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Miami Office

  • Virgilio Fernandez

    Virgilio Fernandez Managing Director

    Virgilio is a driving force in Miami’s rapidly evolving commercial real estate landscape. As a Managing Director with Cushman & Wakefield’s South Florida Capital Markets Group, he guides investment sales across multifamily, land, and mixed-use assets with a strategic and data-driven approach that consistently delivers superior results. A Miami native, Virgilio brings both deep local insight and institutional execution to every assignment.

    With nearly a decade of experience, he has earned a reputation for identifying undervalued opportunities, structuring complex transactions, and navigating competitive environments with precision and creativity. His clients include institutional investors, private equity groups, developers, family offices, and high-net-worth owners who rely on his disciplined underwriting, market fluency, and commitment to maximizing value from the earliest stages of analysis through closing.

    In recent years, Virgilio has been directly involved in more than half a billion dollars in completed transactions, advising on land assemblages, multifamily portfolios, generational family holdings, and existing repositioning opportunities. His forward-thinking perspective and results-oriented execution continue to influence the trajectory of South Florida’s investment market and strengthen Cushman & Wakefield’s position as a leader in the region.

  • Mitash Kripalani

    Mitash Kripalani Managing Director

    Mitash Kripalani is a seasoned commercial real estate professional with over 20 years of experience and more than $2 billion in closed transaction volume across multifamily, land, mixed-use, retail, and investment sales throughout South Florida. As Managing Director with Cushman & Wakefield’s Florida Institutional Multifamily Advisory & Capital Markets team, Mitash focuses on representing institutional and private clients in the strategic acquisition and disposition of multifamily and development assets throughout Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties.

    Renowned for his deep market knowledge, analytical expertise, and relationship-driven approach, Mitash advises clients on complex redevelopment opportunities, Live Local Act density strategies, high-rise zoning, and value-add repositioning across key submarkets including Wynwood, Edgewater, Brickell, Miami Gardens, Hollywood, and Hialeah. His track record includes numerous high-profile transactions ranging from infill redevelopment sites to stabilized multifamily portfolios and mixed-use assemblages.

    Prior to joining Cushman & Wakefield, Mitash served as Vice President at Colliers International, where he built a reputation as a trusted advisor and dealmaker known for crafting creative transaction structures and delivering superior results for his clients. He is experienced in underwriting, valuation modeling, and negotiating complex deals involving joint ventures, note sales, redevelopment plays, and institutional dispositions.

    In addition to his brokerage career, Mitash is an entrepreneur and investor, owning and operating multiple franchise businesses including Auntie Anne’s and Cinnabon locations, further enhancing his perspective on retail operations and real estate fundamentals.

    Mitash is a CCIM designee and is deeply involved in the South Florida real estate community, regularly participating in industry panels, conferences, and networking organizations. He is recognized for his collaborative mindset, strong client advocacy, and ability to navigate dynamic market conditions with precision and integrity.

  • Alain Crego

    Alain Crego Senior Associate

  • Milan Patel
  • Marcia Allen

    Marcia Allen Senior Administrator