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,’…

Miami Art Basel might be the most anticipated event in the city. While we’re still a long way before winter winds cools temperatures back down, Architectural Digest has released an article listing 5 hotels in Miami where guests can experience art and design year-round. Nichols Architects expertise on luxury stays got 2 projects on that list. Nichols team worked as architects for Eden Roc on the restoration and expansion performed in 2008, soon after the hotel was incorporated in the…

The Fontainebleau is changing again. This time, the iconic Miami Beach hotel is adding a convention center that’s expected to be finished in November. The new five-story space designed by Nichols Architects is being built to accommodate about 1,000 people. Over the years, the resort has gone over many transformations including a new tower, added and destroyed a mural, remade the pool area. The 2002 renovation and expansion led by Nichols Architects, included a 36-story condominium-hotel (Fontainebleau II), and a…

M-Tower, developed by Lions Group NYC and Fortis Design + Build under the Downtown 1st St LLC, is set to be a 57-story building at 56 Southwest 1st Street, near the City’s Government Center. The project, designed by Nichols Architects with Naturalficial as the landscape architect and Kimley-Horn as the civil engineer, will feature 675 residential units, a public parking garage with 694 spaces, and 10,531 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. The permits allow for a structure to reach 605 feet above ground or 615…

Financial services giant JP Morgan Chase will double its space in Miami’s Brickell. New York-based JPMorgan expanded its lease by 80,000 square feet to 160,000 square feet at the 1450 Brickell Avenue tower, according to the tenant’s news release and spokesperson. The expansion will take place over two years and will accommodate 400 employees, in addition to the 500 who already work at the tower. The 34-story 1450 Brickell was completed in 2010 by Miami-based developer Rilea Group and Nichols Architects….