Todd Glaser and the Posner Group paid $105 million for a waterfront estate in Miami Beach that Glaser plans to knock down and replace with a spec mansion asking $300 million. Developer Sonny Kahn, a founding partner at Miami-based Crescent Heights, and his wife Suzanne sold the 2.3-acre estate at 5940 North Bay Road. The deal, in the works for about six months, closed on Monday, Glaser said. Glaser’s investor and partner, Jarrett and Sean Posner’s firm, financed the purchase.[...]
Read MoreA shopping center near the Hialeah Tri-Rail/Metro Transfer Station could be redeveloped into a 10-story multifamily tower. The City Council will consider the small-scale land use amendment and a variance request for the 0.62-acre site at 1067 E. 25th St. on May 10. It would change from “commercial” to “transit-oriented development district” to take advantage of the public transit station one block to the east. This would continue the trend of redeveloping the largely commercial and industrial sites around Hialeah's[...]
Read MoreDeveloper JDS has released a photo of a scale model of their Major supertall tower planned on Brickell Avenue. The 82-story, 1,049-foot project also continues to move through the approval process with Miami-Dade planners. On April 14, Miami-Dade planners released comments to the initial design, with a request for: Wider sidewalks More landscaping Pedestrian access prioritized over driveway access Electric vehicle charging stations and bicycle parking Shade trees instead of palm trees proposed at ground level Major is planned to[...]
Read MoreAt the entrance to South Beach, vertical construction now appears to be underway at the Five Park tower, which is set to become the tallest ever in Miami Beach. A tower crane was installed in recent months for the 44-story tower, which will rise 546 feet. Five Park will become an “iconic landmark,” developers have said. It will have 280 residential units. According to Mayor Dan Gelber, the adjacent 3-acre public park that was built by developers as part of[...]
Read MoreMiami Beach commissioners voted last week to move forward with several mixed-use developments to replace surface parking lots serving Lincoln Road in South Beach. One of the development teams also revealed more details of the project they plan to build, to be called The Gardens at Lincoln Lane. The Gardens at Lincoln Lane will be developed by a joint venture between Starwood Capital Group, Integra Investments and The Comras Company, under an entity called Lincoln Road Property Owner L.P. The[...]
Read MoreThe Goodtime Hotel in South Beach, backed by rapper Pharrell Williams and hospitality tycoon David Grutman, scored eight new tenants. They are: Jon & Vinny’s, a Los Angeles restaurant offering Italian food; milk + honey spa; juice and smoothie brand Pure Green; designer vintage eyewear store Vintage Frames Company; gym franchise F45; alternative medicine provider Binske, which offers legal cannabis products; the luxury watch and jewelry store VAULT; and swimwear company Vilebrequin, according to a news release from hotel developers Michael[...]
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