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[...]
Read MoreIn an effort to boost business conference bookings at Fontainebleau Miami Beach, Jeffrey Soffer’s firm has begun construction on a new five-story event center on a former surface parking lot adjacent to his iconic oceanfront resort. The 50,000-square-foot building at 4360 and 4370 Collins Avenue will connect to the historic hotel’s Tresor Tower via a new sky bridge, and have an underground garage that will include employee parking, Fontainebleau Development President Bret Mufson said via email. The growing number of[...]
Read MoreJDS Development Group has filed revised plans with Miami-Dade County for the 888 Brickell tower. The tower is still planned to rise to a supertall height of exactly 1,049 feet, the maximum permitted in the area. With the revisions, 888 Brickell is now planned to include: 259 residential units 52,144 square feet of health/fitness 38,727 square feet of food and beverage space approximately 273 parking spaces Studio Sofield remains the building designer, with ODP listed as the architect of record.[...]
Read MoreMiami River’s developer has just signed an agreement with Miami Dade’s Water and Sewer Department, in a deal that will see more apartments than originally planned. According to the September 27 addendum to the original utilities agreement, the Miami River Special Area Plan in Brickell will now include: 1,961 apartments 29,600 square feet of full service restaurant 40,000 square feet of office 120,020 square feet of retail 17 marina slips Meyer Chetrit signed the agreement on behalf of the developing[...]
Read MoreIan Bruce Eichner is launching sales for the second building in his waterfront La Baia Bay Harbor Islands condo project. The developer, who heads New York-based Continuum Company, kicked off sales for the eight-story, 57-unit La Baia North at 9481 East Bay Harbor Drive, with prices starting at $1.3 million, according to a press release. The building will offer two-, three- and four-bedroom floor plans, ranging between 1,400 square feet and 2,100 square feet. The largest units are asking $3.5[...]
Read MoreDeveloper Ronny Finvarb is returning to the Miami Beach Design Review Board with plans for a new project in Sunset Harbour. At next week’s meeting, the board will vote on plans for the developer’s mixed-use project at 1790 Alton Road in the Sunset Harbour neighborhood. Finvarb previously sought to build a hotel on the property, but the city commission unanimously passed a zoning overlay district that banned the construction of new hotels last year. Instead, it encouraged the development of new[...]
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