Why am I running for the Plaza Board in 2026

This is a very valid question, especially in light of the adverse and antagonistic climate that we have all witnessed in 2025, with the New Board that was elected this past January.

So let me tell you why. I am a tenant, and a Real Estate Broker. I moved to the Plaza in 2011, representing the co-Developer of the Plaza, with the task of selling 80 condominiums and 21 parking spaces. As of today, I have sold more than 175 units at the Plaza in the 2 towers.

There is a provision in the Condominium Documents at the Plaza and in all buildings built after 2006, that allows basically anyone to run for the Board. You don’t need to be an owner; you don’t even need to live in the building. This widely common provision was put there so owners-investors could also be represented in the Board of Directors.

Roughly 54% of the 560 units at the Plaza (950) are rented. That comes to 302 units where the owners absolutely don’t live at the Plaza. They pay the same maintenance fees as everyone, and they deserve representation as well.

I have convinced more than 175 people to invest their hard-earned money at the Plaza. I directly manage 45 rental units, and I do have the trust of many other owners who live in their condominiums. 

Beside the segmentation between owners-occupants, owners-investors, tenants, etc, I do think that we all want the same thing: we want the Plaza to run smoothly, as a nice and luxury building in Brickell, with decent amenities and a Management that is there to assist and properly serve the Residents, all of them.

This is why 10 years ago I joined the Board at the time, because I was seeing that the Management was not really assisting and helping the Residents. During these 10 years, with different Board members, we did many improvements to the community: the backdoor entrance, the parking garage doors, the children’s playroom, the new lobby, the new carpet, better run elevators, etc. 

This year 2025 we have seen that we are sliding back as a building.

 

We want functioning elevators, where you are not stressed out having to take additional time every morning when you leave your home. We want functioning elevators, where you can push any button to call the elevator and you don’t have to wonder if it will really come or not! This is not acceptable.

We want a nice and welcoming community, without the attacks and vitriol that many have witnessed this past year.

We want nice and friendly frontdesk attendants, who can promptly retrieve our packages and assist us and our guests, showcasing the luxury level we should expect. We want a service oriented Management, with a background check on new residents that will take 2 hours, not 10 days. 

We want more transparency, with the real amounts spent on consultants and attorney fees without producing anything positive for the community. We have now the crucial stucco-painting project that has been hastily interrupted, with no visibility on what will happen to our building, which is now half-painted and half-dirty. This is not acceptable.

If you read that, you are already here at: www.PlazaBrickell.com/Board2026. Thanks for coming here and for your interest to put our building back on track, as a smooth and pleasant community, clean, with elevators that work, with a friendly and efficient staff.

I am planning some Zoom meetings where we can exchange and put together a strategy to succeed and improve our building. Please make sure that I have your email address so I can invite you to the next Zoom meeting.

With my best regards,

Franck Dossa
Real Estate Broker at Plaza Brickell International Realty