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Real-estate company in Florida, US

FormerlyRelated Southeast

IndustryReal estate development, Property management

Founded2024

Related Ross

Formerly	Related Southeast
Industry	Real estate development, Property management
Founded	2024
Founder	Stephen M. Ross
Headquarters	West Palm Beach, Florida
Website	www.relatedross.com

Related Ross is an American real-estate firm, founded in 2024 by Stephen M. Ross.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] It is West Palm Beach, Florida’s largest developer and Class A landlord, owning nearly 3 million square feet of commercial space as well as a mixed-use complex and residential properties, including CityPlace.^[5]^[6]^[7]

As of 2025, Related Ross is investing approximately $10 billion to develop 8 million square feet of space across West Palm Beach.^[5]^[8]^[9]

Stephen Ross began amassing property in South Florida during the COVID-19 pandemic, noticing a migration of people and companies moving to Florida for its weather and tax policies.^[1] In July 2024, Related Ross was launched, with Ross acting as chairman and CEO.^[1]^[6]

In February 2025, Related Ross opened its first project, One Flagler, a 270,000 square-foot building standing 25-stories tall and featuring a 1.25-acre park showcasing works by Fred Eversley.^[10]

In June 2025, Related Ross released revised plans for a “mini-downtown” development in Wellington, Florida.^[11]

Related Ross requested a $1.3 million grant from the city of West Palm Beach in July 2025 to renovate two buildings on the historic Hibiscus House property and develop a restaurant.^[7] It was later announced that the firm secured a $772 million construction financing package for two new office towers at CityPlace, which is the largest construction loan ever recorded in Florida.^[12]^[13]^[14]

On April 2, 2026, Related Ross broke ground for a 28-story condominium along the water in West Palm Beach.^[15]

References

1 2 3 Peter Grant (July 11, 2024). "Stephen Ross Is Launching His Second Act at 84: A New Florida Real-Estate Firm". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 24, 2025.
↑ Lidia Dinkova (March 5, 2024). "Steve Ross' Related starts pre-leasing 322-unit downtown West Palm apartment project". The Real Deal. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
↑ Lidia Dinkova (July 11, 2024). "Steve Ross launches firm focused on West Palm investments, steps back from Related". Real Deal. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
↑ Anna J Kaiser (September 16, 2025). "Billionaire Ross Lures ServiceNow for South Florida Expansion". Bloomberg. Retrieved September 24, 2025.
1 2 Craig Karmin; Deborah Acosta (February 21, 2025). "Can This Developer Make West Palm Beach Into the Hottest City in America?". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 24, 2025.
1 2 Lidia Dinkova (November 15, 2024). ""It's a canvas": Kenneth Himmel digs into Related Ross' West Palm Beach bet". Real Deal. Retrieved August 24, 2025.
1 2 Andrew Marra (July 1, 2025). "Related Ross wants $1.3M grant from city of West Palm Beach to convert historic house into restaurant". Palm Beach Post. Retrieved August 24, 2025.
↑ Mehta, Stephanie (2025-09-16). "Exclusive: A giant 'AI Institute' is coming to West Palm Beach. Yes, West Palm Beach". Fast Company. Archived from the original on 2025-10-09. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
↑ Maghan McDowell (September 25, 2025). "Stephen Ross on Reinventing West Palm Beach". Palm Beach Illustrated. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
↑ Joshua S. Andino (February 6, 2025). "Related Ross opens 'future of West Palm Beach' with One Flagler office tower". CoStar. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
↑ Elise Catrion Gregg (June 18, 2025). "How Wellington is growing: Related Ross fine-tunes plan for mini-downtown at K-Park site". Palm Beach Post. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
↑ Julie Echikson (July 22, 2025). "Stephen Ross Nears $700M Deal to Build West Palm Beach Offices". Commercial Observer. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
↑ OSCAR NUNEZ (December 21, 2025). "Related Ross Secures Record $772M Construction Loan For 10 And 15 CityPlace In Downtown West Palm Beach". YIMBY. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
↑ Mark Dovich (January 4, 2026). "Related Ross secures $772M for West Palm Beach office towers". South Florida Business Journal. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
↑ Clough, Alexandra. "5 things on West Palm Beach growth, new waterfront condos, restaurants". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 2026-04-10.

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