Omer Ben-Zur

An Unreasonable Man

[Omer Ben-Zur @sunorzur]

The Billion Dollar Superyacht Marina

I don’t remember when I started dreaming of building a village. I first thought how much fun it would be being a farmer. Chop wood, carry water, milk some cows, grow some watermelons. Then it occurred to me that’s a lot of work- better to have family and friends near by, right? We can take turns milking the cows, maybe home school our kids, raise the next Alexander the Great. Community parties every now and then.
Wouldn’t it be fun to build it up from scratch, together? But the thought of building a global-village didn’t crystallize in my head until I started creating Habacoa.

In 2019 I left my real estate private equity job for the ‘wilderness’ to work (with my father) on an Herculean vision: building from scratch a $1.5 billion global-village, anchored by North America’s largest and newest Superyacht Marin.

After a long day in the Bahamian heat touring 8 land sites, my father almost skipped the last plot but something told him to go on (story of his life, the most tenacious person you’ll ever meet). What he discovered there is El-Dorado;
but the color of the treasure was not gold,
but Caribbean-Ocean Blue and Superyacht White.
(I love that description, stole that from my very talented brother and sister- sorry guys).

Sitting on the main nautical route out of Southern Florida into the Caribbean and Atlantic Ocean; a 30-minute flight from Miami; at the edge of a national forest.

Deep enough to build a 110-Acre-Basin Superyacht Marina. The newest of its kind in the Western Hemisphere. Enough land to plan, build, and offer all the luxury amenities, logistical, and supply-chain support these ancient, magnificent engineering marvels (which are becoming bigger, longer, and more tech-focused) deserve.

We call that in Real Estate “Main & Main”.

My family started polishing and chiseling the block of marble together, each contributing our craft. What unfolded in the next 6 years could support a few seasons of Succession.

Succession: Superyacht Marina Edition

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The world needs more Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode live https://t.co/MBaET7cygQ via @YouTube

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@Jason I’m in

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@visegrad24 LOL

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Don’t this happen now? I ask my counsel “what’s the risk” or “let’s talk through an example where we can get burned”. In commercial leases, usually you end up arguing over the same 2-5 clauses (the ones that matter when things go to shit). Over time you should be able to get the LLM to give you the same implications a lawyer does.

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@SMB_Attorney LOI

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@gabikates @AutismCapital Don’t overthinks, it’s bad for business

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@MaxBlumenthal LOL

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@AlexanderSoros @GavinNewsom LOL

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Most of you do-do heads don’t even have experience with font types

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Also Garamond is a Superior Font

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If you bullet circles instead of squares, ya’ra loser

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@MurrayHillGuy1

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@ori_riddleman לא שותק, פשוט הפסקת להקשיב יא אורי

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@wanyeburkett Ye is a motherfuckin genius of a morherfuckin generation

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@chamath Only crazy companies

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@SolBrah Agriculture? Engineering?

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Smeagul/gollumn

Verse 1 (Sméagol, soft, wistful):
Our ship is tired, lost in the deep,
No harbor safe for us to keep…
The waves they bite, the nights are long,
But Habacoa sings its song.

Gollum (growling, mocking):
Yesss, no place for fat ships, no, no!
Too big, too wide, nowhere to go!
But precious Habacoa, yes, yes, it calls,
With space for all—even the fat, the squalls!

Chorus (Sméagol whispering / Gollum snarling):
Bring us, bring us,
To Habacoa’s shining shore!
Bring us, bring us,
Where fat ships fit, yesss, and more!

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Verse 2 (Sméagol, dreamy):
A village bright with lights and cheer,
For captains, crews who hold us dear.
A yacht club’s glow, a place to rest,
Habacoa’s best for weary guests.

Gollum (snickering):
They loves us there, yes, they do, yes, yes!
Fat ships and scrawny ones, no less!
The finest yachts, the biggest boats,
Habacoa keeps them safe from goats!

Chorus (Sméagol whispering / Gollum snarling):
Bring us, bring us,
To Habacoa’s shining shore!
Bring us, bring us,
Where fat ships fit, yesss, and more!

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Verse 3 (Sméagol, pleading):
No other port could hold us tight,
But here the stars shine clear at night.
A haven found, a place to stay,
In Habacoa we’ll safely lay.

Gollum (growling softly):
So bring us back, precious, bring us back!
Before the seas drag us off track!
Habacoa’s the place for we,
Big ships, small ships—safe as can be!

Chorus (Sméagol whispering / Gollum snarling):
Bring us, bring us,
To Habacoa’s shining shore!
Bring us, bring us,
Where fat ships fit, yesss, and more!

[Omer Ben-Zur @sunorzur]

A Real Estate Artist

Artists wait for inspiration to create, otherwise it’s like grinding water. A lot of wasted energy.

But they do everything to get an exhibit ready - not only the exhibit itself, but also coordinating the space, lightening, positioning, copy, music, etc. People usually focus on the Centerpiece, but the Background is what makes it pop.

While I was building The Big Beautiful Business-Plan in excel, Habacoa also needed a website. We had conferences in Monaco and Lisbon, and we had a great opportunity to “launch” - I don’t believe we knew what exactly we were launching, though.

I wanted the website to be the only tool I’ll ever need in a meeting -
Interactive Site Plan, 3 major call outs (Marina, Residential, Village). Minimize Copy. Able to dig into sections for technical data if needed.

That’s it.

We ended up compromising (as you do) given (i) $ constraints, (ii) speed considerations, and (iii) 4 different Ben-Zur opinions to reconcile, but, instead of using a boring 20 minute deck flip, my brother would always introduced the project with the website. Small win.

At the time, concurrently with consolidating the numerous financial components of this village in excel, I wrote a poem (Chat did, I was the Creative Director). I wanted it to be on the website, for people to be able to change the tone and style, live. The idea wasn’t even rejected, everyone just ignored me on the group chat.

So here you go, the global debut of Habacoa Haven:

Verse 1:
My ship was long lost on the ocean,
No harbor to welcome my crew.
The waves had been rough and unbroken,
Until Habacoa came into view.

Chorus:

Bring us, bring us,
To Habacoa’s golden shore,
Bring us, bring us,
Where sea and splendor roar!

Verse 2:
No marina could hold my great vessel,
Too large, too proud for their small docks.
But Habacoa has space for the finest yachts,
And welcomes us in their grand box.

Chorus:

Bring us, bring us,
To Habacoa’s golden shore,
Bring us, bring us,
Where sea and splendor roar!

Verse 3:
The village is full of life and adventure,
With wellness, events, and bright nights.
A yacht club, a casino, and crew quarters,
Where the sea meets luxury’s heights.

Chorus:
Bring us, bring us,
To Habacoa’s golden shore,
Bring us, bring us,
Where sea and splendor roar!

[Omer Ben-Zur @sunorzur]

@nikitabier Where is the jacket from?