Downtown 1st. Designed by Melo Architecture.

Melo’s 57-Story ‘Downtown 1st’ Superstructure Continues Vertical Ascent In Downtown Miami

Construction is rising rapidly on Downtown 1st, a 57-story mixed-use building under construction in Downtown Miami’s Central Business District. Developed by the Melo Group, one of the most active real estate developers in South Florida, and designed by their in-house architects, Melo Architecture, the development consists of approximately 743,073 square feet of new construction including nearly 500,000 square feet of residential space across 560 dwelling units, 12,930 square feet of office space, 2,925 square feet of ground floor retail, and 453-vehicle parking garage. The project is addressed as 30 Southwest 1st Street, and will become Melo’s tallest rental skyscraper at completion. 

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Flagler Towers. Designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects.

Frisbie Group’s RAMSA-Designed Flagler Towers Proposed To Rise 379-Feet In West Palm Beach

Palm Beach-based real estate developer Frisbie Group has filed applications with the Federal Aviation Administration seeking approvals for Flagler Towers, two 27-story residential buildings planned to rise at 1315 South Flagler Drive along the Intracoastal Waterway in West Palm Beach. The applications indicate the developer intends to build 379-foot-tall structures, featuring designs by New York City’s Robert A. M. Stern Architects, replacing an existing 57-year-old 83-unit student housing complex named Flagler Tower. The pair of towers would rise just north of Norton Gallery Park, bound by South Olive Avenue, Diana Place and Currie Crescent.

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E11EVEN Hotel & Residences. Designed by Sieger Suarez Architects.

Demolition Permits Filed For 20 NE 11th Street, Where 65-Story E11EVEN Hotel & Residences Is Planned

Demolition permits have been filed for 20 Northeast 11th Street, the property where the Sieger Suarez Architects-designed 65-Story E11EVEN Hotel & Residences is planned. Located in Miami’s Park West neighborhood, the interior lot is bound by N. Miami Avenue to the west, NE 11th Street to the north, NE 1st Avenue to the far east, and NE 10th Street on the south. New York City and Miami-based Property Markets Group and E11EVEN Partners, led by Michael Simkins, Marc Roberts and Dennis DeGori, are the developers for the mixed-use project. According to the filing, the cost of demolition will total $7,500

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