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Construction Progress At The Twisting Muse Residences

Muse Residences in Sunny Isles Beach

Muse Residences in Sunny Isles Beach

At the end of January, we showed the views from the topped out 51 story Muse Residences in Sunny Isles Beach.

With only 68 residential units, the tower, which twists at the top half of the building is continuing to take shape and changing the skyline along the beach. Glass is being installed on the lower portion of the building where the robotic car garage will be.

Construction is expected to be completed by October/November of this year.

Previous construction photos of Muse Residences can be viewed here.

Views From The Topped Out Paraiso Bayviews

Southwest View From the Top of Paraiso Bayviews

Southwest View From the Top of Paraiso Bayviews

Since groundbreaking in August 2015, Paraiso Bayviews in Edgewater has topped out at 46 stories. 

Paraiso Bayviews is part of the Paraiso complex in the Edgewater district of Miami that also includes the the towers Paraiso Bay, Gran Paraiso and One Paraiso. The next tower to top off will be One Paraiso, followed by Gran Paraiso. 

Paraiso Bayviews has a rooftop pool on the 46th floor that was just recently poured last week. Downtown Miami, Midtown Miami, Design District, Sunny Isles Beach and all along Biscayne Boulevard can be seen from the top of the building, while offering views of Biscayne Bay. 

Completion of Paraiso Bayviews is expected by the end of the year. 

Previous construction photos of Paraiso Bayviews can be viewed here.

This Was Brickell In 2014 In Timelapse

Much has changed in Brickell in only three years. Brickell City Centre was still under construction and months aways from the East Hotel topping out. Nine Mary Brickell Village was also still under construction. Brickell Heights had just started ground breaking on its two towers and is now close to opening. SLS Lux Brickell had not started construction and was still being used as a parking lot. Solitair Brickell was also months away from demolishing the parking ramp and starting construction on SW 8th St.  

One Thousand Museum Reaches The 38th Floor Of Construction

One Thousand Museum Reaches The 38th Floor Of Construction

When we last looked at the under construction One Thousand Museum on 1000 Biscayne Boulevard, the building was on the 31st floor. Construction has now reached the 38th floor of the 62 story tower.

A year ago, the base of the building was starting to take shape on the Pritzker Prize winning architect Zaha Hadid designed tower.

One of the unique features of One Thousand Museum is the exoskeleton, which supports the building. The exoskeleton is made of over 3,000 pieces of glass fiber reinforced concrete, which is made in Dubai and shipped to Miami every week. The panels are clamped around the steel rebar and poured with concrete to the give the exoskeleton a continuous flow.

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Inside The Abandoned Coconut Grove Playhouse - Photos & Video

Inside The Abandoned Coconut Grove Playhouse - Photos & Video

Built in 1926, and located at the corner of Main Highway and Charles Street, The Coconut Grove Playhouse opened 90 years ago on January 1, 1927, with a D.W. Griffith production of Satan of Sorrows that was attended by over 1,500 people. The building was originally named the Coconut Grove Theatre.

The Coconut Grove Theatre was built by Miami locals Irving J. Thomas and Fin L. Pierce as movie theater for the Paramount Enterprises Chain and the largest in Miami. The theater was designed by architect Richard Kiehnel of Kiehnel and Elliot to resemble a Spanish Rococo Palace in the style of Mediterranean Revival. The building originally had seven stores on the ground level, ten offices on the second floor and the third floor were apartments. It had the latest Wurlitzer pipe organ and had a very modern amenity at the time - air conditioning. 

Before the theater opened, Irving J. Thomas and Fin L. Pierce sold the building to Paramount Enterprises and the theater thrived until the Great Depression of the 1930s hit and attendance dropped significantly. The Coconut Grove Theatre eventually closed in the mid-1930s until it was used to train Air Force Navigators during World War II.

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L'Atelier Miami Beach Construction Progress Photos

L'Atelier Miami Beach

L'Atelier Miami Beach

When we last looked at L'Atelier in September 2016, the lot had been cleared and just the shell of the old Golden Sands Hotel remained. 

Construction has now reached the 3rd floor of the new 18 story tower with 20 residential units. 

Construction is expected to be completed by 2018.

A Look At The 3 Miami Central Construction

3 Miami Central

3 Miami Central

Since we last looked at 3 Miami Central at the end of January, all the glass has been installed on the office levels. The outside paneling, which has a design, is being installed on the West side of the building over the parking garage. 

3 Miami Central is part of the Miami Central Station and complex that will begin service to Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach this Summer.

Previous construction photos of 3 Miami Central can be viewed here.