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…

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…