Wynwood 25 Begins Pre-Leasing; Pricing & Info

The Related Group and East End Capital are close to delivering Wynwood 25 – the first large-scale mixed-use property in the Wynwood neighborhood. The uber-chic development, situated between NW 24th and 25th Streets and immediately west of NW 2nd Avenue, is comprised of 289 studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments plus 30,000 square feet of ground-floor retail.  Pre-leasing has officially begun with prices ranging from the low $1,400s for studios to the low $4,000s for its three-bedroom apartments. Move-ins are expected to begin by May.

The units at Wynwood 25 feature custom Italian kitchens and bathrooms, walk-in closets, full-sized washers and dryers, and expansive floor-to-ceiling glass windows with views of Miami Beach, the Design District, and Downtown. The residences also have smart-home technology installed throughout, including Latch automatic locks and Lutron smart light technology.

A highly curated set of on-site amenities will also be available to Wynwood 25 residents, including an expansive rooftop terrace with resort-style pool, a cutting-edge fitness center with a spin and yoga room, a first-class pet spa, large grilling area, 12,000-square-foot courtyard, a covered outdoor conference center, and an outdoor movie theater. The property will also showcase a museum-quality art collection featuring new and established contemporary artists, including a site-specific work from world-renowned muralist EL MAC on the east façade. Miami-based artist Typoe will also complete a large-scale mural along the paseo wall.

“Wynwood is one of the most dynamic areas in all of South Florida. The neighborhood has earned a reputation as the city’s epicenter for culture and entertainment and as a place where innovative thinkers come together to create new ideas and propel the city forward,” said Jon Paul Pérez, VP at Related. “Our goal was to create a property that tapped into this disruptive energy, and I couldn’t be happier with where we are today. It’s been a pleasure to work alongside the East End Capital team to bring about the next step in Wynwood’s evolution.”

In achieving their vision, the Wynwood 25 team partnered with industry-leading design talent, including the internationally-acclaimed architecture firm Kobi Karp Architecture, the award-winning interior design firm Meshberg Group, and the renowned Miami-based landscape design firm Naturficial.

Why Are So Many New Wynwood Buildings So Big & So Blah?

Wynwood 25

The Wynwood Design Review Committee unanimously approved designs for three buildings taller than 80 feet on Wednesday despite the committee’s own reservations that the buildings were stupendously blah and would be eyesores in such a colorful neighborhood. Some of their comments, as relayed by Real Deal, were quite juicy: “No one is going to want to take a selfie in front of that” committee member Zak Stern of Zak the Baker said of Wynwood 222, the project which got the most criticism. And “It’s just standing there, massive, big, and there nothing to look at,” said committee member Victor Sanchez. of the building’s gray design. Nevertheless they approved it with requirements that basically amounted to “add a little color.” The other two buildings were Wynwood 25 and Wynwood 26, also approved.

Wynwood 222 was designed by Raymond Fort, of Arquitectonica. He defended his project by saying his intent was to “tone it back” and present an “inverted version” of Wynwood. If you splash the building with bright graffiti colors you are going to end up with something that’s not desirable.” The thing is, being the son of Arquitectonica’s two principals and an heir apparent to the firm, if anybody has Miami architecture in his blood it’s him. If anybody ‘gets it’ it should be him. So, either Ray is totally off his rocker and the throne is going into dangerous hands or he is making a point with his big gray box that the rest of us just don’t realize. Consider another building he designed  for the firm that really does push the envelope for architecture in Miami in an exciting direction, and is also gray: the Fairholme Capital Building on Biscayne Boulevard.

In the end though, these larger buildings are a new thing for Wynwood, to to a recent rezoning that made them possible. As Stern told Fort, it wasn’t anything personal against the project (although come on, this is one of the most colorful neighborhoods in the world and that shtick is gray), it’s just “you are our guinea pig.”