A developer has proposed a supertall skyscraper in Miami-Dade County. Walter Defortuna, the brother of Fortune International Group’s CEO, wants to move forward with an 81-story building.
Florida YIMBY has learned of two Miami-based projects: one that has finished construction and another that could break ground next year. Here’s what we know.
Optimum Property Management hopes to get approval for a high-rise tower in Miami-Dade County. Plans call for the demolition of a low-rise apartment complex built in 1960. In its place would rise a 50-story building comprising close to 560,000 square feet of new construction.
Plans have been submitted to Miami-Dade planners for the Dolce&Gabbana Tower, an 81-story mixed-use skyscraper designed by Studio Sofield with ODP as the architect of record. Located at 888 Brickell Avenue in Miami’s Brickell district, the tower is set to rise 1,049 feet and will house 259 residential units along with 102,805 square feet of commercial space, including retail, restaurants, a spa, and a gym. The development, led by JDS Development Group, will also include 273 parking spaces, reaching the maximum height permitted by the FAA in the area.
Miami’s Building Department has issued a site work permit for Villa Miami in Edgewater, marking a significant step forward in the development process. The permit, issued on August 2, comes with a revision filed on the same day and allows for excavation, piles, site improvement, and soil improvement. Moss & Associates is listed as the contractor on the permit, covering 22,000 square feet of work at a cost of $66,000. An application for a master construction permit is also in progress, detailing a 358,944-square-foot building with 7,723 square feet allocated for a restaurant and 351,221 square feet for residential space at an estimated cost of $62,817,300 is also in progress. A seawall permit with Ebsary Foundation Company as the contractor, valued at $480,000, is also under review.
