Articles by Oscar Nunez

Construction is nearing completion on The Sound Apartments, an 8-story mixed-use residential development located at 8111 South Dixie Highway in West Palm Beach. The project is being developed by Woodfield Development in partnership with Flagler Realty & Development Inc., with Verdex Construction serving as general contractor and Spina O’Rourke + Partners acting as architect of record and interior designer. Delivery is targeted for September, with initial move-ins anticipated in the third quarter of 2026 and full completion expected later this year.

The Residences at Shell Bay has topped off within the 150-acre Shell Bay private enclave developed by Witkoff and PPG Development. Designed by Kobi Karp Architects, the milestone marks the completion of the 20-story tower’s vertical construction as work progresses toward its planned 2027 completion. The edifice will comprise 108 private residences with views of the Intracoastal Waterway, the private 18-hole championship golf course designed by Greg Norman, and the surrounding gardens envisioned by Nievera Williams Design. The development team recently closed on a 273 million construction loan from J.P. Morgan and BDT & MSD Partners.

Interior design work has been completed for Aperture, a new 680-bed off-campus student housing community located at 12727 East Colonial Drive in Orlando, near the University of Central Florida. The project was developed by Toll Brothers Campus Living and contains 204 fully furnished apartments offered in studio, one-, two-, and four-bedroom floor plans.

Codina Partners has topped off Sevilla at Downtown Doral, a seven-story, 405-unit residential tower located at the corner of Northwest 53rd Street and Northwest 52nd Terrace in Doral, Florida. The milestone marks the completion of vertical construction on the mid-rise development, which is rising on a 4.2-acre parcel within the 250-acre mixed-use Downtown Doral community. Codina Partners is developing the project in collaboration with ANF Group and MSA Architects.

Construction has been completed on the $59 million Bernie McCabe Courthouse at 525 Mirror Lake Drive North in Downtown St. Petersburg. The three-story, 51,708-square-foot facility was built by Skanska and now serves as the permanent home of Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal, which hears appeals from the Sixth Circuit, including Pasco and Pinellas counties, the Twelfth Circuit, including Sarasota, Manatee, and DeSoto counties, and the Thirteenth Circuit, including Hillsborough County.