Ken Fields | |
|---|---|
 Fields September 2015 | |
| Born | New York, NY, US |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, environmental entreprenuer |
| Spouse | Nikki Noya |
Ken Fields is an American real estate developer, and environmental entrepreneur.
Fields is a hotel and hospitality investor and developer. In 2002, he purchased the Ankara Motel property on 23rd Street and Collins Avenue in the Collins Park neighborhood of South Beach. The motel was built in 1954 by the architecture firm of Reiff & Feldman and is an example of Googie style architecture in South Beach. [1] Fields redeveloped the property into Miami Beach's first arts hotel, inviting artists to design individual rooms (including Shepard Fairey and Kunzo Minami) and renamed the property The Creek South Beach. The redevelopment and design concept was praised by the media, winning best hotel in Miami Beach from The Miami New Times. [2]
Fields has been quoted by the media discussing tax benefits and financial incentives as an industry expert in The Miami Herald and Plum TV. [3] [4] He has been a supporter of EcoMB. [5] In 2010 he established the not-for-profit School Charging Program to donate electric vehicle charging stations to schools and other educational institutions. [6]
On November 30, 2015, Fields registered with the FEC as an Independent Presidential Candidate for 2016. [7] His primary campaign promise was to commit the US to 100% renewable energy in 20 years. [8]
Fields is married to nutritionist Nikki Noya. [9]
