Construction has temporarily halted on the Legacy Hotel & Residences, a 50-story project in Miami-Dade County. Our sources indicate that miscommunications during construction led to certain components being incorrectly installed, prompting the developer to request further permitting from the Miami Fire Department.
Updated renderings and phased plans have been unveiled for Miami Riverbridge, a three-tower mixed-use development designed by Arquitectonica and developed by Hyatt Hotels Corporation and Miami’s Gencom set to redefine the 4-acre site at 400 Southeast 2nd Avenue along the Miami River. With a review by the Miami River Commission scheduled for March 4, this visionary project has captured the city’s imagination, signaling a major transformation for downtown Miami. Following a resounding endorsement from city voters in November 2022 for a lease amendment and development agreement for the property, the developers aim to breathe new life into the site, replacing the existing 615-room Hyatt Regency Miami hotel and the 4,500-seat James L. Knight Center dating back to 1982.
Developers hope to get approval for Forum Park, a mixed-use venture in Miami’s Ojus neighborhood. The project would require 302,223 square feet of new construction. The main building would measure 11 stories above grade, with the floorplates measuring 11,600 square feet to 14,500 square feet.
GLC Pompano 1 LLC, a Texas-based developer, hopes to get approval for an apartment complex in Pompano Beach. If approved by Pompano Beach’s Development Review Committee, the 19,575-square-foot build site would host 67 apartments in an eight-story building.
Cartoon lovers remember the Nickelodeon Hotel, a nostalgic Disney-area hotel that operated from 2005 to 2018. Now, about five years after the hotel’s closing, Nickelodeon has plans for a comeback.
