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TWO PROPOSALS WOULD REDEVELOP THE BYRON CARLYLE THEATER IN NORTH BEACH WITH RESIDENTIAL, HOTE
Developers have submitted two competing bids to redevelop the Byron Carlyle Theater in North Beach. Miami Beach invited bidders to submit proposals for the property and received just two responses. Pacific Star Capital would build an 11-story building designed by Kobi...
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UNIVERSAL WILL LOBBY FOR VIRGIN TRAINS STOP NEAR THEIR NEW ORLANDO THEME PARK
Universal Orlando announced a plan to build a major new theme park – and they want A Virgin Trains station nearby with a link to Miami. Universal’s Epic Universe will become the first major new theme park built in the U.S. since 2001, when Disney’s California...
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MIAMI PLANNERS IN 1946 IMAGINED ORANGE JUICE DRINKING FOUNTAINS, ROOFTOP AIRPORT, & TUNNEL TO BRICKELL BY 1996
An exhibit by planners at Bayfront Park in 1946 imagined what Miami would look like 50 years in the future. By 1996, the city and surrounding area was to have been fully powered by a Great Solar Turbo Electric Generating Plant, which would provide cheap electricity....
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39-STORY KENECT TOWER APPROVED IN DOWNTOWN MIAMI, WILL HAVE MORE PARKING FOR BIKES THAN CARS
A Chicago developer has been given the green light to build the 39-story Kenect tower in downtown Miami with more parking spaces for bikes than for cars. The Urban Development Review Board voted to recommend approval of the project at a meeting on July 17, according...
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CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY AT RIVERSIDE IN BRICKELL, WILL INCLUDE RESTAURANTS & BREWERY WITH SEATING FOR THOUSANDS
Work is now underway at the Riverside Miami complex next to Brickell City Centre, newly taken photos show. Riverside will open at the end of August and include: 120,000 square feet of outdoor and indoor air conditioned spaces 750-seat food hall Miami River Brewery...
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22-STORY AC BY MARRIOTT HOTEL GETS FAA APPROVAL ACROSS FROM BRICKELL CITY CENTRE
The Federal Aviation Administration has granted approval for a 22-story AC By Marriott Hotel to be built a block away from Brickell City Centre. The FAA is allowing a height of 263 feet above ground, or 268 feet above sea level. A construction permit was applied for...
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ARQUITECTONICA-DESIGNED 22-STORY CO-LIVING TOWER WITH MICRO UNITS PROPOSED IN NORTH BEACH
A 22-story tower in North Beach designed by Arquitectonica has been submitted for approval to the city of Miami Beach. 72nd & Park is the name of the development. It is the first major proposal for the newly upzoned North Beach Town Center district. The project is...
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DEMOLITION BEGINS AT WYNWOOD QUARTER PROPERTIES, WILL EVENTUALLY INCLUDE SIX SITES
Demolition is beginning at the Wynwood Quarter project, according to a Notice of Commencement filed earlier this month. Also this month, engineer Bliss & Nyitray wrote on social media that they had been selected as engineer of record for the project, working alongside...
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MIAMI’S FIRST EVER ‘SKATE PLAZA’ IS NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION DOWNTOWN
A massive Skate Plaza is under construction in downtown Miami, and backers are saying it will be the first of its kind in all of South Florida. Lot 11 Skate Park will span 45,000 square feet when complete. It will feature multiple skate areas catering to all...
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ARQUITECTONICA SAYS DESIGN FOR NEW HOTEL PROPOSED IN CORAL GABLES IS DERIVED FROM THE HISTORIC BILTMORE HOTEL
Terranova Corporation has submitted a proposal to demolish a retail building on Miracle Mile and replace it with a hotel, which architects say has a design that is derived from the city’s historic Biltmore Hotel. Arquitectonica is the architect. In a submittal package...
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FIRST LOOK AT THE ‘ICONIC’ FERRIS WHEEL PLANNED AT BAYSIDE MARKETPLACE IN DOWNTOWN MIAMI
An application has been submitted to build a build a Ferris Wheel at downtown Miami’s Bayside Marketplace, including new renderings of what the attraction will look like. Skywheel is proposed to be a 176-foot slow moving observation wheel featuring forty-two gondolas...
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MELO’S 35-STORY MIAMI PLAZA ALREADY AT LEVEL 12 JUST MONTHS AFTER BREAKING GROUND
Developer Melo Group is moving quickly on construction of their 35-story Miami Plaza. Photos taken earlier this month show that the tower had already reached level 12, just 17 weeks after vertical construction commenced, according to shell contractor L&R Structural....
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