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Demolition
Maizon at Brickell
After being approved by Miami's Urban Development Review Board in October 2016, demolition has begun at the Maizon at Brickell site.
Located in West Brickell, currently being demolished are low rise apartment buildings that were built between 1948 and 1976.
Maizon at Brickell will be 24 stories and have 262 rental units.
Biscayne 27 Site in Edgewater
Groundbreaking has begun at Biscayne 27 after developer Richman Group was able to secure a $58.6 construction loan on the 8 story apartment building in Edgewater.
The 2.2 acre site was purchased for $30 million in May 2016 and demolition began the next month on the houses on the land.
728 Ocean Drive
Demolition and renovation has started at 728 Ocean Drive after being purchased for $12.4 million in 2015 by New York based Infinity Group. The first floor of the two story building was a Johnny Rockets Restaurant, while the second floor sat vacant. Plans are to turn the building into a CVS.
The back portion of the building is currently being demolished, but the original front façade, including the round Art Deco porthole windows will be restored.
Built in 1953, by architect Don Reiff in a post war modern style architecture, the building was originally three stories with 21 apartments units called the Sun Ray Apartments. The apartment was known for the 1983 Al Pacino movie Scarface, which has the infamous chainsaw scene.
As South Beach experienced a rebirth during the late 80's, the building was purchased in 1989 by Irene Marie. She renovated the property using preservationist architect Les Beilinson and converted the three story building into two floors and used the top floor for the Irene Marie Modeling Agency and the first floor was a restaurant called the The Booking Table, which later became Johnny Rockets.
In 2011, Irene Marie sold the the building to MER Ocean Drive Holdings for $8 million who then sold it for $12.4 million four years later to Infinity Group.
2000 Biscayne Site
Demolition has started at the former City Hall Restaurant site in Edgewater located at 2000 Biscayne Boulevard.
The 32,775 square foot site was purchased in early 2016 for $13 million by the Verzasca Group, which is led by former NHLer Darius Kasparaitis.
A 649 foot tower designed by ODP Architects has already been approved by the FAA.
The American Legion’s Harvey W. Seeds Post 29 Building located at 6445 NE 7th Avenue on the Upper East Side has been demolished after starting demolition work the past two weeks.
To the West of the American Legion property between Biscayne Boulevard and NE 7th Ave and bordering Legion Park and NE 64th St are 17 abandoned residences on a 6.45 acre site. These low rise buildings built between 1940 and 1972, were purchased by ACRE GCDM Bay Investment II (Global City Development) for $10.9 million. Residents have left their properties by February 29th of this year and the buildings have been boarded up and abandoned since.
Read MoreMillennium Developments of Brickell Site
Demolition is underway in West Brickell on a site that was purchased by Millennium Developments of Brickell.
Two buildings are being demolished on the site. One is a 10 unit apartment complex built in 1971 and the other is a house built in 1926.
Millennium Developments of Brickell originally purchased the Citgo gas station at 190 SW 8th Street for $9.25 million in June 2014. The remaining lots were purchased in February 2015 bringing the total price for the one acre site to $16 million.
The site is zoned for a 24 story building.
Demolition at Biscayne 27
Demolition has begun at Biscayne 27 (the former Ion Edgewater site) in Edgewater. Workers have begun clearing the land and are in the process of demolishing all of the houses on the site. Most of the houses were built in the 1920's and were currently used as multi-unit apartment rentals.
Located at 2701 Biscayne Boulevard, Biscayne 27 will be 8 stories and have 330 apartment units. There will also be 9,537 of retail space, 396 parking spaces and courtyard with pool. The building was designed by Corwil Architects.
The 2.2 acre site was purchased by Richman Group for $30 million.
Construction on Biscayne 27 should begin before the end of the year.
