Ross, Marshall’s, Nike, Oh My: A Lincoln Road Construction Update

Nike Store. Photos by Sean McCaughan.

Lincoln Road always seems to be a hive of construction activity, considering its sky-high retail rents and eternal popularity with tourists and locals. (even those locals who proclaim Lincoln Road is dead. Come on.) Lately, construction continues to bring large new flagship stores to the road, as well as two new, dare we say, discount big-box stores. Luckily, due to the influence of the City of Miami Beach government as well as local activists, the architecture has stayed at a fairly high bar.

First off (above) the new, three-level Nike Store at Lincoln and Lenox designed by Touzet Studio is coming along nicely. It will two tall indoor levels of retail as well as a rooftop sports court, where presumably one can try on those new kicks.

Anthropologie.

Two blocks down, just to the north of the intersection of Lincoln and Meridian, two new multilevel retail buildings have been designed by Shulman + Associates, fronting Lincoln Lane North, the increasingly commercialized alley behind Lincoln Road. The first, at the former location of David’s Cuban Cafe, will be an Anthropologie.

The second, on the north east side of the intersection, is a three level structure that will house a Marshall’s (big box discount fashion store #1) as well as what looks like some kind of food court.

Continuing our stroll down Lincoln Road to Euclid Avenue, the dead end has been closed off by construction fencing for a while now for work that appears to be almost finished. This is a small expansion of Lincoln Road’s pedestrian area, with new seating elements and greenery. Although this project is unrelated to the much more extensive renovations planned for Lincoln in the coming years, think of it as a taste of what’s to come.

Trundling further eastward on Lincoln, we come upon the old churchyard, which was the center of a hard fought battle between open space preservationists and developers. Ultimately the developer, TriStar Capital, won this one, and is expected to build another multilevel retail establishment here with rooftop garden. The rumor at one point was it would hold a flagship Abercrombie & Fitch. As you can see, the developer has since ripped out the courtyard, and has yet to start development.

Our final destination is between Washington and Collins Avenues, where the superstructure for the rather grand entrance of a new Ross Dress for Less (big box discount fashion store #2) has been almost fully constructed. The store itself will occupy the former site of the historic Carib Theatre, which was sadly wiped off the map years ago.

The Harbour, in North Miami Beach, Launches its Sales Center

The Harbour, a twin-towered development in North Miami Beach launched its sales center a few weeks ago with a good ol’ fashioned sales launch party Miami style. Located on a large piece of land wedged between East Greynolds Park and Oleta River State Park, the 425 units in the two 32-story towers are destined to have some pretty hot views. That’s one of the many benefits of parks people, and why Miami needs more of them.

The large lot that is occupied by the Harbour, and the fact that all the residences are concentrated in the two towers, leaves room for amenities and green space down below. At ground level there will be a beach with aquatic sports equipment, including boating, paddle boards, kayaking, wind surfing, sailing, scuba diving, and fishing. The buildings will have a pool, a soccer field, multi-purpose field, tennis court, and an aromatherapy jogging trail. There will be a two-story residents lounge with library, billiards, poker, and TV, as well as a fitness center and spa.

We’re waiting on sales figures, but a year ago the project was allegedly 80% reserved, so let’s hope their impressive.

Three Hundred Collins, Designed by Thomas Juul-Hansen, is 80% Sold

After breaking ground this past February, the boutique luxury residential building Three Hundred Collins is 80% sold, according to a rep from the developer. That leaves only four units remaining in the building: a townhouse, a 4-bedroom unit, a 2-bedroom unit, and the last penthouse. It is scheduled to be completed by September 2017. All of the units have been sold to end users, including first, second, or third (yes, third) home buyers, including restaurateur Myles Chefetz who has like two or three restaurants within blocks of the building including Prime 112, which is supposed to be fantastic, and the Big Pink, which, well, never mind.

Designed by Thomas Juul-Hansen, who interestingly enough is a socialist that is known for his work for the very rich, the building will have a “handcrafted” feel to it, with a minimalist color palette and interesting Amenities include a 75-foot long saltwater pool and hot tub, doorman, fitness center, valet parking, and interesting use of materiality. The landscape design by Urban Robot Associates “embraces local climates, ecologies, and is distinguished by the innovative deployment of native plants and sustainable materials.” Finally, developer JMH Development is donating $20,000 of each contract signed to global nonprofit charity: water to fund water projects in Ethiopia and Nepal.