Residences by Armani Casa. Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli.

The Rise Of High End Luxury-Branded Residential Towers

What is it about a particular building that encourages someone to want to live there? Perhaps it’s the location? Or maybe it’s the lush amenities offered? It’s a combination of multiple factors such as the locality, design, views, access to public transport or being near man attractions, quality of life, and sometimes even exclusivity. What tends to happen throughout the evolution of the development, in this case, of a condo building, is that during each mass construction cycle, or building boom as some would call it, something changes or the way living is perceived changes…

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Layout. Courtesy of Behar Font & Partners.

266-Unit Mixed-Use Development Proposed For 27077 South Dixie Highway In Naranja, Miami-Dade County

Miami-Dade County has received an application requesting for an Administrative Site Plan Review from Sulmona Ventures LLC, who has submitted a proposal to construct 266 affordable housing units, also known as workforce housing, across 2 new mixed-use buildings of 7 and 8 stories in the evolving Naranja district. The project’s title is Waterside for the time being, and is located at 27077 South Dixie Highway, on the corner of SW 145th St. The buildings will be designed by Coral Gables-based Behar Front & Partners, and will eventually rise on 4.78 acres of land encompassing well over 200,000 square feet of total lot area.

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Ritz-Carlton Residences Tampa. Designed by Arquitectonica.

The Arquitectonica-Designed Ritz-Carlton Residences Awaiting To Rise Along Bayshore Boulevard In Tampa

The Related Group is preparing to drastically transform 5 acres of land along Tampa’s iconic Bayshore Boulevard and Hillsborough Bay water front via their Ritz-Carlton Residences Tampa project, a 27-story two-tower residential development + 12 townhome villas designed by world-class renown architect Arquitectonica featuring interiors by Meyers Davis Studio and landscaping by Enzo Enea. The subject property is currently addressed as 3105 Bay Oaks Court, bounded by Bayshore Boulevard to the east and Selmon Expressway to the west, with additional frontage along W. Santiago Street and W. Bay to Bay Blvd. The rise of the pair of skyscrapers will mark this as the first Ritz-Carlton-branded residences in Tampa as demand for luxury condos continues to pick up pace.

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