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New York’s Rosemary’s To Open In Wynwood Industrial Building

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Another New York restaurant is coming to Miami — this time, it’s Rosemary’s, a casual Italian concept from the West Village in New York.

The group behind the restaurant, Casa Nela, filed a proposal to renovate a vacant industrial building in Wynwood, at 310 NW 25th Street, adjacent to SW 3rd Street, to make way for Rosemary’s.

 

Source:  Commercial Observer

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Wynwood BID Recertified For An Additional 10 Years

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Property owners in the decade old Wynwood BID recently voted resoundingly to approve its continuation for a second 10 years, through 2033.

The largest one-of-its-kind in Florida, the BID covers a 50-city-block neighborhood that has experienced an exciting transformation, taking it from an abandoned industrial zone to a bustling arts and nightlife destination.

More recently, Wynwood has become a desirable location for new office and residential developments, and now, major new hotels from the world-renowned Arlo brand and the soon-to-be-launched Moxy by Marriott. The approximately 400-plus property owners within the Wynwood BID’s boundaries signed affidavits supporting its renewal, with about 60 percent voting in favor. The final step was when the City of Miami Commission and Mayor Francis Suarez officially voted to approve the continuation of the BID at their Oct. 26 meeting.

“This recertification is a victory for our neighborhood, our residents, our businesses and our visitors,” said Manny Gonzalez, long-time executive director of the Wynwood Business Improvement District. “Our goal is to have another successful decade of embracing change like urban planning and landscape design while also working to maintain Wynwood’s place as an appealing cultural destination and creative center.”

During the past decade, Wynwood has experienced an exponential increase in visitors, with the number rising from 240,000 in 2013 to a staggering 15 million annually in 2023. Today, Wynwood supports 5,000 new jobs and generates more than 20 percent of the City of Miami’s parking transactions.

In partnership with the City of Miami Planning Department and Plusurbia, the Wynwood BID developed Miami’s first Neighborhood Revitalization District (NRD) plan to maintain the neighborhood’s distinctive street art and industrial feel, while encouraging a 24-hour community for live, work and play lifestyles. The BID has accomplished significant successes through its partnership with the City of Miami Police Department, resulting in a 60 percent reduction in crime. Additionally, the BID has made a substantial contribution of $3.5 million towards Wynwood Works, a program aimed at developing 5,000 micro units of affordable housing, and invested $1 million towards office development in the area.

The BID has also created a Clean Team to remove trash and debris daily to maintain a clean and attractive neighborhood. These notable achievements have garnered national recognition for the BID in the past decade, with awards such as being one of the greatest neighborhoods in America and being recognized for its Economic Development Planning by the American Planning Association (APA)

In the arts, Wynwood continues to thrive and be the home of the iconic Wynwood Walls, Museum of Graffiti, Margulies Collection, Mana Wynwood, Gary Nader Art Centre, recently opened Paradox Museum, and many more.

The neighborhood remains a center for over 3,000 units of unique retail, restaurant and nightlife businesses, including Zak the Baker, Oasis Wynwood, 1-800-Lucky, Gramps and UNKNWN. Annual special events such as Miami Art Week, Miami Music Week and Wynwood Pride fill the community with pedestrian traffic and excitement.

 

Source:  Community Newspapers

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Moon Thai Wants To Build 3-Story Restaurant In Wynwood

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The South Florida-based restaurant company Moon Thai & Japanese is entering the Wynwood development scene.

The firm that created the Asian idea, Moon Thai Group, filed plans to construct a three-story restaurant on a quarter-acre lot at 82 NW 28th Street. The property is across the street from the residential developments Wynwood 29 and Wynwood Green by Related Group and Lennar.

Plans call for 33 tables on the ground floor, 17 tables on the third and fourth floors, and 10 tables on the rooftop of the 350-seat restaurant. What would be kept on the second floor is not specified in the application.

Parking would not be available in the structure because it is not necessary for parcels smaller than 20,000 square feet. Every day of the week, the restaurant would be open till two in the morning.

Property records show that the Coral Gables-based chain paid $6 million in 2021 to purchase the lot. It had submitted a plan for a five-story restaurant back in September.

Twenty-three years ago, Moon Thai’s first branch in Coral Gables was launched by chef and founder Jack Punma, who is originally from Bangkok. With pad thai and tuna sushi rolls priced at $14 each, this informal restaurant has expanded to eight locations in South Florida and one in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The plan will be discussed by the Wynwood Design Review Committee on Tuesday.

 

Source:  Commercial Observer

 

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Plans For New Whole Foods In South Beach Submitted To Review Board

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A developer has filed plans with Miami Beach’s Design Review Board to build a large new Whole Foods market in South Beach.

In a letter, a representative of the developer wrote that the plans were very similar to plans approved by the same board in 2015. The approval expires 18 months after issuance if a building permit hasn’t been issued, according to a copy of the approval order.

The Whole Foods is proposed to occupy the ground floor of a 4-story development at 1901 Alton Road. The project is planned include:

  • 34,953 square foot ground floor Whole Foods, plus additional mezzanine space for office and cafe seating
  • 3,908 square feet Wells Fargo Bank
  • 277 parking spaces, on levels 2, 3 and 4, which is said to be 114 more spaces than is required for the proposed uses

The estimated cost of the project is listed at $39,800,000.

Studio Mc+G is listed as the architect, with the façade designed by Oppenheim Architecture.

1901 Alton Property LLC and Wells Fargo Bank are listed as the applicants. Architectural plans list Crescent Heights as the owner.

The Miami Beach Design Review Board is scheduled to hold a hearing on the proposal on December 11.

 

Source:  The Next Miami

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JV Agrees To Hero Housing Provisions In Aventura

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The City of Aventura recently passed a measure that would offer reduced rents for teachers and first responders so they can afford to live near where they work. They call it the Hero Housing provision.

The Related Group and BH Group are the first developers to build a project incorporating the provision. The city allows the developers to boost the project’s density by agreeing to the rent reductions. Also, the builders promised to provide 10,000 square feet of storage space in the parking garage for the city, pay $125,000 annually for 10 years for the city’s on-demand vehicle service and pay $1 million to offset the impacts of the development on the city.

The Icon Aventura project will be 26 stories and will go up next to the Aventura View office building. It would feature 275 condos, 20 Hero Housing apartments and 12,000 square feet of retail on the ground floor of the new 10-story parking garage.

Miami-based Arquitectonica designed the development. The two joint venture partners acquired the four-acre site for $51 million in 2022.

 

Source: ConnectCRE

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Wynwood Project To Include 54 Small Housing Units

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The booming Wynwood Arts District is preparing to welcome yet another mixed-use residential development with ground floor retail.

Owner-developer Alchemy-ABR-BCP Wynwood LLC plans the 12-story project at 18 NW 23rd St.

The development is to become home to 178 residential units, 13,498 square feet of retail uses, and parking for 183 vehicles.

The City of Miami’s Urban Development Review Board is recommending approval of the project.

The site is bounded by Northwest 23rd Street on the north, Northwest Miami Court to the west, Northwest 22nd Street to the south, and North Miami Avenue on the east.

According to the attorney representing the developer, the property is within the Neighborhood Revitalization District (NRD-1), the intent of which is to facilitate Wynwood’s transition from an industrial district to an active, diverse, mixed-use neighborhood.

He said to accommodate 178 residential units, the owner-developer intends to utilize the Wynwood Transfer of Development Density Program.

In particular, the project will utilize the Affordable Housing Payout option, which allows for a 50% density increase subject to a cash contribution to the Wynwood Public Benefits Trust Fund.

The 54 bonus units provided will each be less than 650 square feet, as required, he said.

The developer is requesting waivers to the Miami 21 zoning code, which would allow:

  • A 30% parking reduction, for property near a public transit corridor.
  • Parking within the mezzanine level. This parking level will be masked with the required art treatment for 100% of the impacted area of the façade.
  • A 10% increase in lot coverage, for the first through eighth stories. This waiver will allow for the lot coverage of 87.71%, up from the base permitted lot coverage of 80%.
  • Reduction in drive aisle width.
  • A 10% increase in floorplate area above eighth story.
  • A 10% increase in rooftop enclosed area. This waiver will allow for an increase from 20% to 22% of the rooftop to be enclosed space. The project includes a 3,812-square-foot enclosed rooftop area, which will accommodate resident amenity space as well as back-of-house functions.
  • Parking in the second layer on primary frontage, and the secondary frontage, and all of this parking area will be masked by the required art treatment.

Arquitectonica is the architect.

The motion to recommend approval of the project passed unanimously.

 

Source:  Miami Today

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11-Story Apartment Complex Planned Near Brightline Station And Aventura Mall

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IQ Concept Developments, led by Samir Dichy, and Sagewood Corp. have proposed an 11-story apartment complex just west of the Aventura Mall in the Ojus neighborhood.

The developers, through affiliate 2530 NE LLC, filed an administrative site plan with Miami-Dade County officials for the 0.66-acre site at 2530 and 2540 N.E. 192nd St. It currently has a few single-family homes. The site is located just east of the Scheck Hillel Community School and near the Brightline passenger rail station.

The same developer submitted plans to erect 36 rental units there in 2020. Using the county’s new workforce housing density bonus, which mandates that 10% of the units be workforce housing, it now presented a larger bid.

The project, known as IQ Lofts Ruby, would house 92 parking spaces, some of which would have electric vehicle chargers, and 90 units totaling 94,216 square feet of leasable space. Coworking space, a game room, a fitness facility, and a pool on the third level are among the features.

Dichy said he plans to break ground on IQ Lofts Ruby in the second half of 2024. Construction should take around 18 months.

 

Source:  SFBJ

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Hundreds More Residents Incoming: Wynwood Haus Begins Pre-Leasing

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Get ready for several hundred more residents in Miami’s urban core: Wynwood Haus has announced pre-leasing.

The 20-story apartment tower, which broke ground in June 2021, is set to welcome its first residents by year’s end.

Wynwood Haus will include 224 apartments, 5,375 square feet of ground floor commercial space. and 222 parking spaces.

Prices listed on the leasing website range from $2,734 for a 679 square foot 1-bedroom, to $3,955 for a 936 square foot 2-bedroom. There will also be studios available starting at 394 square feet.

The developers say the project rivals luxury high-rises, with 10-foot ceilings, intricate wood paneling, concrete accents, and luxe lighting.

The School Board Metromover station is a short walk away.

Black Salmon and LD&D, in partnership with Bridge Investment Group, are the developers.

Corwil Architects designed the building, with interiors by LD&D’s design division. Landscape design is by Enzo Enea.

 

Source:  The Next Miami

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Developer Under Contract To Buy 17,000-SF Lot In Wynwood For $7.7 Million

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Clara Homes is the latest developer to seek a piece of Wynwood.

The Miami-based company is under contract to buy a 17,000-square-foot lot for $7.7 million, with plans to build a luxury rental building on the site under Florida’s newly enacted Live Local Act, according to a company spokesperson. The sale is expected to close by the end of 2023.

The parcel holds a single-story retail building that’s home to the Austin Burke men’s clothing store at 2601 NW Sixth Avenue, located between the Interstate 95 and the 545 Wyn office building,

The clothing retailer owns the property and will remain there for now, as the deal includes a sale leaseback for one year. Austin Burke purchased the property, completed in 1967, for $340,000 in 1988, according to property records.

Clara Homes plans to build a 152-unit luxury rental building with ground-floor retail designed by Miami architectural firm Kobi Karp. The developer plans to utilize a provision from the Live Local Act, a state housing law enacted earlier this year, that allows added density in return for designating at least 40 percent of apartments as workforce housing.

 

Source:  Commercial Observer

 

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Former Miami Beach Mayor Sells Wynwood Complex For $24M

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Miami Beach’s former mayor Philip Levine has cashed in on a Wynwood complex known as the Whale & Star Building.

An entity managed by Levine sold three warehouses for $24 million. Combined, the buildings at 2215 Northwest First Place total 27,400, according to a press release. The deal breaks down to $623 dollars per square foot.

The buyer is a Delaware LLC named Whale & Star Wynwood Owner.

Laura Valente with Global Luxury Realty and Alyssa Morgan with the Inside Network represented the buyer. Tony Arellano and Devlin Marinoff with DWTN Realty Advisors and Miami-based attorney Charles Ratner represented Levine.

The full-block property was listed for $29 million.

The existing complex can be repurposed into retail storefronts with glass walls. However, some of the site is primed for redevelopment, according to a listing. A developer could tear down the southern portion of the complex and replace it with a hotel with 265 rooms to 388 rooms or an apartment building with 132 units to 194 units. The zoning also allows for an eight-story office building, the offering states.

 

Source:  The Real Deal

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