Aman Group Unveils ATMA Brand With 1,049-Foot Tower Planned at 1111 Brickell Bay Drive
Aman Group has unveiled ATMA, a new brand focused on wellness and sport, and picked Brickell for its first location. The company announced the brand on Tuesday and describes it as a concept centered on performance and longevity. ATMA Miami is planned for 1111 Brickell Bay Drive, where a 1,049-foot tower would hold a hotel, branded residences and a private members club. According to Aman, ATMA combines wellness programming and sports facilities with nutrition-focused dining, design and events. The name means “the spirit” or “the true self” in Sanskrit, and the company says the brand will eventually include both urban and remote locations. Tennis champion Novak Djokovic is the brand’s global partner, and he will lead the longevity, nutrition, racquet and wellness programming. The tower itself first surfaced last month, when Floridian Development reported an FAA filing for a structure reaching 1,049 feet above mean sea level, or 1,042 feet above ground. That filing also indicated ATMA Miami would be the first of two towers, with a second phase eventually replacing the office building next door at 1001 Brickell Bay Drive. The site connects directly to a five-mile Baywalk and would include its own adjacent marina. OKO Group and Oak Row Equities are developing the project, with completion scheduled for 2031. The partnership closed on a $520 million land purchase at the start of the year, which at the time was the largest land sale ever recorded in Florida. That record held until a few weeks ago, when Ken Griffin completed his $1.1 billion all-cash acquisition of Mana Wynwood. Many specifics remain unannounced, including the number of hotel rooms and residences. What is known is that the branded residences will range from one to five-plus bedrooms, with six-bedroom penthouses at the top of the tower and views running east to west. Owners would have exclusive use of a private pool, a fitness center with yoga and personal training studios, thermal spa facilities, a residents’ lounge, and co-working space, in addition to the hotel’s amenities. They would also receive priority nomination to ATMA Club. The largest single component is a 120,000-square-foot spa and wellness center, which Aman says will be one of the largest of its kind in Miami. Designed with Djokovic, it includes a racquet club with indoor tennis, padel and other courts overlooking Biscayne Bay, along with a fitness center featuring high-intensity group and private training studios, a medical wellness center, and recovery spaces. The program also includes restaurants focused on nutrition, bars with live music, and spaces for performances and events. SHoP Architects is the architect behind the tower, which rises from a podium and features curved balconies and floor-to-ceiling windows. Studio Paolo Ferrari handled the interiors, which the design team says combine natural forms with engineered precession. Aman Group Chairman and CEO Vlad Doronin said ATMA builds on the company’s nearly four-decade history, extending its focus on design, privacy and service into wellness and performance. He described ATMA Miami as the first expression of the brand’s vision, and said the company intends to create “an extraordinary destination that embodies the energy of the city”.
1008 East Ponce Proposed to Bring 67 Units to Northern End of Coral Gables
The northern edge of Coral Gables is continuing its historic swing toward densification, and another multifamily proposal has just joined the pack. 1008 E Ponce de Leon Boulevard, LLC, which is associated with T.A. Builders, has proposed a 12-story development known as 1008 East Ponce, set to include 67 luxury units. The project is on track to go before the city’s Development Review Committee on November 20th. The proposal arrives amid a surge of activity nearby. It would be one of six multifamily developments of at least five floors rising in the area, with one already under construction and several more gearing up to start soon. The developer has controlled the half-acre property at 1008 E Ponce de Leon Boulevard since 2016, when it bought the site for $2.825 million. To lay the groundwork for redevelopment, the project’s attorney described the existing site as “aging” and called the new building a “very high-quality project.” Inside, the 67 units would span one-bedrooms, one-bedrooms plus den, two-bedrooms ,and three-bedrooms, along with three live-work units on the ground floor. Amenities include a fitness center, a rooftop pool, public terraces and lounge space, plus other indoor uses that have not yet been named. On paper, the ground floor includes 6,535 square feet of retail, but don’t picture storefronts. That total is built from a fitness center, a leasing office and the live-work units, which serve residents or function as amenity space instead of drawing in shoppers. Outside, the plans call for wider sidewalks, added greenery, and other streetscape improvements. Parking sits overhead, with 110 spaces tucked inside a concealed podium. From there, the building climbs 126 feet to the roof, or close to 140 feet counting an ornamental crown. Its elevations (prepared by the project’s architect, Behar Font) follow the Mediterranean Revival theme common among developments in the city, and the design leans heavily into ornament, with cornices, arches, columns, concrete brackets and more. The facade is largely white stucco, along with metal balconies and floor-to-ceiling windows. Because the project requires a zoning amendment, a comprehensive plan map amendment, and mixed-use site plan approval, it will ultimately go to a City Commission vote, and the neighborhood’s history means that vote may not be a guarantee. Development in North Coral Gables has historically drawn pushback, and parts of the area remain relatively low-rise, with apartment buildings commonly topping out at three floors. Crystal Residences, just steps away, has faced continued opposition from nearby residents. Whether 1008 East Ponce would meet the same reception in a city where development is frequently contested remains unknown. The developer’s attorney, for their part, makes the case for approval in unambiguous terms. They describe the property, which fronts East Ponce de Leon Boulevard, as “the ideal infill opportunity” and argue that granting the requested changes would put an underutilized site to its best use, delivering “maximum public benefit with minimal impact” through a mix of uses and public open space.