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 MoreThe developer of the proposed Miami River complex completed a deal to connect the project to Miami-Dade’s water and sewer utilities system. The deal was completed on June 30. According to the agreement, the Miami River project will include: 1,843 apartments 54,200 square feet of full service restaurant 40,000 square feet of office 130,600 square feet of retail 17 marina slips Meyer Chetrit signed the agreement on behalf of developer CG Miami River LLC. The developer will pay a connection[...]
Read MoreA Miami Worldcenter site has sold for $94 million, dashing plans for the long-awaited Marriott Marquis Miami Worldcenter Hotel & Expo. MDM Group sold its five-acre parcel at 700 N. Miami Ave. on Friday to New York City developer Witkoff and Chicago-headquartered asset management firm Monroe Capital, as first reported by the South Florida Business Journal and the Commercial Observer. MDM decided to scrap its plans due to Covid-19 and its impact on the meetings and convention market, according to the firm’s vice president of operations and development[...]
Read MoreConstruction has begun on the largest mixed-use development to take shape in Miami’s historic Overtown neighborhood in decades, paving the way for new shopping and dining options, affordable residences for seniors, and thousands of job opportunities. Sawyer’s Walk, a 1.4-million-square-foot development led by Swerdlow Group in collaboration with the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), will include 250,000 square feet of destination retail alongside 578 apartments designated for low-income seniors. Swerdlow Group and its partners, SJM Partners and Alben[...]
Read MoreNew York-based Witkoff and a partner swooped in to buy the site of MDM Group’s long-hyped — but now-canceled — Marriott Marquis Miami Worldcenter Hotel for $94 million. Witkoff, led by Chair and CEO Steven Witkoff, and Chicago-based Monroe Capital bought the 4.7-acre site at 700 North Miami Avenue, according to a news release. It is not yet clear what they plan to build, but the land is entitled for more than 60 stories and a mix of residential, hospitality[...]
Read MoreThe developer of the Miami River project has applied for a construction permit for the first building at the complex. The application was applied for on May 19, and the full plans were accepted by the city on June 24. According to the application, the tower will include: 632 residential units, spread over 1,164,143 square feet of space 12,305 square feet of retail on the ground floor The tower will rise 54 stories, or 643 feet. Total hard construction cost[...]
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