Rao’s Miami Beach is slated to open in the St. Moritz Tower at the Loews hotel complex on Oct. 25. It will fill the space that was previously occupied by Lure Fishbar. By Erik Bojnansky Rao’s opened 127 years ago in Harlem and is one of the oldest family-owned and operated restaurants in the nation. It’s also one of the most difficult places to get a table. A call to reach Rao’s ownership in New York yielded a voicemail recording…

Condé Nast Traveler readers rate their top hotels in Miami… 4 of them with Nichols Architects! The readers have spoken…. here are 4 of the top 10 hotels in Miami with a Nichols Architects’ legacy… Congratulations to all the hotels selected for the Readers’ Choice Awards Eden Roc Miami Beach The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne, Miami The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach The Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove, Miami Source: Conde Nast Traveler https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/miami-top-hotels

Related Group, Merrimac Ventures and Hilton have partnered on the development of the Waldorf Astoria Residences Pompano Beach, the first purely residential property for the Waldorf Astoria brand Matt Wasielewski The 28-story property is planned on a 1.8-acre oceanfront parcel at 1350 South Ocean Blvd. It will have 92 condos ranging from 2,100 SF to 6,100 SF. Amenities include a private marina with 19 slips, a 20K SF oceanfront pool deck with an outdoor bar, 200 feet of private beach…

The Fontainebleau Miami Beach will open a coastal Italian cuisine restaurant with a menu created by acclaimed chef Michael White. By Erik Bojnansky Located at the base of the resort’s Sorrento Tower, designed by Nichols Architects, Mirabella takes over where Scarpetta restaurant once operated. The 9,418-square-foot restaurant will have 317 seats, including bar and lounge seating, in an interior designed by London-based David Collins Studio. “Mirabella is both a celebration of Italian cuisine and a reflection of my own culinary…

Miami’s Urban Development Review Board voted last month to approve a proposal for multiple new towers at Miami Worldcenter. The proposal includes three new towers at the Miami World Tower site, where a 53-story tower is nearing completion, bringing the total to four on the property. Two of the three new towers are proposed to rise 68 stories each, with a shorter one at 25 stories. The three new towers are proposed to include 2,043 multifamily residential units, 2,944 square…