Seaward Development had its first hearing before the city’s Development Review Committee for its plan to save the historic Sarasota building and add two 18-story towers to the site. By Andrew Warfield  January 4, 2025 An effort to preserve the century-old Mira Mar Plaza and redevelop a portion of the site to pay for it had its initial submission before the city’s Development Review Committee on Dec. 18. Before that, on September 2024, Seaward Managing Partner Patrick DiPinto introduced a collaboration…

By Francisco Alvarado BH Group and Related Group are bringing the W Hotels brand to Pompano Beach, securing a deal with Marriott for the joint venture’s 24-story waterfront project. Designed by Coral Gables-based Nichols Architects, W Pompano Beach Hotel & Residences will offer a mix of studio, one-, two- and four-bedroom suites ranging from 580 square feet to 3,400 square feet, the release states. The tower will also have three penthouses with private rooftops. Across South Florida, condo and condo-hotel…

Seaward Development has a pre-application conference with the Development Review Committee to start the rezoning process from Downtown Core to Downtown Bayfront. By Andrew Warfield Although it was merely a pre-application hearing, Seaward Development and its legal counsel Brenda Patten laid out detailed plans for the restoration and preservation of the historic Mira Mar building in downtown Sarasota and the residential development, designed by Nichols Architects, that will make it possible. During the Nov. 6 meeting of the city’s Development Review…

Miami Today shared the details behind the negotiations and progress of the Riverside site where the City of Miami’s administrative offices currently stand. After the building was declared “functionally obsolete” in 2015, the city partnered with Adler Development, which divided the project into three phases for development. Phase 1A, designed by Nichols Architects, was sold to Mill Creek Residential and is now in the final stages of construction as Modera Riverside. This luxury residential tower marked the first milestone in…

Three new retail and restaurant concepts are set to open at Miami Worldcenter, the $6 billion, 27-acre mixed-use development reshaping Downtown Miami. The project’s ownership group has finalized leases with Go Greek Yogurt, HŸP, a sneaker and streetwear retailer, and SkinSpirit, a medical aesthetics clinic and spa. These additions are expected to open by early 2025. Miami Worldcenter is being developed by Miami Worldcenter Associates, led by Managing Partners Art Falcone and Nitin Motwani, in partnership with CIM Group. As one…