A new law has paved the way for twice as many apartments for a Miami Beach development that targets the city’s working class with capped rents. After being presented and approved two years ago, Mia will return to Miami Beach’s Planning Board in late April with double the number of floors and apartments than originally planned after the passage of the Live Local Act. The state law allows developers to build higher and add more apartments — disregarding local zoning[...]
Read MoreThe new owners of Shelborne South Beach are embarking on major renovations at the historic Art Deco-style hotel. Westdale Properties, a Toronto-based real estate developer; King Street Capital Management, a New York-based global investment management company; and Cedar Capital Partners, a London-based real estate investment firm, are putting $85 million into the renovation project, the companies announced in a joint press release. Located 1801 Collins Avenue in Miami Beach, the 82-year-old hotel will have its guest rooms, restaurants, lobby, pool[...]
Read MoreYou’ll probably never be able to swing, shoot or putt like Rory McIlroy, but you can give it the old college try next month at one of his favorite bars. It’s called Puttery, and it’s set to open next month in the Wynwood area. McIlroy and his Symphony Ventures team invested about $10 million in this so-called eatertainment concept, with locations already in Dallas, Washington, D.C., and Chicago. The 34-year-old Irishman, who helped with the design and selected all the[...]
Read MoreA 37-story building in Miami may be converted into a new hotel and residence if a proposed plan is approved by city officials. One Broadway, a former condominium and short-term accommodation building located at 1451 S. Miami Ave in Brickell, could get a makeover that modernizes the mixed-use property, according to a letter of intent sent to City of Miami Planning & Zoning Departments in late November. The project will be discussed Dec. 20 during an Urban Development Review Board[...]
Read MoreA Miami-based developer obtained a $33.75 million construction loan for a mixed-use project near the Tri-Rail/Metrorail Transfer Station in Hialeah. New York-based S3 RE 1025 E25 Funding LLC provided the mortgage to 1025 Hialeah Development LLC, managed by Francisco Alberto Espinosa, Oscar Javier Moreno, Jose Antonio Villegas Velez and Juan Felipe Jaramillo Uribe. The lender assumed a loan granted in 2021 and increased its amount by $30.95 million. The developer purchased the one-acre site at 1025 to 1033 East 25th[...]
Read MoreSome of the final architectural features of the 54-story Miami River apartment tower under construction in Brickell can now be seen, photos by Phillip Pessar show. The tower stands at 645 feet – one of the tallest apartment buildings in the city, and the tallest that far west. When complete, it will have 632 apartments, along with retail space and a riverfront promenade open to the public. Multiple other towers are also planned in the complex, known as The River[...]
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