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Brightline Orlando Welcomes Two New Trainsets, Bright Pink 2 and Bright Green 2

7:30 am on July 27, 2022 By Oscar Nunez

Brightline, the only provider of modern, eco-friendly intercity rail welcomes two more trains to Orlando, “Bright Green 2” and “Bright Pink 2.” Brightline’s two trains arrived together at Brightline’s Vehicle Maintenance Facility located south of Orlando International Airport, adding to the fleet of trains that will carry passengers between Orlando and South Florida. Bright Green 2 and Bright Pink 2, six-car trains consisting of two locomotives and four passenger coaches each, left the Siemens Rolling Stock facility in Sacramento on July 8. In total they traveled 3,000 miles across 10 states en route to Florida.

Montage at Midtown To Start Construction at 2101 Jackson Street, Fort Myers, Florida

7:00 am on July 27, 2022 By Colt Dodd

Montage at Midtown is a new multi-family venture slated for Fort Myers, Florida. The million-dollar venture will offer 321 units on a 4.71-acre plot. According to the Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency, the project will deliver three buildings: a four-story residential building, a five-story amenity building, and a six-story, 585-spot parking garage.

OKO Group, Cain International Break Ground On 34-Story One River Luxury Apartment Tower in Downtown Fort Lauderdale

8:00 am on July 26, 2022 By Oscar Nunez

OKO Group and Cain International have broken ground on their next joint venture development, One River Fort Lauderdale, a 34-story tower located at 629 Southeast 5th Avenue that will yield 365,203-square-feet including 251 high-end apartments, 2,600 square feet of ground level retail space and a 6-story, 337-space parking garage. On Friday, July 22nd, a ceremonial groundbreaking was held at the site to commemorate the start of construction. Notable attendees included City of Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis, and Vice Mayor Ben Sorensen. The groundbreaking announcement follows recent news that the development team secured $97.2 million in financing from Bank OZK and JVP Management to help fund construction of the tower. Construction is expected to be completed in late 2024.

Deseo Apartments Could Get Second Phase, Offering 365 Units in Orlando, FL

7:00 am on July 26, 2022 By Colt Dodd

Deseo Apartments is getting a second phase in Orlando, Florida. As it stands, Deseo Apartments offers homes measuring 750 square feet to about 1,200 square feet each. Per ORB Engineering, the second phase will add 365 apartments in a five-story building.

Mast Capital Gets FAA Approval For 940-Foot-Tall Cipriani Residences And 693-Foot-Tall Multifamily Towers At 1420 S. Miami Avenue In Brickell

8:00 am on July 25, 2022 By Oscar Nunez

Miami-based Mast Capital received building permit approvals from the Federal Aviation Administration for two structures located at 1420 South Miami Avenue in Brickell, where the firm is planning a 2.6-million-square-foot mixed-use development with three towers across a 2.76-acre site. The tallest structure, the 80-story condominium dubbed Cipriani Residences, will rise 940-feet, or 950-feet above sea level. The second structure, a 59-story apartment tower, will top out at 693-feet, or 710-feet above sea level. Aeronautical studies conducted by the FAA revealed neither of the two structures would have any adverse effects on the navigable airspace.

East Park Village Apartments Unfolds at 10735 Moss Park Road, Orlando, Florida

7:00 am on July 25, 2022 By Colt Dodd

East Park Village Apartments is undergoing construction in Orange County, Florida. The multi-million venture will offer 264 apartments, comprising more than 335,000 square feet of new construction. Units range from one-bedroom to three-bedroom homes.

Aimco, Kushner Submit Plans For 579-Foot-Tall Mixed-Use Tower At 200 W. Broward Blvd. In Downtown Fort Lauderdale

8:00 am on July 24, 2022 By Oscar Nunez

K-A 200 Broward JV LLC, a joint venture by Aimco, a Denver-based multifamily-focused real estate investment and development firm, and Kushner, a New York-based real estate developer, is requesting site plan approvals for 200 West Broward Boulevard, a 48-story, 579-foot-tall mixed-use building proposed for a prime 1.08-acre site along W. Broward Boulevard between Southwest 2nd and 3rd Avenues. This project is designed by local architect Adache Group Architects with landscaping from Witkin Hults + Partners and civil engineering by Flynn Engineering. The 618,084-square-foot tower would sit atop a 305,905-square-foot podium and comprise 430,298 square feet of residential space across 381 units, 7,527 square feet of commercial space, 180,000 square feet of combined amenity, tenant storage and service spaces, and 7 levels of parking for 434 vehicles. The building would become the tallest in Fort Lauderdale if approved and built, surpassing the planned 558-foot-tall 300 W. Broward tower next door, and representing one of four towers in the works for Broward Crossing, a 1,300 unit mixed-use development with office, retail and a potential hotel.

Biscayne House To Offer Affordable Housing at 237 Northeast 24th Street, Miami, Florida

7:00 am on July 24, 2022 By Colt Dodd

Construction started on Biscayne House in Spring 2022, a 12-story venture that will offer 75 “micro-units.” Of those 12 stories, the first four are set aside for a parking garage. The remaining eight stories will comprise homes measuring 369 square feet to 547 square feet each.

Merrimac Ventures Files Plans For 30-Story ArtsPark Lofts In Flagler Village, Fort Lauderdale

8:00 am on July 23, 2022 By Oscar Nunez

Fort Lauderdale’s Development Review Committee (DRC) is scheduled to consider and review plans for ArtsPark Lofts, a 30-story mixed-use multifamily and commercial development proposed for 407 North Andrews Avenue in Flagler Village near the Brightline Fort Lauderdale Station. Designed by FSMY Architects & Planners with landscape architecture and civil engineering by KEITH and developed by Merrimac Ventures (Merrimac), a Fort Lauderdale-based development firm led by brothers Dev and Nitin Motwani, the project comprises 396,757 square feet of space including 289 residential units, 1,914 square feet of commercial space and a 6-story parking garage integrated into the podium for 359 vehicles. The DRC is scheduled to review the proposal for ArtsPark Lofts on Tuesday July 26, 2022

Alexan at Mills 50 Starts Construction at 1601 East Colonial Drive, Orlando, Florida

7:00 am on July 23, 2022 By Colt Dodd

Construction has officially started on Alexan at Mills 50, a residential complex in Orange County, Florida. The five-story apartment building will offer 246 apartments, 15 “live/work” units on the ground floor (included in the 246 figure), and a host of other amenities.

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