Army Corps plans $4.6B flood control project in Miami-Dade
Construction Dive
JUNE 15, 2020
The proposed plan focuses on seven geographic areas and would include the construction of storm surge barriers.
Cost to keep Miami dry over next few decades is $4 billion
BD+C
MAY 4, 2021
billion over the next 40 years to keep the City of Miami dry from rising seas , according to a draft of the city’s newly released stormwater master plan. It will cost at least $3.8
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South Miami Poised to Mandate Solar Panels
Green Building Law Update
JULY 16, 2017
The City of South Miami, Florida City Commission is scheduled to take a final vote on July 18 on an ordinance that will require rooftop photovoltaic panels on new construction and major renovations. The ordinance is likely to pass given that at its July 12 meeting the second reader version of this ordinance passed with a 4 to 1 vote.
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Miami Beach’s New Green Building Tax
Green Building Law Update
JULY 10, 2016
Some years ago an ordinance enacted by the City of Miami Beach received accolades across the globe when it protected endangered sea turtles that nest on the beaches of Miami Beach, by “restricting artificial lighting and other activities that disorient turtle hatchlings, causing them to crawl toward land rather than toward the ocean.”.
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Miami accepts more modest plan to renovate its convention center
BD+C
OCTOBER 28, 2014
The city of Miami has awarded an $11 million contract for its on-again, off-again convention center renovation to Denver-based Fentress Architects, which will serve as the design criteria professional on this project. Body Image: read more.
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45-story tower planned for Miami Worldcenter
BD+C
MAY 23, 2017
Miami Worldcenter occupies 27 acres in the heart of downtown Miami and is one of the largest private real estate developments currently underway in the U.S. The newest planed addition to Miami Worldcenter is 110 10 th Street, a 45-story, 600,000-sf office-led mixed-use tower developed by Hines.
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Corps Proposes $4.6B Plan to Steel Miami for Storm Surge
ENR Construction
JUNE 11, 2020
The plan, which calls for $1.2 billion in construction for seawalls, levees and floodwalls, is the latest to protect East Coast communities.
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Koolhaas plan selected for Miami Beach Convention Center redevelopment [slideshow]
BD+C
JULY 18, 2013
The Miami Beach City Commission on Wednesday selected the development team led by Rem Koolhaas'' OMA and property developers Tishman and UIA to redevelop the Miami Beach Convention Center area.
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Long-Planned Miami Mega Mixed-Use Development Nears Initial Debut
ENR Construction
AUGUST 29, 2018
More than a decade in the making, the $2-billion Miami Worldcenter development makes progress toward its lofty aims.
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SOM unveils plans for Miami transit hub
BD+C
JUNE 2, 2014
As a part of the overarching project All Aboard Florida , Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill has designed a multimodal transit hub for Miami, one of three that will eventually connect Miami to Orlando by train. Body Image: read more.
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Florida DOT Plans to Oversee New Pedestrian Bridge at FIU 2 Years After Deadly Collapse
Construction Junkie
JUNE 8, 2020
Last month, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) announced that they are planning to begin the bidding process for a design of the replacement bridge, which will incorporate lessons learned from the NTSB’s report. According to the Miami Herald , the new bridge will cost $14.6 Thibault, P.E., in a press release.
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SOM unveils plans for new transit hub in Miami
BD+C
JUNE 2, 2014
As a part of the overarching project All Aboard Florida , architecture firm Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill has designed a multimodal tranist hub for Miami, one of three that will eventually connect Miami to Orlando by train.
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$2 Billion Miami Project to Create 10,000 Construction Jobs
Construction Equipment
JULY 9, 2015
Miami Worldcenter is a $2 billion, 27-acre mixed-use development planned in downtown Miami that will need 10,000 construction workers in the first phase alone, reports GlobeSt.com. Priority will be given to local residents, and almost 500 of those residents turned up for a recent job fair. . .
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OMA designs 7-mile-long underwater sculpture park
BD+C
MARCH 1, 2021
The ReefLine will be a new seven-mile-long underwater public sculpture park, snorkel trail, and artificial reef located of Miami Beach’s shoreline. OMA is collaborating with a team of marine biologists, researchers, architects, and costal engineers to design the project’s master plan and a distinct sculpture within it.
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Early sustainability planning in research laboratory design
Construction Specifier
MARCH 6, 2022
The early phases of the design process, such as programming and planning efforts, are typically exercises to get the entire team on the same page concerning programmatic priorities and budget limitations. There is a delicate but necessary balance between diplomacy—managing needs versus wants—and planning backed by evidence.
OMA morphs Miami condo tower development plan
BD+C
NOVEMBER 24, 2014
Initially, the design included six slim towers to be set on the Miami shoreline, but the cylinders have been nudged into pairs to form three larger towers. New renderings have been released of OMA''s Park Grove Condos , with significant changes made to the competition-winning design of the towers, according to according to designboom.
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Tri-Rail Trains May Not Fit in Miami’s New $70M Station
ENR Construction
DECEMBER 13, 2021
Miami Central Station transit hub may require modifications to accommodate a planned addition of regional commuter rail service that is four years overdue
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Studio Gang Architects designs residential tower with exoskeleton-like exterior for Miami
BD+C
OCTOBER 27, 2014
Studio Gang Architects has released plans for a 14-story residential high-rise in the Miami Design District, ArchDaily reports. “[The The building will] demonstrate Studio Gang’s principle of exo-spatial high-rise design in which the inside extends to the outside in a dynamic spatial arrangement,” the architects describe.
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FPL, Miami-Dade Plan Tackles Nuke Cooling, Saltwater Woes
ENR Construction
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
Florida Power & Light and Miami-Dade (Fla.) County have tentatively agreed to build a new wastewater plant to provide reused water for the utility’s massive cooling canals at its Turkey Point nuclear power plant in Homestead.
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Miami Condo Boom
Construction Knowledge
MARCH 18, 2013
Miami, FL isn’t just slowly recovering from the construction depression, it’s Number One with a bullet. chairman and CEO of Miami-based Coastal Construction Group says: “Nobody’s depending on the banks right now,” Murphy says. Since banks remain stingy with financing, a new funding model evolved.
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Stalled $1.5 billion Miami mixed-use redevelopment project advances
BD+C
JULY 31, 2014
billion mixed-use development in Miami moved ahead after city planners approved the project’s first phase. Phase one of Miami Worldcenter will feature three mostly residential towers of varying heights, a shopping complex, and three public plazas on 27 acres. The project has endured eight years of planning and delays.
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49 $2B Worldcenter one of Miami's biggest mixed-use plans yet
Construction Dive
MAY 15, 2018
Fifteen years in the making, the development has already created 4,000 construction jobs and is still a few years from completion.
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79 For $520M Convention Center Redo, Miami Beach Opts for 'Plan B'
ENR Construction
FEBRUARY 18, 2015
After short-listed contractors dropped out of bidding for a design-build RFP, the city of Miami Beach is planning to re-bid the $520-million project as a construction manager-at-risk contract. Business Management'
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Three-tiered, 57-story high-rise development from Arquitectonica coming to Miami
BD+C
JULY 12, 2016
With a Modernist appearance resembling the Olympic torch thanks to a three-tiered exterior structure and a floor plan that grows larger the higher up one goes, Elysee Residences is set to become the tallest structure in the Miami district of Edgewater.
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FDOT, Miami Beach Extending A1A Flood-Mitigation Schedule
ENR Construction
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
In Miami Beach, a flood-mitigation project, originally planned to be mostly complete in time for this fall’s king-tide-induced flooding, now is heading to a late 2018 completion.
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Sail on, Royal Caribbean: HOK-designed headquarters celebrates cruise ship industry
BD+C
MAY 14, 2019
To keep its Miami employees rowing in the same direction, Royal Caribbean recently unveiled plans for a 350,000 SF headquarters building. To be located on the company’s campus on Dodge Island, the headquarters structure is meant to bring together employees who are working in its Miami office spaces.
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Miami-Dade considers private partners for $6B transit plan
Construction Dive
MAY 3, 2018
County officials believe a public-private partnership might be a way around lengthy federal review requirements.
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East Coast Homebuyers Are Relocating for Affordability—Here’s Where They’re Headed
Pro Builder
MARCH 1, 2023
of Redfin.com users planned a move to a different metro area in January, as elevated housing costs drove up homebuying demand in relatively affordable markets. Half of the 10 most popular migration hotspots were located in Florida, with Miami claiming the top spot, followed by Sacramento, Calif.,
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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 11, 2013
The Miami campus building, the largest campus in the Boeing Flight Services global training network. After the consolidation, Miami will be established as the pro forma training campus for Boeing in the Americas. With this consolidation, Miami will be established as the pro forma flight training location for Boeing in the Americas.
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A Record High Number of Home Buyers Are Looking to Relocate
Pro Builder
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
are planning a move to a new city as affordability becomes increasingly hard to find. Miami saw the largest share of new arrivals in 2021, followed by popular metros like Phoenix and Tampa, where warmer weather and comparative affordability are attracting droves of remote workers from pricey northern markets. Wed, 02/23/2022 - 10:11.
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98 Studio Gang Architects designs residential tower with exoskeleton-like façade for Miami
BD+C
OCTOBER 27, 2014
Studio Gang Architects has recently released plans for a 14-story residential high-rise in the Miami Design District, Archdaily reports. “[The The building will] demonstrate Studio Gang’s principle of exo-spatial high-rise design in which the inside extends to the outside in a dynamic spatial arrangement,” the architects describe.
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The Share of Homebuyers Looking To Relocate Is on the Rise
Pro Builder
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
homebuyers planned a move to a new metro in the three months ending in October, just below the 24.2% Relocating buyers from pricey cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York are seeking affordable homes in popular Sun Belt destinations like Sacramento, Las Vegas and Miami, where they’re getting more square footage for less money.
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52 Henning Larsen wins competition to build Chinese leisure city
BD+C
MAY 28, 2019
New York is known for its skyscrapers, Miami, for its saved art deco buildings, and Shenzhen, China, may soon be known as one of the coolest places in the Orient to just go and chill. Of course, the city is much more than that already, and has big plans including an eye-catching new headquarters planned for genome maker iCarbonX.
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The Multifamily Sector Is Going Modular as Rental Demand Surges
Pro Builder
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Ernesto Lopes, CEO and president of Miami-based developer Resia, is relying on prefab to deliver moderately priced new housing without government subsidies in South Florida, Atlanta and Texas, and while his building process saves an average two and a half months of construction time, it also costs about 3% to 5% more than traditional construction.
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Miami retail structure’s honeycomb façade fluctuates between opacity and transparency
BD+C
JULY 24, 2017
The Verge Building, a planned 8,400-sf retail structure located in Miami’s Design District, is designed to take full advantage of its small lot size and reflect the contemporary architecture that surrounds it.
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67 Miami-Dade judge awards Florida toll-road contractor $53M
Construction Dive
FEBRUARY 13, 2018
Tolling will likely play a bigger role in state highway funding, as the president's infrastructure plan puts more of the financing burden on states and local agencies.
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Homebuyers Are on the Move as Housing Affordability Diminishes—Here’s Where They’re Going
Pro Builder
OCTOBER 31, 2022
of all homebuyers planned a move to a different metro area in the third quarter of 2022, up from 23.3% Sacramento was the most popular destination for relocating Redfin.com users, followed by Miami, Las Vegas, San Diego and Tampa, which all saw the largest net inflow in Q3 2022. A record high 24.2% in the second quarter and 21.6%
These Metros Are Home to the Largest—and Smallest—Homes in the U.S.
Pro Builder
OCTOBER 31, 2022
Those looking to cut down their square footage can find the smallest homes in metro areas like Long Island City, NY, Honolulu, HI, and Miami Beach, FL, where, despite their hefty price tags, homes are available with a median square footage of 762, 929, and 1,003, respectively, Realtor.com reports. . Floor Plans. New-Home Sales.
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Nearly a Quarter of All Homebuyers Are Looking To Relocate—Here's Where They're Headed
Pro Builder
DECEMBER 20, 2022
High mortgage rates and elevated home prices are causing a growing number of would-be homebuyers to reconsider their purchasing plans, but among those still actively searching for homes, 24.1% It’s followed by Miami, Tampa and San Diego. were looking to relocate to a different metro during the three months ending in November.
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Top U.S. Cities For Tech Hiring
Business Facilities
JUNE 25, 2018
More than half of companies plan to hire tech talent by the end of the year; Miami, Detroit, and Los Angeles are top cities adding to their tech teams, according to new survey. Read: Top U.S. Cities For Tech Hiring at BusinessFacilities.com.
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Cat Dealership Gets Permission For Distribution Center in Cuba
Construction Equipment
NOVEMBER 7, 2017
The Miami Herald reports Caterpillar's Puerto Rico-based dealer, RIMCO Cat , has been give permission to set up a distribution center and warehouse in Cuba's Mariel Special Economic Development Zone.
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