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.
Horseshoe Cay LLC secured a .34-acre parcel for $1.5 million in 2023. Now, it has filed a pre-application with Miami city officials for a six-story apartment complex.
ANF Group, Inc. recently celebrated the topping out of the first phase of Southpointe Vista, a two-phase affordable housing development developed by McDowell Housing Partners located at Southwest 117th Court and Southwest 214th Street in Miami-Dade County’s Goulds community. This phase introduces a 10-story high-rise reserved for those earning up to 70% of the area median income, featuring 124 affordable units comprising 91 one-bedrooms, 25 two-bedrooms, and eight 3-bedrooms. A two-story parking garage, connected by a skybridge, includes 196 spaces and 18 electric vehicle charging stations. Amenities encompass community rooms, laundry facilities, a cybercafé, a fitness room, a rooftop terrace, and on-site management offices.
