KeyCrew
Jun 5, 2025
From architect to developer, René Bello transforms Miami’s skyline with community-led, wellness- and tech-focused projects.
KeyCrew’s June 5 feature profiles René Bello, Founder & CEO of BLDG Ventures, highlighting his unique “triathlon” journey from architecture to construction and finally real estate development. Bello discusses the evolution of BLDG Ventures from an architecture-focused network into a full-scale developer and explains how this multifaceted background informs his flagship project, Atelier Residences Miami—a 10-story, short‑term rental‑friendly building featuring 148 residences and AI-driven wellness amenities. He also emphasizes the importance of integrating community programming like workshops and a private wellness club (CAYA), and shares how accepting cryptocurrency payments is part of the firm’s forward-thinking strategy