New Renderings For The Redesigned Cocowalk

May 19, 2017 in Coconut Grove, Miami, One Cocowalk, Cocowalk

In February, plans were shown of the new redesigned Cocowalk and now more renderings and information has been revealed by the Miami Herald.

Opened in 1990, the Cocowalk Mall will have a major overhaul of the three story space with 198,000 square feet of retail.

Designed by Beame Architectural Partnership and Foreseer, the West portion of Cocowalk will have the YouFit gym and Cinepolis Theater staying, but the Cheesecake Factory will be gone when its lease is up at the end of May.

The main rotunda at the center of Cocowalk with a Fat Tuesday and Tervis will be demolished and replaced with an open courtyard with outdoor seating. The Starbucks will be moving into the former Coldwell Banker space across the street later this Summer. The change are expected to be completed by mid-2018 after starting work this Summer.

Also announced in March was One Cocowalk, which will be a 73,000 square feet of Class A office space on the East portion of Cocowalk. Construction on One Cocowalk will start in 2018.

Solitair Brickell Tops Off

May 18, 2017 in Balfour Beatty, Brickell, Construction, Miami, Rental, Solitair Brickell, Stantec, ZOM Living

The 50 story Solitair Brickell has topped off, according to The Next Miami.

Located at 86 SW 8th Street across from the recently opened Brickell City Centre, Solitair Brickell will have 438 rental units with a fitness center and spa on the 9th floor. The 50th floor will have a resident lounge, entertainment kitchen, cafe, garden complex and rooftop pool.

Construction began in January 2015 with the demolition of the parking ramp and started going vertical February 2016. Construction is expected to be completed by November of this year.

Previous construction photos of Solitair Brickell can be viewed here.

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

May 17, 2017 in Architecture, Coastal Construction, Condo, Construction, Golden Dusk Photography, Hotel, Surf Club, Surfside, Kobi Karp

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.

Miami Signature Bridge Has Been Chosen

May 16, 2017 in Downtown Miami, FDOT, I-395 Bridge, Miami

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)

May 15, 2017 in Architecture, Arquitectonica, Brickell, Brickell Heights, Condo, Golden Dusk Photography, Miami

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.

Demolition Begins At Legion West Site

May 12, 2017 in Miami, Upper Eastside, Global City Development, Legion West, Legion East

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

May 11, 2017 in Brickell Flatiron, Brickell, CMC Group Inc., Condo, Construction, Golden Dusk Photography, Luis Revuelta, Miami

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.