Long-awaited progress is finally emerging for the Brickell Gateway project in Miami’s Brickell district. After more than a year of inactivity, developers Gazit Horizons and Atlantic Pacific Companies have submitted updated plans to Miami-Dade County, signaling renewed momentum for the mixed-use development. The filing comes in the form of an administrative modification to the previously approved plans, a process used to request minor adjustments without requiring a full redesign review.
The revisions include modest increases to the project’s height as well as several design updates led by Corwil Architects. Planned for a relatively compact parcel at 90 SW 8th Street and 809 SW 1st Avenue, the site has already been cleared following demolition of the previous structure.
While the development has gone through several program and design iterations over the years, the latest filing suggests the project may finally be approaching construction. A master building permit, valued at approximately $150 million and covering over 900,000 SF of new construction, remains pending and is expected to move forward once the administrative modification is approved.
According to plans submitted to the county, the project’s density and unit count remain unchanged. The development will continue to include 504 residences, with a mix of studios, one-bedroom units, one-bedroom plus den layouts, two-bedroom units, and three-bedroom residences.
Residents will have access to a wide range of amenities, including a rooftop pool on the 62nd floor, a terrace deck, sky lounge, private dining rooms, lounges, golf simulators, gaming areas, and several additional shared spaces.
Floor plans show the development will include 16,591 SF of commercial space across the first and second floors, after which the structure transitions into the project’s parking podium. The podium will accommodate 332 parking spaces across multiple levels, an arrangement driven largely by the site’s compact footprint despite a parking ratio of fewer than one space per residential unit. Both figures represent slight reductions from the project’s earlier plans. Previous filings called for 18,276 SF of retail space and 344 parking spaces.
One of the most notable revisions involves the project’s design and overall height. Previously approved plans called for a 61-story tower rising approximately 746 FT to its highest point. Updated filings now show the building reaching 62 stories and approximately 773 FT, positioning it among the taller towers in Brickell. The additional height comes from both the inclusion of an extra floor and increased floor-to-ceiling heights across the upper four levels of the building.
Changes have also been made to the design of the development’s podium. Earlier plans envisioned the podium being largely enclosed in glass, creating the appearance of active uses along the facade and a more continuous facade. The revised design instead introduces sections of mesh screening across portions of the podium between floors 4 and 16, finished in darker gray and black tones. According to the developer, some of these levels could potentially accommodate retail or other active uses in the future, though they are currently planned as part of the parking structure.
The design changes, which are not expressed in renderings yet (new renderings may come later), may stem from several factors, including rising construction costs in the United States, which have led many developers to simplify or scale back certain design elements in recent years.
With the administrative modification now under review, the project could move closer to construction in the coming months. While a formal groundbreaking date has not been announced, a start later this year could place completion around 2029.