Sonesta International Hotels Introduce ‘The James Hotel & Residences Downtown Miami’, Rising 82 Floors
Mint developers and Sonesta International Hotels Corp have joined ties to develop ‘The James Hotel & Residences Downtown Miami’ according to Hotel Investment Today. The property is among the many supertall residences planned in Miami, with an estimated construction cost of $850 million for 82 floors of hotel rooms, residences, and parking spots. Specifically, there will be 336 fully furnished residences with approximately 200 units participating in a hotel leaseback program, amenity space, and restaurants that include the highest bar and restaurant in the Americas. Sales for the development will begin in the second quarter of 2025. Sonesta Hotels, a corporation that racked over $300 million dollars in revenue in 2024 and owns more than 1,100 locations worldwide, will develop the supertall as a sister property to the ‘James Hotel’ in South Beach. Mint developer’s Daniel Berman says funding is secured for the first round of funding, with groundbreaking on the first quarter of 2026. Mint developers is a collaboration between Big Development, AD1, and To The Stars. ‘The James Hotel & Residences Downtown Miami’ was originally revealed as ‘Two31 Flagler’ a few months ago by Big Development, encapsulating 83 floors and 369 residences rather than a mixed-use orientation of hotel and residences. The supertall will open in late 2028 once planning and construction finalize. Idea Architects is the project’s designer, with the property’s location at 231 E Flagler St, Miami.
1414 Brickell Ave Supertall Proposed Rising a Staggering 1010 FT.
1414 Brickell, LLC has submitted a pre-application to Miami-Dade County for a proposed development located at 1414 Brickell Avenue and 1421 S. Miami Avenue. The proposed mixed-use development would be situated within the RTZ Metromover subzone of Miami-Dade, helping encourage the county’s vision for mixed-use, dense projects near transit. The project would consist of an 81-story tower with 560 residential units, 84 hotel rooms, 117,310 square feet of usable office space, 6,038 square feet of retail space, and 1,226 parking spaces. While renderings and final designs have not been released, preliminary drawings show a decidedly tall tower at 1,010 feet. Along a portion of the tower is green space, and the podium is 10 floors of parking. Office space will sit closer to the ground floor, followed by a hotel, and then residential units. The Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners designated the 1414 Brickell Avenue and 1421 S. Miami Avenue as within the RTZ Metromover subzone on February 21, 2024. The Properties are subject to the planning and zoning jurisdiction of Miami-Dade County despite being located in the City of Miami. For that reason, the lot mainly follows county planning and zoning jurisdiction.
Tower Cranes Submitted For Waldorf Astoria Reaching Over 1,200 FT.
PMG development has submitted on Wednesday two tower cranes on the site of Waldorf Astoria Miami, a new supertall set to be one of the tallest towers in America. Tower crane one will rise 1,273 FT off the ground or 1,284 above sea level. It will be the southernmost crane on the property, bordering Biscayne blvd. The crane is already erected, but not at its fullest height. The second crane submitted will be 1,227 FT or 1,238 FT. It will be on the northern portion of the property. Like the southern crane, it’s already erected. Back in the summer of 2023, two tower cranes were submitted at the site but slightly lower in height and different in location. The installed cranes today don’t match the FAA filings, hence the new submissions. One crane that shifted the most was Crane #1, going to the southern part of the property instead of the middle. These new filings will be subject to FAA approval, and will most likely receive approval shortly. The project site is 300 Biscayne Boulevard. The tower will feature 360 residences.
Conceptual Site Plan Revealed for Citadel’s New Headquarters
A pre-application was filed on Friday (7/19/24) for 1201 Brickell Bay Drive, the site of Citadel’s new global headquarters. Although plans aren’t official and the purpose of the pre-application request was to review the RTZ site plan approval process, it’s progress. In an attached letter, plans call for the development to be in phases. The first phase will be the office at 1201 Brickell Bay Drive using applicable RTZ regulations. According to plans, the headquarters will be mixed-use. There will be a flagship hotel, office space, retail, health/fitness, food/beverage, and ample parking. Likewise, there will be a large baywalk with trees and a 55.92′ setback. On the right side of the lot, there will be a hotel drop off and an office drop off at the tower’s frontage. If conceptual drawings materialize, there will be a public terrace overlooking Biscayne Bay. Drawings show the tower as rounded. As it rises, it will slope upwards into a tapered design (please see example image below). As reported months ago, Foster and Partners will be the main architect. The architect on record according to conceptual plans is AAI architects.