Related Group and partner Alta Developers have closed on $240 million in financing for the highly-anticipated residential tower, Casa Bella Residences by B&B Italia (Casa Bella), which broke ground earlier this month in Downtown Miami’s burgeoning Arts and Cultural District. The loan was provided by Cain International (Cain) — a privately held investment firm with over $16 billion in assets under management.
Terra, led by David Martin, and GFO Investments, led by Russell Galbut, topped out construction for Five Park Miami Beach, the only high-rise residential condominium delivered in South Beach this year. A visual beacon marking the entryway into Miami Beach, the development pairs a landmark residential tower with the adjacent three-acre Canopy Park and art-inspired Canopy Bridge.
Lefferts, a NYC and Miami-based real estate development firm, has topped off of its new luxury Miami Beach condominium, 72 Park, on Wednesday, September 13. Slated for completion in summer 2024, the 22-story project designed by national architecture firm Built Form with interiors and landscapes designed by Urban Robots Associates, will be the first new luxury tower on Miami Beach to permit short-term rentals.
L&L Holding Company and Oak Row Equities, along with project partner Shorenstein Properties and co-investor Claure Group, have topped out the 12-story boutique office tower at The Wynwood Plaza, a 1 million-square-foot mixed-use campus under construction in Miami’s vibrant Wynwood Arts District. The development will be defined by a half-acre, lushly landscaped public plaza by urban design practice James Corner Field Operations.
Developers PMG and E11EVEN Partners have broken ground on E11EVEN Residences Beyond, part of the E11EVEN Hotel & Residences Miami development, an ultra-luxury, dual-tower development located in Miami’s District 11. Located at 90 NE 11th St. in the newly expanded entertainment destination, the E11EVEN Hotel & Residences Miami project has taken Miami by storm, continuing to break sales records and offer a unique experience to buyers unlike anything the community has ever seen before.
Macken Companies has topped off Koya Bay, a luxury waterfront townhome community directly on the Intracoastal Waterway within the neighborhood of Eastern Shores. Located at 4098 NE 167 St. in North Miami Beach, Koya Bay features 10 four-story residences, each with a private elevator, expansive rooftop terrace and two-car garage with optional car lift. Boat slips are outfitted with water and electricity.
On the heels of closing on a $26 million construction loan for Clara Bay Harbor, Clara Homes has broken ground on Phase 1 of its luxury rental development, Clara Bay Harbor. Located at 10281 W. Bay Harbor Drive, the first building, a six-story midrise, will feature 28 well-appointed apartments designed with the same quality and level of finish as a luxury condominium. Inspired by New York’s famous apartment buildings, with personalized doormen and concierge service.
Ugo Colombo’s CMC Group and Valerio Morabito’s Morabito Properties have topped off Onda Residences at 8 stories in Miami’s exclusive Bay Harbor Islands community. The bayfront Onda Residences is a 41-unit boutique luxury condominium project being developed along Biscayne Bay at 1135 103rd Street. 85% of its units are already sold ahead of its completion which is slated for later this year.
Pacific & Orient Properties, LLC has revealed and broken ground on the limited edition Japanese-inspired 7918 West Drive, the first luxury waterfront condominium to break ground in North Bay Village in over a decade. Located at 7918 West Drive, the 21-story, 54-residence elegant waterfront condominium development is both uniquely designed and technologically advanced.
Real estate investment firm Location Ventures and Marriott International’s EDITION Hotels has broken ground on EDITION Residences Fort Lauderdale. The milestone signifies the launch of construction for the first luxury branded residences on the city’s Intracoastal that will feature two 11-story towers with 65 spacious condominiums. EDITION Residences Fort Lauderdale will continue to raise the bar as it attracts discerning buyers who seek upscale amenities paired with a South Florida lifestyle.
The Miami-based real estate developer Location Ventures has broken ground on URBIN Coconut Grove. The milestone signifies the launch of construction for the second location for URBIN, a mixed-use brand that unites design-forward residences for short- or long-term rental with flex workspaces, wellness amenities, social activations, and lifestyle-oriented retail, all in one address.
Brightline, the only provider of modern, eco-friendly, intercity rail in America, along with its contractor Lemartec, has topped off the Aventura Station. The topping off took place in the early morning hours of October 8 and consisted of putting into place a 131-foot long, 68-ton pedestrian skybridge on two 41-foot-high vertical transportation towers over a 90-minute period.
SCAROFA Properties, a third-generation family business, has begun construction on Pine Park Villas, a luxury townhome enclave in the Village of Pinecrest featuring a limited collection of 18 residences. The private community is the unique vision of Stephane Rosarion, principal of Miami-based SCAROFA Properties, which is developing the $32 million project.
Black Salmon, a national commercial real estate investment and development firm based in Miami; Lineaire Group, a Miami-based real estate investment and development firm focused on urban infill projects; and Bridge Investment Group, a leading, national real estate investment and property management firm, have topped off Wynwood Haus at 20 stories.
Construction is powering forward at Thompson Hotel South Beach which is being developed by Finvarb Group, led by Ronny Finvarb, and Chahine Investment Corp. The mixed-use project is designed by world-renowned French architect Rudy Ricciotti and is being developed on a .7 acre site at 1685 Washington Ave. When complete the building will feature a 150-room hotel which will be branded as a Thompson Hotel by Hyatt.
Following record-breaking sales and its distinction as the first U.S. condominium development to integrate the revolutionary Delos’ DARWIN™ Home Wellness Intelligence network, Location Ventures has received its TCO for Villa Valencia. The now complete luxury condominium building in Downtown Coral Gables delivers a collection of 39 luxury condominiums which are currently 95% sold.
Aztec Group, Florida’s leading real estate investment and merchant banking firm for over 40 years, announces that Peter Mekras has arranged $102,000,000 in construction financing for RIVR (River) Lofts in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. RIVR Lofts features a desirable location in Fort Lauderdale’s Central Business District in the emerging Tarpon River Entertainment & Design District and will be a mixed-use, luxury, high-rise rental apartment community with 352 residential units.
Monaco Yacht Club & Residences, the widely-anticipated, new boutique Bayfront residences and private marina in Miami Beach, has received its temporary certificate of occupancy (TCO), signaling the start of closings. The project was developed by Optimum Asset Management USA. Monaco Yacht Club & Residences offers just thirty-nine luxurious waterfront residences delivered fully finished.
Brightline, the only provider of modern, eco-friendly, intercity rail in America, has broken ground on its Boca Raton station with Kauffman Lynn as the construction manager. Once completed, the station will be Brightline’s fifth operational in the state, connecting travelers in Boca Raton to Miami, Aventura, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, and soon Orlando.
A partnership between Mast Capital and global real estate investment firm AEW Capital Management has launched the second phase of Waterline Miami River, which will bring the full development to a combined 688 apartment units. The second phase will consist of 342 rental units on a 2.7-acre development site.
KAR Properties, led by Shahab Karmely, have closed on a $128 million condo inventory loan for the recently completed 2000 Ocean in Hallandale Beach. Madison Capital Realty provided the loan which will be used to pay off a $103 million construction loan issued by Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance in 2018.
Jake and Logan Paul have been revealed as the purchasers of two penthouses atop the planned E11EVEN Residences Beyond condo tower in Downtown Miami. Jake Paul and Logan Paul are social media and YouTube personalities who turned into professional boxers.
Royal Palm Companies, led by Dan Kodsi, has locked down a $340 million construction loan from Silverstein Capital Partners for the sold-out Legacy Hotel & Residences in Miami Worldcenter in Downtown Miami. The loan represents the third largest construction loan in Florida history.
JDS Development Group, led by Michael Stern, has completed the first phase of site work at 1 Southside Park, a new world-class mixed-use luxury tower in the heart of Brickell. The developer has completed soil mixing on a portion of the site and has moved onto soil mixing at another site on the assemblage.
Aston Martin Lagonda and developer G&G Business Developments have topped out Aston Martin Residences at 300 Biscayne Boulevard Way in Downtown Miami. The luxury residential tower now reaches the 66th and final residential floor and has taken its place in the aspirational Miami skyline.
Co-developers The Estate Companies (EIG) and PTM Partners (PTM) have announced the completion Soleste Grand Central. The highly anticipated eight-story, 360-unit rental development at 218 NW 8th St. is the first large-scale ground-up opportunity zone development to be delivered in Miami-Dade County.
The Gateway at Wynwood, a Class A office building developed by R&B Realty Group and designed by renowned Miami architect Kobi Karp, is nearing completion. The long-awaited exterior garage cladding, which depicts a vibrant mural, has been fully installed just in time for Art Basel next month.
After the fastest sell-out of a luxury condo building in Downtown Miami, E11EVEN Partners and PMG have announced they are launching their second phase, E11EVEN Residences Beyond and simultaneously broke ground on E11EVEN Hotel & Residences.
Deco Capital Group has broken ground on Eighteen Sunset, the newest mixed-use development coming to Miami Beach’s Sunset Harbour neighborhood. The five-story, mixed-use building will feature street-level retail and restaurant space, two floors of Class A+ offices, and an exclusive top-floor home in the sky with a private rooftop deck.
Veteran Miami developers Ugo Colombo of CMC Group and Valerio Morabito of Morabito Properties have broken ground on Onda, a new boutique luxury condominium in Miami’s exclusive Bay Harbor Islands neighborhood which is designed by world-renowned architect Bernardo Fort-Brescia of Arquitectonica.