Alta Developers Plan to Build 96 Unit Development in North Miami

In North Miami, Alta Developers plans to replace an outdated waterfront apartment complex with a 96-unit condo development.

According to an Alta application to Miami-Dade County, the Miami-based development company, directed by Raimundo Onetto, wants to construct an 18-story structure on the 0.8-acre plot where the demolished Mid Bay Club Apartments once stood at 11950 North Bayshore Drive. Records show that in April, Alta asked the county to permit a reduction of the necessary setback from the shoreline to 25 feet.

Buildings with curved balconies and floor-to-glass windows are seen in renderings. A rough estimate of 96 condos has been given for the project, which was designed by Revuelta Architecture International.

According to records, Alta spent $14 million purchasing the Mid Bay Club Apartments and an empty 0.2-acre land across the street last year.

The application for the North Miami project comes as Alta is planning a number of additional projects.

Alta plans to erect an 18-story, 223-unit apartment complex next to Dadeland Mall at 9600 South Dixie Highway. It would be the second 18-story multifamily building constructed by Alta there. It is anticipated that the first 296-unit tower will shortly acquire its certificate of occupancy.

In recent years, North Miami has attracted the attention of investors and developers. The enormous SoLé Mia at 15055 Biscayne Boulevard is being built by Turnberry Development and LeFrak, under the direction of Jackie Soffer. When finished, it will feature 4,000 residential apartments. A joint venture between Turnberry and developer Carlos Rosso is planning a 32-story, 303-unit condo structure in addition to three apartment towers.

Big New Mixed-Use Project Coming to Old Channel 10 Studios Site on Biscayne Boulevard, Replacing Art School

Quadro

A 13-story building called Quadro with 198 rental apartment units and 28,000 square feet of retail space is being developed by Alta Development in the Miami Design District at 3900 Biscayne Boulevard, the former site of the Channel 10 Studios, and the current location the Miami  Arts Charter School which is relocating to Wynwood.  Naturally, it’s called Quadro because the building stretches from 39th to 40th Streets, although 40th Street doesn’t actually intersect with Biscayne Boulevard here (the next intersection isn’t until 50th Terrace), so that’s something…

From renderings revealed on The Next Miami, the design itself looks attractive and logical, if not particularly unique in any way. It does, however, urbanize what until now has been a rather atypical suburban stretch of Biscayne Boulevard, and it does it well. Alta partnered with the Related Group on the neighboring Baltus House, so they’re not unfamiliar with the area. Alta hired Revuelta as the design architect and Behar Font as the architect of record, although they bought the land from Nancy Karp, wife of architect Kobi Karp, a year ago for $18.4 million. Whatever anyone says about those Karps and the quality of their architecture (and I’ve said a lot), you’ve got to admit they’re pretty damn talented real estate investors.