About Us

Omega Real Estate Management Group is a collective of seasoned real estate investors, each possessing a keen knack for recognizing early-stage submarkets with boundless potential. Its managing partners have each played seminal roles in developing Miami’s most sought-after neighborhoods, including Wynwood, Design District, and Little River.

Omega’s formation represents over 80 years of its managing partners’ collective experience in the field. Its in-house construction advisory, property management, engineering, and leasing expertise has produced industry-leading, highly efficient projects that create value for investors and community stakeholders. The group currently possesses a portfolio of roughly 1,100 units and approximately 700 more in the development pipeline.

The Omega team has turned its focus to Downtown North Miami, an area that represents Miami’s most significant future opportunity for growth and investment. Over the last several years, its acquisitions in the Downtown North Miami core represent the largest in the area, and Omega has positioned itself as the driving force behind the area’s redevelopment today.

Sebastien Scemla

CEO- Managing Partner

With a vision of taking a lead role in the redevelopment of under-recognized areas in Miami, Sebastien Scemla founded Omega Real Estate Management Group in 2018. During the 20 years prior to founding Omega, Sebastien had brokered and sponsored over $100M in commercial real estate in the Design District, Wynwood, Little Haiti, Miami Shores and North Miami. He had personally assembled an entire street of the Design District prior to its meteoric valuation, later selling it to Dacra Development Corp. and LVMH.

Having honed his instinct to recognize high-potential areas, Sebastien turned his attention exclusively to the area of Downtown North Miami in 2016, brokering deals that assembled nearly 7 acres of land, upon which he envisioned the development of The Gardens District. Under Sebastien’s leadership, Omega successfully negotiated $15M worth of public incentives that is catalyzing The Gardens Residences and North Miami. His vision of live work play is being completed with the development of The Gardens Corporate Center, The Hall and The Creative center. The three buildings located on 125th will include class A office space, new F&B & retail as well as more affordable Creative flex offices .

A Miami native, Sebastien is a proud father to his three beautiful children, a devoted husband, and is heavily involved in community improvement organizations. He holds a seat as a trustee of the Museum of Contemporary Art and serves as the Vice Chair of the Downtown Action Plan Advisory Board for the city of North Miami.

John lago

CFO- MANAGING PARTNER

John Lago is the CFO of Omega Investors Group, handling all aspects of financing, accounting, and investor relations. Upon joining Omega, Mr. Lago implemented software and intelligent systems that integrate all aspects of the accounting systems. From tenant portals to pay bills online to investor portals, every software used by Omega is linked to one another, allowing for a seamless, efficient, and transparent accounting system.

Before joining Omega, he was the CFO for Preferred Alliance Group, a leading Miami Real Estate investment and management firm that has sponsored the development. Preferred Alliance oversaw the investment and management of thousands of multi-family units in Miami-Dade. Mr. Lago has been an Enrolled Agent tax professional since 2013 and holds a bachelor's degree in Accounting and a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. Throughout his career, Mr. Lago has been responsible for the accounting tax structures and compliance for approximately $300 million of Real Estate in South Florida. Additionally, Mr. Lago is responsible for Omega's accounting and property management functions.

Juan Carlos Lago

COO- MANAGING PARTNER

Juan Carlos Lago is passionate about highly functional, socially rewarding, and visually beautiful construction and development. For over 38 years, his work has included meticulous coordination of each phase of the development process, from design to construction to property management. Starting his career in 1983 as an Architectural draftsman, he was quickly promoted to Job Captain and Senior Architectural Design Coordinator, where he worked on various projects, including retail shopping centers, supermarkets, and luxury residential properties.

Mr. Lago's career naturally transitioned to contract administration with Wolfberg-Alvarez, where he was in charge of coordinating & implementing design criteria for Hospitals, Educational Facilities, Government institutions, and Federal Correctional facilities.

He later turned his focus to project management, specializing in developing educational facilities for the Miami Dade County School Board. His responsibilities included construction management for conventional, CM, and design-build contracts.

Mr. Lago's sons now work with him at Omega, a testament to his desire to nourish deep family connections. At the foundation of Mr. Lago's properties is the belief that human connection, social engagement, and fulfillment are sustained by intelligently designed, impeccably built, and conscientiously maintained spaces.

His extensive design and construction knowledge and his ability to coordinate complex projects give him a unique vision that yields highly efficient projects that are both on budget and on time.

SHAWN CHEMTOV

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE- Managing Partner

Shawn was born and raised in Miami Beach, Florida, so he has a lifetime of knowledge about the area. After attending the University of Miami and graduating with a degree in Business Management, Shawn went on to develop a career in real estate financing. Over the past decade Shawn has been personally responsible for handling the funding of over 1 billion dollars in secured loans for both residential and commercial properties.

Shawn is the founder and CEO of CMG Capital, a Miami based investment and lending platform established in 2004. Today, CMG Capital is servicing over $120M of portfolio loans and has co-developed 560 garden style workforce housing units in the Denver MSA – most recently breaking ground on the $50M, 200-unit Momentum at First Creek project located in close proximity to the Denver International Airport. In addition, Shawn has opportunistically invested in land and commercial real estate in Miami, most notably successfully assembling and disposing of Wynwood Central, located at 24th and NW 2nd Ave in Miami’s Wynwood submarket.