Articles by Oscar Nunez

Nearing completion along the Miami River in Brickell is the first phase of The River District (also known as Miami River), a 4-million-square-foot master-planned mixed-use development by New York-based Chetrit Group. This initial phase features a 54-story residential tower, located at 275 SW 6th Street and 501 W 3rd Avenue, designed by Kobi Karp Architecture & Interior Design, which rises to 640 feet and encompasses nearly 1 million square feet, introducing 632 rental units alongside retail space and parking. This phase also includes two waterfront two-story commercial/retail buildings. The River District is ultimately planned to deliver approximately 1,961 residential units, 29,600 square feet of restaurant space, 12,020 square feet of retail, 40,000 square feet of office space, a 17-slip marina, and 2,000 parking spaces to a 6.2-acre site with four skyscrapers. The property is generally bordered by SW 5th Street and a parcel to its north, the Miami River to the north, SW 3rd Avenue to the west, SW 7th Street to the south, and SW 2nd Avenue to the east, with SW 6th Street running between the two primary parcels.

Construction continues to rise on 2600 Biscayne, a 41-story mixed-use tower at 2626 Biscayne Boulevard and 246 NE 26th Terrace in Edgewater, Miami. Designed by the globally-renowned architecture firm Arquitectonica with interior design by Vida Design and developed by Oak Row Equities, the 521-foot-tall structure will comprise over 900,000 square feet of space, including 187,000 square feet of office and retail space and 399 luxurious rental residences ranging from studios to three-bedroom units with dens. Coastal Construction is the general contractor, KD Construction of Florida is the shell contractor, C&C Concrete Pumping is the concrete contractor and CEMEX is the concrete provider. The project occupies an entire city block bordered by Biscayne Boulevard to the east, NE 26th Terrace to the north, NE 26th Street to the south, and NE 2nd Avenue to the west.

Construction is steadily advancing on Cipriani Residences Miami, an 80-story residential skyscraper at 1420 South Miami Avenue in Brickell. Designed by Arquitectonica with Thornton Tomasetti as the structural engineer and interiors by 1508 London, and developed by Mast Capital, the 940-foot-tall structure will span over 1.2 million square feet and house 397 condominium residences ranging from one to four bedrooms. The property, which will also include the development of two additional towers of 50 and 59 stories, is bordered by SW 14th Street and the elevated Metromover tracks to the north, South Miami Avenue to the east, SW 14th Terrace to the south, and SW 1st Avenue to the west. Moss & Associates is the general contractor, with Tekton Construction serving as the shell contractor and C&C Concrete Pumping as the concrete contractor.

Formwork is now rising above ground at Mercedes-Benz Places in Miami, marking the start of vertical construction on the first of two interconnected towers at 1 Southside Park in Brickell. Developed by JDS Development Group in collaboration with Mercedes-Benz, the mixed-use complex is designed by SHoP Architects, with ODP Architecture & Design as the architect of record. Tower 1 is planned to rise 64 stories and reach approximately 780 feet, while Tower 2 will also stand 64 stories, slightly shorter at an estimated 760 feet.

Construction has surpassed the halfway mark on the North Tower at Aria Reserve, the second skyscraper in Melo Group’s twin-tower luxury condominium development located at 725 NE 24th Street in Edgewater, Miami. Designed by Arquitectonica, with interiors by MORADA Haute Furniture Boutique and landscaping by ArquitectonicaGEO, the waterfront high-rise is planned to rise 62 stories and reach approximately 649 feet, yielding 391 condominium residences. Upon completion, Aria Reserve is expected to be the tallest pair of residential twin towers in the United States. Melo Group is the general contractor and L&R Structural is the shell contractor.