Articles by Oscar Nunez

New aerial photographs capture several major construction projects across Tampa’s skyline, including the recently topped-out ONE Tampa and the still-rising Pendry Tampa in Downtown Tampa, along with Tampa General Hospital’s Taneja Surgical, Neuroscience & Transplant Tower on Davis Islands. The following westward and southwestward views show the three developments at varying stages of construction, with tower cranes, exposed upper floors, and ongoing envelope work visible among the city’s established high-rises.

Foundation work is underway at 1600 Edgewater, a 33-story residential building at 1600 Northeast 2nd Avenue in Miami’s Arts & Entertainment District. Designed by Kobi Karp Architecture & Interior Design and developed by Sabet Group, the approximately 384-foot-tall structure will yield 282 rental units, 9,519 square feet of commercial space, and 352 parking spaces. GT McDonald Construction is serving as general contractor.

Baron Property Group has secured $226.5 million in refinancing for Metro Parc, a 559-unit mixed-use rental development at 952 East 26th Street in Hialeah. Designed by Modis Architects, the two-tower, 10-story property was delivered in 2025 and is currently nearing 50 percent leased.

A Miami court has ordered a new hearing over the historic designation of the First Presbyterian Church of Miami property, introducing another approval step for 619 Brickell, a 75-story residential tower planned along Biscayne Bay in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood. Developed by 13th Floor Investments and Key International, the project is designed by Foster + Partners in collaboration with Sieger Suarez Architects and is planned to rise from the waterfront portion of the church property at 619 Brickell Avenue.

New renderings have been revealed for the amenity spaces at Ponce Park, an 11-story mixed-use condominium development under construction at 3000 Ponce de Leon Boulevard in Coral Gables. Developed by The Allen Morris Co. and designed by John Cunningham with Zyscovich, the project will contain 58 residences and 22,000 square feet of ground-floor retail, with Meyer Davis responsible for the interiors and amenity spaces.