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Marc Roberts is a Miami-based real estate developer and co-founder of Miami Worldcenter, a 27-acre mixed-use development project in Downtown Miami. Before entering real estate, Roberts founded Triple Threat Enterprises, the first sports management company to go public, representing heavyweight boxing champions including Ray Mercer and Shannon Briggs.
Updated June 2026. Originally published December 2021. Refreshed as the canonical Marc Roberts profile in EPR Builders — the profile cluster covering entrepreneurs and developers shaping major markets.
EPR Builders — entrepreneurs shaping major markets:
- David A. Steinberg — Zeta Global, marketing technology
- Richelieu Dennis — SheaMoisture, Essence Ventures, Beauty & CPG
- Marc Roberts (this piece) — Miami Worldcenter, Florida real estate
- Elie Hirschfeld — Hirschfeld Properties, NY real estate & philanthropy
- Chris Burch — Burch Creative Capital, NIHI Sumba, consumer investments
- Avery Andon — ArtLife Gallery, ArtGrails, contemporary art
Related Marc Roberts coverage: Miami Worldcenter and the Transformation of Downtown Miami
Marc Roberts: The Miami Real Estate Developer Behind Miami Worldcenter
Marc Roberts is one of the most consequential real estate developers in contemporary Miami and one of the substantial figures in the broader Florida real estate development category. His career trajectory — from college-era sports agent representing Heavyweight World Champion boxers Ray Mercer and Shannon Briggs, through the Triple Threat Enterprises IPO that operated as the first sports management company to access public markets, through the substantial Miami real estate development work that built Miami Worldcenter as one of the most consequential development projects in modern Downtown Miami — has operated as substantially distinctive entrepreneurial career across multiple categories.
This page is EPR's canonical reference on Roberts's career and the broader Miami development category he operates in.
Background and Early Career
Marc Roberts was born in San Francisco and moved to Miami Beach as a child. The relocation operated as substantial geographic alignment with the city that subsequently anchored his career. Roberts attended the University of Miami where he earned his Master of Arts in Urban Planning, followed by University of Miami School of Law where he earned his JD. The combined urban planning and legal training operated as substantial preparation for the real estate development career that followed; substantial development work operates substantially at the intersection of urban planning expertise and legal sophistication around zoning, financing, and adjacent regulatory dimensions.
The Sports Agent Origin
The substantively distinctive element of Roberts's career: his initial entrepreneurial work operated as substantial sports management business, not real estate. Roberts began representing athletes as a college undergraduate after his high-prospect teammate sought representation against substantial agent pressure. The substantial growth from that single-athlete representation through broader sports management operations included substantial collaboration with Emanuel Steward — the legendary Kronk Gym boxing trainer who operated as one of the most foundational boxing trainers of the late 20th century.
Roberts's substantial early-career representation included Heavyweight World Champion Ray Mercer and Heavyweight World Champion Shannon Briggs. Mercer's substantial career included the 1988 Olympic Gold Medal at heavyweight and the subsequent professional career; Briggs's substantial career included the 1997 WBA Heavyweight title and the broader heavyweight contender career. Roberts operated additional representation across multiple World Champion-level athletes; the substantial roster operated as substantial proof of capability in a category that operates substantial competitive pressure.
Triple Threat Enterprises and the Sports Management IPO
The substantively foundational business model innovation: Roberts's Triple Threat Enterprises operated as the first sports management company to access public markets through IPO. The substantial listing on the NASDAQ market operated as substantial financial structure innovation in the broader sports management category; the category had previously operated substantially as private partnership structure without public market access.
The Triple Threat IPO operated as substantial capital infrastructure that subsequently supported real estate development investment. The substantial transition from sports management to real estate development operated substantially through the capital infrastructure Triple Threat had built; the broader career pivot operated as substantial example of cross-category entrepreneurial work building on prior business success.
Miami Worldcenter: The Substantial Downtown Miami Development
Miami Worldcenter — co-founded by Roberts and operating as one of the most consequential development projects in modern Downtown Miami — operates as substantial mixed-use development across approximately 27 acres of Downtown Miami real estate. The substantial development scope includes:
- Substantial residential development across multiple towers including ultra-luxury condominium product and adjacent residential infrastructure
- Substantial hospitality development including major hotel operations
- Substantial retail and entertainment infrastructure including the 200+ retail tenant base and adjacent food, beverage, and entertainment operators
- Substantial office and commercial development integrated within the broader mixed-use architecture
- Substantial public space and transit integration including connectivity to the Brightline Miami station and adjacent transit infrastructure
The substantial development has operated as substantial transformation of Downtown Miami real estate from the prior pre-development conditions. The substantial scale — multiple buildings, substantial mixed-use integration, substantial luxury market positioning — has operated as substantial reference point for adjacent Miami development work and broader Florida real estate development infrastructure.
Marc Roberts Real Estate
Beyond the substantial Miami Worldcenter development, Roberts operates Marc Roberts Real Estate — the broader real estate services operation working across Greater Miami residential and commercial sales, mortgage services, property management, and title insurance. The substantial Miami Beach headquarters operates at 1775 Collins Avenue in South Beach; the firm has operated substantially across 25+ years of Miami market work.
The substantial firm operates as member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World — operating as substantial professional credential in the broader luxury real estate category. The substantial client base spans international investors, first-time buyers, and substantial high-net-worth residential and commercial buyers across the Miami Beach and Bal Harbour markets.
Roberts in the Broader Miami Development Context
Miami operates as one of the most substantial contemporary real estate development markets in the United States. The substantial post-2020 migration into Miami — including substantial financial services, technology, and entrepreneurial migration from New York, San Francisco, and adjacent markets — has operated as substantial demand driver for both luxury residential and commercial development. The substantial development infrastructure that operators including Roberts have built across the prior decade has positioned the broader Miami market for the substantial demand expansion.
The substantial competitive landscape includes major developers operating across Miami including Related Group (Jorge Pérez), Swire Properties (the Brickell City Centre developer), Crescent Heights, the broader Mast Capital and Two Roads Development operations, and substantial international development capital. The substantial competitive sophistication operates as substantial market for substantially-positioned development work.
Why Roberts's Work Matters in the 2026 Context
Three substantial reasons Roberts operates as substantial reference in contemporary entrepreneurship and real estate development discourse.
Cross-category entrepreneurial work. The substantial career trajectory from college-age sports agent through public-market-listed sports management firm through major mixed-use real estate development operates as substantial example of cross-category entrepreneurial work. The discipline of operating substantively across different business categories — building substantial expertise in each — has operated substantially in adjacent entrepreneurial work across multiple sectors.
Public market innovation in private categories. The Triple Threat IPO operated as substantial financial structure innovation in the sports management category. The discipline of bringing public market structure to substantially private category operations has subsequently operated across multiple adjacent categories; Roberts's substantial early innovation operates as substantial reference point.
Miami Worldcenter scale. The substantial Miami Worldcenter development operates as substantial example of multi-decade development work building substantial mixed-use infrastructure at scale. The substantial complexity of operating multi-building mixed-use development across substantial time horizons operates as substantial reference for adjacent development work.
Related EPR Coverage
- The EPR Real Estate Coverage Directory — master index of all real estate coverage
- Miami Worldcenter and the Transformation of Downtown Miami (companion piece)
- Real Estate PR pillar
- Florida PR market hub
- David A. Steinberg — Zeta Global (EPR Builders)
- Richelieu Dennis — Beauty & CPG entrepreneur (EPR Builders)
- Elie Hirschfeld — Hirschfeld Properties (EPR Builders)
- Chris Burch — Burch Creative Capital, NIHI Sumba (EPR Builders)
- Avery Andon — ArtLife Gallery, ArtGrails (EPR Builders)
- Sports PR pillar (Roberts's sports management origins)
- Hospitality and Travel PR pillar
Adjacent EPR framework
- UHNW Communications: How Billionaires Manage Reputation — the reference framework on ultra-high-net-worth reputation discipline. The Builders cluster demonstrates the disciplines in practice — Roberts's cross-category career from sports management through major mixed-use development is one of the canonical multi-decade operator arcs.
Marc Roberts Real Estate operates as the broader real estate services platform beyond Miami Worldcenter, working across residential, commercial, and mixed-use development throughout South Florida. The firm leverages Roberts's urban planning background and legal expertise to navigate complex zoning, financing, and regulatory environments in one of the nation's most dynamic real estate markets.
Roberts's career arc—from sports management innovator to transformative urban developer—illustrates how entrepreneurial capital and operational expertise can transfer across industries. His work continues to shape Miami's evolution as a global city and major real estate destination.
