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[southernyank]

It appears so. i wonder why this building has seen so many transformations in its lifetime.

[dave8721]

tombarnes, on Jan 23 2006, 10:26 PM, said:

I suppose this is a radical renovation of the Wyndham Miami Beach, once known as the Doral-on-the-Ocean and later still as the Westin.  It appears as though they won't be tearing the building down, but it sure doesn't look too much like this...

    http://www.wyndham.c.../MIAMB/main.wnt

The existing wyndham will remain. This is being built next door, just to the north of the Wyndham. Its already UC and about 15 floors up.

[tombarnes]

Is the Wyndham scheduled for a redo?  It's odd that the same address is used for the new project.  Perhaps their pre-opening office is in the Wyndham.

Edited by tombarnes, 25 January 2006 - 01:30 AM.

[southernyank]

has anyone heard of this before or am i just really slow?


http://www.6000india...om/feedback.htm

[Dale]

southernyank, on Jan 31 2006, 09:09 PM, said:

has anyone heard of this before or am i just really slow?
http://www.6000india...om/feedback.htm

You're just really slow.  

Thanks for the link though.

[southernyank]

hey, thats no problem   for some reason, when i saw it, it just didnt ring a bell with me.

[southernyank]

Heres a rendering of apogee.

http://www.zilbert.c...erial_photo.jpg

[southernyank]

North Miami Beach Zoning Board OKs Larger Developments
February 14, 2006

http://www.cpnonline...t_id=1001996914

[southernyank]

"Cirque shrinks plans for South Beach theaterFacing opposition, Cirque Du Soleil plans for a smaller South Beach complex. The scaled- down project prompts Related to drop out as developer."

http://www.miami.com...ld/13985219.htm

[Urban_Legend]

^I didn't know it was facing opposition.  Well I don't think Cirque and Related are on bad terms, they said it was amicable.

I was looking forward to the grand project they had planned, but oh well....

[dave8721]

Urban_Legend, on Mar 1 2006, 03:42 PM, said:

^I didn't know it was facing opposition.  Well I don't think Cirque and Related are on bad terms, they said it was amicable.

I was looking forward to the grand project they had planned, but oh well....

What was facing opposition was the fact they were asking for $50 million from the city. Other businesses weren't happy about having to pay taxes to support what would in effect be a competitor since the theater was going to have its own night clubs and restaurants. Now with them dropping the plans for the restaurants and clubs I'm sure the other businesses in the area (i.e nightclubs and restaurants) will be much happier to have it around.

[Roark]

The Flamingo goes condo.  
The site of Miami Beach's first hotel and the largest Condo conversion in the United States is being handled by Fortune International Realty.  Here's some interesting background...

South Beach started as farm land. In 1870, Henry and Charles Lum purchased 165 acres (668,000 m²) for coconut farming. Charles Lum built the first house on the beach in 1886. In 1894 the Lum brothers left the island, leaving control of the plantation to John Collins, who came to South Beach two years later to survey his land. He used the land for farming purposes, discovering fresh water and extending his parcel from 14th Street to 67th in 1907.

In 1906, South Beach's first bar, Mac's Club Deuce (which still exists today), opened its door on 14th Street.

In 1912, Miami Businessmen the Lummus Brothers acquired 400 acres (1.6 km²) of Collins, in an effort build an ocean front city of modest single family residence.

Carl G. Fisher, a successful entrepreneur who made millions in 1909 after selling a business to Union Carbide, came to the beach in 1913. His vision was to establish South Beach as a successful city independent of Miami. This was the same year that the famous restaurant Joe's Stone Crab, and Miami Beach's first hotel, the Flamingo Hotel, opened.

On March 26, 1915, Collins, Lummus, and Fisher consolidated their efforts and incorporated the Town of Miami Beach. South Beach is born. In 1918 the Mac Arthur Causeway was completed. The Lummus brothers sold their oceanfront property to the city from 6th Street to 14th, which was then and is now the area known as Lummus Park.

In 1920, the Miami Beach land boom began. South Beach's main streets, 5th Street, Alton Road, Collins Avenue, Washington Avenue, and Ocean Drive were all suitable for automobile traffic. The population was growing in the 1920s, and several millionaires such as Harvey Firestone, J.C. Penney, Harvey Stutz, Albert Champion, Frank Seiberling, and Rockwell LaGorce built homes on Miami Beach. President Warren G. Harding stayed at the Flamingo Hotel during this time, driving up interest.

[tombarnes]

Sheraton Bal Harbour Imploded 11.18.07

The Sheraton Bal Harbour was imploded yesterday morning for the new St. Regis Resort & Condominium development.  It's sad to see another Marris Lapidus landmark erased from the scene, but most of Lapidus' work had already been removed in the course of countless renovations to the property.  Still, there will be scant evidence that the Miami Modern (MiMo) style ever existed if more is not done to preserve the remaining examples.  

          Liveleak.com

[Wild Style]

'tombarnes'

I know they said the rich are still buying real estate but are they buying enough to sustain all these condos? I was in the grove last night and good God almighty all the condos built/being built as you start to move into downtown is staggering. With this housing market I am really interested to see what all this building is going to bring about.