First Look Inside the Completed East Hotel at Brickell City Centre

Underneath the climate ribbon, the incomplete mall is visible from the hotel. Photos by Sean McCaughan.

Last night we were lucky enough to attend an event, the PAMM Corporate Cocktail, at the brand-spanking-new East Hotel at Brickell City Centre, which is currently in its soft opening. The party and the venue were both spectacular, and the service was wonderful. Although not a full tour of the building (that’s coming soon) we did get a good look at some of the more spectacular elements including the lobby, the pool deck, the incomplete mall, and of course the famed ‘climate ribbon’ sun shade. The hotel has begun taking reservations for dates starting May 31st. And now, a quick tour in thirteen photographs.

One River Point Rendering Crush

One River Point, the ultra-luxury residential and hotel project planned for the Miami River that has Hong Kong-level service and a boat valet, just released new renderings of unit interiors, showing off mighty deal balconies, vast great rooms, and views that seductively mix water and city. Other renderings, most of which are older but just as sexy, show the project’s twin towers connected by a gigantic bridge and private club floating in the sky, a huge waterfall, the main pool, and the exterior from various angles. Designed by starchitect Rafael Viñoly and developed by KAR Properties, One River Point is taking reservations at the moment. It’s also the fanciest place to hit the Miami River probably ever.

An Early Look Inside Edgewater’s Missoni Baia Tower

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Russian oligarch Vladislav Doronin, owner of the Aman resort chain, is coming to Miami in a big way just as the real estate market begins to cool down. Having already partnered with Ugo Colombo’s CMC Group on Brickell Flatiron, Doronin’s OKO Group is going solo on his next big Miami project (the first of at least three he has in the pipeline). It’s a luxury Edgewater condo tower called Missoni Baia, branded by the eponymous Italian fashion house (a trend which as the New Times noted, has become kind of a thing in Miami lately). The 146 units will be large, ranging between 2 to 4 bedrooms.

Designed by Asymptote Architecture and Revuelta, Enzo Enea is doing the landscaping and Paris Forino design is doing up the insides, at least some of which, according to the first interior rendering released, is going to be all kinds of white-on-white. Renderings of a pair of pools meanwhile, show them to be located on the west side of the building, long and slender, and lined with trees that will give a rather lovely “hey I’m swimming in an orchard” kind of a feel. Shade is good.

Those won’t be the only pools though. According to Real Deal: “Amenities will include a flow-through deck with cabanas, an Olympic-sized lap pool, hot and cold plunge pools, a children’s pool and tennis courts. Residents will also have access to an infinity-edge pool on the development’s bayfront terrace, a gym, saunas and spa treatment rooms.”

Beach DRB Approves Public Art for New Convention Center

At its May 3rd meeting, the city’s Design Review Board unanimously approved the Miami Beach Art in Public Places committee’s recommendations of six site-specific art installations by six international artists selected out of over five hundred submissions, to grace the renovated Miami Beach Convention Center. Here they are.

On the River the Old Epic Sales Center is Being Demolished, While Met Square Construction Continues

Former Epic Sales Center. Photo by Lucas Lechuga.

An Argentine developer and grocery store mogul has finally begun demolition of the former Epic sales center at 300 Biscayne Boulevard Way, on the Miami River. The Next Miami has some closer photos of the demolition. The over-the-top 2.5 story structure has stood there far beyond its planned lifespan, more recently acting informally as sort of a yacht club for the superyachts tied along its river dock. (we don’t know how much of the interior was utilized for this secondary purpose, but the parking below the elevated structure was) Epic developer Ugo Colombo sold the 1.25 acre wedge of land for a whopping $125 million to German and Gloria Coto, whose family is best known in Argentina for their supermarket chain. The Cotos are planning an 817 foot ‘lighthouse’ condominium tower on the site.

Meanwhile, across the street construction continues at Met Square, the last element of the Metropolitan Miami megaproject which has been years in coming.

Met Square construction. Photo by Lucas Lechuga.

The Spanish Navy’s Tall Ship, the Juan Sebastian de Elcano, is in Town

The Juan Sebastian de Elcano. Photos by Lucas Lechuga.

A very historic bit of the Spanish Armada sailed into the Port of Miami yesterday, making its birth at the FEC slip in Museum Park. The Juan Sebastian de Elcano, an elegant four-masted training tall ship of the Spanish Navy, is on a four month voyage across the Atlantic to the United States, the Caribbean, and South America. Having just arrived from Havana she (does one still use the female pronoun when referring to a ship named after a man?) will be in Miami until Sunday for free tours, and as a cultural exchange between Spain and the six ports-of-call on her American tour, at least a few of which coincidentally are former Spanish colonies. Built in 1927 the ship is named after the man who completed Ferdinand Magellan’s around-the-world expedition after explorer’s death with the last remaining of Magellan’s five ships, the Victoria. She also, incredibly, has the distinction of having sailed farther than any other sailboat in the world today, approximately 2.3 million nautical miles.

An Awe-inspiring Look at Residence 7085 at Palazzo Del Sol

The second massive condo that I toured last week at Palazzo Del Sol was Residence 7085, a 5 bed, 5.5 bath condo with 7,630 interior square feet plus an additional 2,471 square feet of terrace space. Walking into the residence had my jaw hitting the floor. The openness of the entry and living room areas was highly impressive to say the least. Upon exiting its private elevator, I was greeted with a picturesque view of Government Cut and the Atlantic Ocean. The residence flows beautifully offering fabulous views of yachts entering and exiting the ocean from most of the rooms. The kitchen and bathroom finishes are simple yet luxurious, in line with the minimalist design preferences of today’s buyer. Most impressive to me was the amount of closet space in the master bedroom suite. It comes with over 300 square feet of His and Her closets plus a 230 square foot study located directly off the master bedroom which could easily be converted to a third closet if needed. (By the way, the photo at the bottom is the His closet. The Hers closet is about twice the size.) Residence 7085 is a palatial pad, perfect for a family in search of space and the exclusivity and 5-star services that Fisher Island has to offer. Asking $14M.

On the Market Since January, Airy Midtown 2 PH Drops Price by $200K

Midtown 2 Penthouse 207.

Eastward facing PH 207 at Midtown 2 has only been on the market since very late January, but just over a month later in March saw a $200,000 price cut to its current $2,295,000. How is that for a sign somebody thinks the market is softening? The 4 bedroom, 4 bath unit has a soaring great room with 22 foot ceilings, views to the east and the bay, and generous balconies. The listing broker points out the big, roomy walls make it an art collector’s dream, so yeah, it could be that.

The Design District’s ‘Living Room’ is Listed With Acre of Land for $37.5 Million

‘The Living Room.’ Photo by Phillip Pessar.

This may look like a post-apocalyptic shell of something in the Design District, but it’s actually an iconic but very mucked up sculpture known as ‘The Living Room’ created by artist duo Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt. Doubling as the entrance to a furniture showroom, ‘The Living Room’ was oversized and adorable, with tangerine orange floral wallpaper, a drapey curtain, a bright lipstick red couch, and even a window that when looked at it in the right way played a clever trick of scale and perspective. The showroom has long gone, but the sculpture itself is still there, under layers of spray paint, signage, and dirt. Although The Living Room has been on the market for a while, it is now being offered by Metro One Properties as part of an assemblage of lots that make up over an acre of land for $37.5 million.

‘The Living Room’ by Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt. Photo v ia R & R Studios.