Posts filed under 'Miami Beach: SoFi'
Image: Formerly Fairwind Seafood Bar and Grill
On May 17, last year, I wrote a post on the Collins Avenue Shopping District’s relatively rapid emergence and unique attributes. I ended the post by stating:
“The shopping district currently ends at 10th street, but there is room for it to expand northward. Collins, between 10th and 15th streets represents an underutilized segment of the storied avenue.”
Since then, the area north of 10th street on Collins has begun to transform as the anticipated northward expansion of new retail and hotel activity takes place. Structures are getting bought, restored, or demolished to make way for new businesses.
South Beach as a neighborhood and international brand has continuously redefined itself. It’s in these subtle changes, the motifs within the theme, that you see the redefinition taking place, so that every time a New Yorker or Londoner visits SoBe they feel like the experience has improved. This adaptability, along with the endowments nature has granted the island, is the key to its continued success.
Let’s see what this expansion looks like on the ground:
Continue Reading January 29, 2008
Let’s take a tour through Miami Beach to take a look at the third quarter status of recently topped off buildings, ongoing construction, and recently started foundation work:
Continue Reading September 17, 2007
Image: Active construction site for the Shops at 5th and Alton
The Shops at 5th and Alton, which will include 185,000 sq. ft. of vertical retail space and a 943 space parking garage at the 5th street entrance to South Beach, has begun to see activity on its site. U.S. Century Bank is financing development for the Berkowitz Development Group and Potamkin family. The Shops at 5th and Alton will…
Continue Reading September 4, 2007
Image: Setai
The Collins Cultural Center and Park will be comprised of the Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach Library, Miami City Ballet, as well as a new beach front park. It sits at the north east edge of Miami Beach’s CANDO District (Cultural Arts Overlay District). The site of the CPCC is surrounded by new development: Parc Place, Rivage, The Residences at the W, Paradiso, and the Setai. Already, there is a Walgreens planned across from Paradiso. The CPCC falls into the City’s plans for the incorporation of art in public places by having outdoor art and sculptures on display:
Investing in affordable housing on Miami Beach is a tricky business. Although present throughout the beach, older and more affordable condominiums are predominately located from 40th street to about 70th street. This includes the Carriage House, Castle Beach Club, Alexander, Corinthian (1967), Casablanca (1948), Pavilion, All Seasons, Tower 41, Marlborough House (1963), and Maison Grande, to name a few. From 40th up towards 70th street, the area is filled with these types of condominiums.
Continue Reading May 16, 2007
Image: Delano Hotel
There is little doubt that Miami Beach’s waters are among the clearest and warmest in the U.S. It’s set in a cosmopolitan and culturally rich city at the edge of the continent. It has a vibrant history with diverse architecture to match. Miami Beach is a thick blend of life, energy, money, endless ways to spend it, and a strikingly beautiful beach. The City is a Rolling Stone, a shooting star, and just about every major international resort brand is pushing for a presence on the “Billion Dollar Sandbar.”
Continue Reading May 15, 2007
Construction for phase II of Continuum has been efficient. In less than a year the tower has topped off. The crown is elegant and less stylistic than its Phase I counterpart.
May 7, 2007
South Beach’s 5th street flyover is studied by the FDOT in order to best determine what future course of action to take with the overpass in relation to the proposed plans for the voter-approved Baylink.
This is encouraging news since not much has been said about the Baylink in recent months. The City of Miami Beach initially opposed the Baylink proposition. The 5th street/Alton Rd. flyover currently runs through Boymelgreen’s Vitri project parcel and the proposed 5th and Alton big box project to the east.
April 30, 2007
Continue Reading to view the South Pointe Park vantage point.
Continue Reading March 15, 2007
The neighborhood south of 5th street in South Beach is a remarkably high end community, but what is it called? The area is referred to by three names: South Pointe, South of Fifth (SoFi), and Portofino. So, what’s what? Are the names synonymous? Surely there must be a difference.
The nearby Murano’s official name is “The Murano at Portofino” so is the “Yacht Club at Portofino”. So where is Portofino? Presumably on that same spot. The name Portofino seems to be derived from the Porofino Tower, which was the first new skyscraper in the neighborhood. Then, the area started being referred to as South Pointe–the name of the neighborhood’s park. This seemed more logical since it wouldn’t be proper to name a neighborhood after a building, but then came South of Fifth (SoFi).
Suddenly, there were too many names. It seems that SoFi refers to the entire area south of 5th street; including the mid-rise dominated interior and high-rise dominated southern tip. The Portofino and South Pointe titles seem to refer to the extreme southern tip and bay front slither along the west side of the neighborhood. In any case, this matter deserves some clarification prior to Bob’s upcoming Miami Beach Report, which will include a detailed section on this important yet small beach front neighborhood.
February 19, 2007
90 million dollars to construct a 28-unit condominium. This is a huge sum for a relatively small project. It goes to show how expensive the South of Fifth market is. 1.5 million is the starting price for units in the project. Still, this development may presage what will happen in areas of the PAC District and Parkwest where the construction of new towers will boost the value of the periphery as it did in South of Fifth with the advent of the Portofino tower, Murano, and Continuum projects. Leviev and Boymelgreen have invested heavily in Parkwest in terms of land acquisition and are probably doing so in anticipation of such a boost in value. Continue Reading for the Globest.com article.
Continue Reading November 21, 2006
Sunny Isles:
Acqualina 51 floors 550ft Residential/Hotel—Completed 2005
Jade Beach 53 floors 550ft Residential—Approved
Jade Beach 2 51 floors 550ft Residential—Approved
Regalia 42 floors 485ft Residential—Approved
Paramount Beach 45 floors Residential—Approved
Trump Palace 44 floors 551ft Residential—Construction
Trump Royale 44 floors 550ft Residential—Construction
Trump Sonesta 32 floors Hotel—Completed 2004
Trump Towers 1 45 floors Residential—Proposed
Trump Towers 2 45 floors Residential—Proposed
Trump Towers 3 45 floors Residential—Proposed
La Perla 42 floors Residential—Construction
Ocean 4 40 floors Residential—Approved
Turnberry Ocean Colony 1 37 floors Residential—Construction
Turnberry Ocean Colony 2 37 floors Residential—Approved
Sayan 30 floors Residential/Hotel—Construction
Le Meridien 27 floors Hotel—Completed 2005
Sole 24 floors Residential/Hotel—Construction
Fantasy of the Ocean 21 floors Residential—Approved
St.Tropez I 19 floors Residential—Approved
St.Tropez II 19 floors Residential—Approved
St.Tropez III 19 floors Residential—Approved
King David 14 floors Residential—Construction
Mansiana 51 floors Hotel/Residential—Proposed
Aventura:
Atlantic One 31 floors 295ft Residential—Completed 2005
BellaMare 30 floors Residential—Construction
Pennisula I 30 floors Residential—Completed 2004
Pennisula II 30 floors Residential—Construction
Hamptons South 28 floors Residential—Completed 2005
LaVogue 24 floors Residential—Approved
Parc Tower 1 22 floors Residential—Construction
Parc Tower 2 22 floors Residential—Construction
Turnberry Place 20 floors Residential—Proposed
Aventura Marina 19 floors Residential—Construction
Terzetto 18 floors Residential—Approved
Aventura Landings II 18 floors Residential—Proposed
Aventura Hosp. 11 floors 146ft Office—Completed 2005
Atrium I 11 floors 135ft Residential—Construction
Atrium II 11 floors 135ft Residential—Construction
Uptown Marina 11 floors 129ft Residential—Construction
Turnberry Village 14 floors Residential—Construction
Turnberry Village 14 floors Residential—Construction
Terzetto Lofts 13 floors Residential—Approved
Aventura Landings I 13 floors Residential—Proposed
Aventura Landings II 13 floors Residential—Proposed
Venture 11 floors Residential—Construction
Country Club Center 10 floors Office—Completed 2005
21420 Biscayne 10 floors Office—Approved
Artech 9 floors Residential—Approved
North Beach:
Akoya 47 floors 492ft Residential—Completed 2005
Canyon Ranch 42 floors 397ft Residential—Construction
Canyon Ranch 26 floors 257ft Residential—Construction
6000 Indian Creek 25 floors Residential—Construction
Mei 22 floors Residential—Proposed
Monte Carlo 20 floors Residential—Proposed
Ocean Sound 19 floors Residential—Approved
Bel Aire 18 floors Residential—Completed 2005
Ocean Blue 11 floors 122ft Residential—Completed 2005
Nobe Bay 15 floors Residential—Proposed
Belaire Bay 14 floors Residential—Approved
Gorlin Acqua 12 floors Residential—Construction
Morris Acqua 11 floors Residential—Construction
Spear Acqua 11 floors Residential—Constructnio
Azure 12 floors Residential—Construction
Beach House 12 floors Residential—Proposed
Mid Beach:
Fountanebleau 2 36 floors Hotel—Completed 2005
Fontainebleau 3 18 floors Hotel—Approved
Mosaic 20 floors Residential—Construction
Bath Club 19 floors Residential—Construction
3737 Collins 19 floors Residential—Proposed
Saxony 18 floors Residential—Proposed
South Beach:
ICON South Beach 42 floors 423ft Residential—Completed 2005
Murano Grande 37 floors 407ft Residential—Completed 2004
Setai 38 floors 386ft Residential/Hotel—Completed 2004
Continuum 2 37 floors Residential—Approved
Bentley Bay 26 floors 259ft Residential—Completed 2005
Bentley Bay II 24 floors 243ft Residential—Completed 2005
Apogee 22 floors Residential—Approved
W Miami 19 floors Hotel—Proposed
W Miami 19 floors Hotel—Proposed
Lincoln Bay 15 floors Residential—Approved
Bal Harbour:
One Bal Harbour 26 floors Residential—Construction
Bellini 24 floors Residential—Completed 2005
Regent Bal Harbour 17 floors Hotel—Construction
St.Regis 25 floors 322ft Hotel—Approved
St.Regis 25 floors 322ft Hotel—Approved
St.Regis 25 floors 322ft Hotel—Approved
North Miami Beach:
Biscayne Landing 25 floors Residential—Approved
Biscayne Landing 25 floors Residential—Approved
Maule Lake 24 floors Residential—Approved
Maule Lake 24 floors Residential—Approved
North Bay Village:
Bridgewater 20 floors Residential—Construction
360 Condo 15 floors Residential—Construction
Lexi 20 floors Residential—Approved
8000 West Dr 21 floors 213ft Residential—Approved
8000 West Dr 21 floors 213ft Residential—Approved
7922 East DR 17 floors 170ft Residential—Proposed
Cielo 16 floors 170ft Residential—Approved
Sunset Bay 15 floors 170ft Residential—Approved
Space 01 16 floors Residential—Construction
Prisma 16 floors Residential—Approved
Indigo Bay 12 floors Residential—Construction (Bay Harbor)
360 Condo B 12 floors Residential—Construction
Blue Bay 16 floors Residential—Construction
Sky 15 floors Residential—Approved
Bay Harbor 101 16 floors Residential—Construction
Carroll Walk 15 floors Residential—Completed 2004
Bay Treasure 12 floors Residential—Approved
October 22, 2006
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