Icon Bay Construction Photos

July 14, 2014 in Arquitectonica, Condo, Construction, Golden Dusk Photography, Miami, Plaza Construction, Icon Bay, Edgewater

Icon Bay Construction Site in Edgewater

Located 460 NE 28th St., Icon Bay is a condo developed by The Related Group in the emerging Edgewater district of Miami.

Designed by Arquitectonica, Icon Bay will have 42 floors with a total height of 457 feet and will feature spectacular views of Biscayne Bay and Miami Beach. Plaza Construction is the contractor for the project.

Groundbreaking began in March 2013 and is expected to be completed by Spring of 2015.

Below are current construction photos of Icon Bay.

Preliminary Construction Begins on Brickell Heights

June 05, 2014 in Arquitectonica, Brickell, Condo, Construction, Golden Dusk Photography, Miami, Brickell Heights, SLS Lux Brickell

Preliminary construction has started on Brickell Heights. Workers are in the process of clearing out the trees and prepping the ground. More cranes and equipment are expected to arrive at the site today.

The site will have two 49 story towers and approximately 690 units. The towers were designed by Arquitectonica. A third tower was added to the project across the street, which will include the SLS Lux Hotel and Residences Brickell. A total of 1,215 units are being offered for sale.

The site is located between Mary Brickell Village and Brickell City Centre.

Moss and Associates was awarded the construction contract.

PortMiami Tunnel at Night Photos

May 27, 2014 in Golden Dusk Photography, Miami, Port of Miami, PortMiami Tunnel, Watson Island, Arquitectonica

Last week the PortMiami Tunnel had it's opening ceremony, which was dedicated by Gov. Rick Scott. (This can be read here)

Recently, the Arquitectonica designed portal entrance has been lit at night with vibrant red lightning on the front and side of the structure which there is no mistaking when driving over the MacArthur Causeway.

The $1 billion PortMiami Tunnel is expected to be open for trucks and traffic sometime this week. Every day that contractors are not finished by the completion date they will be fined $115,000.

*Update* The PortMiami Tunnel is experiencing delays and won't be open until Mid-June.

Below are photos of the PortMiami portal entrance at night.

Miami Dedicates PortMiami Tunnel

May 19, 2014 in Arquitectonica, Construction, Golden Dusk Photography, Miami, Port of Miami, Watson Island, PortMiami Tunnel

After years of work, the PortMiami tunnel had its dedication today at 10am that was attended by Gov. Rick Scott, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez, Miami Mayor Tomás Regalado and U.S. of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. The $1 billion dollar project was one of the most expensive transportation projects in South Florida history.

A 6,000 ton boring machine nicknamed "Harriet" began the mile long tunneling process in November 2011 towards the Port of Miami. It turned around and headed back to Watson Island where it popped out in May 2013.

The deepest part of the tunnel is 120 feet under sea level. Both entrances and exits have a 50 ton floodgate that will close in case of a hurricane or heavy flooding. The entrance portals were designed by Bernardo Fort-Brescia of Arquitectonica.

The many cargo trucks that will use the tunnel will not have to pay a toll and private vehicles are expected to be able to use the tunnel as well. 16,000 trucks and cars will use the tunnel daily and will help alleviate the traffic through Downtown Miami.

Hundreds of workers began the laborious task of putting together the finishing touches on the tunnel over the final few months. The construction workers got to walk out of the tunnel before the dedication.

75 workers will stay on full time to maintain and operate the tunnel.

What Are They Doing to the Old Northern Trust Building?

May 05, 2014 in Arquitectonica, Brickell, Brickell City Centre, Golden Dusk Photography, Miami, Real Estate, Swire Properties, Northern Trust

Old Northern Trust Building which was bought by Swire Properties

For the past two weeks workers have been changing the exterior of the old Northern Trust building on 701 Brickell Ave.

The building was owned by Northern Trust until it was bought by Swire Properties for $64.1 million in July, 2013. Northern Trust moved their offices next door to 600 Brickell.

Swire has plans to turn the land into an 80 story mixed used building to be called One Brickell City Centre. This will be part of the second phase of construction for Swire, which is currently working on the first phase of Brickell City Centre and is expected to be completed by the end of 2015.

Until the second phase of construction begins, Swire is using the old Northern Trust building as their sales offices with a sales center located on the ground floor of the building.

As for what Swire is using the white fabric over the building for? Only time will tell.

MyBrickell Construction Progress

April 16, 2014 in Brickell, Condo, Construction, Miami, Arquitectonica, Golden Dusk Photography

Developed by The Related Group and designed by Karim Rashid, MyBrickell was the first condo to break ground in Miami since the real estate crash.

Ground breaking started in March 2012 and was recently completed in January 2014.

Rising 28 stories and located steps from the future Brickell City Centre, MyBrickell has definitely brought some color and interesting designs to Brickell.

Below are photos of the construction progress.