Gaia, a globally renowned Greek-Mediterranean dining destination from Dubai, is set to debut its first U.S. location in Miami Beach’s South of Fifth community come summer 2025. Conceptualized by British-Nigerian Chef Izu Ani and hospitality entrepreneur Evgeny Kuzin, the restaurant is a flagship of Fundamental Hospitality, with existing locations in Dubai, London, Qatar, Monte-Carlo and Marbella. The upscale eatery, which is named after the Greek goddess of the earth, will open on the ground floor of the Marea Condominium, 801[...]
Read MoreMG Developer wants to replace a full block of 20 single-family homes in Hialeah with an apartment complex. The City Council will consider a land use amendment for the 3.84-acre site a block west of the Hialeah Tri-Rail/Metrorail Transfer Station on Feb. 28. It covers 901 to 983 East 26th Street and 906 to 990 East 27th Street. Metro Parc Hialeah II LLC, an affiliate of Coral Gables-based MG Developer, has acquired 14 of the 20 homes there. It’s negotiating[...]
Read MoreRelated Group and BH Group submitted a site plan for their joint venture’s proposed mixed-use project in Aventura. The developers plan Icon Aventura as a 26-story tower with 308 apartments, 12,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and a garage on a 4-acre development site at 2999 Northeast 191st Street, according to an application submitted to the city of Aventura. The assemblage includes an existing office building, Aventura View, that Related and BH plan to renovate. The partnership paid $51 million for[...]
Read MoreThe former home of Laurenzo’s Italian Market in North Miami Beach could be redeveloped into a mixed-use project with three towers. May NMB LLC, an affiliate of Lakewood, New Jersey-based Accurate Builders, filed a municipal pre-application with Miami-Dade County concerning the 3.03-acre site at 16445 and 16385 W. Dixie Highway, plus 2255 N.E. 164th St. The site currently has 52,120 square feet of commercial space, mostly the old market. Laurenzo’s Italian Market closed in 2019 after 69 years in business.[...]
Read MoreA private elementary school in Miami Beach is looking to expand along Washington Ave. John D. Marshall, founder of the mobile security company AirWatch, is seeking approval to build a four-story building to house upper elementary and middle school grades of the Basecamp 305 school, according to filings made to the Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board. The investor, who sold AirWatch for $1.17 billion in 2014, founded the private institution so his children could go to school close to where[...]
Read MoreAn Oklahoma-based investor wants to convert a historic apartment building in Miami Beach into a boutique hotel, according to a filing with the city’s Historic Preservation Board. The Mediterranean Revival-style building, located a block south of the Bass Museum at 337 20th Street, was constructed in 1926 and today functions as a 56-unit rental property. Intervest Properties is seeking approvals to turn the 34,979-square-foot building into a 76-room hotel, eight years after paying $11.8 million for it. The proposed plans[...]
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