Brickell City Centre's Last Construction Crane has Come Down
[Courtesy Brickell City Centre]
The last of eleven cranes that graced the construction site of the massive Brickell City Centre megaproject recently came down, according to the developers, representing just how near the interconnected buildings are to being finished. When City Centre broke ground, way back in 2012, only a couple other new skyscrapers were under construction in Brickell and the long, thin, spindly-looking metal towers that are again a common sign of Miami's urban boom were a rarity.
· Brickell City Centre coverage [Curbed Miami]
· Brickell City Centre coverage [Curbed Miami]
Scotty Evicted From Scotty's Landing, Beginning its Transformation Into This
News broke in various outlets yesterday that the iconic Miami food & watering hole Scotty's Landing had been evicted from its Grove Key Marina site on Biscayne Bay. Then today those outlets dutifully turned out updates saying that no, Scotty's Landing would not be departing, but Scotty would. Scott Wessel, the namesake and proprietor was being evicted but the restaurant business itself which he already sold would remain, first under new management, then in a whole new building. Wessel sold off the brand to the new owners quite a while ago. As part of the new and much larger bayfront mall-type project called 'The Harbour,' full of restaurants, retail, and marina uses, Scotty's landing will technically live on indefinitely, but as a brand emblazened over what could potentially be a very different place. Renderings of the project, designed by Arquitectonica, show a significantly different place on the site of the new Scotty's.
· Scotty's Landing given 60 day notice by city [New Times]
· Beloved Miami bar changing hands but not closing - yet [Herald]
· Scotty's Landing coverage [Curbed Miami]
· Scotty's Landing given 60 day notice by city [New Times]
· Beloved Miami bar changing hands but not closing - yet [Herald]
· Scotty's Landing coverage [Curbed Miami]
21 First Drafts: Frank Gehry's David Cabin
First Drafts is a series exploring the early work of our architectural icons, examining their careers through the lens of their debut projects. Occasionally unexpected but always insightful, these undertakings represent their initial, finished buildings as solo practitioners. While anecdotes accompany the work of all great builders, there's often more to learn about their first acts.
Built in 1958 in Idyllwild, California, the David Cabin has been renovated significantly by past owners, and is rarely mentioned in books about Gehry's career. Photos by Steve Taylor.Frank Gehry
David Cabin in Idyllwild, California
Date completed: 1958
Getting the Gig:
A pink bungalow wrapped in distorted planes of sheet metal and chain link fence, Frank Gehry's remodeled home on Santa Monica Boulevard was a provocation and prediction when it was unveiled in 1978, the equivalent of dropping Pee Wee's Playhouse in the middle of the critical discourse. Celebrated and praised by the cognoscenti—some in a backhanded manner, like Philip Johnson, who said Gehry's work doesn't please the eye but provides a "mysterious feeling of delight"—it's the first Gehry project many think about when they trace the evolution of his unique, sculptural style. But it's far from his first project. That distinction belongs to a small summer home he built in the town of Idyllwild, California, a project rarely noted and largely forgotten. The David Cabin, named after client Melvin David, came at a time when Gehry was beginning to shift directions, starting an evolution that would turn him into one of the defining architects of his time.
A pink bungalow wrapped in distorted planes of sheet metal and chain link fence, Frank Gehry's remodeled home on Santa Monica Boulevard was a provocation and prediction when it was unveiled in 1978, the equivalent of dropping Pee Wee's Playhouse in the middle of the critical discourse. Celebrated and praised by the cognoscenti—some in a backhanded manner, like Philip Johnson, who said Gehry's work doesn't please the eye but provides a "mysterious feeling of delight"—it's the first Gehry project many think about when they trace the evolution of his unique, sculptural style. But it's far from his first project. That distinction belongs to a small summer home he built in the town of Idyllwild, California, a project rarely noted and largely forgotten. The David Cabin, named after client Melvin David, came at a time when Gehry was beginning to shift directions, starting an evolution that would turn him into one of the defining architects of his time.
Historic Lincoln Road Med Revival Retail Building Restored
[Photo by Sean McCaughan]
Tristar Capital, the developer controversially replacing the courtyard of the Miami Beach Community Church on Lincoln Road with some very fancy new stores, just completed another retail building right next door, and this is it. The two story, historic Mediterranean Revival building at 530 Lincoln Road was restored and given new windows and architectural elements more reflective of the building's original look, while the interior courtyard was enclosed for more leasable square footage. Although the completed project certainly has its differences from the Touzet Studio-designed structure replacing the church's courtyard, it probably has its similarities too. It might even give somewhat of an idea of what's to come.
· Miami Beach Community Church coverage [Curbed Miami]
· Miami Beach Community Church coverage [Curbed Miami]
'Million Dollar Listing' Listing Sells Late; Coral Gables Evolving
[Via Curbed Miami Flickr Pool/69imagines]
· 'Million Dollar Listing Miami' unit sells three years later [Real Deal]
· Coral Gables transforming with mixed use projects [Real Deal]
· Scotty's Landing ouster has the public furious [Huffpo]
· One Thousand Museum 60% sold out [MLH]
· Donald Trump is beating Hillary Clinton in Florida [New Times]
· Two condo towers quickly approved by the FAA [The Next Miami]
· July was afterglow of record June for home sales [Real Deal]
· Last crane lowers from Brickell City Centre [Real Deal]
· Remembering that 1960s Miami show Surfside 6 [Miami Archives]
· Brickell in 1989 and today [Golden Dusk]
· Coral Gables transforming with mixed use projects [Real Deal]
· Scotty's Landing ouster has the public furious [Huffpo]
· One Thousand Museum 60% sold out [MLH]
· Donald Trump is beating Hillary Clinton in Florida [New Times]
· Two condo towers quickly approved by the FAA [The Next Miami]
· July was afterglow of record June for home sales [Real Deal]
· Last crane lowers from Brickell City Centre [Real Deal]
· Remembering that 1960s Miami show Surfside 6 [Miami Archives]
· Brickell in 1989 and today [Golden Dusk]
After a Three-Martini Lunch, Pass Out in This Swinging Midcentury Mod Reno, for $2,.5M
A close look at this North Bay Road (also known as one of multiple streets in Miami that over the years have been called 'Millionaire's Row') house and you just might confuse this for Don Draper's Miami Beach pied-à-terre. With a nicely landscaped front yard, this beautifully preserved mid-century home, built in 1951, also has a great backyard complete with an outdoor kitchen, pool, and dining area.
Interior-wise, it's a flashy, updated version of a mid-century home but what else would you expect in Miami? There's 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, just over 3,000 square feet, lots of light, and is wisely inviting to the backyard. The "Heath porcelain tile" flooring makes for a unique entrance that is very Miami Mediterranean meets Miami mid-century. The interior decorator had quite the taste in furniture, especially in the living areas, which sadly isn't included. In terms of pricing, someone must have been smoking something when they decided to list this at $40,000,000 in 2013 because as far as 'oopsies' go, that's kind of a doozie—unless there's something we don't know about. Now, the price is at a more realistic $2.95 million (well, realistic for Miami's market).—Alexandra J Miller
$2.5M Gets You History and Style on West Palm Beach's Grand Waterfront Boulevard
West Palm Beach's Flagler Drive, a grand, palm-tree-lined boulevard that runs for miles along the edge of Lake Worth is one of those really truly great civic spaces that are treasured because they would be impossible to build today because of prohibitive land costs. Luckily West Palm's early city planners had the wisdom to create it, with classy houses quickly sprouting up along its length like this historic Montery Style number built in 1937.
The three bedroom house is on the market for $2.5 million. The renovated 3,500 square foot house comes with a pool, a bright red roof, really beautiful interiors, and a front yard that looks across an absolutely wonderful street to the home's private dock and sweeping views of Lake Worth and the very posh estates of Palm Beach on the other side. Good urban planning saves the day.
5 Impressive Tiny Houses You Can Order Right Now
Photo via Toy Box Tiny Home
Lately, we've seen heaps upon heaps of micro homes crop up with all sorts of eye-popping attributes, whether they be glam interiors, wildlylow budgets (how does $489 sound?), or major eco-friendly cred. But, sometimes, the best tiny house is the one that's ready to go, with the floor plan and systems all figured out. So, without further ado, here are five of the coolest tiny houses you can get your hands on at the moment, with aesthetics ranging from rustic-chic to utilitarian to a little bit midcentury.
"No. Strange street, strange house, mishmash of a bunch of rubbish. Plus it's sitting in a floodzone (ah). Sure, it's peanuts, but you can get so much more for the money, especially when taking insurance costs into consideration."—Ghetto Urchin [Tudor-ish, Eclectic South Miami House Built in 1928 is $592K]
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Beach Pump Controversy Update; Scotty's Landing Evicted
[Via Curbed Miami Flickr Pool/Roberto Bowyer]
· Photo history of the Miami Dolphins [Flashback Miami]
· Grove developer suing the Miami zoning dept. [Grapevine]
· Miami still tops the nation in foreclosures [TRD]
· The latest on the Miami Beach pump controversy [New Times]
· Scotty's Landing issued 90 day eviction notice [SFBJ]
· Brickell Flatiron penthouses hit the market [MLH]
· Venetian Causeway toll HQ could become restaurant [Herald]
· Grove developer suing the Miami zoning dept. [Grapevine]
· Miami still tops the nation in foreclosures [TRD]
· The latest on the Miami Beach pump controversy [New Times]
· Scotty's Landing issued 90 day eviction notice [SFBJ]
· Brickell Flatiron penthouses hit the market [MLH]
· Venetian Causeway toll HQ could become restaurant [Herald]
The Suspended Glass Pool at the Mansions at Acqualina is Really as Thrillingly Exhilarating as It Looks
[Photos courtesy Sean McCaughan]
To be inside the glass-walled penthouse pool atop the almost-complete Mansions at Acqualina in Sunny Isles Beach is at first scary in a way that leaves a person gasping for air just a little bit. Then the adrenaline kicks in and you feel like a master of the universe, the type of person which the incredibly expensive penthouse was meant for all along. When completed, the pool will be lined with gold leaf tile and the protective plastic will be removed from the glass, exposing a view 47 floors up, which then will be magnified by the water. Curbed Miami got to check out the pool, and will have a full tour of the building with photog Raquel Zaldivar, but in the meantime imagine yourself floating, surrounded by water and gold, wearing a tiny little bathing suit, and looking straight down. Then click the link below. It's almost like you're flying.
This is What Rents Cost at Every One of Metrorail's 23 Stops
[Infographic courtesy Radpad]
Rental listing website and app Radpad knows that Miami's future is mass transit (albeit its relatively distant future considering how much coverage is lacking), so using rental data from May to June of this year they've calculated the median rental price for a one bedroom apartment at each of Metrorail's 23 stops. According to the resulting infographic and a deeper look into the numbers, rents are predictably priciest in the Downtown core, becoming relatively more affordable as one goes north or south, and of course dropping significantly in price in the economically depressed Brownsville, Earlington Heights, Martin Luther King Jr. areas before rebounding near the northern end-of-the-line at the Palmetto Station.
Former Ritz Carlton CEO Planning 40-Story Condo/Hotel at North Miami's Old School Jockey Club
[Via TNM]
Back in the swinging 70s, North Miami's Jockey Club was one of a few private clubs/condo developments (along with the Palm Bay Club, the Cricket Club, etc.) that were the places to party in Miami. Now Horst Schulze, a former CEO of Ritz-Carlton, is planning a new 40 story condo/hotel tower on the site of the Jockey Club's old nightclub, which at some point was demolished and replaced with a lawn (the rest of the Jockey Club is still standing), reports to The Next Miami. The project will be named Apeiron.
Spray-Painted FEMA X Still Marks the Storm in New Orleans
Two sets of FEMA markings on this Lakeview house show separate instances when the house was searched. All photos by Michael Winters.
To mark the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, this week Curbed is looking at how the housing, architecture, and neighborhoods of New Orleans have changed since the storm. Here, writer Christopher Romaguera and photographer Michael Winters on the FEMA markings left on New Orleans houses.
"I see you still got it up?"
I was talking to my neighbor, local writer and woman-about-town Pamela Davis-Noland, when someone leaving her house asked her this question. She had a retort ready: "Baby, you know that's never coming down." She was talking about the FEMA markings placed on New Orleans houses weeks, and sometimes months, after the levees broke.
Midcentury 'International Design Center' in the Design District to be Replaced with Neoclassical Retail
[Via Google Street View]
An architecturally significant midcentury modern office building at4141 North Miami Avenue, on the edge of the Design District and Buena Vista neighborhoods is being fully gutted and transformed into a neoclassical retail building with two levels of retail, a covered colonnaded sidewalk, and a rooftop restaurant, according to the developer, Manny Angelo Varas. The infill project will match another retail project that Mr. Varas recently broke ground on across the street, giving a neoclassical entrance to the Design District on North Miami Avenue, and an admittedly rather nice pedestrian experience. Originally known as the International Design Center, the building as it is now is architecturally notable in its own right and even has its own entry in the AIA Guide to Miami Architecture.
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