Grady Miars has more than 25 year’s experience and an exceptional background in land development, entitlements, land sales, Community Development Districts, land acquisition and amenity/golf operations. Miars has been involved in more than 35 master-planned communities, 13 golf courses, $750 million CDD Bonds issued, and over $2 billion in land and sales revenue.
As a former Regional Vice-President for Crescent/LandMar Group, Miars worked for Ed Burr and Roger Postlethwaite and successfully managed a region with four large-scale master-planned communities that generated more than $150 million in land sales revenue.
Prior to his seven years at Crescent/LandMar Group, Miars was General Manager/Senior Project Manager for the award-winning developer, The Bonita Bay Group. This included his involvement with the flagship community Bonita Bay that earned the prestigious Urban Land Institute (ULI) Award for Excellence in 1999. Most significant was his project management of The Brooks, a 3,600-unit mixed-use DRI development that became one of the top selling communities in Florida and the nation from 1998-2002, generating more than $300 million in land sales revenue. The Brooks became a benchmark for highly amenitized, large-scale master-planned communities in Florida.
Miars is actively involved in the real estate industry as a member of ULI and the Southwest Florida Builders Association. He demonstrates his passion for community by volunteering and serving on numerous boards. Miars is chairman for African Caribbean American Catholic Center (AFCAAM), an after-school reading and mentoring program in Fort Myers that strives to help people help themselves through empowering programs that offer hope, challenge the culture, and promote self-reliance and human dignity. Miars earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rollins College with Double Major in Economics and Environmental Studies and M.B.A in Finance from Florida Gulf Coast University, Lutgert College of Business.