Brickell

Preliminary Construction Begins on Brickell Heights

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Brickell Heights Site

Preliminary construction has started on Brickell Heights. Workers are in the process of clearing out the trees and prepping the ground. More cranes and equipment are expected to arrive at the site today.

The site will have two 49 story towers and approximately 690 units. The towers were designed by Arquitectonica. A third tower was added to the project across the street, which will include the SLS Lux Hotel and Residences Brickell. A total of 1,215 units are being offered for sale.

The site is located between Mary Brickell Village and Brickell City Centre.

Moss and Associates was awarded the construction contract.

Brickell City Centre Transformation Photos From 8th St. Metromover

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Construction on Brickell City Centre is continuing to move rapidly and the changes are readly apparent when you stand at the 8th St. Metromover.

What was an almost 180 view of Brickell is now slowly blocked by the construction of Swire Properties Hotel East and Wellness center. 

Brickell City Centre is changing the landscape of Brickell and it's been amazing to watch the transformation unfold.

Construction of the first phase is expected to be completed at the end of 2015.

Below are photos of the construction progress.

May 2012 - They are beginning to remove the trees from the land and move them to Museum Park. They have started the freezing process to be able to dig underground. Construction has not yet started at NINE at Mary Brickell Village or 1100 Millecento.

August 2012 - The trees have been removed and workers are in the process of removing all the dirt to create the underground parking. 

October 2013 - Over a year later, Hotel East is beginning it's vertical rise. Digging is still continuing for Condo West and Condo North. NINE at Mary Brickell Village and 1100 Millecento can now be seen. 

December 2013 - Hotel East is growing taller and NINE at Mary Brickell Village is not visible anymore. Swire is starting the process of building out the underground parking.  Condo North has not started to rise yet.

April 2014 - The underground parking has completed its rise and concrete has been poured to make way for the construction of the steel beams. Tobacco Road can no longer be seen. The Wellness Center, Condo North and Condo West have started to rise and their parking garages have been completed.

May 2014 - West Brickell is slowly disappearing and all four towers are growing in size.

June 2014 - 1100 Millecento can be barely seen and Swire has started to lay metal sheets where the Hotel East pool deck will be a few floors above. 

Brickell City Centre Hotel East Pool Deck

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Hotel East Pool Rendering

Hotel East Pool at Current State

Brickell City Centre released renderings of the Hotel East pool deck above. It looks as if it will have two pools, a hot tub and cabanas lined around the pool deck. To the north of the pool deck will be the Wellness Center. The photo on the bottom is what the pool deck currently looks like. 

Chetrit Group Plans Miami Riverfront Condos

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Site for the Planned Riverfront Condos

New York developer Chetrit Group has unveiled plans for four 60 story condo along the Miami River, which will also have retail, office space, a hotel, riverfront restaurant, small marina and a public river walk. The condo would have 1,449 units. 

Located east of I-95 on 6.5 acres between SW 7th St, SW 3rd Ave and SW 2nd Ave, the new development would force the relocation of four businesses including Finnegan's on the River, according to Miami Today. 

Miami Today reports that the Chetrit Group would seek a Special Area Plan, "to allow sites greater than 9 abutting acres to be master planned to allow greater integration of public and private improvements and infrastructure “and greater flexibility so as to result in higher or specialized quality building and streetscape design within the Special Area Plan.”

To reach 9 acres, the site would also have to include some of Jose Marti Park and the baseball diamond.

Swire Buys More Land in Brickell

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Site of Purchased Swire Property

According to exMiami, Swire Properties has a deal to buy more land in Brickell located at 602 South Miami Avenue and 614 South Miami Avenue. One of the pieces of land houses a Department of Juvenile Justice building and the other is an empty lot. 

The acquired land is meant to enhance the traffic flow for pedestrians and vehicles around 6th street and South Miami Avenue. 

With the purchase of these properties, plus Edge at Brickell and the possible site of Waterside at Brickell that area will have increasing development in the future.

Ugo Columbo and Vladimir Doronin to Develop Lot East of SLS Brickell

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Ugo Colombo has again teamed up with Russian Developer Vladimir Doronin and they have plans to develop the site at 30 SE 8th St. where a Chicken Kitchen is currently located.

According to Inhabit Miami, Doronin bought the land for $21.5 million in a bankruptcy auction in July 2013. Renzo Renzi, the developer who lost the land had plans for a condo called Beacon at Brickell. 

Colombo and Doronin just announced the Brickell Flatiron condo recently and are expected to release plans for the new site in the near future. 

Photos of the site are below.