Chrysler Building Owner Proposes 104-Story Tower In Downtown Miami

Yet another 1,049-foot supertall has just been proposed by a developer for a property in downtown Miami.

The tower is planned to rise 104 stories, according to newly filed documents.

Preliminary plans show it would include:

  • 1,074 residential units (averaging 1,268 square feet)
  • 252 hotel keys (averaging 540 square feet)
  • 1,013 parking spaces

The Yve Hotel, an adjacent parking garage, and a 12-story office building at 141 NE 3rd Ave would be demolished.

The adjacent 30-story New World Tower, owned by the same developer, appears to be preserved under the plans.

Zoning attorneys for 100 Biscayne, LLC, 146 Biscayne Owner LLC, 141 NE Third LLC filed a request on July 24 for a pre-application meeting with Miami-Dade planners on the development.

The companies, which are said to be affiliates of RFR Realty, control the Yve and New World Tower office building, along with the parking garage and smaller office building. All were acquired in 2022. RFR’s holdings include the Chrysler Building.

Last year, a request was filed to include the properties in Miami-Dade’s Rapid Transit Zoning plan. The move would allow for county oversight of development on the property, rather than city.

Zyscovich, which is based in the New World Tower, is listed as the architect for the new tower.

 

(photos: Phillip Pessar)

 

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Anon
2 months ago

Downtown rising

Anonymous
2 months ago

This building is historical. There’s so many empty lots to build on there.

urbanist
2 months ago

The old YVE hotel was – the new skin they placed on it isnt. Tear it down.

Anonymous
2 months ago

I want to see the renderings before I make a judgement that it’s an acceptable replacement versus restoring the existing buildings, including 141 NE 3rd Avenue (built in 1925 as the Exchange Building). Wishfully, thinking, it would be nice to see both facades restored as the base of the new tower, like proposed with One Tampa. However, seeing the massing and considering the Zyscovich is the architect, I’m veering towards shame and disappointment.

Harvey
2 months ago

Yes sire.
I will submit the renderings for your approval post haste!

The world awaits your review and your approval.

Anonymous
2 months ago

Let’s do Holiday In next!☺️

Anon
2 months ago

How about investing and upgrading interior lots. The bay side of the city is already nice.

Marco
2 months ago

Agreed with Anon. It’s getting packed here on the bay side. We just need better sidewalks and stores. No more buildings.

Anonymous
2 months ago

We can do both. We need TONS of more buildings, but also better sidewalks and stores.

Anonymous
2 months ago

We definitely need more stores and wider landscaped sidewalks all around Miami

Anonymous
2 months ago

I would street “better” for stores as well. Less CVS and Marshalls, and more upscale stores unaffected by online shopping, art galleries and classy restaurants that don’t turn over after one season.

Anonymous
2 months ago

^^in other words, places you and I can’t afford.

Harvey
2 months ago

Need or want?
If your parents did not teach you the difference what you WANT and what you NEED, then they have failed you, and unfortunately, American society will pay that cost.

Anonymous
2 months ago

Like you need those cocktail hours with the commissioners.

Bruno
2 months ago

No one is stopping you!
Go for it idea man.

Idea Guy
2 months ago

The city, county, and commissioners need to take a proactive approach, or consider enabling private citizens to participate actively, in addition to the taxes we pay to support these initiatives. Waiting solely for billion-dollar developments to solve the issue or providing them with unwarranted concessions might not be the most effective solution.

Harvey
2 months ago

Idea guy….just because you do not know what is happening around you everyday does not mean that things are not happening around you everyday.

City and County commissioners DO take a proactive approach to enable private citizens to participate. I am grateful for their invitations to breakfasts, lunches and cocktail parties. They recognize that I am engaged in the community and that I give property taxes from my house, and also run businesses in the city and county. OF COURSE they want to hear from me.

It is my duty to give money, time, and expertise to make our community better.
Civic leaders know this, and they include me.

What do you give to your community?
What do you do for your community?

I promise you, if you contribution has any significance at all, you will be called upon to support the politicians who NEED your money, time, and expertise.

Anonymous
2 months ago

Relying on public pork spending won’t accomplish much. The private sector has taken charge here and will continue to do so.

Name*
2 months ago

Clean the grass and sidewalks Miami!

Harvey
2 months ago

Are you speaking to the property owner?
He is busy putting his money where his mouth is…

He put his money in the lot referenced above.

If you can think of a better place to put money….put YOUR money into it. If you don’t have any money, find some land in this utopian place that you are imagining.

If you can think deeply enough to put together a decent development package, I”ll buy the land and pay you a point or two.

Miami Winning!
2 months ago

They are getting taller and taller.
Miami winning!

Marco
2 months ago

Winning what? 🤔🙄

Anonimato
2 months ago

Lol

Anonymous
2 months ago

yeah, the PROPOSALS are getting taller and taller lol

Anonymous
2 months ago

There is a god!! I’ve been praying for someone to demolish this disgusting eye sore for decades. Didn’t think it would ever happen.

Anonymous
2 months ago

Yet developers are still building block style buildings like this throughout Miami under the guise “it’s art deco.” No it’s not, it’s just unimaginative housing without any design details except “painted walls.” Stop building basic buildings like this.

Name*
2 months ago

104 floors would be more than any building in NYC since the 110 storey WTC fell and the empire state building has 102 and the new WTC only has 94 floors.

But I’m sure this is just a marketing number from the 1,040′ height above ground / 10′ per generic midrise building floor = 104.

Extremely few bulidings in the world have over 100 floors and very very few skyscrapers have a low 10′ per floor height. Panorama Tower is the highest exception with 82 floors in 820′.

Nearly all supertalls have 12 to 15 ft floor to floor height and some are even closer to 20′ per floor.

Anonymous
2 months ago

Wrong, the Central Park Tower has 132 floors and a height of 1,550 FT.

Name*
2 months ago

It has 98 actual floors, the top one is numbered 132 or 136 because they skip dozens of floor numbers, not just 13. So it’s 500 feet taller than any Miami building can be, yet still doesn’t have 100 floors. So it would be very exceptional if Miami could build the world’s lowest supertall to have 100+ actual floors.

Anonymous
2 months ago

YES!!!

Anonymous
2 months ago

The most beautiful building this city has is the old dyer courthouse on 1st Ave…..it kills me that it sits year after year decaying….I really hope the college sees fit to jumpstart its life and it becomes vibrant

Bruno
2 months ago

Read about it in last years news….
The asbestos remediation work is ongoing.

Anonymous
2 months ago

Don’t have any faith in MDC doing anything beneficial for the courthouse. Look how they’ve let Freedom Tower rot to the point that the State had to step in to fund its maintenance.

Dave
2 months ago

We should have a local government like NYC, I never know who is responsible the county or the city, and both seem to think neither which is a problem.

Harvey
2 months ago

You do not need faith.
Just walk up to the building tomorrow and start talking to people.
Sitting in a comment section like this won’t get you any smarter (unless you just listen to me :)) Go see for yourself.

Permitting
2 months ago

It could be great, but the proposal means very little. Additionally, building like this should be built further inland so as not to completely block views of the bay from everything behind them.

Anonymous
2 months ago

you don’t understand how property development works

Sustainable Miami Success
2 months ago

Exactly! Miami commissioners and code regulators are selling the city short by opting for quick profits through the construction of luxurious bayfront buildings that obstruct internal growth. Instead, we should prioritize a more sustainable and comprehensive approach.

Let’s ensure unobstructed views from buildings all the way to I-95 and strategically stagger tall buildings as the city expands westward. By doing so, we can guarantee top-tier value for every building and block while maintaining a sustainable and prosperous environment within the city.

This thoughtful urban planning will not only enhance property values but also contribute to the overall development and well-being of Miami. It’s time to invest in a bright and thriving future for our city.

Furthermore, by allowing these expensive interior buildings to thrive, we create an opportunity for them to provide much-needed maintenance and security to public segments of the city that may otherwise be neglected. As these buildings flourish, they can allocate resources towards improving and enhancing public spaces, parks, and infrastructure, benefiting all residents and making Miami a more attractive and livable place for everyone. It’s a win-win situation that fosters a sense of community and ensures the long-term success of our city.

Anon
2 months ago

still Chatbotposting!

Anon
2 months ago

why would they build inland, so their first 30-40 stories have views blocked? Big buck developments like this want bayfront or close to it (blvd + pakr front in this case) to maximize views for the whole building, there will never be some altruistic concept of “let me be nice to others cuz I’m tall so I’ll stand in the back row of the picture”

Anonymous
2 months ago

There needs to be an adult in charge who says, you stand in the back bc you’re tall and will shine regardless of placement.

Permitting
2 months ago

I understand the incentive to build on Bayfront property.

Dave
2 months ago

Lots of incentives to develop interior, still walkable to water: Convenience, transportation, mix of city and water views, and proximity to entertainment, retail and dining.

Anonymous
2 months ago

And they can do that without unobstructed sight lines too

Anon
2 months ago

This

Limit Heights on Bay / Raise Heights Inland
2 months ago

Agree with comments in this thread. Miami commissioners should focus on urban planning better. As we see in Wynwood and the River District in Brickell, center development around I95, not just along the bay. Since the bay doesn’t need tall buildings for views, allowing such development sacrifices the city’s potential to grow and is reckless. Invest in interior areas to enhance overall value of the city. Offer incentives for central growth with tall buildings and great views. Balanced development ensures Miami’s appeal and sustainability.

Harvey
2 months ago

Okay, and to test this thesis….

Miami was founded in 1896.
I’ve only been here for a quarter of a century….so I only really know my personal experience, dozens of conversations with Dr. Paul George, dozens of books read on the topic, and long conversations with the thought leaders, developers, and financiers who are taking massive action to make Miami better every day. I do not pretend to know it all.

Since 1896, Miami has gotten better decade over decade. in the last 25 years, it has gotten extraordinarily better.

In your Utopian thinking….”WE NEED” more buildings like the Four Ambassadors, because you say, “the bay doesn’t need tall buildings for views”, and “interior areas” like the Okan Towers, which still is not getting enough market traction to break ground, is more desirable.

With only a small amount of thinking, I think that you are wrong.

If I thought more deeply, it is sure that you would be totally wrong.

Anonymous
2 months ago

^good to se someone here gets it

Anonymous
2 months ago

When a large number of supertall buildings are introduced into the market along the bay, the interior developments naturally struggle to thrive. The supply of desirable bay properties keeps shifting northwards, causing the interior properties to stagnate. While this theory seems to be proving true, it’s essential to recognize that the situation is not entirely black and white and we also have a riverfront that allows for promising development westward in Brickell. Some interior properties are still managing to thrive despite the challenges, due to desirability based on other factors.

Anonymous
2 months ago

Give me a case study where this is true. It’s not the case in Hong Kong or Tokyo

Anonymous
2 months ago

Especially because Downtown, unlike Brickell, has so much interior space to fill at risk or already in blight. This just exacerbates the issues.

Anonymous
2 months ago

Where are the Super talls in Nyc? Oh in the interior so that all surrounding blocks in the city cofe have valuable views? That makes too much sense for Miami!? Hopefully someone realizes this before it’s irreversible…

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Anon
2 months ago

There is one supertall in this photo, and it’s location has nothing to do with allowing other buildings to have a nice river view.

Name*
2 months ago

Where are all the super talls in NYC and other cities? In the center.

Ana
2 months ago

there are only two cities in America with super tall buildings other than Miami, Chicago and NYC. Neither one is a modern city, neither one is a model to follow, neither one has pro-growth policies, and neither Chicago nor NYC are growing populations – but the rent in both of those cities is increasing without any growth… I DO NOT WANT TO EMULATE FAILING CITIES, why would you? Also the super tall buildings in Japan and China are near the water, and scattered throughout the cities, because in big growing cities you need to have them in many places, not just one.

Ana
2 months ago

and btw, the sears tower in Chicago is on the lake

Anonymous
2 months ago

A lake is like a bay

Anonymous
2 months ago

The sears tower is interior on the river in Chicago next to the main highway, which is smart for accessibility and to reduce traffic along the shoreline. If it was built under same guidelines in Miami it would be built along the Miami River in riverside/Brickell area.

peej
2 months ago

clearly not, it’s a block off of the river and far from the lake…try again?

Anonymous
2 months ago

The black building in the Chicago photo is the John Hancock Building. It is really only a block from the water. The photo is taken from a southern angle that makes it look farther from the water. The Willis Tower (nee Sears Tower) is away from the lake, but close to the southern fork of the Chicago River.

The thing with both NYC and Chicago is that they had beautiful landmarked buildings well before they had skyscrapers. Those landmarked buildings are protected, so the skyscrapers have to slot in where they can. The Trump Hotel in Chicago, quite a nice building, was built on the site of a Chicago Sun Times printing facility located on the Chicago River. Just an example.

Anonymous
2 months ago

Look at where the new super tall is going in Miamis sister city, Singapore. Miami officials seem to be allowing the free market and fast profits to dictate, at the expense of long term urban planning. Learn from other cities and all the issues that we are cleaning up in Miamis infrastructure from the past:

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Anon
2 months ago

put down the Sims City and join the real world

Anonymous
2 months ago

Great, another Super tall we will be talking about for 10 years and not build.

Anon
2 months ago

Going out on a limb here and guessing you have no idea what goes into producing a building….

Anonymous
2 months ago

How long have we been talking about Bayfront Plaza ? oh, sorry, its been over 10 years, my bad .

Anon
2 months ago

1000’+ buildings sometimes take decades. There are none in Miami, so I understand why you are unfamiliar.

Anonymous
2 months ago

lol, mostly do NOT take decades

Anon
2 months ago

The 1,000’+ buildings in New York all had decade long schedules. One Vanderbilt, 111 W 57th, etc. A 1,000’+ has never been built in Miami so it could take longer. Which 1,000’+ buildings have been completed in less than a decade? Can you share?

Anonymous
2 months ago

don’t move the goalposts…you 1st said decadeS, not within a decade

Anon
2 months ago

I work in architecture. I’m comfortable with my knowledge of construction timelines, thanks. Was just trying to give you a bit of info but you are welcome to your continued ignorance.

Anon
2 months ago

So is it DECADES or WITHIN a DECADE, Arch genius? Choose one.

Anonymous
2 months ago

Talking about one’s ignorance…there’s a big difference between taking within a decade to build a supertall (6-8 years is reasonable), and taking 2-3 decades (20-30 years–which is not).

Anonymous
2 months ago

Interesting article about the history of this building:
https://miami-history.com/miami-colonial-hotel/

anon
2 months ago

It was a beautiful building. Miami had many such buildings before they were replaced with parking lots

Anonymous
2 months ago

I can appreciate the history while acknowledging we deserve much better than this eyesore in 2023 Downtown.

Anonymous
2 months ago

Move to Brickell if you want a modern city. Let Downtown be restored historical.

Anonymous
2 months ago

There are plenty of historical properties that deserve preservation. This is absolutely not one of them.

Anonymous
2 months ago

We lose the biggest ones, and we lose them all to developers replacing elegant prewar high-rises with cereal boxes, and houses on large shaded with three McModerns and minimal landscaping.

Harvey
2 months ago

Spoken like a person who does not own land.

Anonymous
2 months ago

By “2023 Downtown” you mean derelict blocks behind this owned by MDC or the Manlet?

Anonymous
2 months ago

Great location right next to a place actually called “Dump Hotel”

Anon
2 months ago

It is a stones throw from the Waldorf – they’ll be just fine…..

Anonymous
2 months ago

One of the funniest things I’ve seen all day. I have walked by and never noticed a sign saying “Dump Hotel.”

Anon
2 months ago

salty Brickellites are at their downvote stations

Opinion
2 months ago

This would be better in Brickell.

Anon
2 months ago

No. It belongs right here on Biscayne – in the heart of the city.

Anonymous
2 months ago

Biscayne is the cleavage of the city. The heart is further within the core.

Anonymous
2 months ago

Super talls are better off in Riverside Little Havana or around Brightline in downtown to the west.

Anonymous
2 months ago

would love a super tall in Riverside Little Havana off Jose Marti, but that is never happening.

Anonymous
2 months ago

If we look at other more major cities like Chicago, NYC, and Singapore, Riverside next to Little Havana along Jose Martí is Exactly where Miamis tallest super tall should go!

Anonymous
2 months ago

I own land there on 4th Ave. They are never doing that. They could have upzone it in 2017 and it was killed by preservationists who wanted to keep little Havana short. There are too many corporate groups, political groups, and insutstional money with their stake in brickell and downtown to allow a new area to get that kind of growth.

Anonimato
2 months ago

Praying for a spire! The mostly flat top Miami skyline Miami is screaming for and deserves a spire!

Anonymous
2 months ago

True. Sadly, the FAA limits really make spires a costly trade-off with beauty being traded for square footage. There is an aspirational sentiment that comes from viewing tapering buildings with spires. Unless something changes with MIA flight patterns, we will only get mid-rise buildings with spires.

Anonymous
2 months ago

spires are ugly IMHO

Anonymous
2 months ago

I hope they build an obese story with glass bottom on the last floor. We need one desperately.

Anonymous
2 months ago

SkyRise will be that. I’m confident the plan will soon be reactivated.

Anonymous
2 months ago

a well-connected source of mine says skyrise is as dead as Elvis.

Anonymous
2 months ago

SkyRise was most promising development for downtown. We need more monuments and artistic experiences, not just condos

Anonymous
2 months ago

artistic experiences rarely make business sense

Anonymous
2 months ago

All the iconic buildings in NYC have experiences attached with observation decks, and rides and museums and a plethora of cultural activities lining the streets. Miami is s/lacking.

Anon
2 months ago

That’s false. NYC’s observatories net their buildings tens of millions each year in comparison to their operating costs. They are 100% a huge money maker.

Anon
2 months ago

NYC doesn’t have a dedicated supertall observation tower like a Skyrise. Your post is FALSE.

Anonymous
2 months ago

SkyRise was about as much of an artistic experience as a banana taped to a wall.

not true
2 months ago

It had huge an observation event space, a drop ride, and large public gathering spaces, we need more attractions on the interior.

Bruno
2 months ago

Elvis is not dead.

Dale
2 months ago

For those complaining about sidewalks and stores, I’m assuming that sidewalks are being improved, at the base of projects, and stores are coming as part of the new projects, although it sometimes takes awhile to lease them up.

Anonymous
2 months ago

When the Commissioners are under the control of developers, giving wasteful concessions, and the sidewalks resemble a neglected state with gum stains, cracks, dysfunctional crosswalks, dead trees, and discarded city road signs hidden in bushes, it becomes evident that improvements are urgently needed. The sidewalks appear too narrow and unappealing. Let’s strive for positive changes and make them more inviting and pleasant!

Anonymous
2 months ago

size matter, going up matters, you need height in more neighborhoods!!!!

Anonymous
2 months ago

We need better sidewalks and streetscapes, and the city should not give in on these.

Ana
2 months ago

Give in on what?!? It’s already zoned for 80 floors

Cover the Podiums
2 months ago

There needs to be something smaller here. Two 1000ft towers next to each other while downtown is dead, makes no sense.

Anonymous
2 months ago

I’m already imagining the new skyline for the region, with three supertalls spanning less than 500 meters on Biscayne Boulevard: One Brickell Plaza, on the corner of SE 2nd St, this of the story, on the corner of NE 2nd St. and Waldorf Astoria, on the corner of NE 4th St.

Anonymous
2 months ago

I correct: One Bayfrint Plaza, not One Brickell Plaza.

Anonymous
2 months ago

Plus all the super talls going up in Brickell and the 700+ extra talls going up around Brickell Station and the Miami River on SW2nd and 3rd. The skyline is progressing on all fronts

Anonymous
2 months ago

They all propose a super tall and deliver a 700 feet tall cereal box. I think I will take a break from this site.

Anonymous
2 months ago

please do, because you have nothing but critisim of growth – since its not the way you wanna see it.

Anonymous
2 months ago

Piece of s**t Holiday Inn Express should go before these buildings with historic restoration potential and TDR to build taller elsewhere along the bay or downtown.

Concerned
2 months ago

If only now the city could start work on Biscayne Blvd. It looks like crap. Why is it still a parking lot? Relocate those parking spots to another location and re- landscape the street Mr Big Shot Mayor. For all this talk of world class this and world class that, Biscayne blvd looks like 3rd world embarrassment.

Ton
2 months ago

Thank you urban developers and redeveloped . Urban growth is wonderful, Sprawl into nature and farmland is horrible…. Thanks again

Palm Tree Man
2 months ago

More Palm Trees downtown

Less Palm Trees downtown
2 months ago

bruh fr?

calivalle
2 months ago

Ohhhh yasssss

Anonymous
2 months ago

Miami Soaring.

mt234fun
2 months ago

miami is heading for a big time crash and burn very soon…. it will be worse than san francisco

Andres
2 months ago

1k in new residential units is exactly what Miami’s economy and housing market needs, I’m sick of all these “luxury” buildings with 40 condos each.

Permitting
2 months ago

1 unit per floor, max.

Anonymous
2 months ago

You’re not going to get cheapo at this location. Otherwise, you should have bought at Everglades on the Bay in 2010.

Anonymous
2 months ago

bingo, the chance to own for cheap in miami is gone… stop complaining, you missed the window. There are other parts of Miami that you can still find cheap housing, but its not on Biscayne.

Anonymous
2 months ago

Exactly. And there are other areas of Florida to live in if one doesn’t appreciate “all these “luxury” buildings with 40 condos each”. The urban core of Miami is a luxury market now. Get used to it.

Alpina
2 months ago

Nothing great can come from Zyscovich unfortunately

Mad Dash
2 months ago

These people are living in the 1950’s at the onset of oil and automobiles.
1000+ parking downtown

Anonymous
2 months ago

The 1950s weren’t the start, and the 2020’s aren’t the end.

Anonymous
2 months ago

And where are we suppose to park our electric vehicle in this new coming era?

Anonymous
2 months ago

or the flying cars in the era beyond that? There will still be some form of personal transportation.