A Look Inside The Completed Surf Club Four Seasons Hotel and Residences

A Look Inside The Completed Surf Club Four Seasons Hotel and Residences

Originally opened in 1930 and founded by Harvey Firestone, the Surf Club was designed by architect Russell Pancoast as a Mediterranean style villa located in Surfside, Florida. Over the years it was attended by the likes of Elizabeth Taylor, Winston Churchill and Frank Sinatra.

The property was purchased by Fort Capital in 2012 and transformed into three glass towers surrounded by the original restored clubhouse on 9 acres of property. There are two 12 story residential towers, the North Tower and South Tower, plus a Four Seasons Hotel with 80 rooms. The North Tower is expected to open next month while the South Tower is expected to open in sometime in August/September. The Four Seasons Hotel officially opened in March of this year. 

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Miami Signature Bridge Has Been Chosen

Miami Signature Bridge Rendering

Miami Signature Bridge Rendering

Miami's signature bridge has been chosen by the Florida Department of Transportation after years of talk of improving the I-395 bridge.

The winning design was by Archer Western and The de Moya Group and is expected to cost around $800 million. The public was not included in the selection process.

Brickell Heights Nearly Complete - To Receive TCO This Week (Photos)

Brickell Heights Nearly Complete - To Receive TCO This Week (Photos)

Brickell Heights, located at 850 South Miami Avenue, is expected to receive TCO this week on the two towers with closings beginning on floors 10-30 and closings on floors 30 and higher 30 days later.

Groundbreaking on the two towers started in July 2014 and topped out in April 2016. The West Tower has 46 stories and the East Tower has 49 stories and both towers have a rooftop pool that offer spectacular views of the city. With 690 residential units, Brickell Heights is completely sold out. 

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Demolition Begins At Legion West Site

Legion West Site

Legion West Site

Demolition has begun on 17 abandoned houses and low rise apartments at the Legion West site on the Upper East Side. Fencing has been put up around the houses while construction crews have started work on the tear down.

In September 2016, the houses were vacated and boarded up. During this time the American Legion Post 29 building was in the process of being demolished after being empty for months. 

The 6.45 acre site was purchased by Global City Development starting in December 2015 to February 2016 for $10.9 million with plans to build a luxury condo called Legion West. In November 2016, the Miami Development Review Board approved building a 81 foot tall apartment called Legion East with 237 units, 435 parking spaces and a new 15,000 square foot American Legion Building on the site of where the previous American Legion Building was torn down at 6445 NE 7th Ave. Global City Investments is leasing the land from American Legions for 75 years.

On the Legion West site, Global City Development is looking to obtain a special area plan from the city to include two acres of Legion Memorial Park and increase the height by 15 stories. The plans for Legion West have been revealed, but there is the possibility for three 15 stories towers at a height of 176 feet with 476 residential units. 

Brickell Flatiron Is Taking Shape

Brickell Flatiron Construction

Brickell Flatiron Construction

The 65 story Brickell Flatiron is continuing to rise in the middle of the emerging Brickell district of Miami.  

Construction is on the 6th floor with rebar and concrete pouring starting on the 7th floor. The curves of the building are now more noticable as the scaffolding is being removed from below.

Previous construction photos of Brickell Flatiron can be viewed here.

A Look At Herzog & de Meuron's Jade Signature

The Herzog & de Meuron Designed Jade Signature

The Herzog & de Meuron Designed Jade Signature

The Pritzker Prize winning Herzog & de Meuron's designed Jade Signature in Sunny Isles Beach is nearing completion and had $51 million in sales for the first quarter of 2017.

“Now that Jade Signature is nearing completion, buyers can truly understand the high-quality work that our design team produces. They can tour the expansive spaces from their home in New York or on their vacation in Europe using our virtual reality app, and achieving that sense of place is key to our sales efforts,” said Edgardo Defortuna, President and CEO of Fortune International Group. “It’s important to us that buyers are able to imagine their lives in Miami, and I am proud to say that we are accomplishing just that.”

Sales from this quarter came from Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, Mexico and New York. Three residences, including two double-height Sky Villas listed at $14.2 million each, were sold to New Yorkers as result of Jade Signature’s presence in Manhattan, a lucrative market for second-home buyers. Jade Signature is slated for completion toward the end of the year with only a handful of residences left.

Currently available is a selection of three- to five- bedroom residences as well as a few listings within “The Collection,” including two-story Sky Villas and the upper and lower Penthouses. Homes range from 1,378 to 11,661 square feet and are priced from $2.175 million to $32.9 million. 

Since we last looked in January, the crane has been removed from the 57 story building and most of the exterior has been painted. Work is being done on the interiors by design firm PYR by Pierre-Yves Rochon and the outdoor spaces by landscape architect Raymond Jungles. The slight angle of the tower towards the North was designed to maximize the amount of sun during the afternoon.

Previous construction photos of Jade Signature can be viewed here.

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.