Coral Rock Development Group scored a $54 million construction loan for a Live Local Act project in Miami’s Allapattah. Developers across South Florida have seized on the state workforce and affordable housing law by filing a flurry of proposals, but few have advanced their projects to the financing and construction stage. Coral Gables-based Coral Rock plans to start construction in the first quarter on the eight-story, 227-unit Dulce Vida apartment building on a 1.3-acre site at 1785 Northwest 35th Street,[...]
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Construction of a massive apartment project at the former Miami Arena site continues to move closer with new permits filed in recent days. On April 8, a site work permit was applied for with Miami’s Building Department. Coastal Construction is listed as the contractor, and the plan was accepted for review on April 25 (it isn’t yet approved). On May 6, a phased vertical permit was applied for, with Coastal also the contractor. Review isn’t yet underway. The master permit[...]
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New renderings of the 67-story Mercedes Benz Places tower under construction in Brickell were unveiled at an event last week. The building “has already set a sales record,” with 100 units sold in just the first four days of marketing. The image reveal event took place last week at The Concours Club ahead of the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix weekend. It was attended by Toto Wolff (CEO of Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team), Michael Stern (CEO of JDS Development)[...]
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As questions swirl about the future of Michael Stern’s Brooklyn supertall, the developer appears to be all in on Miami. Stern’s JDS Development Group paid $61.2 million for the half-acre site at 888 Brickell Avenue, where the firm plans a Dolce & Gabbana-branded condo-hotel tower, property records show. A company tied to Grupo Mezerhane, led by Mashud Mezzerhane, sold the site, according to records and real estate database Vizzda. New York-based JDS has been in contract for years to acquire[...]
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The Homestead Commission is discussing a large development which will be known as Sandero Landing. This is set to have 1,100 units, along with restaurants and stores. The development will be located on 90 acres of land. The project in question will be built on 90 acres on South 328th Street. The goal is to create a place where many people can live, work and play. There will be office spaces designed for people who live in the apartments. People[...]
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A 52-year-old office building in Miami's Brickell Financial District was sold to the developer who plans to replace it with a Dolce & Gabbana-branded tower. The 888 Brickell Ave. building, on 0.52 acres, was acquired by a subsidiary of Michael Stern's JDS Development Group on April 23 for $61.23 million, according to a report from Vizzda, a Tempe, Arizona-based real estate data provider. The seller was Alphatur Inc.. headed by Mashud A. Mezerhane, which acquired the building for $6.3 million[...]
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