In development
WORK • Thursday Routine
SEBASTIAN TETTAMANTI • executive vice president • Dezer Development
Neighborhood you live in: MiMo District
It’s Thursday morning. What’s the scene at your workplace?
We’re currently in the development stages of six projects, including Bentley Residences Miami, our collaboration with the luxury automaker. Each residence comes with a Dezervator, a car elevator. Every work day is a different mix of sales, marketing, and pre-development.
What’s on the agenda for today?
Zoom calls, in-person meetings, lunch with Gil Dezer at El Tropico in Sunny Isles, more calls, and repeat. Bentley Residences Miami takes up the majority of my day, as we’ve just broken ground.
Any bar or restaurant plans today, tonight, this weekend?
My family and I love the ambience and fare at Makoto in Bal Harbour Shops. It’s always consistent and the people watching is second to none. For the best Mexican cuisine in Miami, we love Cheen Huaye. Nestled in an unassuming strip mall in North Miami, the food is amazing.
How about a little leisure or culture?
I caught the padel bug last year, so you can find me breaking a sweat at Ultra Club in Little Haiti. On the weekends, you’ll definitely find me on a soccer field cheering on my son for his travel team. As an Argentine, we’re big on grilling a proper asado on Sundays.
Any weekend getaways?
We try to slip away to the Bahamas at least once a month (above). The private island we frequent is a short 20-minute flight from Miami (but feels worlds away). Other weekend getaways include visiting my wife’s family in Cape May, NJ, where we stay at the La Mer Beachfront Resort.
What was your last great vacation?
It’s a tie between skiing with my family in Colorado and boating in the Bahamas. Our favorite hotel in Aspen is the St. Regis, where the lobby-level bar serves up great aprés cocktails and superb atmosphere. For dining out in Aspen, we love the Mexican fare at Las Montanas and Italian dishes at Casa Tua. The fresh sushi at Matsuhisa is not to be missed, either. And for clean eats, Spring Cafe is a must. Our best core memories are definitely on the slopes or the seas. Over in the Bahamas, we recently started freediving and lobstering, and the rewards — a buttery dinner cooked by my wife — are delicious.
What store or service do you always recommend?
There’s a massage parlor on Biscayne Boulevard which gives the best foot massages for rock-bottom prices. I'm not divulging the name because some things must be gatekept!