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Mixed-Use Building To Rise Where Wynwood And Edgewater Meet

A 12-story mixed-use residential building is planned for a site where Wynwood meets Edgewater in Miami.

Developer Wynwood Owner LLC is proposing the project, 2100 NMA, at 2100 N Miami Ave.

The building will be home to 339 residential units with amenities, and about 407 on-site parking spaces and five on-street parking spaces.

The city’s Urban Development Review Board unanimously recommended approval.

Along with the residential uses, the building is to include 25,653 square feet of retail and 18,713 square feet of amenities.

Carli Koshal, an attorney representing the developer, said the property at the northwest corner of North Miami Avenue and Northwest 21st Street is 65,842 square feet, or 1.512 acres. The structure will amount to 503,000 square feet of floor area.

The developer is requesting zoning code waivers to allow:

  • A 30% reduction in required parking spaces within a transit corridor
  • Up to 10% increase related to lot coverage
  • Up to a 10% increase related to setbacks above the eighth floor along Northwest Miami Court
  • Up to a 10% increase in floorplate length and floorplate area
  • Substitution of two residential loading berths for one commercial berth
  • Spacing of vehicular entries along Northwest First Avenue

Ms. Koshal told the board the property was rezoned to permit structures of this size and mass.

Arquitectonica is the architect.

 

Source:  Miami Today

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Miami Heat Star Partners With Developer On Wynwood Project

Miami Heat’s Udonis Haslem retired this week, but his career as a developer is just getting started after he broke ground on a project for affordable housing in Wynwood.

Wynwood Works, which received a large amount of public investment, was started by Haslem and Magellan Housing.

The 20,238-square-foot lot at 2035, 2037, and 2043 N. Miami Ave. was deeded free of charge to Wynwood Works MTZ LLC, headed by Larry D. Capp of charity Mt. Zion Developments. Then, the nonprofit sold the lots to Wynwood Works LLC, a joint venture between Magellan Housing and Haslem, for $6 million.

The developer agreed to preserve affordable housing on the property for 50 years in exchange for a grant from the CRA worth $9.9 million and a portion of the retail rents. There will be 48 studio apartments, 66 one-bedroom units and eight two-bedroom units with rents ranging from $512 to $1,756 per month.

 

Source:  SFBJ

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New Design Submitted For 2000 Wynwood

New plans have just been sent to Miami’s Wynwood Design Review Committee for an apartment building in Wynwood.

Previously, plans for the site were submitted to the UDRB for project with a similar unit count.

The new plans show that the 12-story project is now proposed to include:

  • 310 residential units
  • 9,416 square feet of retail
  • 308 parking spaces

The parking garage is lined on three sides with residential. There were 5 walk-up residential units on the ground floor in the previous plan which have been removed.

Leo A Daly is now the architect. Arquitectonica was the architect for the first submittal.

The developer is Clearline Real Estate.

In February, the developer signed a deal for water and sewer utilities for 310 apartments, 1,000 square feet of full service restaurant, and 8,300 square feet of retail.

The WDRC hearing is scheduled for June 20.

 

Source:  The Next Miami

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Developers Plan Apartments On Allapattah Auto Dealership Site

A buildable property was purchased by Biscayne Companies and Etienne Equities in Miami’s Allapattah district.

The $3.5 million cash sale was completed last month. Used auto dealership Ocean Auto Sales presently occupies tge 0.7-acre location at 2951 NW 27th Avenue, just west of Melrose Park.

According to records, the dealership paid $2 million for the land in 2006.

The new owners want to start construction on a multifamily building with a retail component in two years. 114 units are permitted on the site.

The sale takes place as development in Allapattah, a working-class neighborhood west of Wynwood, is booming in response to Miami’s increasing real estate prices over the previous three years.

The proposal by NR Investments to construct a mixed-use complex at the GSA building at 1950 NW 20th Street is one of the largest projects currently under development. The designs call for 2,500 homes, a 300-room hotel, as well as shops and offices.

Longtime Allapattah developer Lissette Calderone suggested constructing a 1,250-unit rental complex in March, closer to Miami International Airport and just west of the neighborhood.

 

Source:  Commercial Observer

 

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Newmark Arranges $91 Million Financing Of Kushner Companies, Block Capital Group’s Wynwood 27 & 28

Newmark announced it has arranged a $91 million loan on behalf of Kushner Companies and Block Capital Group for the refinancing of Wynwood 27 & 28. The property is on NW 27th Street (adjacent to NW 2nd Ave) in Miami’s highly trendy Wynwood submarket.

The Newmark team was led by Jordan Roeschlaub and Dustin Stolly, Co-Presidents of Debt & Structured Finance, along with Executive Managing Directors Christopher Kramer and Nick Scribani, as well as Senior Managing Director Danny Matz from the Miami office, who provided regional support on the transaction. Valley National Bank and Israel Discount Bank provided the loan.

The project commenced construction in Q4 2021 and recently obtained its certificate of occupancy. At completion, the development will deliver 52,000 square feet of commercial office space, 33,000 square feet of ground-floor retail, 152 residential units and parking for 232 vehicles. Wynwood 27 & 28 rivals any asset in the area regarding product quality, build construct, design appeal and offering diversity. The property has been creatively designed and constructed with a modern style driven by smart, leading-edge amenities, including a full-scale garage, high-energy retail with innovative cuisine and fashion-driven qualities, spacious mid-rise apartments, modern open floor office configurations and outdoor terrace availability.

Wynwood 27 & 28 are surrounded by a diverse package of public amenities and attractions at the center of Wynwood – directly adjacent to the famous Design District and proximate to all major Miami destinations and minutes from primary beaches, Edgewater, Brickell, Downtown and Miami International Airport. The site location is highly advantageous, on a desirable plot seamlessly becoming an instant focal point of the popular submarket. Wynwood has emerged as a cultural epicenter, offering the trendiest locales and destinations for the new-era urban consumer.

 

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Steven Oved Buys Boutique South Beach Hotel For $15M

The boutique Greenview Hotel in Miami Beach has traded for $15 million. An entity tied to investor Steven Oved was the buyer of the 45-key hotel at 1671 Washington Avenue, just north of Lincoln Road

The hotel was built in 1939 in classic Art Deco style, and its facade was restored while it was owned by Marcelo Tenenbaum of Blue Road Development, which purchased the hotel for $1.1 million back in 2010, according to property records. 

Blue Road, led by Tenenbaum and Jorge Savloff, listed the property for sale — for $15 million — in 2020 along with another hotel it owned, the Casa Hotel on Washington Avenue, The Real Deal reported at the time.

While the Greenview Hotel has not been sold since 2010, Tenenbaum and Savloff are no longer part of the property’s ownership. Both were removed from the owner entity, Greenview Hotel LLC, in 2021, according to state documents. A recent lawsuit filed in Miami-Dade Circuit Court involving Greenview identifies the principals as real estate broker Roberto Camilo Matarraz and Pedro Miguel Rodriguez, so it’s not entirely clear who controls the property.

Oved, with his partner Jack Avid, have made several purchases in South Florida over the years, including an apartment portfolio in Broward County in 2019 and an apartment building in Coconut Grove in 2016, The Real Deal has reported

CBRE’s Natalie Castillo and Austin LaPoten executed the Greenview deal on behalf of the seller. 

 

Source:  Commercial Observer

 

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Wynwood Dev Site Goes On The Block For $30M

Doug Levine is listing three Wynwood retail buildings primed for redevelopment, with an asking price of $30 million.

The Crunch Fitness founder and real estate investor is looking to sell the fully leased properties at 2324-2328 North Miami Avenue and 36-38 Northwest 24th Street, according to an offering.

Levine paid a combined $5.9 million for 0.7-acre assemblage in 2013 and 2014, records show. The buildings were completed in 1928 and 1950.

The three buildings, totaling 25,855 square feet, are fully occupied, but the majority of tenants have expiring leases, the offering states. Tenants include 305 Degrees Burger Bar and Back Door Monkey bar nightclub.

The site also comes with a liquor license.

Potential buyers can redevelop the properties into an eight-story to 12-story mixed-use project with either 108 residential units or  216 hotel rooms, the brochure states. Under Wynwood’s zoning overlay, developers can also obtain bonuses to build an additional 54 residential units or an additional 108 hotel rooms.

Levine is also willing to provide seller financing of up to 50 percent of the portfolio’s value, according to the offering.

 

Source:  The Real Deal

 

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Miami Beach South Of Fifth Projects Could Score More Density

In Miami Beach’s South of Fifth neighborhood, more density is the carrot. And three hotel owners are the rabbits.

And at least one of those hospitality landlords, an affiliate of Miami-based Key International, is eyeing that carrot.

The Miami Beach City Commission on Wednesday approved a measure that would encourage South of Fifth hotel owners to redevelop their properties into condominiums or multifamily projects. By agreeing to convert their land from transient uses such as hotels, hostels and short-term rentals to residential use, the owners would get an increase in the allowable floor area ratio, or FAR, to 2.75 from 2.0, according to a city memo.

Key International owns the Marriott Stanton South Beach at 161 Ocean Drive, through its affiliate Komar Investments, records show. The Key International affiliate is interested in exploring possible redevelopment of the 224-room hotel and taking advantage of the density bonus, said Christopher Penelas, an attorney for the hotel owner.

The legislation, sponsored by Miami Beach city commissioner Alex Fernandez, was mandated by Miami Beach residents. In November, 66 percent of voters approved a referendum directing the city to enact the legislation.

In order to receive the density bonus, property owners must pledge that any new projects will not allow rentals shorter than six months.

 

Source:  The Real Deal

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Rishi Kapoor’s Co-Living, Micro-Unit Project In Miami Beach Scores Approval

Miami Beach commissioners tweaked city development regulations to benefit Rishi Kapoor’s planned co-living and micro-unit project on Washington Avenue.

Commissioners voted 6-1 on Wednesday to give final approval to an ordinance that allows for the development of co-living units on the east and west side of the North Washington Avenue district between 15th and 16th streets. Under the new code, developers have to vow that at least 20 percent of the apartments would be priced as workforce housing and that projects won’t be hotels or hostels.

Kapoor, who leads Coral Gables-based Location Ventures, is under contract to purchase the properties at 1509 and 1515 Washington Avenue. While he has previously declined to share project details, his attorney shed light on the plans during the commission meeting. It’s for 46 co-living apartments, which residents rent by the bedroom but have access to common areas; 48 micro-units that span 275 square feet; and 24 micro-units that span 448 square feet, attorney Michael Larkin said. The micro-units will include kitchens.

The vote stirred a discussion on the dais over the type of housing the city wants to provide, whether micro-units and co-living units truly address the lack of affordable housing, and if the project would amount to party houses.

After some debate, commissioners imposed a minimum lease term of six months and a day. That’s longer than the three-month to four-month terms that Larkin argued for on behalf of Kapoor, though the attorney reluctantly agreed to the longer lease term.

“There are seasonal workers who come here,” Larkin told commissioners. “We greatly prefer to have less than six months.” 

Mayor Dan Gelber said during the meeting that six months and a day would at least allow “all those New Yorkers who come down” to get their tax benefit.

Commissioners Ricky Arriola and David Richardson countered that the project would offset illegal Airbnb rentals in other parts of the city that are fueled by demand from seasonal workers and others who only need to stay in Miami Beach for a few months.

“I think it would actually present some good competition to Airbnbs, and it would put some of those Airbnbs out of business,” Arriola said. 

The ordinance also sets a three-year time limit for Kapoor to apply for a building permit.

The developer already has approval for a six-story co-living project at 1260 Washington Avenue, which is in the South Washington Avenue district. The new ordinance gives him a year to apply for building permits for that project.

 

Source:  The Real Deal

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ABH Developer Group Completes Development Site Assemblage In Wynwood Norte, Becomes Largest Stakeholder In The District

ABH Developer Group, a rapidly growing, fully integrated real estate firm, announced the acquisition of two duplexes located at 84-86 NW 32nd St. and 90-92 NW 32nd St. to complete an acre assemblage within the Wynwood Norte district in Miami.

The purchase was made through Wyn Garden North, LLC, a subsidiary of ABH Developer Group led by Alexis Bogomolni. Closing took place May 11th. The acquisition completes ABH Developer Group’s assemblage in the Wynwood Norte district, which includes the purchases of 3129 NW 1st Ave., 3131 NW 1st Ave., 75 NW 31st St., 79 NW 31st St., 85 NW 31st St., and 93 NW 31st St., bringing the total purchase price of the assemblage to $10,125,000.

ABH Developer Group is the largest property owner in the Wynwood Norte District, having assembled a total of 180,000 square feet since 2021. The firm has 13 projects ranging from 24 to 150 units in various stages of development just within the Wynwood Norte boundaries. ABH is planning to transform the assemblage into a multifamily development to serve the growing demand for attainable housing options in Miami.

“We were attracted to Wynwood Norte for its prime location adjacent to the Wynwood Arts District, Miami Design District and Midtown Miami and recognized this as an emerging area for significant development,” said Bogomolni, CEO, ABH Developer Group. “More importantly, we saw an opportunity to create a new mix of attainable housing options for working families and young professionals. We knew that by amassing a collection of properties and creating several high-quality developments, our team could make a greater impact, contribute to the revitalization of this vibrant and diverse neighborhood, and hopefully serve as a catalyst for further development.”

The Wynwood Norte district is bordered by I-95 to the west and North Miami Avenue to the east, and Northwest 29th Street to the south and I-195 to the north. Given its walkability to many art, cultural and entertainment and dining destinations and its recent zoning overhaul, the neighborhood is poised for significant development.

ABH Developer Group has been working closely with The Wynwood Community Enhancement Association (Wynwood CEA), a guided effort by the community and diverse neighborhood stakeholders, to help further its mission to restore and grow the neighborhood’s housing stock, make neighborhood improvements and enhance the quality of life for current and future residents. As an advocate and one of the largest stakeholders in the district, ABH Developer Group is committed to contributing to the NRD-2 Public Benefits Trust Fund for the long-term. The Fund was established to support reinvestment and supplement affordable and workforce housing, public parks and open spaces, and civic space or civil support space within Wynwood NRD-2.

Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Miami, ABH Developer Group is focused on residential and commercial ground-up development in South Florida. The firm’s portfolio features a mix of garden-style and mid-rise developments with over 750 units in the pipeline. This marks the 12th acquisition made by ABH Developer Group in the last 12 months. Current projects under construction include: Hollytown, a 24-unit townhome development in Hollywood, and a 28-unit rental building located at 3422 NW 5th Ave. in Wynwood Norte.

ABH Developer Group is led by an executive management team with decades of experience, including in-house expertise in development, acquisitions, finance, design, management, marketing, sales, and leasing.

 

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