El-Ad National Properties, an Elad Group company with a South Florida-based team, is pleased to welcome Joseph Colon as concierge for its newly completed ALINA Residences’ Phase Two, and Ahmed Abbas as assistant property manager for ALINA 220. ALINA Residences is a world-class residential destination in the heart of Boca Raton.
Colon brings a wide range of experience in the concierge field, having worked at many South Florida luxury properties. Most recently, he served as the hotel concierge at EAU Palm Beach Resort and Spa in Manalapan, Florida. Prior to that time, he worked with guests at The Boca Raton (formerly Boca Raton Resort & Club) as a concierge/Discovery Center supervisor, brand ambassador with Breville in Boca Raton, concierge at the Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood Beach, Ritz Carlton South Beach in Miami Beach, and Eden Roc Resort in Miami Beach.
Abbas joins ALINA Residences from Harbour Investment Co. Ltd. in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where he served as an operational manager for nearly seven years. Before that, he worked as an assistant guest service manager at Hilton Garden Inn in Romulus, Michigan. He earned an executive master’s in business administration from Hult International Business School, and a Bachelor of Arts in developmental psychology from University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
“We are very pleased to welcome Joseph and Ahmed to the ALINA Residences team,” said Candace Jorritsma, vice president of sales and marketing for El-Ad National Properties. “With their extensive and impressive backgrounds in the luxury property industry, they are certain to provide unparalleled service to our discerning ALINA residents.”
Additionally, German Cabieses, managing director at ALINA Residences, was recently recognized by FirstService Residential for his outstanding service culture, consistent collaboration with other managers and teams, servicing clients and enhancing clients’ experience.
Cabieses was also recently featured on the cover of Marquis Who’s Who Magazine’s 17th edition Millennium Magazine where he was profiled for a story on his career highlights, including his work building an award-winning service team at ALINA Residences.
ALINA phase two, which includes ALINA 210 and ALINA 220, is more than 80% sold and features a variety of available residences and floorplans. ALINA Residences comprises three nine-story buildings: ALINA 200 (121 residences, which are completed, sold out and occupied), ALINA 210 (30 residences, which are completed) and ALINA 220 (152 residences, received TCO in January 2025), for a total of 303 units. Residences are priced from approximately $4 million to more than $10 million. There are a variety of floor plans still available at ALINA 210 and ALINA 220.
Private appointments can be scheduled at the sales gallery at sales@alinabocaraton.com. Douglas Elliman Development Marketing is the exclusive sales and marketing team for ALINA Residences.
About ALINA Residences Boca Raton
Developed by El-Ad National Properties, ALINA Residences Boca Raton is a world-class residential destination featuring resort-inspired amenities with a focus on wellness and accented by indoor and outdoor art installations. Designed by architects Garcia Stromberg and brought to life by Moss Construction, ALINA Residences phase one (ALINA 200) was completed in March 2021 as a nine-story, 121-residence building and is sold out. ALINA’s second and final phase, which is comprised of two new residential buildings (ALINA 210 and ALINA 220) is over 80% sold. ALINA 210 received its temporary certificate of occupancy (TCO) in summer 2024, and ALINA 220 received its TCO in January 2025. With sales led by Douglas Elliman Development Marketing, residences in the three towers will range from one to four bedrooms and span from 1,400 to over 5,400 square feet, with many featuring dens and private terraces that overlook the iconic The Boca Raton golf course. Residences are priced from approximately $4 million to over $10 million. The full luxury property features a total of 303 units and residents can explore a myriad of shared spaces and amenities across the expansive campus, including over three acres of private outdoor amenity space, two private rooftop pools, outdoor dining and entertainment areas, lavish green spaces, outdoor yoga spaces, a dog park, top-of-the-line fitness centers, generously sized club rooms, studio with a professional-level golf and sports simulator, His and Hers Spas with dry saunas, steam rooms, treatment rooms, and indoor and outdoor relaxation rooms. For more information, please visit www.alinabocaraton.com.
About El-Ad National Properties
Boca Raton-based El-Ad National Properties is an Elad Group company, which is a highly regarded development team known for best-in-class projects in the most sought-after neighborhoods in New York and nationwide. Known and recognized worldwide for the history-making, restoration and conversion of the famed Plaza Hotel, Elad Group is continuously making strides in real estate and receiving public acclaim for many of its properties. Elad’s New York portfolio of iconic buildings includes One West End, the first and tallest condominium project to come to market in Christian de Portzamparc’s masterfully-designed Riverside Center, 22 Central Park South, an exquisite collection of full-floor luxury condominium residences overlooking Manhattan’s famed Central Park, 250 West Street, a 1906 warehouse turned luxury condominium in the heart of TriBeCa, and 108 Leonard, a 19th century McKim, Meade & White Italian Renaissance Revival landmark conversion in TriBeCa. Elad Group is committed to developing architecturally significant buildings and partnering with renowned architects and design professionals to create premier new developments.
