Gaia, a globally renowned Greek-Mediterranean dining destination from Dubai, is set to debut its first U.S. location in Miami Beach’s South of Fifth community come summer 2025. Conceptualized by British-Nigerian Chef Izu Ani and hospitality entrepreneur Evgeny Kuzin, the restaurant is a flagship of Fundamental Hospitality, with existing locations in Dubai, London, Qatar, Monte-Carlo and Marbella. The upscale eatery, which is named after the Greek goddess of the earth, will open on the ground floor of the Marea Condominium, 801[...]
Read MoreTwo developers are seeking approval for apartment projects in Miami’s Wynwood Arts District through the state’s Live Local Act. The law allows the developers to bypass Wynwood’s normal height and density limits in exchange for including income-restricted workforce housing in the projects. The normal height limit in Wynwood is 12 stories, and both of these projects would greatly exceed that. Both projects will go before the city’s Wynwood Design Review Committee to consider their artistic elements, design and several waivers[...]
Read MoreA new facility in the heart of downtown Homestead is hoping to better connect South Dade residents with child abuse, domestic violence, and sexual assault resources. Two Miami-Dade nonprofit organizations are partnering to open what’s been dubbed the “Healing Sanctuary” and expand resources into an underserved part of Florida's biggest county. Kristi House, a children’s advocacy center coordinating legal, medical and social services for child victims, and M.U.J.E.R, or Mujeres Unidas en Justicia, Educación, y Reforma, a one-stop responsive agency[...]
Read MorePlans have been newly filed for a 22-story mixed-use tower in Wynwood, on the Austin Burke site. Clara Homes is proposing to develop the tower under Florida’s Live Local act. Clara Wynwood is planned to include: 147 residential units 2,005 square feet of commercial 130 on-site parking spaces, on levels 1-4 At least 40% of the proposed residential units will be restricted at a maximum of 120% of area median income for a minimum of 30 years. A 30% parking[...]
Read MorePlans have been submitted for a pair of 36-story towers called Ultimate Wynwood. Ultimate Wynwood is planned to rise 395 feet and include: 1,300 residential units 21,601 square feet of commercial 1,099 on-site parking spaces, with 2 basement levels and additional parking on levels 2-5 The development is proposed under Florida’s Live Local Act, which requires at least 40% of units to be income restricted. A total of 524 micro-units, ranging from 300 to 375 square feet are marked as[...]
Read MoreFor the past two decades Javier Torres has steadied himself on the high scaffolding of countless buildings to apply the paint jobs that protect them from South Florida’s harsh sun and soaking rains. The Colombian man, 64, is proud of his profession. It’s how he’s put his youngest son through college. But the work has also come at great cost. Surrounded by colleagues wearing hard hats at a recent evening in front of Miami-Dade County Hall, Torres spoke of the[...]
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