Daniel's Steakhouse Group Signs On for Waterfront Spot at Aimco's Edgewater Project

• Gioia Hospitality Group has signed an 11,500-square-foot lease, including 2,500 square feet outdoors, at 560 NE 34th St. in Miami's Edgewater neighborhood.
• The restaurant will anchor the ground floor of Aimco's waterfront tower, with design by Rockwell Group and the lease brokered by Comras Company.
• Co-Founder Thomas Angelo says the site wasn't originally on the group's radar but became a natural fit once Aimco and Rockwell Group were brought into the process.

What's Opening, and Where

Gioia Hospitality Group, the father-daughter steakhouse operation behind Daniel's Miami and Daniel's, A Florida Steakhouse, has signed a lease to anchor the ground floor of Aimco's waterfront tower at 560 NE 34th St. in Edgewater, with 2,500 square feet of the footprint spilling onto Biscayne Bay. Plans call for an outdoor bar set directly on the water, indoor and outdoor dining, and a menu built around Daniel's steak program alongside seafood, with Rockwell Group designing the space and Comras Company representing Aimco in the deal. The restaurant is expected to open in late 2027 or early 2028, with its name and full concept still to come.

"This special location and extraordinary space gives us the opportunity to create something truly special directly on Biscayne Bay," said Thomas Angelo, Co-Founder of Gioia Hospitality Group.

Finding the Right Site

Angelo said the location wasn't originally part of the plan until Comras' Michael Silverman brought it to the group's attention.

"Kassidy and I were not originally looking for a site in Edgewater," he said, but after touring it, "we fell in love with the location" and began working with Aimco to shape the concept.

He credited Aimco's Lee Hodges and CEO Wes Powell as collaborators who shared a broader vision for the project, one aimed at benefiting not just the building but Edgewater, Bay Point, Midtown, and Miami Beach as well. Rockwell Group, he said, was brought in "even before the lease was executed" to help bring that vision to life. Kassidy Angelo, Co-Founder of Gioia Hospitality Group, who lives in Midtown, said the site makes the group's hospitality "much more accessible for residents of Midtown, Miami Beach and North Miami."

Gioia's Fast Build-Out

The Edgewater lease marks Gioia's fifth concept in roughly two years. Thomas and Kassidy Angelo opened Daniel's, A Florida Steakhouse in Fort Lauderdale in fall 2024, followed by D's Sports Bar next door in early 2025 and Daniel's Miami that summer in Coral Gables, which has since ranked No. 40 on the World's 101 Best Steak Restaurants list for 2026. La Sponda, the group's coastal Italian concept at Vita at Grove Isle, is set to open later this year. Thomas Angelo said the group's approach has never been about volume:

 "Our growth has never been about opening as many restaurants as possible; it has always been about building concepts we're proud to put our name on."

He added that every project has to feel authentic to the brand, whether it's Daniel's, La Sponda, or the new Edgewater restaurant, noting the team spends considerable time thinking through the guest experience, from ingredient quality to design and hospitality.

A Marquee Tenant for a Landlord in Wind-Down

The deal lands even as Aimco winds down its national portfolio following a shareholder-approved liquidation plan earlier this year. The Edgewater site itself has a longer history, having originally been proposed as a 60-story apartment tower in 2022 before Aimco secured financing for a smaller condo tower instead. 

Gioia's team has "built a strong reputation for delivering exceptional dining experiences in South Florida, and their vision for this waterfront concept aligns perfectly with the standard of luxury, design, and lifestyle we are creating."

Aimco CEO Wes Powell

A Family Business Built for the Long Term

Reflecting on decades spent as a South Florida real estate and banking attorney before co-founding Gioia Hospitality Group, Angelo said the most successful developers and business owners he worked with shared a careful discipline around growth and site selection, a lesson he said has carried directly into how Gioia picks its own locations. He said working alongside his daughter, Kassidy, has helped the company "balance experience with a youthful perspective" as it has grown, adding that the two "challenge each other, share the same values" and remain focused on "building a company with longevity, not chasing trends." Angelo said the recognition the group's restaurants have earned is meaningful mainly as validation that staying committed to quality, consistency, and hospitality is the right approach, and that as Gioia continues to grow, the goal remains to create destination restaurants that become part of the fabric of their communities while raising the standard for hospitality across South Florida.