A developer is bringing a new mixed-use residential tower that will include a hotel and outdoor dining to Miami Worldcenter. Miami A/I Parcel 3 Subsidiary LLC has presented a plan for Miami Worldcenter Block C East at 155 NE 10th St., in the northern edge of the booming Miami Worldcenter District. This latest project will be a 53-story mixed-use tower with a 280-key hotel, along with 351 luxury condominiums, commercial-retail uses including a two-story restaurant, and a parking podium for up to 331 vehicles. The city’s Urban Development Review Board has recommended approval with one condition ..read more

Coral Gables continues to welcome world-recognized brands as Apple moves in The Plaza Coral Gables. “I think what’s exciting about Apple is that it is an expansion project,” said Mark Trowbridge, president and CEO of the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce. “This comes on the heels of FIFA bringing their corporate headquarters here, which is a relocation project, and then Ryder Corporation, which has just now opened here in Coral Gables, which was a retention project. “Coral Gables has seen three very significant global brands, either relocate here, expand here or stay here in a more significant ..read more

Doral’s prime location continues to drive the city’s high demand for commercial real estate. “The demand in Doral has been steady for years,” said Lee & Associates Senior Vice President Conner Milford. “I haven’t seen any sort of real drop, significant drop….” Doral is a premier location due to its proximity to PortMiami and Miami International Airport, Mr. Milford said. “I would say the majority of Class A products that’s being delivered in the market is either in Doral or just north of there.” Doral is probably the most in-demand market in South Florida, he said. Similarly, other profess ..read more

Money issues may strangle a planned October completion of the new county Civil and Probate Courthouse on Flagler Street downtown as Miami-Dade and the builder trade claims. Mediation Feb. 7 “resulted in an impasse,” said Kathy Labrada, chief efficiency and compliance officer for the Internal Services Department. The matter is slated for review in late April. Builder Plenary Justice Miami has “submitted claims for additional compensation” totaling $19.5 million and time extensions, according to a February report by Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. Plenary blamed its more-time, more-money claim on th ..read more

A call to find city funds to hire a condominium ombudsperson has been referred to Miami Beach’s Finance and Economic Resiliency Committee. “In order to properly implement the Condominium Assistance Charter Amendment,” the resolution that city commissioners referred says, “the city should create a position for a professional with relevant experience assisting condominium and/or co-op owners in navigating city processes and working with other governmental agencies to facilitate the resolution of condominium-related issues.” Sponsoring Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt was joined by co-sponsors Alex J ..read more

To remedy a parking shortage in the Biscayne Boulevard historic district, the City of Miami is considering increasing building height as an incentive for developers in exchange for infrastructure improvements. The Miami City Commission is to hear the first reading of an ordinance today (3/14) that would permit new building projects an additional 20 feet above the maximum height currently allowed in the Miami Modern (MiMo)/Biscayne Boulevard historic district. To take advantage of the new allowance, projects must contribute at least $6 million in infrastructure improvements in the area. Nearing ..read more

A new 40-story Class A office building is to rise in Brickell offering exclusive tenant amenities including a private club, meeting facilities and fitness facilities. Services and Promotions Miami LLC plans to build the office building, Santander Tower, at 1401 Brickell Ave. The building now is the home of Santander Bank. The tower will have just under 1.5 million square feet of floor area and be home to 612,918 square feet of offices, 107,953 square feet of food and beverage space, a multi-level urban club atop the podium, and 1,496 parking spaces. Miami’s Urban Development Review Board is re ..read more

A developer plans to construct a 27-story condo-hotel in Miami’s Edgewater neighborhood. Urban Network Capital Group LLC plans to build the mixed-use project at 445 NE 36th St., near Biscayne Bay and the Julia Tuttle Causeway on I-195. The city’s Urban Development Review Board unanimously recommended approval of the project with several conditions. Designed by Kobi Karp Architecture, the project will provide 180 lodging units, about 7,290 square feet of ground floor retail-commercial space, and 121 parking spaces, including 24 electric vehicle (EV) spaces. Ben Fernandez, an attorney representi ..read more

The developers of Sawyer’s Walk, a 1.5-million-square-foot multi-use project in Miami’s Overtown, received a $2 million grant from county commissioners last week based on a letter seeking the money to cover part of a $16 million covid-generated cost overrun. The funding is to go to the 578 units of senior affordable housing that are part of the project. The developer, in a press release last month, said that the development’s office and retail space are 100% leased and the project is to open this summer. Also last month, the world’s largest shipping and third-largest cruise company, MSC Group ..read more

A developer has plans to construct a multi-family residential tower with enough commercial space to accommodate a grocery store at 3600 Biscayne Blvd. The developer is 3600 Biscayne JV OZNF LLC, the owner of the properties at 3600 Biscayne Blvd. and 221 NE 36th St. The owner is an affiliate of Pacific Star Capital LLC. The project is planned for a busy area where Edgewater, Midtown and the Miami Design District meet. The city’s Urban Development Review Board is recommending conditional approval of the project. The new building is to include 18 stories with 175 dwellings and 36,682 square feet ..read more