Developer Michael Swerdlow wants to develop 5,730 multifamily units with some affordable and workforce apartments, replacing five public housing complexes across Miami. Coconut Grove-based Swerdlow Group’s project also will include 370,000 square feet of commercial space such as offices and a school; 250,000 square feet of open space and amenities and a new Tri-Rail passenger train station, according to Miami-Dade records. The project would replace the existing public housing complexes of Victory Homes at 520 Northwest 75th Street, Newberg at[...]
Read MoreRussell Galbut’s plan for a $39.8 million Whole Foods Market-anchored retail building in Miami Beach is getting a kick start after nearly a decade of inactivity. The Miami Beach Design Review Board on Tuesday approved the planned four-story project spanning 199,000 square feet at 1901 Alton Road. Miami-based Crescent Heights, led by Galbut, Sonny Kahn and Bruce Menin, is under contract to purchase the 1.3-acre site from Wells Fargo. Crescent Heights would demolish the existing single-story building, currently occupied by[...]
Read MoreCrescent Heights proposes a 280-unit condo tower in Miami’s Arts & Entertainment District, near the firm’s planned redevelopment of a school board site. The Miami-based firm, led by Russell Galbut, wants to build the roughly 26-story building between Northeast First Court and Northeast First Avenue, north of Northeast 14th Street, according to an application Crescent Heights filed to Miami-Dade County this month. The project would have 22,000 square feet of storage; 1,500 square feet of commercial space, including retail; and[...]
Read MoreDolce&Gabbana and developer JDS unveiled new details and renderings yesterday of a 90-story supertall condo hotel they are planning at 888 Brickell. The 1,049-foot building will be the tallest in Miami, the developer said. It will feature ivory travertine and matt black steel beams, along with a gold beaded ‘necklace’ towards street level, with Studio Sofield the architect. Inside the building will be a Grand Lobby with two bars, six food and beverage outlets, a signature restaurant on the ground[...]
Read MoreA pre-application was filed with Miami-Dade planners yesterday for a downtown Miami residential tower. The building is being proposed under the county’s Rapid Transit Zone zoning code. The new tower is planned to rise 26 stories, and will be a multi-family residential building, according to a letter from the developer’s representative. Plans for the tower include 280 dwelling units and 1,502 square feet of commercial/retail. Total floor area will be 184,135 square feet. No parking is required under county code,[...]
Read MoreDevelopers planning the Grand Hyatt Convention Center hotel in Miami Beach have submitted design refinements to a city board for review. The Miami Beach Design Review Board had requested the changes at a previous meeting, and also requested that the updated designs be submitted for review once they had been made. The developer is additionally requesting the board approve a variance to allow the building to encroach into a ten-foot ground-level setback required by city code. A meeting of the[...]
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