Miami Beach’s vibrant culinary scene will be on full display from October 22–25 with the 13th annual South Beach Seafood Festival. This year, the festival includes two new “An Evening in Miami Beach” dinners, a chefs’ showdown, and a new competition for home chefs, celebrating both local flavors and international culinary talent. Festival highlights include the Chef Showdown on October 24 at Lummus Park, where diners can sample creations from twenty South Florida chefs and vote for their favorite dishes,…

Vertical construction is now underway at Waldorf Astoria Residences Pompano Beach, located at 1350 South Ocean Boulevard. Designed by Nichols Architects in collaboration with KORA, the 28-story, 308-foot-tall tower will feature 92 branded residences and a suite of resort-style amenities directly on the beachfront. The project is being developed by Related Group alongside Merrimac Ventures, with Coastal Construction serving as general contractor. Recent progress photos published on Florida Yimby shows the podium taking shape and the superstructure rising, with crews…

Pompano Beach is no longer Florida’s best-kept secret. A recent Sun Sentinel article highlights the city’s transformation, chronicling both current and future luxury towers—from Casamar and Solemar to upcoming projects like W Pompano Beach Hotel & Residences and Waldorf Astoria Residences Pompano Beach. For Nichols Architects, this boom is especially exciting because we’ve had the privilege of partnering with Related Group, one of the city’s most prominent developers, on several of these landmark projects. Our work with Related in Pompano…

According to Colliers’ latest Sunshine State Shopping report, Florida now holds over 1.26 billion square feet of retail space — 26% of all new U.S. supply this year. South Florida alone accounts for one-fifth of the state’s retail inventory, with Miami-Dade leading in construction and occupancy rates. As noted in an article by the South Florida Business Journal, while standalone retail buildings are being added to Broward and Palm Beach counties, most of Miami-Dade retail resurgence is being driven by…

James Nozar, who previously served as CEO for Strategic Property Partners and played a central role in launching Water Street Tampa, has been named President of Development at Kettler. In his new role, he will oversee the Gasworx development in Ybor City among other initiatives. Nichols Architects has had the privilege of partnering with Strategic Property Partners on Water Street Tampa, as hospitality architecture experts on three completed buildings in Phase I and now on a residential project on the…