CLIENT NEWS: Swerdlow proposes replacing Miami public housing complexes with 5,000-plus apartments with affordable, workforce units

March 12, 2025

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[...]

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CLIENT NEWS: Crescent Heights’ $40M Whole Foods project in Miami Beach gets green light

April 10, 2024

Russell 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[...]

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CLIENT NEWS: Crescent Heights proposes 280-unit condo tower in Miami’s A&E District

April 1, 2024

Crescent 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[...]

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CLIENT NEWS: First Look Inside Brickell’s Supertall 90-Story Dolce&Gabbana Condo Hotel

April 1, 2024

Dolce&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[...]

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CLIENT NEWS: Pre-Application Filed For 280-Unit Multifamily Tower Near Arsht Center

March 29, 2024

A 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,[...]

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CLIENT NEWS: Design Refinements Submitted For 800-Room Grand Hyatt Miami Beach

March 29, 2024

Developers 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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