Developer Files Pre-Application for 81-Story Tower at 1421 S. Miami Ave., Miami, FL

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.

The South Florida Business Journal reports that the 1,010-foot-tall tower would host 560 residences, with the homes spanning 533 to 1,907 square feet each. The studio to three-bedroom homes would average 1,1137 square feet and begin on the tower’s 25^th floor. Residents would have access to a top-floor swimming pool among other communal amenities.

Blueprints of the proposed high-rise. Image from Floridian Development

Aside from the residential aspect, plans call for an 84-room hotel comprising 43,700 square feet, occupying the tower’s 20^th through 23^rd floors. The tower would also feature 6,038 square feet of retail and 117,310 square feet of office space from the 13^th to 17^th floors. The Real Deal notes that there would also be a 1,200-spot parking podium measuring 10 stories.

In total, the venture would comprise 1.83 million square feet of new construction, and it would replace two restaurant and retail buildings on a 1.21-acre site. Defortuna purchased the property for $5.6 million in 2002. Arquitectonica is the architect.

Defortuna isn’t the only developer with plans for a supertall tower in Miami-Dade County. Florida YIMBY recently provided an update regarding the Waldorf Hotel & Residences, a venture measuring 100 stories and currently under construction.

Defortuna has filed a pre-application regarding 1414 Brickell Ave. and 1421 S. Miami Ave., Miami, FL, 33131, in Miami-Dade County.

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