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Construction
Le Parc at Brickell and Atton Hotels Construction Site
Located next to each other at 1600 and 1500 SW 1st Avenue, Le Parc at Brickell and Atton Hotels have broken ground in April and May of this year.
Le Parc at Brickell will be 12 stories and hold 124 condominium units.
Atton Hotels will cost $65 million and hold 275 rooms.
Below are construction photos of the projects.
The Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science
Located in Museum Park along with the Perez Art Museum of Miami, the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science broke ground in February 2011.
The 250,000 square foot museum was designed by Grimshaw Architects and will feature outdoor landscape, a 600,000 aquarium, a full dome 3-D planetarium and cafes. Phillip and Patricia Frost generously donated $35 million to the museum in 2011.
Once completed, the science museum, art museum and museum park are expected to transform Downtown Miami into a cultural arts hub.
Construction is expected to be completed sometime in 2015.
Below are construction progress photos.
Perez Art Museum of Miami Under Construction
Formally located in downtown and known as the Miami Art Museum, the Perez Art Museum of Miami (PAMM) is part of the 20 acre Museum Park. Located at 1103 Biscayne Boulevard PAMM has incredible views of Downtown Miami and Biscayne from inside and outside the building.
Designed by Swiss architects Herzog and de Meuron, the $220 million building has 200,000 square footage with 120,000 square feet of interior and 80,000 square feet of outdoor space. The museum feature incredible works of art from all over the world and features its increbdile hanging gardens on the exterior of the building.
PAMM was financed by $120 million in private funding and $100 in taxpayer money. Miami developer Jorge Perez donated $40 million in money and art to the museum.
The building was completed in time in December 2013 for Art Basel.
Below are construction progress photos of the building.
Grove at Grand Bay Construction Site
Designed by Bjarke Ingels and developed by the Terra Group, the Grove at Grand Bay is a one of a kind building in Miami that was once the site of the iconic Grand Bay Hotel Coconut Grove.
The Grove at Grand Bay will have two twisting towers that will both rise 20 stories and have 12 foot high ceilings. The two towers will have incredible views of Biscayne Bay, Key Biscayne and Downtown Miami.
Each tower will have many twisting columns that will give the building its unique look.
Construction is expected to be completed in 2015.
Below are construction photos of the site.
Downtown Miami From Bicentennial Park
Originally, before it was Museum Park or Bicentennial Park, the land was the location of the Port of Miami.
In 1960, the City of Miami bought the land, but it wasn't until 1974 that the Miami City Commission approved plans for Bicentennial Park.
After the Port of Miami moved to Dodge Island, Bicentennial Park was created from the old dock slips and finally opened in 1976.
From 1986 until 1993 the Grand Prix of Miami was held at Bicentennial Park. The lined barriers from the track were still visible until the construction of Museum Park.
Over the years Bicentennial Park began to deteriorate due to lack of upkeep and complaints of poor design. The homeless began to sleep in the park after a judge ordered the city to give them a place to stay.
Bicentennial Park hosted many events over the years including the popular Ultra Music Festival, but residents craved a new updated park.
The plans for Museum Park finally came into fruition and $10 million was given for improvements to the park. On the Northern section of the park is the recently completed Perez Art Museum of Miami and the Frost Museum of Science, which is expected to be completed in 2015.
Museum Park opened on June 14, 2014 (Photos can be seen here) and is a vast improvement over Bicentennial Park. Hopefully the park will be maintained over the years and does not become another Bicentennial Park.
Below are photos of Bicentennial Park over the years to Museum Park.
Demolition is almost complete at lot 296 SW 7th Street to make way for a new Walgreens.
The lot was the location of the Brickell Car Wash Concept, but has sat abandoned since early 2006.
Walgreens paid $10 million for the one acre lot, which also includes the two story apartment complex next door. The lot is only a few blocks away from Brickell City Centre and across the street from where the Chetrit Group want to build four Miami River condos.
The unique design of the new Walgreens was created by Frank Demandt and Robert Brown of Demandt Architecture.
Construction on the Walgreens should begin in the next few months.
Lot As the Abandoned Brickell Car Wash Concept
Lot Today With Demolition Almost Complete
Apartment Complex on the Corner of the Site
Overhead View of Site Before Demolition
Renderings of the Walgreens
Condo West During the Day
Hotel East During the Day
Condo North During the Day
Brickell City Centre Overview During the Day
Condo West at Night
Hotel East at Night
Condo North at Night
Brickell City Centre at Night
