Check Out the Amenities at Fisher Island’s Very Plush Palazzo Del Sol
Residential lounge and view of Government Cut. All photos by Lucas Lechuga.
Residents are already moving in to Fisher Island’s completed Palazzo Del Sol, where the luxurious 47 unit building is the first new residential building to be completed on the ultra-private island in ten years. Designed by Kobi Karp, with interiors by Antrobus & Ramirez, and landscaping by Enzo Enea, Del Sol takes Fisher Island’s traditional Mediterranean Revival architecture and modernizes it as much as possible. Lines are straighter, walls are glassier, and many of the interior spaces are just massive.
In a trend reflected in many of its amenities, like the spa facilities and the residents’ lounge and aperitivo bar, Del Sol is offering in-building services that residents previously had to travel to the island’s club to take advantage of. Whereas Fisher Island has always been very secure, Del Sol is the first building on Fisher with interior lobbies and door men. You can now chose to have your workout in the fitness center downstairs from your unit, or take your golf cart to do it at the Fisher Island Club. You can have your morning coffee at the aperitivo bar, or again, take that golf cart to the club. Other amenities include private massage rooms, a beauty salon, a children’s playroom, poolside cabanas for purchase, a business center, and a movie theater.
Largely completed, Del Sol is currently fitting out two model units which are expected to be completed by August. Next door, the building’s twin, construction of Palazzo Del Luna is underway. The foundation, with an underground garage like Del Sol’s, is complete, and vertical construction is beginning. The first crane to be put in place is easily visible from the MacArthur Causeway.
Palazzo Del Sol is being exclusively sold by broker Dora Puig’s Luxe Living Realty, which Miami Condo Investments is affiliated with.
On the Eve of Opening, Brickell City Centre Gets Bicycles And Gives Money to the Underline
Brickell City Centre-branded bicycles.
There’s lots of action happening at the $1.05 billion Brickell City Centre, as the East Miami Hotel gears up for its May 31st opening and sales close at Reach, the megaproject’s first residential tower.
Swire Properties, BCC’s developer, announced today that residents of Reach and Rise Brickell City Centre, the project’s two residential towers, will have complementary access to a fleet of Brickell City Centre-branded house bicycles for jaunts around town. Each building will initially have ten bikes, which will be kept in a designated area near the parking garage. Residents will be able to rent them for unlimited lengths of time, but will be responsible for the bikes while in use. There’s no word yet on whether hotel guests will be provided with bicycle privileges too, but that would make sense.
Swire has also just announced a $600,000 donation to the Underline, Miami’s planned 10-mile linear park underneath the Metrorail, and a perfect place to ride those bikes once completed. As the press release says “The Underline will focus on transforming the space around Miami’s urban infrastructure and is set to be one of the city’s most ambitious projects. ”
“Swire’s donation will be earmarked for the construction of the Brickell portion of The Underline and will seamlessly connect with Swire’s renovation of the Eighth Street Metromover station and surrounding green space, which is located adjacent to the 5.4-million-square foot Brickell City Centre.”
Now Genting is Resorting to a Confusing Lawsuit to Get Gambling at Resorts World Miami
Resorts World Miami
Malaysian casino conglomerate Genting is suing Miami-Dade County as well as state prosecutors in, as the Miami Herald puts it, “what appears to be a last-ditch effort to force the state to allow card games and slots at its property in the old Omni mall.” That might even be putting this latest tactic to legalize the planned Resorts World Miami mildly because the suit, which reeks of desperation from a company used to getting its way no matter what, is based on a novel and downright confusing legal tactic.
Based on reading and re-reading the Miami Herald’s coverage, here’s what we think is going on:
Genting has already failed multiple times to change Florida gambling laws and get a Downtown Miami casino legalized, most recently in the 2016 legislative session. But don’t worry, they still have a team of lobbyists up in Tallahassee on payroll.
In 2014 Genting entered into a partnership with Gulfstream Park Racetrack to operate their planned casino in Downtown Miami under Gulfstream’s gambling license.
Guflstream Park’s gambling license is limited to Broward County, where the horse race track is based. However, Gulfstream Park’s property straddles the county line, and a small southern leg of the track actually extends into Miami-Dade County.
Gulfstream and Genting have successfully held races on or near that southern leg, in Miami-Dade County. They held two short races in 2013 and got away with it, and claimed this meant they could conduct gambling operations in Miami-Dade County.
Fast forward to 2016 and Genting still says it moved Gulfstream’s gambling permit to Miami-Dade County even though regulators still say “Nope.”
Whether a five star casino or underground gambling racket, running an illegal gambling establishment is a criminal and not a civil charge.
With the current lawsuit, Genting is saying (again, paraphrasing) “We think we’ve already legally transferred the permit. Regardless of that, we don’t think regulators have the power to enforce criminal laws anyway. So, they shouldn’t be able to stop us.”
Seriously? Seriously??
Brickell City Centre’s East Hotel Opens its Doors May 31st
Brickell City Centre’s much anticipated East Hotel has completed construction and has announced they are accepting reservations for the hotel’s opening on May 31st. The hotel occupies the south east corner of the City Centre megaproject and, along with the widely discussed climate ribbon, is probably one of the marquee features of Brickell City Centre’s first phase. Photos of some interior public spaces and guest rooms were also released, showing a modern, understated decor focusing on plush fabrics, woods, materiality, simple stripes of muted colors, and the views out of expansive floor-to-ceiling windows.
EAST, Miami offers 352 guest rooms to include eight suites and 89 residence suites all owned and operated by Swire Hotels. Ranging in size from 300 to 1,800 square feet, the contemporary rooms, suites, and residence suites feature balconies with views of the Miami skyline and Biscayne Bay, floor-to-ceiling windows, walk-in rain shower, and complimentary WiFi. The one-, two- and three-bedroom residence suite options also offer fully equipped kitchen and laundry facilities along with access to all amenities and services of the hotel.
Lounge in a Pop-Up ‘Neon Jungle’ During Maison & Objet This Year
Neon Jungle by Rafael de Cardenas. Photos by Kris Tamburello.
Designer Rafael de Cardenas, who was honored yesterday as Maison & Objet Americas fair Designer of the Year, created a pop-up lounge in an empty storefront in the Design District with Creative Director Alexandra Cunningham Cameron that sets the mood of an exotic, futuristic, pixelated jungle while serving complimentary happy hours and gourmet popsicles every night of the fair ending Friday.
“Escape into the prismatic oasis: lounge on a pixelated landscape of RDC/AAL modular furniture or dance in the dappled shadow of neon lights and jungle foliage.” says the press release, with each night bringing in a cool young Miami person or people (Think Jacuzzi Boys, Nektar De Stagni, or Emmett Moore) as host, to entertain you for the evening. Or just recover your sobriety in the soothingly low lighting before ringing up an Uber home.
Will Brickell’s Most Expensive Condo Ever Get Any Action?
1425 BRICKELL AV # PH1EFA
Ladies and gentlemen, here for your ogling pleasure is PH1EFA, at the top of Brickell’s Four Seasons Tower; approximately 8,000 square feet of plush, restrained, and (dare we say) slightly lobby-like luxury at the top of Miami’s current tallest building, priced at a whopping $27 million. It comes with a wine room currently containing a giant bottle of Veuve Cliquot, a media room, five bedrooms, and a master closet straight out of a Louis Vuitton boutique, or maybe a forgotten corner of Neiman’s. As of tomorrow however the unit will have been on the market for one complete, 365 day year. Is it the price?
Miami Condo Investments’ Lucas Lechuga says “There’s no doubt that this penthouse is one of the finest properties in all of South Florida, but, at the end of the day, the Brickell market isn’t there yet. It first needs to hit $2,000 per square foot before it will be able to tackle $3,000+ per square foot.” So, yes Virginia, it is the price. We’ll see what happens in another year.
Paramount Miami Worldcenter Going Vertical In August
Miami Worldcenter Overview.
Daniel Kodsi, developer of Miami Worldcenter, gave the Real Deal a quick update on the progress of the megaproject. Having formally broken ground a few months ago with a lavish groundbreaking to-do (and physically broken ground months before that), the Worldcenter’s marquee tower, Paramount Miami Worldcenter, along with the attached retail and entertainment street at its base, is on schedule to begin vertical construction in August. Check out the video to see Ina Cordle rapid fire questions at Kodsi, for updates on sales, who’s buying, completion, etc.
Maison & Objet Does Miami, Again: Inside the French Interior Design Fair
Martone Bicycles on display at Maison & Objet.
Maison & Objet, the preeminent French interior design, decor, decoration, and architectural fair is back in Miami for the second annual incarnation of Maison & Objet Americas, its American edition based in Miami. This time around, the fair has begun to settle in to its permanent American home and grow, taking up double the hall space in the Miami Beach Convention Center, sustaining more satellite exhibitions, events, and parties, and and letting embracing Miami and Miami Beach more than ever. (Last year I explored the fair for Curbed Miami) The fair began today and runs through Friday, with the center of activity being the convention center, but plenty to see in the Design District, Wynwood, and around South Beach. But before all that, here’s a first look at some of the design and decor inside the main show.
The Viceroy is (Most Likely) Becoming a W Hotel
Viceroy Elevator Lobby. Photo via Flickr/ 準建築人手札網站 Forgemind ArchiMedia
According to two independent sources connected to the property, the Viceroy Miami Hotel in Brickell has been purchased by Starwood Capital and will soon be turned into a W Hotel. Some employees (including one of our sources) who are being kept on after the rebranding have already been notified and are preparing for the switch, while the hotel’s residents and guests have yet to officially be told, but have probably heard anyways. “Yes, I’ve heard it as a rumor — but a strong one” says one occupant (our second source) of a leased unit. This is apparently happening while the hotel’s main pool gets its big rebuild, adding yet more intrigue to that otherwise dramatic situation.
