Missoni Baia Construction Passes its Halfway Point

Welcome to Missoni Baia! This remarkable waterfront tower will feature 57 floors with an impressive 200 feet of Biscayne Bay frontage. Curated by New York designer Paris Forino, with 249 custom one-to-five bedroom options. The architect for this tower is Hani Rashid of Asymptotoe Architecture and the developer is OKO Group under Vladislav Doronin.

Updated Missoni Baia Construction Picture

Construction is underway for this gorgeous tower and it has passed the half-way point. According to CEO of developer Cain International, “This milestone is a testament to the team’s diligence and hard work despite the challenges presented by the current environment. Building Missoni Baia to its midpoint milestone is a remarkable moment for our team as we bring this elegantly designed, landmark project to life.”

According to a press release from Missoni Baia, all windows have been added to the north and south tower up to the 36th floor, including partial balconies. Civic Construction, the general contractor has stated that top-off is estimated this time next year.

Building Information:

  • Prices start at $600,000 to $9 million
  • One-to-five bedroom layouts
  • 776 to 3,788 square feet
  • Direct Bay or City views with panoramic views of Biscayne Bay, Downtown Miami or South Beach
  • Residences feature 10 foot ceilings
  • Terraces with impact resistant glass windows are 8 to 10 feet deep
  • Marble-encased bathrooms with European styles lacquered cabinets
  • Custom kitchens with top-of-the-line cabinetry and high end appliances

The residents will have access to all the amenities a luxury resort has to office; five separate pools with an Olympic-sized swimming pool, and an infinity pool with views of Biscayne Bay. Poolside lounges, cabanas, elevated tennis courts, and luxury spa are also available. Residents will also receive membership access to the Grand Bay Club beachfront of Miami’s Key Biscayne.

Updated Construction Photo of Missoni Baia

Missoni Baia is still on track for completion for the end of 2022! Subscribe for more updates on Missoni Baia construction!

Tallest Residential Tower in Miami at 100 Stories – Waldorf Astoria Residences Miami has Officially Launched Sales

Rendering of the 100-story Waldorf Astoria Residences Miami

Waldorf Astoria Residences Miami has officially launched their sales center on March 23rd, 2021. Located at 300 Biscayne Boulevard, Waldorf Astoria is planned to be the tallest residential tower in Miami at 100 stories and will be the tallest tower south of Manhattan.

This tower will feature 360 condo, 205 hotel rooms, and suites. Amenities include a Peacock Alley Lounge, a restaurant, indoor and outdoor event area, resort-style pool with cabanas, spa and fitness center.

Architects include Carlos Ott and Sieger Suarez, whom have created a nine offset glass cube design for the tower. The hotel is announced to be within the first 3 cubes of the tower and the rest will include the condominiums.

Developer Information:

  • Developers: PMG – Property Markets Group & Greybrook Realty Partners
  • Interior design firm: BAMO – www.bamo.com
  • Architect: Carlos Ott (conceptual artist) with Sieger Suarez

Tower Distribution:

  • 3rd Level –  Condominium lobby
  • 5th level – Hotel Signature Restaurant and Peacock Alley
  • Level 7 to 16 – Hotel guest rooms and suites
  • Level 17 – Hotel function spaces, main ballroom, junior ballrooms and multi-purpose function space 
  • Level 19 – Hotel lounge bar, meeting and boardrooms 
  • Level 21 – Hotel pool deck with café and signature F&B 
  • Level 23 and 24 – Spa and fitness
  • Level 26 to 31 – Hotel guest rooms and suites
  • Level 31 to 32 – Private residential amenity level; pool deck
  • Level 34 to 85 – Residential condominium
  • Level 86 to the top – Penthouse level

Pricing:

  • Junior Suite Residences $650,000
  • 1 Bedroom Residences $1,000,000
  • 2 Bedroom Residences $1,700,000
  • 3 Bedroom residences $3,100,000
  • 4 Bedroom Residences $4,900,000

Payment Plan:

  • 10% deposit at contract
  • 10% deposit in 6 months
  • 10% deposit groundbreaking
  • 10% deposit one year after the groundbreaking
  • 60% deposit at closing
  • HOA – $0.80 per square feet
  • Rental terms – minimum 3 months only twice a year

Building Overview:

  • 100 Stories
  • 360 private residences
  • Studios, 1, 2, 3, and 4-bedrooms
  • Penthouse Collection

Building Features:

  • The 100-story tower located in Downtown Miami across from Biscayne Bay
  • Conceptually designed by world-renowned architect Carlos Ott in collaboration with Sieger Suarez Architects
  • 360 branded luxury residences
  • 205 hotel guestrooms and suites
  • Interiors created by BAMO design firm
  • Peacock Alley
  • True Waldorf Service and concierge
  • Unobstructed views of city and downtown skyline, Miami Beach and Atlantic Ocean
  • Waldorf Astoria immersive resort-style pool with outdoor café and private cabanas
  • Private Bar/ Wine Tasting Room
  • Signature Restaurant
  • All-Day Dining Brasserie
  • Pre-function and function spaces
  • Meeting and boardrooms
  • Waldorf Astoria Kids Clubs
  • 24 hour Valet services

Sales have started and the construction completion date is set for 2025. If you or someone you know has any interest in purchasing a unit at Waldorf Astoria Residences, please contact Lucas Lechuga via email at [email protected] or by phone at 786-247-6332 for more information.

Vizcaya Metrorail Station Project Begins Reviewing 7 Construction Proposals

Vizcaya Metrorail Station Project

Miami-Dade County is currently reviewing 7 construction proposals for the mixed-use project at the Vizcaya Metrorail Station. This development on 2.62 acres is set to feature condominiums, retail shops, and restaurants.

According to the South Florida Business Journal, all proposals are limited to 10 stories as well as a majority of the project must be residential units with 12.5% to be workforce housing.

Miami-Dade requested proposals in December 2020. The deadline was at the beginning of March and the current 7 proposals include those from:

  • Related Group: Proposing two 25-story towers. The first tower would have 391 apartments and 2,500 square feet of retail space. The second tower would be 320,000 square feet of office space. A 7-story parking garage with 638 spaces would be included. This project is above the 10-story maximum height restrictions.
  • Rilea Group, Axis Realty Trust, Coastal Construction and McKinney Properties: This project would be called ‘Vizcaya Park’ with two 10-story buildings connecting by a bridge. Proposal includes 288 apartments, 19,040 square feet of retail, 135 public parking spaces in underground garage, and 223 parking spaces for residences.
  • Adler Group & 13th Floor: This proposal includes 327 apartments with one 9 and one 10-story buildings. Improvements include those to the Underline, Metrorail station and the pedestrian bridge. This would include 309 parking spaces, with 100 for the public.
  • Grass River Property and Coral Rock Development Group: This project will include 292 workforce or affordable housing units and 3,000 square feet of retail in two eight-story buildings. Project includes 310-space parking garage and a community center.
  • Housing Trust Group: This proposal includes 209 workforce housing units, 15,000 square feet of offices, 2,600 square feet of retail, and a 126,000-square-foot parking garage in eight stories.
  • Mill Creek Residential: This proposal includes 392 apartments in two 10-story buildings with 8,000 square feet of retail and 620 parking spaces.
  • Terra Development Group: One 5-story and one 10-story with a combined 327 workforce housing units, 8,530 square feet of commercial space. Also included are 463 parking spaces with 100 for public use.

The proposals were set to be reviewed on March 19, 2021 but as of right now, no determination has been made on which proposal won.

First Treehouse Hotel will Open in Miami’s Brickell District in 2025

Rendering of Treehouse Hotel in Brickell. Photo Credit: BizJournals/SouthFlorida

The Treehouse Brickell Hotel will be the first United States location as part of the SH Hotels & Resorts expansion. This 191-room, 62-floor, mixed-use hotel will be located at 1 Southside Park in the Brickell neighborhood.

According to the South Florida Business Journal, SH Hotels & Resorts is a subsidiary of Miami Beach-based Starwood Capital Group, led by Chairman and CEO Barry Sternlicht. SH Hotels & Resorts also operated the 1 Hotels brand, including 1 Hotel South Beach. There is currently one other Treehouse Hotel, located in London.

In a statement from SFBJ, Sternlicht said, “Brickell is the perfect place for a Treehouse. Like its London counterpart, Treehouse Brickell will be as much a destination for travelers as a local hangout, and will introduce a new kind of thoughtful, fun and imaginative hospitality experience to the area.”

This new hotel will be part of the 1 Southside development at 105-1133 S.W. Second Avenue, in Miami totaling 2.5 million square feet and rise 62 stories. This development will also include 1,175 apartments, 190,000 square feet of office space, and 11,000 square feet of restaurants.

  • Developer: JDS Development Group
  • Architects: SHoP Architects and ODP Architecture and Design
  • Landscaping Designer: James Corner Field Operations
  • Interior Designer: New York-based Rockwell Group

Michael Stern, founder and CEO of JDS Development Group states that “Barry continually raises the bar for exceptional experiences in hospitality, and our location at 1 Southside Park will provide the perfect environment to welcome Treehouse to Brickell … and celebrate the hotel’s first U.S. location.” Construction has begun and is expected to be completed by 2025.

Miami’s First 1,000-Foot-Plus Tower-Waldorf Astoria Residences Miami – Expected to Launch Soon

Rendering of the Waldorf Astoria Residences Miami.

Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Residences Miami – located at 300 Biscayne Boulevard – will be Miami’s first supertall building at 1,049 feet high (a supertall building is defined as one that is between 984 and 1,969 feet high). Furthermore, rising 100 stories, Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Residences Miami will be the tallest residential skyscraper south of New York. The current tallest tower is Panorama Tower at 85 stories and 868 feet high. Waldorf Astoria Residences Miami will include ground-floor retail; 400 ultra-luxe condo residences, and a 140-key, 5-star hotel operated by Waldorf Astoria.

Site map for the Waldorf Astoria Residences Miami.

Developer Information:

  • Developers: PMG – Property Markets Group & Greybrook Realty Partners
  • Interior design firm: BAMO – www.bamo.com
  • Architect: Carlos Ott (conceptual artist) with Sieger Suarez

Condominium Options:

  • Fully finished and furnished studios 
  • 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedrooms – fully finished private residences
  • Private elevator
  • Unobstructed views
  • Residences 10” floor-to-ceiling windows
  • PH 12″ ceiling
  • Wolf Sub-Zero, High-End kitchen appliance package 
  • TOTO washlets 
  • Dornbracht & Duravit bathroom fixtures, features & accessories
  • ‘Smart Building’ technology linked to the concierge service

Tower Distribution:

  • 3rd Level –  Condominium lobby
  • 5th level – Hotel Signature Restaurant and Peacock Alley
  • Level 7 to 16 – Hotel guest rooms and suites
  • Level 17 – Hotel function spaces, main ballroom, junior ballrooms and multi-purpose function space
  • Level 19 – Hotel lounge bar, meeting and boardrooms 
  • Level 21 – Hotel pool deck with café and signature F&B 
  • Level 23 and 24 – Spa and fitness
  • Level 26 to 31 – Hotel guest rooms and suites
  • Level 31 to 32 – Private residential amenity level; pool deck
  • Level 34 to 85 – Residential condominium
  • Level 86 to the top – Penthouse level

Payment plan:

  • 10% deposit at contract
  • 10% deposit in 6 months
  • 10% deposit groundbreaking (6% commission – 100% paid here)
  • 10% deposit one year after groundbreaking
  • 60% deposit at closing
  • HOA – $0.80 per square feet
  • Rental terms – minimum 3 months only twice a year

Construction for the state-of-art Waldorf Astoria Residences Sales Center is expected to be complete and open on March 15, 2021.

The All-Inclusive Penthouse at Missoni Baia Miami Residences

The exterior of the Missoni Baia Residences an all-inclusive Penthouse.

If you’re looking for a one-of-a-kind luxury property with endless privacy opened to 200 feet of waterfront at Biscayne Bay, look no further! Welcome to the Missoni Baia Penthouse; where creativity, views, and exclusivity are endless. This remarkable penthouse features Italian inspired craftsmanship and stylish amenities. The feeling of luxury is evident in this three-bedroom, three bathroom, and 2 car space penthouse suite.

This penthouse features a private elevator lobby, outdoor dining area, wrap around balconies with optional infinity pool and so much more…

The interior family room of the North Penthouse at Missoni Baia
The designer kitchen in the North Penthouse at the Missoni Baia in Miami Beach

Designer Kitchen

The Master Bedroom in the Penthouse Suite at the Missoni Baia in Miami.

Master Bedroom

Master Bathroom at the Missoni Bai in Miami.
Master Bathroom

Penthouse Features:

  • 13’6″ ceiling height in the dining room, game room, fitness room, master and secondary bedrooms
  • 10′ ceiling height in the Grand Foyer and Great Room
  • 10′ ceiling height in the bathrooms and closets
  • Gourmet kitchen with Sub-Zero/Wolf appliances:
    • double oven
    • microwave
    • 18” wide refrigerator
    • 30″ wide freezer
  • Double dishwasher
  • Electric cooktop with 8″ burners and exhaust hood
  • Double stainless steel sink with faucet
  • Wine cooler
  • Butler’s Pantry
  • Master Bedroom Suite with Seating Area
  • His-and-hers bath and walk-in closets
  • Two bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms
  • Library/Study/Third Bedroom
  • Screening room/Family Room
  • Fitness Room
  • Service Unit:
    • Utility Room
    • Bathroom
    • Laundry room with front loading washer and dryer
  • Wraparound balconies, with optional infinity pool
  • Two garage parking spaces and one regular space
  • Outdoor dining area
  • Private Elevator Lobby

Not only does the residence offer endless possibilities and comfort, but Missoni Bai Miami offers their residents valet parking, Olympic-size pool, outdoor barbecue, and cabana bar.

Missoni Baia Features:

  • Lobby Level
    • Valet parking service
    • Outdoor bayside terrace, for use by residents and their guests only
    • Access to baywalk along the water
    • Personal concierge and 24-hour front-desk attendant
    • Package room for deliveries
    • Indoor bayside residential lounge
  • 5th Floor
    • Enclosed skybridge connecting tower to parking garage
    • On-site building manager’s office
    • Private screening room
    • Hair and Nail Salon
    • Kids’ club
    • Pet Spa
  • 6th Floor: Pool Deck
    • Outdoor bridge connecting the 6th-floor amenities building to pool deck
    • Olympic-size pool
    • Lounge pool
    • Outdoor whirlpool spa
    • Poolside daybeds
    • Kids’ splash-pad
    • Children’s play lawn
    • Outdoor barbecue and cabana bar
    • Two poolside residents-only lounges
    • Men’s and women’s lower rooms
    • Elevated tennis court
Tennis court at Missoni Baia, Miami
Skyline view at Missoni Baia in Miami.

Out of two, this is the last remaining penthouse at Missoni Baia.  The asking price is $10 Million and this residence as well as the building is expected to be completed by the end of 2021. If you or someone you know have an interest in purchasing the Missoni Baia North Penthouse in Miami, please contact Lucas Lechuga via email at [email protected] or by phone at 786-247-6332.