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Office Building
The Optimum in Coconut Grove
Since starting to go vertical in December 2017, The Optimum in Coconut Grove has reached the 4th floor of construction.
The 5 story office building will have a 6,500 square foot rooftop restaurant and is located next to the abandoned Coconut Grove Playhouse. Demolition on the site started in July 2017.
Construction is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
The Optimum in Coconut Grove
After demolishing two buildings along Main Highway in Coconut Grove in July, The Optimum is now about to go vertical on a 14,000 square foot site. The Optimum is located next to the abandoned Coconut Grove Playhouse.
The five story office building will have 44,000 square feet of office space and 6,500 square feet for a rooftop restaurant.
Construction is expected to be completed before the end of 2018.
Office In The Grove
On September 5th, Miami's Historic Preservation Board denied to make the Office In The Grove a historic landmark in a 7-2 vote.
Built in 1972 and designed by Kenneth Treister, the Office In The Grove was less than 50 years old and not of exceptional significance to be considered.
The building will most likely be demolished in the near future for a new tower.
Office in the Grove
In October 2016, a demolition permit was filed for the Office in the Grove located at 2669 S. Bayshore Drive in Coconut Grove, which was purchased by Mast Capital in April 2014 for $29.5 million.
The nine story hexagon office tower was built in 1972 and was designed by architect Kenneth Treister who also designed the Shoppes at Mayfair in Coconut Grove. The Office in the Grove has a landscape berm, which was meant to hide the parking and have the first three floors open.
The non-profit group Docomomo / US Florida applied to the City of Miami Historic and Environmental Preservation Board to declare the building historic and prevent it from demolition. The date is set for Tuesday, September 5th. Hearing starts at 3 p.m. at Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American Dr., Miami, FL 33133.
The Big Bubble has photos of inside the building before it was renovated.
3480 Main Highway Demolition
Demolition has started on two buildings located at 3480 Main Highway in Coconut Grove.
The two buildings being demolished were built in 1937 and 2010. Plans are to build a five story class A office building with a rooftop restaurant. The site is located next to the abandoned Coconut Grove Playhouse.
The properties were purchased by Optimum Development USA in 2014 for $8.5 million. Optimum Development USA also purchased the Starlite Motel in Brickell for $25 million in 2014.
Bayside Motor Inn Under Demolition
Demolition has begun at 5101 Biscayne Boulevard at the Bayside Motor Inn.
Developed by Mattoni Group and Avra Jain, the redeveloped Bayside Motor Inn will have a new three story building on the North part of the site at 18,994 square feet with ground floor retail and offices on the top two floors. The South part of the hotel will be renovated and restored to be used as a restaurant. The designs were done by Urban Robot Associates.
Built in 1952, the Bayside Motor Inn was purchased for $4,050,000 million in June 2016 by Bayside 5101 LLC.
The Miami Historic and Environmental Preservation Board approved of the plans in February 2017.
100 Biscayne
After being sold for $84 million in October 2016 to East End Capital, New World Tower - now named 100 Biscayne - will undergo a $10 million renovation.
Built in 1964 and developed by Jose Ferré, 100 Biscayne was once the tallest building in Miami and the first to have both office and residential use. The residential units on the top 9 floors were eventually changed to offices.
The $10 million in renovations, designed by Zyscovich Architects will upgrade the lobby, façade and common corridors.
