TBT - Inside The Abandoned House At 622 South Miami Avenue

March 28, 2019 in Abandoned, Brickell, Demolition, Golden Dusk Photography, Miami

TBT (March 26, 2015) - This house built in 1920 was located behind Tobacco Road and was used as a rental. After Tobacco Road was demolished in November 2014, this house was torn down soon afterwards in the Spring of 2015. Soon to rise in this spot will be the Brickell City Centre expansion where a 54 story and 62 story condo will be built.

Located at 622 South Miami Avenue, this house was built in 1920 next to Tobacco Road, when the bar was only eight years old. The house is 1,389 square feet and was built 10 years after the original building it's associated with, which is currently used as a frame store.

The building and land was purchased in March 2014 by Columbian developer Carlos Mattos who also purchased Tobacco Road.

The house was used as rental units until it was cleared out last October and finally was torn down at the beginning of 2015.

The surrounding buildings including River Oyster Bar and Restaurant are expected to be demolished later this year.

Inside The Abandoned Hooters Restaurant At Cocowalk

May 22, 2018 in Cocowalk, Coconut Grove, Abandoned, Miami, One Cocowalk, Urban Exploration, Video

As the Eastern portion of Cocowalk began demolition last week to make way for the new 5 story office, One Cocowalk, interior demolition began months before on the Duffy's Sports Grill on the second floor and eventually the Hooters Restaurant on the third floor.

Opening in 2008, Hooters eventually closed in 2012 and sat empty until now.

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Inside The Abandoned El Eden Motel In Brickell

December 05, 2017 in Arquitectonica, Brickell, Golden Dusk Photography, Abandoned, Miami, West Brickell, Urban Exploration

After being purchased for $18.4 million in January 2017, demolition has now started on the two story El Eden Motel in Brickell.

The El Eden Motel was originally built in 1976 and then expanded in 1990 with the purchase of the North end of the lot for $390,000.

With 53 rooms, all of the rooms had large mirrors over and in front of the beds. Some rooms even had all the walls and ceilings covered in mirrors.

Once the motel is completely demolished, a 24 story hotel with 263 rooms will rise, with construction expected to start first quarter 2018. The project will be developed by Tony Cho of Metro 1 and Robert Finvarb of Finvarb Companies.

The Starlite Motel next door, which sold for $25 million in December 2014 remains open.

Proposed Site Of Walgreens Sells For $15.5M In Brickell

April 08, 2015 in Brickell, Golden Dusk Photography, Miami, Demandt Architecture, Real Estate

The site where a proposed Walgreens was going to be located at 296 SW 7th St has sold to Marathon Lodging, according to The Real Deal.

The Walgreens was designed by Frank Demandt and Robert Brown of Demandt Architecture was also designed the beautiful Walgreens at 1400 Collins Avenue.

Previously on the empty lot was an apartment complex that sat abandoned for a few months before being torn down and The Car Wash Concept that sat abandoned for 8 years before finally being demolished in the Summer of 2014.