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.
Florida YIMBY has learned of two Miami-based projects: one that has finished construction and another that could break ground next year. Here’s what we know.
Optimum Property Management hopes to get approval for a high-rise tower in Miami-Dade County. Plans call for the demolition of a low-rise apartment complex built in 1960. In its place would rise a 50-story building comprising close to 560,000 square feet of new construction.
The St. Regis Residences, Miami, a 50-story residential tower at 1809 Brickell Avenue on the Biscayne Bay waterfront in South Brickell, is now under construction. A groundbreaking ceremony for the development was held on the morning of November 21, featuring 152 bespoke residences—including penthouses, sky villas, and two stand-alone garden villas. The project offers a rare opportunity to experience the timeless elegance and five-star services synonymous with the St. Regis brand. Coastal Construction is overseeing the build, with completion expected in 2027.
An obstruction evaluation study is currently underway at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for a 454-foot-tall skyscraper at 1000 North Orange Avenue in the northern section of Downtown Orlando’s Central Business District. The four coordinates submitted to the FAA align with a vacant 1.474-acre site that sits on the southwest frontage of the intersection between North Orange Avenue and North Garland Avenue, also bound by West Marks Street and SunRail tracks on the south end of the block. According to the Orange County property records, the land is owned by a Hallandale Beach-based entity registered as Mustang Orange Garland LLC (Mustang) managed by Aaron Churba and Mike Daiagi. The entity, which is linked to a number of other financial and investment entities using the Mustang moniker, has owned the property since January 2005 after purchasing it from Orange Garland Realty Ent LLC for a $3,000,000.