Helm Equities has unveiled plans for The Helm, a $500 million mixed-use tower slated to rise in Miami’s Design District. The announcement marks a significant evolution from an earlier proposal in 2022, which envisioned a much smaller office building for the same property. The new project will include residential units alongside commercial and retail spaces, transforming the site into a high-density, transit-oriented development by leveraging the opportunities provided by Florida’s Live Local Act.

The Tower 36 site at 3601 Biscayne Boulevard has received its demolition permit, marking a significant step toward the next stage of development. The permit, issued on December 18, lists Service Stations Maintenance, Inc. as the contractor for the demolition, with the work valued at $38,000. The site spans 1.6 acres and includes three parcels at 3601 Biscayne Boulevard, 345 NE 36th Street, and 409 NE 36th Street. Located at a key intersection linking Edgewater with the Miami Design District, the property offers convenient access to Midtown, Wynwood, and Downtown Miami.

Developers have filed a pre-application for a project our sources call “the West Aventura 74”, a residential development in Ojus. The project would comprise about 105,000 square feet of new construction.

Monceau Realty has filed plans for a 90-unit apartment complex in Goulds, one of Miami-Dade County’s fastest-growing neighborhoods. The proposal, submitted through Goulds 176 Estates LLC and led by Julien Haccoun, targets a 1.94-acre site at 11905 and 11915 SW 216th Street. The property, currently hosting only a duplex, was acquired for $4.2 million in 2023.

The Public Health Trust of Miami is moving forward with a four-phase, mixed-use venture connected to the city’s largest hospital. The Related Group’s affordable housing branch has a 3.3-acre parcel under contract from Jackson Health System.