The metromover is a free transit system in Downtown Miami that connects the Brickell, Park West and Omni neighborhoods. It opened in 1986 with the Brickell Loop opening in 1994. The stations are easily assessable and the metromover provides an excellent way for exploring Downtown Miami.
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KAR Properties Submit Plans For 928 Foot Tower To FAA
According to The Next Miami, KAR Properties has submitted plans to the FAA for a 928 foot tower.
In 2013, KAR Properties bought land in front of the Wind and Ivy for 27.5 million and earlier this year 33.1 million for land being those buildings.
One Thousand Museum Will Have Groundbreaking Ceremony Today
Today at 11:30am, One Thousand Museum will break ground on the new condo. The event will be attended by architect Zaha Hadid, who designed the building.
The 62 story building is located across from Museum Park, which features The Perez Art Museum of Miami and the under construction Frost Museum of Science.
Units start at $5 million all the way up to $49 million for the 16,000 square foot penthouse unit.
Site Work Starts At All Aboard Florida MiamiCentral Complex
After revealing plans in May, site work has begun on the Downtown Miami All Aboard Florida station called MiamiCentral.
The nine acre site was formally used as parking lot. The plans for MiamiCentral include residential units, office space and retail. Plans have been submitted to the FAA to include a supertower in the complex that would rise over 1,000 feet.
All Aboard Florida is also building stations in Fort Lauderdale and West Palm that will connect the high speed rail service to Orlando.
Construction on the MiamiCentral site is expected to begin by the end of the year.
New Building & Restaurants Coming To Former East Coast Fisheries Site
Site of the New Building on the Miami River
Melo Group is planning a second phase of Flagler on the River, which will be a three story 17,000 square foot building.
According to Miami Today, included in the new building will be the restaurants SushiSamba and Duck & Waffle. Itec Design is the architect on the project.
The site is also located across the street from the East Coast Building, which is undergoing construction.
The building still needs to be approved by city officials. Melo Group hopes to start construction in the next 6-8 months.
Voters Reject Plan To Replace Downtown Courthouse
Voters rejected a plan that would replace the aging Miami-Dade Courthouse in Downtown Miami.
If the bond was passed it would have increased property taxes to help fund the $390 million plan, which $25 million would have gone towards fixing the current courthouse.
According to the Miami Herald, 64% of voters voted no against the plan.
Melo Group Buy Land For $16 Million In Arts & Entertainment District
Land Bought By Melo Group Highlighted In Red
Melo Group has purchased land and property on the corner of NE 14th St and NE 1st Ave for $16 million according to SFBJ.
The seller is Astra International Inc and the site is located in the Arts & Entertainment district of Miami and is close to I-95 and Overtown. The land is around the corner from where the movie Rock of Ages was filmed and is across the street from the Estefan's are planing a mixed used building with hotel and restaurant.
Melo Group is building Melody just a few blocks East and starting construction on Aria on the Bay early next year.