As commuters unload from carpools passing through the parking lot of a Tri-Rail station on a recent weekday morning, they’re greeted by a symphony of construction while waiting for their trains. Buzz saws and percussion drills crank up just 10 feet from the train platform, where workers in green vests and yellow safety helmets are building a new housing development. The eight-story residential building, named Metro Station 1, broke ground in May with a target completion by January 2026. The[...]
Read MoreSephora’s landlord gets extension to build Lincoln Road store in Romero Britto’s old space Danny Lavy gets an extra year to tear down 818 Lincoln and rebuild it Montreal-based company has until July 13, 2017 to obtain the necessary permits it needs to knock down artist Romero Britto’s old gallery space at 818 Lincoln Road and replace it with a three-story Sephora beauty supply store. Otherwise, the variances obtained by 818 Lincoln Investments from the Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board[...]
Read MoreMiami-Dade approves huge Metrorail station project so you can ditch your car The Douglas Road Metrorail station is poised for a massive redevelopment that includes nearly 1,000 apartments, shops and a 150-room hotel, part of a far-reaching plan by Miami-Dade County’s transit agency to transform land around its train stops into urban hubs whose residents won’t need to rely on cars. The Link at Douglas, a joint venture of developers 13th Floor Investments and the Adler Group, got a green[...]
Read MoreCounty considers $464M transit-oriented development deal The Adler Group and 13th Floor Investment have asked Miami-Dade County officials to sign off on their $464 million deal to turn the Douglas Road Metrorail station into a transit-oriented development. The Miami-Dade County Transit and Mobility Services Committee will vote on the contact on Wednesday following a negotiation with county staff that lasted about a year. Adler Group and 13th Floor were the top bidders in a request for proposals (RFP) contest. If it passes[...]
Read MoreCity to consider project mixing residential, retail and CVS The Village of Old Cutler mixed-use project has been proposed in Cutler Bay in south Miami-Dade County. Clearwater-based Boos Development Group will seek approval of its site plan before the town council on July 20. It would be on the 3.64-acre site at 20002 Old Cutler Road, which currently belongs to Village of Old Cutler Corp., owned by Andres Stefano in Miami. The project would have a 15,852-square-foot CVS pharmacy store with a drive thru plus a three-story[...]
Read MoreDevelopers propose 104-unit townhome project The Centerra Townhomes project has been proposed in Miami-Dade County’s Perrine neighborhood. The county received the application for the 104-unit project at 18000 S.W. 107th Ave. on June 6. Centerra Associations, a joint venture between Hollywood-based firms Cornerstone Group Development and M3 Developer Group, have the vacant property under contract. Centerra Townhomes would have 104 units in Miami-Dade County’s Perrine neighborhood. The 11.25-acre site was seized in foreclosure in 2013. The current owner is[...]
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