Braman Motors, led by billionaire Norman Braman, has filed plans for its property in Miami to facilitate both expansion of the dealership and potential residential development. The city’s Urban Development Review Board will consider the special area plan (SAP) from Braman Motors for its property at 2060 Biscayne Blvd., 1930 N.E. 2nd Ave.; 160 N.E. 20th St.; 64, 106, 120, and 146 N.E. 20th St.; and 135 N.E. 19th Terrace on April 16. The SAP would need approval from the[...]
Read MoreThe Miami-Dade County Commission approved rezoning applications for two development sites in southern neighborhoods May 19, including one to redevelop the long-standing Norman Brothers Produce site. These plans continue the redevelopment wave sweeping south Miami-Dade County. As more people move to the area, infill development has become more frequent. That sometimes spells the end for long-running businesses, but it also allows their owners to cash out. Norman Brothers Produce has run a gourmet fresh food store in Kendall for more[...]
Read MoreThe Norman Brothers Produce market near Dadeland likely is nearing its end as a retail landmark after Miami-Dade County commissioners approved a zoning change allowing an assisted-living facility to replace it. The owners of Norman Brothers Produce are set to sell their iconic market to a developer planning to build an assisted-living facility after Miami-Dade County commissioners voted Wednesday to approve the zoning change needed for the project. “I used to go there for the milkshakes,” Commissioner Sally Heyman said after[...]
Read MoreRussell Galbut is looking to revive the shuttered Bancroft Hotel and an attached commercial building in South Beach as offices and restaurant space. According to plans submitted to the Miami Beach Planning Board, Bancroft Ocean Five Holdings, LLC, a company managed by Galbut, wants to convert the Bancroft’s rooms into executive office suites and offer memberships for Class A office space. The property is at 1501 Collins Avenue. The hotel’s ground floor, which previously was home to Quality Meats, would[...]
Read MoreNorth Miami Beach gave final approval for a Turkish developer to build a 19-story, mixed-use multifamily tower. Skygarden at 16300 Northeast 19th Avenue will be 224-feet tall and include 341 apartments, 12,635 square feet of retail space, 405 parking spaces, a recreational deck with a pool and garden on the sixth floor, a rooftop terrace, and public art. Developer Celal Ozkan, chairman of Istanbul-based CEO Contract, told commissioners that he wants to break ground in September and complete the project[...]
Read MoreThe site of Michael Stern’s planned 62-story One Southside project in Brickell is officially a brownfield. The Miami City Commission unanimously approved a resolution on Wednesday that designates the 1.5 acres as a brownfield due to elevated levels of arsenic. The neighboring 67,000-square foot Southside Park was declared a brownfield in 2014. The designation will allow Stern, founder of New York-based JDS Development, to pursue state tax credits as well as grants from the federal Environmental Protection Agency to remove any[...]
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