Developer Lissette Calderon at least once was asked to get coffee during a professional meeting and still recalls demeaning comments the likes of "When you were reading the first chapter, I was finishing writing the book" by a male colleague. Now no one would dare anything of the like as Calderon more than succeeded, earning the nickname the Miami River Queen.

The two cities are a similar size, but benefit differently from the proximity to Los Angeles.

Pembrook Capital Management provided the capital for the 360-unit Asbury Apartments.