Articles by Oscar Nunez

A Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge has rejected a legal challenge seeking to block a November referendum on the proposed redevelopment of the Rickenbacker and Marine Stadium marinas on Virginia Key. The ruling clears the way for City of Miami voters to consider a proposed lease covering approximately 27.62 acres of city-owned waterfront property, where Virginia Key, LLC, a joint venture between RCI Group and Suntex Marinas, is proposing approximately $80 million in privately funded improvements.

Banyan Tree Residences West Palm Beach has received unanimous approval from the West Palm Beach Downtown Action Committee for the 25-story residential development at 400 Hibiscus Street in Downtown West Palm Beach. Designed by OMA and developed by Mast Capital and Curated JCZM Development in collaboration with Banyan Group, the project will yield 88 condominium residences, with interiors by Yabu Pushelberg and landscape architecture by Enea Landscape Architecture.

Construction is progressing on Phases II and III of Glasshouse at O-Town West, a 591-unit expansion at 11780 Glass House Lane in southwest Orlando. Developed by Unicorp National Developments, the two five-story buildings will complete the multifamily development with more than 900 residences across three buildings. Roger B. Kennedy Construction is serving as general contractor.

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.