Miami Riverwalk Now Called Miami River

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Chetrit Group's Miami River Project

Originally called Miami Riverwalk, Chetrit Group has now decided to call the massive 4 60 story towers Miami River, according to Miami Today.

Phase one of the project will include one tower with 368 residential units, 150 hotel rooms and over 50,000 square feet in commercial space. 

Originally, improvements to the riverwalk which would connect under the bridge to Latitude on River was to be done in phase 3, but Miami Commissioners want work to be done right away. 

Currently, this is what the area looks like now.

Brickell Tennis Club Demolition At Night

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Brickell Tennis Club at Night

Brickell Tennis Club at Night

Previously, we showed what the Brickell Tennis Club looked like under demolition during the day. Now, here are photos of what  it looked like at night. 

The Tennis Club was surrounded by the condos of Brickell and had an incredible view of the Miami Tower and Brickell World Plaza lit up at night.

The Tennis Club was torn down to make way for Swire Properties' Brickell City Centre, which is currently under construction.

SkyRise Miami Releases Lobby Renderings

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SkyRise Miami Lobby Rendering

SkyRise Miami Lobby Rendering

Since getting voter approval in August, SkyRise Miami has released renderings of the lobby/entrance of the observation tower.

The renderings designed by Blitstein Design Associates show a red wavy ceiling with a separate entrance and lobby for VIP. 

Porsche Design Tower Construction Photos

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Porsche Design Tower Construction Site

Porsche Design Tower Construction Site

Developed by Dezer Development, the ultra luxury Porsche Design Tower is rising steadily in Sunny Isles Beach.

The tower will have 132 condo units, rise 60 stories at a maximum height of 650 feet. 

The unique feature of the building is that each unit comes with it's own private elevator in the sky. You can literally park your car in your living room. Each unit will have 2-4 spots for their cars and the building will have 3 car elevators. 

Groundbreaking began in April 2013 and construction is expected to be completed by first quarter 2016.

Margaritaville Resort Hollywood Close To Topping Out

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Margaritaville Hollywood Beach

Located on Hollywood Beach, Margaritaville Resort will be a 349 room hotel that will rise 17 floors. 

The project is being developed by Lon Tabatchnick and the architect is Adache Architects. The contractor is Coastal Construction and Tischman Construction. 

The cost of the project is $147 million and sits on 5 acres of land. 

Margaritaville Resort will open in Summer of 2015. 

Chetrit Group's Miami Riverwalk Going Under Commission Review

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Overview of Miami Riverwalk Site In Brickell

Overview of Miami Riverwalk Site In Brickell

Plans for Chetrit Group's Miami Riverwalk have been slightly altered before going under commission review, according to exMiami.

Revised plans call for public money totaling $22 million, which will include rebuilding the riverwalk and reconfiguring an exit off of I-95.

Currently, most of the houses and buildings on the site are boarded up with only a few businesses open before they have to vacate. Finnegan's on the River has been closed and workers are dismantling the site. 

Renderings of the project can be seen here.

 

Tobacco Road To Permanently Close This Month

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The Oldest Bar in Miami

According to Miami.com, Tobacco Road will be closing permanently on October 25. The lease was not up until May of 2015, but were forced to close sooner than expected. 

Established in 1912, Tobacco Road is Miami's oldest bar and had the first liquor license. For more history on the place click here.

The property and surrounding land was purchased by Columbian developer Carlos Mattos in April 2012 for $12.5 million. 

On October 25th, Tobacco Road will have its final closing party.