River District 14 is officially rising, and progress appears to be moving swiftly. Eight months after breaking ground, the 16-story residential tower in Miami’s Health District has moved beyond site work and into full vertical construction. Spearheaded by Alta Development and designed by Behar Font & Partners, the building has reached its fourth floor as of late July, signaling a steady pace towards completion. In fact, crews are now averaging a new floor every 10 to 12 days, with the tower well on track to topping off by late 2025 to early 2026.
Located at 1420 NW 14th Avenue, River District 14 will join a growing trend of multifamily development reshaping Miami’s Health District, an area once characterized by medical campuses but now changed from incoming residential projects. Just blocks from the recently completed mixed-use River Landing, the project will yield 283 residential units, 326 structured parking spaces, and a long list of amenities, including a pool deck, coworking lounge, indoor pickleball courts, and more.
Construction is being overseen by Jaxi Builders, which is currently managing several multifamily projects across South Florida. According to City of Miami permitting, River District 14 is anticipated to cost over $80 million, with financing supported by a $77.8 million loan secured from Forman Capital in 2024. The project also marks the first collaboration between Forman Capital and Alta Development.
As per the project’s official website, a live construction webcam is also now active, offering the public and prospective buyers a live feed of the tower’s rise. The feed includes a timeline feature, allowing viewers to scroll through previous construction dates. You can view the live stream here. Once completed, River District 14 will stand 16 floors and 180 FT tall, akin in scale with nearby residential projects like Modera Skylar, Somerset Tower, and other buildings.
While Miami’s Health District, and frankly Allapattah as a whole, has long been characterized by an uninviting pedestrian environment, River District 14 is aiming to reduce that. The project includes substantial enhancements to the public realm, such as widened sidewalks, new greenery, and improved streetscape design. The development will also feature ground floor walk-up residential units.