Braman Motors, led by billionaire Norman Braman, has filed plans for its property in Miami to facilitate both expansion of the dealership and potential residential development. The city’s Urban Development Review Board will consider the special area plan (SAP) from Braman Motors for its property at 2060 Biscayne Blvd., 1930 N.E. 2nd Ave.; 160 N.E. 20th St.; 64, 106, 120, and 146 N.E. 20th St.; and 135 N.E. 19th Terrace on April 16. The SAP would need approval from the[...]
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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