Aerial Views Show Villa Miami’s Superstructure Reaching Halfway Mark In Edgewater

Construction has reached the halfway mark at Villa Miami, a 650-foot-tall, 56-story residential tower making its way into the skyline at 710 NE 29th Street in the Edgewater neighborhood of Miami. The waterfront development occupies a prominent corner parcel along Biscayne Bay and is being built by Moss Construction for developers Terra and One Thousand Group in partnership with Major Food Group, with architecture by ODP Architecture & Design and interiors by AD100 designer Vicky Charles of Charles & Co.. The tower will yield 70 condominium residences upon completion. A separate nine-story parking structure is also planned on a nearby parcel.

Recent aerial photographs show Villa Miami standing approximately 28 floors above its waterfront site along Biscayne Bay, marking the midpoint of the tower’s planned 56-story floor count. The slender reinforced concrete superstructure continues to take shape, with the building’s structural core, columns, and floor plates clearly visible across the uppermost levels.

Photo by Oscar Nunez

A series of closer aerial perspectives reveals the tower’s base, where the structure meets its narrow waterfront parcel. The lower levels are defined by a monumental architectural feature: a set of inverted “V” columns that anchor all four corners of the building. These pairs of columns begin at separate points on the foundation and angle inward as they rise, converging into single vertical “spines” that continue upward along the tower’s perimeter.

Photo by Oscar Nunez

Photo by Oscar Nunez

Photo by Oscar Nunez

Photo by Oscar Nunez

Photo by Oscar Nunez

Within this structural “pinch,” the first five floors—the building’s podium—feature undulating slab edges that curve in and out. These levels currently remain open, awaiting a specialized glazing system that will follow the slab’s rhythmic, jagged profile as seen in architectural renderings. This design creates a transparent, high-ceilinged base for the lobby and amenities that will eventually contrast with the more uniform residential floors above.

As the tower rises, this external frame becomes the “cradle” for the building’s glass volume. Sections of the curtain wall façade have already begun to enclose the lower residential floors, with floor-to-ceiling glazing panels visible up to approximately the 19th floor. The glazing is recessed within the structural members, offering an early look at the tower’s final aesthetic: a faceted glass form nestled inside an exoskeleton that will eventually be clad in a copper-toned finish. Once installed, the warm metallic tone is expected to stand out against the tower’s blue-tinted glazing and will likely create a distinct visual contrast not only across the building itself but within the broader Edgewater skyline.

Photo by Oscar Nunez

Photo by Oscar Nunez

Photo by Oscar Nunez

Photo by Oscar Nunez

At the uppermost levels, the structure remains in a state of high-intensity vertical progression. Two tower cranes flank the building’s central core, which rises independently above the active floor plates to house the primary elevator and mechanical arteries. The current top deck reveals a dense lattice of vertical reinforcing steel and blue post-tensioning cable sleeves integrated into the rebar grid. These cables will be tensioned to compress the slabs, providing the structural integrity needed for the tower’s slender profile.

Photo by Oscar Nunez

Photo by Oscar Nunez

Photo by Oscar Nunez

Photo by Oscar Nunez

The following series of elevated, long-range perspectives provides a comprehensive view of Villa Miami’s integration into the established Edgewater skyline along the Biscayne Bay shoreline. From these vantage points, the tower’s slender profile is framed by the Edgewater’s high-density residential corridors, highlighting its prominent position as a new vertical anchor on the waterfront. The wider context reveals the tower’s central core and dual crane assembly rising progressively above its neighbors, while the expansive glass façades of the mid-levels begin to catch the shifting light over the bay.

Photo by Oscar Nunez

Photo by Oscar Nunez

Photo by Oscar Nunez

Photo by Oscar Nunez

Villa Miami will offer a boutique collection of 70 half-floor and full-floor residences designed to evoke the scale and openness of single-family homes in the sky. Each residence will feature interiors by Charles & Co. and kitchens custom-designed by Mario Carbone of Major Food Group, equipped with CornuFé dual-fuel ranges and integrated pasta cookers. The tower will be crowned by a triplex penthouse spanning more than 15,000 square feet with a private infinity pool and dedicated wellness spaces.