UNA Residences Miami Construction Update

UNA Residences-View from Biscayne Bay.

UNA Residences Miami is a 47-story residential condo tower located in the Brickell neighborhood at 175 SE 25th Road. With its waterfront location and sleek yacht design, it is truly a masterpiece. Designers Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (designers of Dubai’s Burj Khalifa and the Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia) are partnering with Enzo Enea to create a luxury atmosphere inside and out. Developers include the OKO Group and Cain International.

UNA Residences will feature floor to ceiling glass surfaces on every floor ‘reflecting the Miami sunshine,’ 10′ 8″ foot ceilings in every residence, and the most spectacular views of Biscayne Bay and the Rickenbacker causeway. Prices for these remarkable units range from $942,000 to $6,643,000.

UNA Residences Construction Overview

Construction is currently underway. Rebar is being brought in to construct the foundation and cranes are onsite beginning the dig-out of the 100,000 square feet car garage, which will be 50 feet deep and three stories below sea level. According to a construction update from the Florida Construction news, 800 holes will be drilled into the ground then filled with concrete creating interlocking pillars that will eventually construct a cement block for the garage. That block will then be hollowed out to create the deep garage.

BUILDING FEATURES

  • 135 luxury condominium residences
  • Iconic 45-story waterfront condominium
  • 2 to 5 bedroom residences ranging from 1,100 to 4,786 sq ft
  • Unobstructed views of the Atlantic Ocean, Biscayne Bay, and the city skyline
  • High-efficiency and noise-reducing floor-to-ceiling exterior glass
  • Three levels of underground parking

RESIDENCE FEATURES

  • Private elevator entries into each residence
  • Expansive terraces with effortless “lift-and-glide” floor-to-ceiling doors and glass balcony railings
  • 10’8″ ceiling heights, above Miami standard
  • Chef’s kitchens with Gaggenau ovens, electric induction cook tops, microwaves, dishwashers, and refrigerators/freezers
  • Master suites with separate his and hers closets and bathrooms
  • Utility rooms with full-sized washers and dryers
  • Flow-through residences with east-to-west ocean and city exposures on the top floors
  • Two penthouses, each with a private pool and 11’7″ to 12’4″ ceilings

AMENITIES

  • Bayfront pool
  • Outdoor lap pool
  • Family pool
  • Jacuzzi
  • Catering kitchen
  • Kids’ splash-pad area
  • Owners’ lounge
  • Private dining/party room
  • Movie theater
  • Kids’ playroom
  • Outdoor lounge
  • Baywalk access
  • State-of-the-art fitness center, with yoga and personal training areas, plus his and hers dressing rooms
  • Private marina
  • Spa with steam room and sauna, as well as indoor and outdoor private massage treatment rooms overlooking the bay
  • Dedicated beauty suite for private hair styling, manicure and pedicure appointments
  • Beautifully landscaped outdoor terraces
  • Dog-walk area
  • Private air-conditioned storage areas

SERVICES

  • 24-hour concierge service
  • Combination of valet service and self-parking
  • Package room
UNA Residences Miami Construction Overview

UNA Residences Miami is estimated to be completed summer of 2022. We will continue to update this article once construction has progressed.

Elysee Receives TCO – Closings are set to begin in the Coming Days

Elysee Photo From Biscayne Bay

No, it’s not an April Fool’s joke, Elysee has finally received its TCO! Two Roads Development, the developer of Elysee, has officially received its temporary certificate of occupancy after a five-month delay, which means that closings will begin in the upcoming days. According to our sources, Elysee is approaching 90% sold.

Elysee will be the tallest building in the Edgewater neighborhood standing 57 stories on the shore of Biscayne Bay. Elysee sets a new standard of luxury with its contemporary architecture, designed by Bernardo Fort-Brescia of Arquitectonia. The building was designed with three tiers of different sizes with the largest tier on the top creating a telescopic shape.

Elysee Tower View

With only 100 units (no more than two per floor), this layout creates unobstructed Miami and Biscayne Bay for every unit.

Tower Information

Pool View of Elysee Tower

Residence Information

  • 2 Units per floor
    • Units have the option to be designed
  • 3-, 4-, 5-Bedroom layouts with den options
    • 3 Floor plans from 2,660 to 3,995 sq. ft.
    • Duplex options
  • Private elevators
  • 10 − 11 ft. ceilings
  • Fully decorated units
  • Impact resistant floor-to-ceiling glass windows and sliding glass balcony doors
  • Two 8-10 foot terraces facing East & West (sunrise & sunset)
  • 360-Degree Views
  • Savant wireless technology systems
  • ItalKraft® cabinetry in kitchens and baths
  • Sub-Zero® and Wolf® stainless steel appliances
  • Full size washer & dryer
  • Designer faucets and fixtures
  • 50% of the residences have nanny/maid’s quarters
  • Two parking spaces per residence
  • Toto® Toilets
  • Service and staff elevator(s)
  • Over 50% of residences have nanny/maid’s quarters
Drone View of Elysee Tower

Building Amenities

  • 24-Hour door attendants
  • 24-Hour security and video surveillance
  • White glove concierge service
  • On-site automobile concierge
  • Valet parking
  • Expansive 30ft wide motor court
  • Landscape and grounds crew
  • Robotic parking
  • Two guest suites available
  • Storage area
  • Bike storage

7th Floor Amenities

  • 360-Degree views
  • 75-Foot resort pool
  • Outdoor summer kitchen & BBQ terrace
  • Fitness center and Yoga studio
  • Dedicated men and women’s spa with sauna, steam shower & massage tables
  • Blow dry bar
  • Children’s room adjacent to fitness center
  • Teen room
  • Two guest suites

13th Floor Amenities

  • Great room with grand piano
  • South-facing grand dining room (Seats up to 30 Guests)
  • Library that converts to private theatre with high-definition projector
  • Full lounge bar
  • Chef’s kitchen
  • Chef’s table with indoor and outdoor seating
  • Business center
  • Resident wine storage
  • Game room

Pricing for Elysee

  • 3 Bedrooms: $.68M – $2.3M with a North Eastern exposure
  • 3 Bedrooms: $1.67M – $2.7M with a South Eastern exposure
  • 4 Bedrooms: $3.2M – $3.8M with a North Eastern exposure
  • 4 Bedrooms: $3.5M – $4.2M with South Eastern exposure

Although there are few units remaining, if you or someone you know has any interest in purchasing a remaining unit at Elysee, please contact Lucas Lechuga via email at [email protected] or by phone at 786-247-6332 for more information.

Closings Have Started for Monad Terrace Miami Beach

Monad Terrace Miami Beach

Monad Terrace is a new luxury condo tower in the heart of Miami Beach at 1300 Monad Terr, Miami Beach. This boutique waterfront condo development will feature 59 units with two to five bedroom options including four penthouses. According to the property records, seven condos have sold between $1.4 to $8 million.

Drone Photo of Monad Terrace

The developer for the project is Michael Stern, a New York developer who is making his name known in South Florida. One of his other known Miami projects is the Echo Brickell tower. The project’s partners include Stern JDS (principal), New Valley, Ackerman Development and Mink Development. The designer is Ateliers Jean Nouvel along beside architect Kobi Karp.

According to the Real Deal, this tower has been in a planning stage since 2015. Stern and his partners financed the construction with a $137 million loan from a New York based real estate lender, Madison Realty Capital. The 14 parcel development was chosen in 2015 and cost $51 million plus.

Monad Terrace Miami Beach

In 2019, penthouse B went under contract for $8 million by Joshua Wander, managing partner for a Miami based private equity firm. Within the past 3 months, there has been an increase in sales with units totaling $70 million plus under contract including three of the four penthouses. The remaining units range from $2 million to $12.5 million.

Building Amenities:

  • Sundeck with swimming pool
  • Hot tub that overlooks Biscayne Bay
  • Cafe and Juice Bar
  • Wellness center
  • Dock
  • Bicycle and water sports storage room

Residence Amenities:

  • Seamless indoor-outdoor living space
  • Biscayne Bay views
  • Kitchens designed by Jean Nouvel
  • Cantilevered marble island
  • State-of-the-art appliances
  • Wood ceilings
  • Reflective Cabinetry
  • Custom bathrooms designed by Jean Nouvel
  • Spacious stone countertops
  • Stone tiled walls
  • Spacious soaking tubs
Monad Terrace Miami Beach

Stern will also have a hand in the development of the 62-story Brickell Treehouse tower project that will feature 1,000 apartments, 200 micro-units, hotel, and office space.

Monad Terrace Balcony Views

If you or someone you know has any interest in purchasing a unit at the Monad Terrace Tower, please contact Lucas Lechuga via email at [email protected] or by phone at 786-247-6332 for more information.

MiamiRealEstate.TV is the Newest Addition to Miami Condo Investments

MiamiRealEstate.Tv

We would like to officially announce our newest project, the MiamiRealEstate.TV website. Since 2014, I had a vision of creating a space for all things real estate in Miami. In that same year, I purchased the domain at auction and have been researching ideas/creating a plan since the beginning. During that time, I knew that technology and real estate would collide and I’m so thrilled that this vision has become a reality!

The biggest difference between this project and what others have done is that these videos aren’t just about myself and my listings. I want to showcase the best Realtors in the area, luxury listings, real-estate developers, city-transforming developments, and other industry-leading game changers.

There are currently five videos available featuring Philip Freedman, the Executive Sales Director of The Ritz-Carlton Residences Miami Beach, and Adriana Brito giving a tour of the Upper Penthouse at Brickell Flatiron. Dora Puig was also interviewed giving a tour of her listing for $38 million penthouse at Icon South Beach (please see above video).

Our hope with the launch of MiamiRealEstate.TV is to bring expertise to Miami Real Estate viewers.

We are so excited for this new adventure and we look forward to growing with you! Be sure to follow @miamirealestate.tv on Instagram and visit MiamiRealEstate.Tv to stay updated with everything real estate in Miami.

Michelin-Starred Restaurant Carbone – Makes Debut in South Beach – Plans to Open Additional Eateries in Miami

Michelin-starred Carbone in South Beach

One of the hottest spots in Miami right now is the Michelin-starred Carbone restaurant. With its remarkable menu, retro-style French décor, and its iconic location; Carbone has become a staple in the South Beach neighborhood in such a short time.

This Michelin-Starred restaurant is the first of many restaurants that Major Food Group plans to open. This hospitality company is ran by Mario Carbone, Rich Torrisi, and Jeff Zalaznick; whom also opened the original Carbone in New York in 2012. They are also in the process of working on restaurants in Miami’s Design District and the Brickell Neighborhood.

Carbone's Outdoor Patio

Located at 49 Collins Avenue, this luxurious and Ken Fulk design is truly awe-inspiring. Captains fitted in Zac Posen tuxedos guide customers through menu options and salads are prepared tableside for the full Carbone experience. The menu includes raw-bar platters featuring stone crab claws, crab knuckle sandwiches, spicy rigatoni, or veal parmigiana.

Menu Options:

Carbone is the first piece of the expansion and the Major Food Group plans to open a private member’s club with Japanese food this spring as well as a French-style Steakhouse in Brickell in September.

Carbone remembers his first trip to South Beach for the Wine & Food Festival in 2012, “I remember vividly one of the first trips we took here together. We had an absolute blast. If you told those kids who were drunk at La Sandwicherie back then that they would be opening on First and Collins, that would have been their dream come true. That’s as good as it gets.”

The Major Group isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Zalaznick states that “I’ve been here for the last 10 months. As I spent more and more time here, I really realized that this city is an incredible place to live and work in a full-time capacity.”

Block Capital Group and Kushner Companies LLC Breaks Ground on Wynwood Neighborhood Project

Rendering for WYND 27 & WYND 28 development currently under construction in Wynwood neighborhood.

After obtaining an $80 million construction loan, Kushner Companies LLC. and Block Capital Group broke ground on March 11, 2021, on a mixed-use project in the Wynwood neighborhood in Miami.

This project will consist of 152 apartments, 46,000 square feet of office space, 33,500 square of retail space, and 232 parking spaces with three roof decks and a large courtyard. There will be one-five and one-eight story buildings located at 129 N.W. 26th Street and 127 N.W. 27th Street, giving it the name WYND 27 and WYND 28.

According to Nicole Kushner Meye, Principal at Kushner, “This project is poised to mesh into the unparalleled Wynwood context and culture, while at the same time expand the vision and limits of this neighborhood with a tremendous addition of creative office, retail, and public space.”

Designer for this project is Arquitectonica who has also designed Inter Miami CF Stadium and Miami Freedom Park, Mr. C Miami – Coconut Grove, Brickell City Centre, 500 Brickell, and SLS Brickell Hotel & Residences.

There has been no reported completion date for the construction but we will update this article as the construction and time-line continues.

Subway Corporate Makes its Move to Miami

Subway Sign on Storefront.

According to Restaurant Business Online; Subway, the Milford Connecticut based sandwich chain, will be relocating 10% of its operations to Miami. The new location is reported to be near Miami National Airport which also happens to be closer to home of John Chidsey, CEO of Subway, in Coral Gables.

In a statement following the company’s announcement, “A Miami presence allows us to keep our finger on the pulse of more cultural conversations and the evolving tastes of the modern consumer. With its dynamic business climate, diverse population and multicultural influences, it is the ideal place to transition some of our consumer-facing roles.”

The departments that are relocating include; marketing, culinary teams, and global transformation teams. This move will also make their U.S. and Canada based teams have stronger integration with their supply chains. Subway plans to move by the spring of 2022.

This change for Subway comes after a year of layoffs and an ‘executive overhaul,’ with a large number of store closings and buyouts.

Chidsey’s former chain, Burger King, is also located in Miami, as well as its sister company – Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen.

Take a Look Inside Miami’s Most Exclusive and Expensive Penthouse For Sale at The Estates of Acqualina for $59 Million

The Palazzo Di Paradiso penthouse at the Estates of Acqualina.

Welcome to the Palazzo Di Paradiso in the Boutique Tower at The Estates at Acqualina! Listed at $59 Million, this unique penthouse features over 17,000 square feet of flawless architecture, remarkable 360-degree water views, and 2,500 square feet of outdoor living space. It is the most expensive penthouse/condo for sale in all of South Florida by $20 million.

Kitchen and living space designed by Fendi.
Living and dining space designed by Fendi.

This two-story penthouse boasts up to 9 bedrooms, 10.5 bathrooms, and 21-foot-high ceilings throughout, and a private 4-car air-conditioned garage. The 2 private pools, one cantilevered over 600 feet of sand. The guest suite features 1 bedroom with a full-kitchen perfect for guests!

Custom bedroom with 360-degree views of the ocean.
Custom master bathroom with views of the ocean.

This is truly a unique and rare listing because it is entirely customizable and full furnished by Fendi, Baccarat, Bugatti, and Trussardi.

Not only is the penthouse unique but the building amenities are exclusive and cutting-edge!

Building Amenities:

  • Ice-skating rink
  • Golf simulator
  • Wall Street Trader’s Clubroom
  • Cigar Lounge & Billiards room
  • Teen game area
  • AcquaFit Fitness & Wellness Center
  • Wine Room
  • Private poolside cabanas
  • Bocce court
  • Basketball Court
  • Sculptured art gardens
  • Outdoor pool table
  • Meditation areas
  • Bowling alley with 4 lanes
  • Formula One racing simulator
  • Movie-screening theater
  • Children’s play area
  • Relaxation lounge
  • Speakeasy Disco
  • Zero-entry, infinity-edge and adults-only pools
  • FlowRider® surfing simulator
  • Soccer field
  • Walking and jogging trails
  • Dog park
  • Gazebos

In the Boutique Tower, there are also 4 restaurants:

  • Avra
  • IL Mulino
  • Costa Gril
  • Ke-uH

According to Michael Goldstein, President of Sales, explains, “Our aim was to make this a total turnkey, effortlessly elegant home, and save the buyer a year of decorating.”

Phase 1 of Miami’s ‘The Underline,’ 10-Mile Long Park is Now Open

The Underline Miami basketball court
The Underline Miami basketball court

Miami’s Metrorail has opened its doors and space for the newest 10-mile long park called ‘The Underline.’ It is located on the underside of the Miami Metrorail. Once it is complete, it will begin in Downtown Miami stretching 10-miles all the way to South Miami.

The Underline Miami bike path Mile 0

The spaces will be filed with a bike/walking path, exercise areas, butterfly gardens, dog parks, performance areas and even horticultural designs by Fairchild Tropical Garden.

This city has just finished phase 1 of this park with phases continuing through 2025. The first half-mile from Brickell Station to Vizcaya Station is now open for exploration.

The Gym at The Underline Miami

According to theUnderline.org, the 10-mile park will be separated into 4 separate areas, with each area having its’ own special purpose and features.

  • River Room
    • Separated walking and biking paths
    • Dog friendly with dog bowls, clean up bags, and play space
    • Native vegetation
  • Urban Gym
    • Strengthening and stretching station
    • Half-court basketball or soccer field
    • Running track
  • Promenade
    • Sound stage
    • Gaming station
    • Outdoor dining area
  • Oolite Room
    • 20 butterfly gardens along the 10-mile park
The Brickell Family History in Miami

The designers are hoping it’ll serve as a space to improve the safety and healthy lifestyles of Miami residents as well as visitors. Phase 2 is set to begin soon and will start at Vizcaya Station.