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Brickell
The 1010 Brickell project developed by Key International and 13 Floor Investments received a $76 million construction loan, according to The Real Deal.
In September, demolition began on the parking garage on the site and now preliminary construction has begun on the 50 story condo.
Swire Will Tunnel Under SE 6th St. Highlighted In Red
Swire will close SE 6th St. between South Miami Ave. and SE 1st Ave until April 15 to tunnel beneath the street according to Miami Today.
The tunnel will connect Brickell City Centre North Squared Condo with the underground parking of the rest of City Centre. The underground parking has two levels for 1,934 spaces.
Foundation work is being done on the bottom retail portion of North Squared Condo. This site used to be the parking lot for the Brickell Tennis Club.
SLS Brickell Under Construction
SLS Brickell has grown from 6 floors to 12 floors since our last update.
Workers are in the process of putting on the sliding door windows on the bottom floors and the triangular edges on the balconies are more noticeable now.
Site of Echo Brickell
Starting construction this week will be the super luxury Echo Brickell located at 1451 Brickell Avenue. Demolition began a few weeks ago on the sales center that was located on the site.
The 57 story condo will have 180 residential units and will overlook Biscayne Bay and Brickell.
The project is being developed by jointly by Property Markets Group and JDS Development Group and was designed by architect Carlos Ott. Interiors are being done by YOO Studio.
Recently the developers received a $124 million construction loan for the project.
Construction is expected to be completed in 2017.
Canopy By Hilton Site in Brickell
The Next Miami is reporting that a Canopy By Hilton will be built at 88 SW 10th St, which is currently used for construction equipment for NINE at Mary Brickell Village.
The land was bought for $9 million last year from Corday LLC. Baywood Hotels will be the developer.
The Famous Neon Tobacco Road Sign
On the morning of October 26, Tobacco Road had its final last call and turned off the famous neon sign for the final time in its 102 year old location.
The building has been around since 1912 and has been a bakery, burlesque club, gay club, gambling den and of course a place for live music. Tobacco Road was the only place in Miami where lawyers, politicians and doctors could drink next to bikers, vagrants and drug dealers.
Tobacco Road was hurting for business the last few years with the construction of Brickell City Centre surrounding the bar and after having the property bought for $12.5 million in 2012 by developer Carlos Mattos.
The new owner is trying to raise money through Kickstarter to move across the lot to a new location and save the historical items in the bar.
Click here for a video of Tobacco Road and here for a more comprehensive story of the bar.
Below are photos of what Tobacco Road looked like.
Tobacco Road Will Move Across the Lot To A New Location
On Saturday, October 25, 2014, Tobacco Road will be closing its doors for the final time after 102 years.
The property and land was bought by developer Carlos Mattos, who hasn't announced what he plans on doing with the site.
New owner, Joel Rivera, is trying to raise money with a kickstarter campaign to save all the historical items in the bar including the original wood bar and classic neon sign. They plan on moving to a new location at 69 SW 7th St, which is across the lot from the original site. They plan to open in six months to a year with a 36 year lease option.
It was also just announced that in November 2015, Tobacco Road will have a bar on the Norwegian Escape cruise line.
Below is a video of Tobacco Road.
