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CLIENT NEWS: Developer seeks rezoning to build hotel on Calle Ocho

September 8, 2025

The owner of a property in Miami’s Little Havana wants to rezone the site to build a hotel on popular Calle Ocho. The city’s Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board voted 6-1 in favor of the rezoning on Sept. 3 and it will need City Council approval at a later date. The application was filed by 1630 Southwest 8 Street LLC, owned by Gediminas Bulota in Miami Beach, concerning the 15,763-square-foot site at 710 S.W. 16th Ave. It wants to rezone[...]

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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[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Signage & Crane Installed At 67-Story Mercedes-Benz Tower Construction Site

March 29, 2024

Signage and a crane have been installed at the Brickell site where a 67-story Mercedes-Benz branded tower is under construction. Construction on the tower has actually been underway for some time, but the Mercedes-Benz branding and technical silver color scheme was only unveiled last month. A total of 791 Mercedes-Benz residences are planned. In addition to the residences, the development will also include 130,000 square feet of amenities and hospitality space, 200,000 square feet of office space, health and fitness[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Developer proposes multifamily, hotel tower in Edgewater

March 25, 2024

An affiliate of Urbanica Hotels has proposed a 35-story, mixed-use tower in the Edgewater neighborhood of Miami. The city’s Urban Development Review Board considered plans for the 0.93-acre site at 3200 N.E. Biscayne Blvd., 237 and 229 N.E. 32nd St., and 246 and 230 N.E. 33rd St. on March 20. The property is owned by Miami-based Green Circle Development LLC, which is led by executives at Urbanica Hotels. The site currently has three older apartment buildings with a combined 22[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Riviera Horizons to launch sales of Pagani-branded North Bay Village condos

March 12, 2024

Mikael Hamaoui’s Riviera Horizons is set to launch sales this spring of a Pagani-branded North Bay Village condo project. The planned 28-story, 70-unit Pagani Residences is the first ever condo development for the Italian hypercar brand, according to a press release. It marks the latest addition to the slew of branded residences in development across South Florida, and the first such project in North Bay Village. A number of South Florida’s branded projects bear luxury car logos, including Porsche Design Tower, developed by Gil[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Shore Club PH in contract for over $120M, setting a condo price record in Miami-Dade

March 12, 2024

A penthouse at the planned Shore Club project in Miami Beach is reportedly in contract for more than $120 million, a sale that would set a price record for condos in Miami-Dade County — if and when it closes. Witkoff and Monroe Capital are developing the Shore Club Private Collection, an Auberge Resorts Collection-branded condo and hotel project at 1901 Collins Avenue. Douglas Elliman is handling sales and marketing of the 49-unit development. Mansion Global reported that the unit is under contract[...]