale Beach, and the Shore Club redevelopment in Miami Beach with partner Monroe Capital.
Zach Witkoff’s wedding also attracted real estate players, such as billionaire Barry Sternlicht, former Carroll Organization chief M. Patrick Carroll and Pearl, as well as politicians — including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his wife, Casey DeSantis, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, Miami commissioner Joe Carollo and Miami Beach commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez.
Both Suarez and Carollo are under major scrutiny and pressure to step down. Carollo is on the hook for a $63.5 million judgment as a result of a federal case that found Carollo violated the rights of Little Havana developers Bill Fuller and Martin Pinilla. The U.S. Marshals Office was ordered to seize Carollo’s cash, goods and property to satisfy the judgment.
