To restore the 100-year-old structure will cost $29 million paid for with proceeds from the sale of 70 condos in twin 18-story towers built behind it. By Andrew Warfield Historic preservation isn’t for the faint of heart, especially for those paying for it. Having been denied permission to demolish the Mira Mar building at 49 S. Palm Ave. in 2022, Seaward Development still purchased the century-old building in 2023 as it set about an 18-month effort to determine how it could…

By Sarasota Surroundings On Tuesday evening, Seaward Development and its team of consultants presented their plans for Mira Mar Plaza during a Comprehensive Plan Amendment & Rezone Community Workshop. The event drew a full house of stakeholders, neighbors, business owners, and community members. By the end of the meeting, many attendees left more informed and satisfied with the revised proposal than when they arrived. The presentation opened with Patrick DiPinto, Principal of Seaward Development, who shared a brief history of…

Nichols Architects and Seaward Development are collaborating once again, following the success of Epoch Sarasota, the record-breaking luxury condominium. This time, the team is focused on a mixed-use property in the city’s downtown. The new plans include the rehabilitation of Mira Mar Plaza, restoring some of the unique features the original building had in 1922, while also adding two 18-story towers. The architecture is designed in a layered Mediterranean style to ensure harmony with neighboring properties. The proposed footprint is…

BY: OSCAR NUNEZ 8:00 AM ON JULY 19, 2024 The City of Miami Climate Resilience Committee recently reviewed two proposals concerning developing and using City-owned waterfront property on Watson Island. These proposals were presented for evaluation due to their deviation from previous plans and now include updated requests and public benefits. The following steps involve potential approval by the Miami City Commission at their upcoming meeting, followed by consideration by Miami voters in the next election. One of the proposals, named ‘Jungle Trail,’…

By  John Charles Robbins – Read at source at Miami Today A developer is bringing a new mixed-use residential tower that will include a hotel and outdoor dining to Miami Worldcenter. Miami A/I Parcel 3 Subsidiary LLC has presented a plan for Miami Worldcenter Block C East at 155 NE 10th St., in the northern edge of the booming Miami Worldcenter District. This project will be a 53-story mixed-use tower with a 280-key hotel, along with 351 luxury condominiums, commercial-retail…