Avra Jain

Secretary at Miami Foundation

Avra Jain is one of the most prolific real estate developers/ investors in Miami. Ms. Jain specializes in investing in and revitalizing emerging areas. Having done so previously in downtown Manhattan in the early 1990’s, she brought the same urban-infill approach to Miami’s markets. With a career path that has taken her from bond trading on Wall Street to developing properties along some of Miami’s trendiest streets, Avra Jain has earned a reputation for identifying the next it neighborhoods.

The recipient of three Sundance Film Awards for the documentary Dark Days, this industrial engineering graduate from Purdue University develops projects based around two of her favorite pursuits: art and architecture. Jain suggests “Through art and architecture, life and lifestyle are integrated. Through life and lifestyle, communities and neighborhoods are created.”