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SOFTBANK IS TAKING UP TO THREE FLOORS AT 600 BRICKELL, WANTS TO HIRE 100 EMPLOYEES
Japan’s Softbank is aggressively expanding a newly opened office in Brickell which oversees the company’s Latin America investments. The company opened an office at 600 Brickell in June, and has already filled a full floor there with employees. A second and third...
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ARLO WYNWOOD HOTEL PLANNED WITH 217 ROOMS, CONSTRUCTION PERMIT NOW PENDING
Wynwood is getting a new 9-story Arlo hotel. City records show that a construction permit was filed for over the summer and is being actively worked. Arlo Wynwood is being designed by NBWW Architects, the company said in a press release. The development will be a...
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MIAMI TO BEGIN CURBLESS, PEDESTRIAN-FRIENDLY FLAGLER STREET REBUILD AFTER THE SUPER BOWL IN 2020
The City of Miami has scheduled a date to begin construction on a pedestrian friendly rebuild of Flagler Street. Work will begin in Spring 2020 starting at at Biscayne Boulevard, and then moving westward to Southwest 1st Avenue. “With a safer and more attractive...
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AMERICAN AIRLINES DOMINANCE AT MIA COULD FINALLY BE CHALLENGED AFTER DELTA & LATAM AGREE TO A DEAL
For decades, American Airlines has been the dominant airline at Miami International Airport. Now, Delta could be about to challenge them. Last week, Delta announced a surprise partnership deal with LATAM Airlines Group, the second biggest international airline by...
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ORGANIC GROCER COMING TO FORMER WALMART SITE IN MIDTOWN MIAMI, ALONG WITH TOWER OF UP TO 36 STORIES
Walmart has sold their property in Midtown Miami. A mixed-use project anchored by an organic grocery store will replace it, the new owner told the Herald. The new development will also be large scale, the developer said. Between 24 and 36 stories can be built. Midtown...
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VIRGIN TRAIN STATION CONNECTED BY BRIDGE TO AVENTURA MALL SET TO OPEN BY NEXT YEAR
Virgin Trains (Brightline) is working to expedite construction of a new station connected to Aventura Mall, according to the Herald. A passenger bridge would cross Biscayne Boulevard and West Dixie Highway to the station, which will be built on four acres at 19825 NE...
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CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY ON TOWER ACROSS FROM BRICKELL CITY CENTRE WITH TWO HOTELS, ROOFTOP LOUNGE
Foundation work is now underway for a 24-story tower across from Brickell City Centre with multiple uses. The project will have two hotels, including an AC Hotel By Marriott and the Element By Westin with a total of 264 rooms between the two. At the base of the...
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Miami-Dade May Spend $76 Million To Build A Virgin Rail Station By The Aventura Mall
Miami-Dade may spend $76 million to build a train station near the Aventura Mall to serve the for-profit Virgin Trains USA rail service, using money for Metrorail and buses to create a new transit hub in one of the most congested areas along the coast. Miami-Dade...
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Overtown tower to have 98 of 616 units micro-sized
A developer plans a mixed-use apartment tower in Overtown providing more than 600 rental units, with nearly 100 being micro-sized. Atlantic Pacific Communities LLC plans to build Block 45 at 152 NW Eighth St., a 36-story structure anchored by nearly 25,000 square feet...
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PortMiami deals to create 27,500 jobs, mayor says
It took all of an hour for Miami-Dade lawmakers to sign off en masse last week on a series of terminal agreements that promise to maintain PortMiami’s distinction as the “Cruise Capital of the World” for many years to come. The deals with Carnival Corporation, MSC...
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Miami-Dade’s first fleet of electric buses draws nearer
Miami-Dade is close to ordering its first fleet of electric buses. The Citizens’ Independent Transportation Trust, which manages the countywide “half-penny” transit tax, last week OK’d spending $72.2 million to buy up to 75 e-buses and charging systems for the...
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‘UPSIDE DOWN’ TWO-STORY HOME PROPOSED ON ALLISON ISLAND, REPLACING 1937 HOME
Plans for a multi-level home on Allison Island have been submitted for review by a Miami Beach board. In a letter, the architect calls the design “upside down,” with floor area ratio of the second floor to first floor higher than permitted by Miami Beach zoning code....
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