page_title: Michael Capponi
section_title: Career
hierarchical_section_title: Michael Capponi / Career
caption_attribution_description: English: Ten Museum Park, Miami
context_page_description: Michael Jean Francois Capponi is an American businessman. He is best known for helping to develop Miami Beach's nightlife and his humanitarian work with his foundation, Global Empowerment Mission.
context_section_description: In the 1980s, he promoted roving parties that attracted the attendance of the rich locals and celebrities. The events were held at a different location in South Beach every weekend to escape the scrutiny of police and regulatory authorities. Capponi also worked as a developer alongside Gregg Covin. Together, they used the parties to promote real estate projects in the area to celebrities and wealthy investors. Capponi's contributions to South Beach's development continued into the 1990s. With Covin, Armin Mattli, and Chad Oppenheim, Capponi in 2004 became one of the co-developers of Ten Museum Park, a 50-story, 200-unit building in downtown.
  In 2010, he formed Capponi Construction Group. His firm was responsible for the renovation of Terra Veritatis, a 16-bedroom estate spanning 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) of Miami Beach completed in 2013. The Wall Street Journal called the $40 million project "the most expensive renovation in the Miami area." Capponi and Gary Shear formed another company in 2013, Capponi Shear Construction, a general contracting firm.
  In 2014, Capponi joined the development team with Moses Bensusan of Costa Hollywood, an urban beachfront development, by architect Hamed Rodriguez. The 500,000-square-foot resort consists of 307 fully furnished apartments. Capponi with software engineer Gideon Kimbrell, co-founded InList, an app for nightlife and special event reservations.
caption: Ten Museum Park, Miami
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