Real Estate powerhouse Lissette Calderon leads the charge to improve Allapattah with new developments that enhance the neighborhood, while paying homage to its colorful, vibrant culture.

It’s been said that power is not something that is given but taken. In the case of Miami developer Lissette Calderon, the adage rings true, in a way. Calderon is the quintessential modern multi-hyphenate businesswoman/wife/mother. But she is also one of the city’s most lauded visionaries, spending the last two decades making moves in the boys’ club that is Miami’s ever-evolving real estate scene, a role she cherishes and has navigated on her own terms since opening Neology Life Development Group in 2003. “I try to be the person who young girls and minorities can look up to” she says. “I have a system that incorporates both working hard and smart. By that, I mean supporting the people and businesses that reside in  …