Carlos Suarez, founder of the popular New York restaurant Rosemary’s, grew up in Coral Gables in the 1990s, but after college gravitated to the northeast. And when it came time to open his first restaurant — named for his mother — he opened it in the West Village, then went on to expand in Tokyo, the East Village and Midtown Manhattan. Now, 13 years later, Rosemary’s has finally made it to Miami. The Italian restaurant from Suarez’s Casa Nela hospitality[...]
Read MoreUgo Colombo walked into the Mercedes-Benz Places sales center launch wearing sunglasses with a light orange tint. Colombo glided through the building, sizing up the finishes for the planned Brickell condo project. The car enthusiast — he owns the luxury car dealership the Collection — is rarely seen at industry events. He was among a handful of developers and hundreds of real estate agents and brokers who attended the opening on Feb. 5, hosted by Michael Stern’s JDS Development and[...]
Read MoreDomus Brickell Park has become the first development in Brickell to top off this year. With the shell now complete, the tower is on track to obtain a temporary certificate of occupancy by the end of 2025, with its hotel and residences on schedule to open in Q1 of 2026. The 12-story development will include 171 fully furnished, short-term friendly units. More than 60% of units have been sold. Developer North Development celebrated the top-off milestone with the project’s general[...]
Read MoreMercedes-Benz and JDS Development Group have launched sales for Tower 2 at Mercedes-Benz Places. The 67-story building is already under construction. The design of the cuboid tower is said to embody the Mercedes-Benz brand aesthetic. “We are transferring our significant automotive design expertise into architecture and with that make a strong and different timeless statement,” said Gorden Wagener, Chief Design Officer, Mercedes-Benz Group AG. Sales are reportedly strong. Following the initial sales release of Tower 1 in early 2024, 100[...]
Read MoreDubai-based developer DAMAC has launched The Delmore in Surfside. The ultra-luxury residential building is being built on the former Champlain Tower site. Zaha Hadid Architects is designing the 12-story building with a flow-through canyon and a GFRC exterior façade designed to look and feel like the sand on the beach behind the building (employees took handfuls of sand from behind the building site). Passersby on Collins Avenue will be able to see a 75-foot-long see-through swimming pool made of acrylic,[...]
Read MoreA developer has put together a plan to bring more residential units to the evolving Wynwood Norte neighborhood, along with several retail spaces. Owner-developer Kambucha LLC plans to construct the new six-story Rose Wynwood building at 444 NW 33rd St. The overall project will amount to 232,095 square feet of floor area, home to 140 residential dwelling units, 14 micro-retail units, and two retail spaces on the ground floor. The city’s Urban Development Review Board unanimously recommended approval with one[...]
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