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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: Revealed: 3 Towers Proposed at Former Miami Arena Property

June 20, 2023

Plans have just been submitted to the Urban Development Review Board to build three towers at the former Miami Arena site. Three towers are proposed to rise 615 feet, 589 feet, and 577 feet, with the tallest at 54 stories. The proposal includes: 2,346 dwelling units 30,535 square feet commercial 2,078 parking spaces on level 2 through 8 (parking garages to be partially lined with residential) Outdoor amenity decks and indoor lounges are planned for the rooftops of all three[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Mixed-use Building to Rise Where Wynwood and Edgewater Meet

June 15, 2023

A 12-story mixed-use residential building is planned for a site where Wynwood meets Edgewater in Miami. Developer Wynwood Owner LLC is proposing the project, 2100 NMA, at 2110 N Miami Ave. The building will be home to 339 residential units with amenities, and about 407 on-site parking spaces and five on-street parking spaces. The city’s Urban Development Review Board unanimously recommended approval. Along with the residential uses, the building is to include 25,653 square feet of retail and 18,713 square[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Damac plans Hadid Architects-designed condo building on Surfside collapse site

June 13, 2023

The Dubai developer that bought the Surfside collapse site last summer submitted plans to build an oceanfront luxury condo building on the property, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects. Damac Properties, led by Hussain Sajwani, wants to build a 12-story boutique building with 57 units on the 1.8-acre property at 8777 Collins Avenue, according to a company news release. Damac closed on the site for $120 million nearly a year ago, one year after the Champlain Towers South condo building collapsed[...]

CLIENT NEWS: New twist on preservation: Creativity saves 1936 apartments from floods in Miami Beach

June 12, 2023

Several years ago, Jason Halpern, a New York developer with an affinity for historic buildings and neighborhoods, bought a mid-Miami Beach lot with a dilemma. It came in the shape of two old, architecturally mismatched apartment houses — one from the 1930s and the second from the early 1960s. From the start, Halpern and his JMH Development, which has won awards for preserving and adapting historic buildings for contemporary use in Brooklyn and Miami Beach, planned a luxury low-rise condominium[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Aldi to open its first Miami grocery in June

June 6, 2023

Aldi, a German-based discount grocer, has six Miami-Dade locations so it may surprise its fans to know that until shortly the chain has yet to open a location in Miami proper. That changes Thursday, June 15, when Aldi hopes for a lucky seven when it opens its newest store at 3750 S. Dixie Hwy. in Miami, near Coconut Grove’s Day Avenue and Higgs Street. The move comes amid Aldi’s plans to open 120 new stores in 2023, Grocer Dive reported[...]