Art Plaza East Tower Close To Top Off

November 02, 2018 in Art Plaza, Arts & Entertainment, Construction, Golden Dusk Photography, Melo Group, Miami, Rental

The 34 story two tower Art Plaza in the Arts and Entertainment district has reached the 33rd floor on the East Tower and is about to top off. The West Tower has reached the 26th floor and is 7 floors away from top off.

When we last looked at Art Plaza in September, the towers were on the 24th and 18th floor of construction. Vertical construction began in April with foundation work beginning at the start of the year.

Art Plaza, developed by Melo Group, will have 667 rental units and 15,000 square feet of retail space.

Previous construction photos of Art Plaza can be viewed here.

TBT - Echo Brickell To Begin Construction This Week

November 01, 2018 in Brickell, Brickell Avenue, Condo, Construction, Golden Dusk Photography, Miami, Carlos Ott, Echo Brickell, Property Markets Group, JDS Development Group, Moriarty

TBT (October 28, 2014) - 4 years ago this week, construction started on the 57 story Echo Brickell. The building eventually topped off in January 2017 before being completed in November 2017. Construction photos of Echo Brickell can be viewed here.

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.

One Park Grove Reaches 8th Floor Of Construction

October 31, 2018 in Architecture, Condo, Construction, Golden Dusk Photography, Miami, Moriarty, OMA, Park Grove, Rem Koolhaas, Terra Group, Coconut Grove, One Park Grove

Construction is completed on Two Park Grove and The Club Residences which are two 20 story towers part of the 5.2 acre Park Grove complex.

The last tower remaining to be built is the 20 story One Park Grove, which is currently on the 8th floor of construction after breaking ground in March of this year. One Park Grove, with only 64 residential units, is currently rising on the site of where there used to be a Coconut Grove Bank.

Park Grove was designed by Rem Koolhaas and Shohei Shigematsu of OMA and developed by Terra Group.

One Park Grove Construction Photos

Construction Progress Photos

TBT - One Final Look - A Photo Tour Of Tobacco Road

October 25, 2018 in Brickell, Golden Dusk Photography, Historical, Miami, Tobacco Road, TBT

Our first TBT piece was originally posted October 27, 2014, two days after the final call of the oldest bar in Miami - Tobacco Road. Since the closing and demolition of Tobacco Road, it has been announced that the Tobacco Road lot will be part of the Brickell City Centre expansion, which will include a 54 story condo at 570 feet and another 62 story condo across the street at 654 feet.

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.