Kobi Karp

The 10 Story Palazzo Della Luna Tops Off

Palazzo Della Luna Under Construction

Palazzo Della Luna Under Construction

After initially starting construction January 2016, Palazzo Della Luna has topped off at 10 stories on Fisher Island. 

With only 50 units, Palazzo Della Luna is being developed by PDS Development and has started sales. Units will range from $6.5 million to $40 million.

The next door Palazzo Del Sol was completed in 2016.

Arte by Antonio Citterio In Surfside Now Going Vertical

Arte by Antonio Citterio

Arte by Antonio Citterio

The 12 story Arte by Antonio Citterio in Surfside is now starting to go vertical after beginning foundation work in January 2017. 

With only 12 units, Arte by Antonio Citterio is being developed by ASRR Capital and Süzer Group. ASRR Capital closed on a large site in Edgewater where they plan to building two towers in June 2017.

Construction is expected to be completed bu the end of 2018.

Residence Inn Sunny Isles Is Now Open

Residence Inn Sunny Isles

Residence Inn Sunny Isles

The Residence Inn Sunny Isles opened for business November 2017. 

At a cost of $65 million, the 19 story hotel with 194 studio suites was developed by Robert Finvarb Companies, who is also developing a 24 story mixed used hotel in Brickell and designed by architect Kobi Karp.

The Residence Inn is located near the under construction Muse Residences and Jade Signature.

53 Story Tower Proposed For Edgewater

1775 Biscayne Blvd

1775 Biscayne Blvd

A 53 story mixed used tower has been proposed in Edgewater and will go before Miami's Urban Design Review Board on November 29th, according to The SFBJ. 

Located at 1775 Biscayne Boulevard across from the nearly completed Aria on the Bay, the tower will have 200 hotel rooms, 444 residential units, 45,600 square feet of commercial space, 64,500 square feet of office space and 546 parking spaces.

The project will be developed by V Downtown and designed by Kobi Karp.

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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Crescent Heights Proposes Building New Miami-Dade Courthouse

New County Courthouse Rendering

New County Courthouse Rendering

Crescent Heights developer Russell Galbut has proposed building a new $300 million courthouse, designed by architect Kobi Karp, on a surface parking lot at 54 W. Flagler St in exchange for the existing courthouse at 73 E. Flagler St., according to The Miami Herald. 

By building a new $300 million courthouse, Miami-Dade would pay Crescent Heights $18 million a year in rent over the course of a 99 year lease. In exchange, Crescent Heights would redevelop the existing courthouse, built in 1928, and turn it into high end offices with shops and restaurants on the ground floor.

In November 2014, voters rejected a tax increase of $390 million to help fund a new courthouse.

Previously in April 2016, Crescent Heights proposed building two 43 story towers with 391 residential units on the 54 W. Flagler St lot.

Edge On Brickell Requests For Taller Tower

Edge on Brickell Rendering

Edge on Brickell Rendering

The Edge on Brickell, designed by architect Kobi Karp, is seeking approval for a taller building on their site located on the edge of the Miami River, according to The Next Miami.

The 13,797 square foot lot was purchased for $18.3 million in July 2015. The new request would see the tower rise taller to 631 feet and 58 stories from the original 55 stories and 606 feet. 

A vacant sales center has been on the sitting on the site for over two years from the original developer.