Miami Connection
Calderon transformed the Miami River District from an overlooked area into one of the city's most sought-after neighborhoods through pioneering projects including Neo Lofts (2002), which sparked the district's renaissance, followed by Neo Vertika, Wind by Neo, and Pier 19 Residences & Marina. She is currently leading the reimagination of the Palmer Lake District with a 1,350-unit mixed-use waterfront community and recently partnered with the Rubell family and Lion Development on a three-phase Allapattah project beginning in 2027. Beyond development, she founded the Women in Real Estate Program, an immersive summer initiative introducing high school and college students—particularly young women—to careers in commercial real estate.
About
Lissette Calderon is a first-generation Cuban American born and raised in Miami who earned her Bachelor of Science in Economics, Cum Laude, from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. After working as a developer for Jorge Perez's Related Group, she founded Neology Group at age 28 in 2000. She became the first woman hired as a residential developer by Related Group and remains one of the few women leading large-scale development in Miami. Her career spans over two decades of transforming overlooked neighborhoods, with a portfolio representing more than 1,200 delivered apartments and a $2 billion+ pipeline across South Florida.