Controlled Implosion Clears Brickell Key Site for The Residences at Mandarin Oriental, Miami

Swire Properties has completed the controlled implosion of the former 23-story Mandarin Oriental, Miami hotel and its adjacent six-story parking structure at 500 Brickell Key Drive on Brickell Key, clearing the site for The Residences at Mandarin Oriental, Miami. The implosion took place on the morning of Sunday, April 12, with debris removal expected to take up to six months before preparations for groundbreaking advance.

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Plans Filed for 37-Story Mixed-Use Tower Across from Lake Eola Park in Downtown Orlando

Plans have been filed for a 37-story, 425-foot mixed-use tower on a 0.63-acre site at the corner of East Washington Street and North Rosalind Avenue in Downtown Orlando. The proposal, submitted on March 23 by HB Capital Group, calls for a high-rise development designed by Kobi Karp Architecture & Interior Design and represents the latest attempt to redevelop one of the city’s most closely watched vacant parcels across from Lake Eola Park.

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YIMBY Scopes Views of Art House at 275 1st Avenue South in Downtown St. Petersburg

YIMBY recently visited Downtown St. Petersburg and scoped views of Art House, a 42-story condominium tower that recently completed construction at 275 1st Avenue South. Developed by Kolter Urban and designed by 10SB, with McNamara Salvia as the structural engineer, the 450-foot-tall superstructure yields 244 residential units above a parking garage spanning floors two through eight with 482 spaces, along with 4,936 square feet of ground-floor retail space along Central Avenue. Coastal Construction served as general contractor, ID & Design International handled interiors, Kimley-Horn is the civil engineer, and Smith & Associates Real Estate is the exclusive broker. The development is now more than 90 percent sold.

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