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 Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board has approved a new four-story addition to the Generator hotel and hostel on Collins Avenue. Following pushback from the Board (HPB) and the Miami Design Preservation League in July, plans were revised to retain an existing two-story garage structure and move the proposed new structure further south on the property. The new building was also reduced in height from five stories to four. Generator, which bills itself as a “hybrid between hostels and hotels,”[...]
Read MoreDeveloper Camilo Miguel Jr. won initial approval for a shorter, 85-foot tall version of his planned 4000 Alton Road condo project in mid-Miami Beach. The Miami Beach City Commission on Wednesday passed on first reading three ordinances that will enable Miguel’s Mast Capital to build an 85-foot tall building with as many as 216 units. The proposal will be heard once again by the city’s planning board on Oct. 27, then the commission is expected to vote on second reading[...]
Read MoreJDS Development Group unveiled plans for 1 Southside Park, a major redevelopment of a city of Miami fire stations into a mixed-use project in the booming Brickell neighborhood. A zoning application was filed with Miami-Dade County officials by 191 SW 12 Owner, an affiliate of New York-based JDS Development Group, led by Michael Stern, for 1 Southside Park. The project would total 2.48 million square feet in 64 stories. In February, the City Commission approved an agreement to sell the 32,250-square-foot property at[...]
Read MoreUPDATE: OPENING 2021 It’s a restaurant that is one of Bogotá’s most well-known attractions and now there’s a plan to bring one to Lincoln Road. The owners of Andrés Carne de Res are seeking permits to operate their unique restaurant concept – a mix of music, dancing, and tableside theater – in the space previously occupied by 5 Napkin Burger. The location at 455 Lincoln Road (above) has been vacant since a fire there in February 2015. The restaurant was[...]
Read MoreA Spanish food marketplace is expanding into Wynwood at a time when many South Florida restaurants are struggling to survive. The global specialty food brand Enrique Tomás, known for its Jamón ibérico, has signed a 5,400-square-foot lease for 2701 NW Second Ave. The company plans to spend $2 million on renovation and open in late 2021. It will be the company’s second U.S. location. The first opened in Dallas earlier this year. Metro 1 Managing Director Andres Nava and broker Hector Antunez[...]
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