The first half of 2016 has been a mixed bag for South Florida’s construction industry, with spending on contracts ebbing and flowing depending on the month. But despite that volatility, a new report from research firm Dodge Data & Analytics shows the industry is still outpacing 2015 — albeit marginally. During May, developers and homebuilders spent $204...
New Hotel to open Atton Miami | Brickell Hotels
Atton Hotels will open its first U.S. hotel on Friday in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood. Atton Brickell Miami, a $65 million hotel at 1500 Southwest First Avenue, features 275 guest rooms and suites with views of Brickell’s skyline and the nearly 8-acre Simpson Park. The property also includes 4,000 square feet of meeting space, a rooftop pool with cabanas, a...
Miami Is Building a Vertical Amusement Park – CityLab
If the world opened up to us like the opening credits for Game of Thrones, virtually every city on the map would have a giant Ferris wheel. Like the Titan of Braavos or the Great Pyramid of Meereen, observation wheels now loom over most of the major kingdoms on our map, from London to Melbourne to Singapore. Our title sequence might be more Wheels of Fortune...
This Mall Will Be So ‘Ginormous’ That It Will Come With Its Own Mini Suburb
When the country’s largest mall comes to western Miami-Dade, a major developer wants to be ready with a custom-made mini suburb next door. The Graham Cos. sold the owner of the Mall of America most of the land for its planned super-sized version inMiami-Dade, a 200-acre shopping theme park called American Dream Miami that would be about 40 percent larger than...
Wynwood Miami | Coolest Streets in America | Wynwood Stores
Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who’s the coolest of them all? Wynwood is the sixth coolest street in the country, according to a new Cushman & Wakefield report. The neighborhood’s industrial history, street art and increasing millennial population contribute to Wynwood’s success, which has been fueled by retail growth, the report states. Nearly 27 percent of...
Improving Miami Transit, Smaller Apartments Needed For Downtown Lure – Neighborhood
A host of Downtown Miami’s most prominent real estate pros are calling on the region to improve transit options to fight a traffic “crisis.” The need for more transit options has much to do with the generational shift of preferences that Millennials—who have been moving into the downtown area—are seeking, says Miami DDA’s Alyce Robertson. “A lot of...