Buildings & Houses Demolished At Miami River Site

July 06, 2015 in Brickell, Chetrit Group, Demolition, Golden Dusk Photography, Kobi Karp, Miami, Miami River, West Brickell

After receiving approval from the Urban Development Review Board, demolition has begun at the Miami River site located just East of I-95 and along the Miami River.

The buildings on the site that were demolished include the Pleasure Emporium III, Sir Speedy and several single family homes. Currently Finnegan's on the River and a few boating stores remain on the site closest to the river and should be demolished soon.

The Miami River site is part of the transformation of West Brickell and will be built in five phases of construction.

Renderings of the project can be seen here.

Solitair Brickell Demolition Photos - Before & After

June 15, 2015 in Brickell, Condo, Construction, Demolition, Golden Dusk Photography, Miami, Solitair Brickell, ADD Inc., ZOM Living

ZOM recently received a $108 million construction loan for Solitair Brickell, which is located across the street from Brickell City Centre and next to Brickell Heights.

Workers have completely removed the parking ramp that was connected to the Chase Bank building.

The building is expected to be completed by late 2017.

Below are photos of the site with a photo of the ramp before demolition.

Juvenile Justice Center Torn Down To Make Way For Swire Intersection

April 02, 2015 in Brickell, Demolition, Golden Dusk Photography, Miami, Swire Properties

The building for what used to be the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice has been demolished recently.

The City of Miami purchased the land and gave the deed to Swire Properties. Swire will get $1.6 million from the city to make improvements to the area. The land is to enhance traffic flow on South Miami Ave and 6th Street for pedestrians and vehicles.

The house at 622 South Miami Ave was recently torn down and the Frame Store has moved out of the building. It won't be too much longer until The River Oyster Bar and Bonding are gone and that whole strip comes down.

Inside The Abandoned House At 622 South Miami Avenue

March 26, 2015 in Abandoned, Brickell, Demolition, Golden Dusk Photography, Miami

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.

Going, Going, Gone - Miami Herald Building Completely Demolished

March 04, 2015 in Downtown Miami, Demolition, Golden Dusk Photography, Miami, Miami Herald Building, Genting Group, Resorts World Miami

After starting demolition almost a year ago, The Miami Herald Building has been completely torn down now. A few months ago, all that was left was the Northern portion of the building that still had the Miami Herald sign on the East side.

In 1963 the iconic building was completed and it finally reached its last legs in 2015.

An aerial of the building during the initial stages of demolition can be seen here.

Miami Herald Building Almost Demolished

January 08, 2015 in Demolition, Downtown Miami, Genting Group, Golden Dusk Photography, Miami Herald Building, Resorts World Miami

After months of slowly dismantling the Miami Herald building and beginning the official demolition in April 2014, the building is almost completely torn down.

The Northern piece of the building is all that remains and should be fully down by the end of January.

So far, there are no plans for construction in the foreseeable future. Getting has been quiet on the since gambling failed to become legalized. The Miami Herald reports that Miami Tomás Regaledo has not heard from Genting in months and they have not submitted any plans.

Since buying the 14 acre site for $236 million there have been speculation that Genting plans to sell the site, especially for the demand of land on the waterfront.

An aerial video of the building can be seen here.

Demolition Photos & Video Of Miami's Tobacco Road

November 19, 2014 in Brickell, Demolition, Golden Dusk Photography, Historical, Miami, Tobacco Road

Demolition Of The Oldest Bar In Miami - Tobacco Road

Over the past 10 plus days, demolition has taken place on the 102 year old Tobacco Road. The demolition crew was Thunder Demolition with Group 3 Contractors.

The bar held the first liquor license in Miami and now debris from the building is all that remains on the site.

During the demolition, the team from Thunder Demolition was able to save the original Dade-County Pine from the building. Employees from Tobacco Road plan on using the original wood to make coasters, cutting boards and tables to preserve the history of the original location. General Manager Joel Rivera and employees still need to raise $50,000 and are doing this until December 2 through Kickstarter. They need any donations possible to help move into a new location across the lot.

Photos of bar during operation can be seen here. A video of the bar during operation can be seen here. Photos of the bar right before demolition and all the items removed can be seen here.