Demolition Contractor Arrives At Citadel Site In Brickell

A demolition crew has arrived at one of the properties in Brickell owned by Citadel.

A demolition permit was issued in January for the 12-unit apartment building where the contractor was seen working yesterday.

Northstar Contracting Group is listed as the contractor on the demolition permit, according to Miami Building Department records.

A Citadel affiliate owns the adjacent office tower, which will remain standing.

The company, which has thousands of employees, also owns bayfront property across the street where it is planning to build an iconic headquarters tower.

Soil testing was seen being done at the bayfront site earlier this month.

The apartment building being demolished sits in between the two properties.

 

 

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Out With the Old
8 months ago

Let her rip!

Iconic Game-Changing poster
8 months ago

Here will rise the tower of power.

Anonymous
8 months ago

Get it Kenny!

Melo is sigma and Chad
8 months ago

Always wondering when this small apartment was going to be replaced and the time has come.

Anonymous
8 months ago

It’s about time this eye sore came down

Anonymous
8 months ago

When they’re done with this one, how about they take the demolition crew down the street and knock down the Four Embarrassments? Talk about an eye sore.

Anonymous
8 months ago

That’s gotta have serious institutional eyes all over it…that land is double the size citadel bought so wouldn’t be surprised if it goes for a out $750m

Anonymous
8 months ago

4A is not bad. It’s historic. There’s way worst, ie, the low rises that provide minimal density and uninhabitable living conditions, last few around the Brickell Station are ripe for redev.

Anonymous
8 months ago

Disagree. 4A takes up much more valuable land. It doesn’t belong in 21st Century Brickell, much less waterfront property.

Professional Engineer
8 months ago

Wait so which building does he also own? the one behind or to the right? whichever it is, its coming down too!

Anonymous
8 months ago

Nope, wrong. The glass office tower he owns, facing Brickell Ave, is not coming down.

Anonymous
8 months ago

1221 Brickell Avenue which has a huge adjacent parking garage. Given the value paid to control this little bit of land, I suspect 1221 will ultimately be replaced and connected via skybridge to the “iconic” waterfront tower to be built first.

Professional Engineer
8 months ago

Ahh I see now. Maybe his new waterfront tower will have enough parking spaces to where the parking garage in 1221 brickell, will no longer be needed. At that point, both this new lot + the old parking garage can be replaced with maybe a 3rd tower?..so he’s gonna have a citadel compound lol

Anonymous
8 months ago

Seeing the insane office demand here that’s going against the overall national trend to say the least it may be he’s simply locking in additional office space to rent out and found 1221 to be simply cheap and available…only Kenny knows what Kenny wants

Bruno
8 months ago

Yes, he owns that entire block with exception of Dr.Jackson’s old off8xe.

christina
8 months ago

Open waterfront lot that use to be a parking lot, in front of the glam 7/11

Javanka
8 months ago

I could blow that up with some cherry bombs, what a ridiculous building.

Anonymous
8 months ago

Good riddance. Off all the nice little old buildings in Brickell that could have been preserved without being in the way of good redevelopment or relocated, this should have been gone twenty years ago.

La Mala
8 months ago

Casually jogging around the entrance 24/7 hoping to land my future husband LOL

SoBeMom
8 months ago

Kenny has made some bad investments in residential real estate. Sold his Faena condos in Dec 2020 for a big loss while others were selling condos for big gains. Bidded against himself on the Arsht property, likely overpaying. It’s pocket change for him. Maybe his commercial real estate investments will be better.

Spent $400M on Warhols
8 months ago

This is the equivalent of you buying toilet paper at Target on sale vs Costco at regular price. Target was a better choice but it was single ply vs the double ply you got at Costco. More traffic to get to Costco but you got curbside at Target, time saved. At the end of the day, it all went down the toilet. What was the better choice? Probably the toto toilet he used instead.

Anonymous
8 months ago

That would have to be like a $1,000 – $3000 roll of toilet paper for most folks. Bit of an exaggeration.

Anonymous
8 months ago

downvoted by the Ken Griffith saclickers on this board, of which there are many.

Anonymous
8 months ago

Ken Griffin – the hero Miami needed! Now let’s hope for some decent retail!

Anonymous
8 months ago

Looks like an expensive hotel at the Jersey Shore, not fit for Miami. Bye girl!

anon
8 months ago

gentrification will be seen on never before levels when kenny invites all his finance bros to move down here and buy up every last property in miami

Anonymous
8 months ago

One can only hope!! Please, let’s make Miami even more beautiful!

N, N
8 months ago

Yes! Thank God. I swear nothing screams city living like evictions and homelessness.

Gentrification is a Good Thing!
8 months ago

You guys want Miami to stay poor and ugly forever, just admit it.

Anonymous
8 months ago

Yes! By buying up every last property in Miami and turning them upscale, you will have lots of pretty buildings to look at on the web from your new home outside of Ocala, as that’ll be as close to Miami as you’ll be able to afford to live!

Jordan
8 months ago

Only for the people who provide little value.
Those who provide spiritual or economic value will have their incomes and living standards elevated. The freeloaders will have to unite and demand that others pay their way, or move to other places.

Anonymous
8 months ago

^you sound like the kind of guy who sniffs his own farts.

provide spiritual value…… L M A O

wait a few more years when your condo fees exceed your mortgage payments and you have to sell and move to…..where?

Anonymous
8 months ago

Um another building with better reserves?

Woke-R-Us 🦒
8 months ago

Gentrification is part of unbiased and systemic way to oppress. Hope those oppressors and supremacist won’t come down to Miami and the 7 Eleven on Brickell bay dr reminded full of hard worker people at 3am ✊🏽

Jordan
8 months ago

That 7-11 imports their workers from Dunceville. Never in my life, and not anywhere on this planet, have I experienced dumber and less ill-equipped workers in my life.

Forget about 3am….those knuckleheads couldn’t make change for a $5 bill in less than 4 minutes during Cafecito time.

Anonymous
8 months ago

Don’t sweat it! There’s plenty of fast food restaurants and convenience stores nearby, as well as fine dining and everything in between.

Jordan
8 months ago

Chat GPT 4.0 says,
“Gentrification is a social, economic, and urban process in which a historically low-income or working-class neighborhood undergoes revitalization and transformation due to an influx of more affluent residents and businesses. This process often leads to increased property values, rental rates, and overall cost of living, displacing the original residents and altering the character and culture of the neighborhood. Gentrification is a complex and controversial issue, as it can bring about improvements in infrastructure, services, and safety, but also contribute to social inequality and displacement of vulnerable populations.”

Jordan
8 months ago

Pt 2:
“But don’t the property owners get rich when the values go up?”

Chat GPT 4.0
“Yes, property owners in gentrifying neighborhoods often benefit from increased property values, as their homes or buildings become more valuable. This can lead to substantial financial gains, particularly if they decide to sell their property or charge higher rents to new tenants.
However, not all residents in gentrifying areas are property owners. Renters, who are often low-income individuals and families, typically do not benefit from rising property values. Instead, they may face higher rents and potential displacement as landlords seek to capitalize on the increased demand from more affluent newcomers.”

Yup
8 months ago

1000000%. I cant believe how blind all of the commenters on this website are.

Jordan
8 months ago

Gentrification only happens to renters.
Don’t forget that.

christina
8 months ago

I love that unique building so sad old Miami is disqppearing.

Anonymous
8 months ago

There’s hundreds or more like this still in Miami

Melito
8 months ago

There’s zero significance to that building. No mixed used, no architectural significance, no street presence, no nothing! Tear that crap down.

Anonymous
8 months ago

But honestly did you think it would never change?

Jordan
8 months ago

You were fond of the lead based paint and asbestos apartments with the massive carbon footprints. Oh….the good ole days…

D’ssssssss
8 months ago

Y’all some dummies . The cook; bartender, housekeeper, etc . Who lives nearby and is able to afford something small
Is going to be driven out. The middle class is being pushed out for the rich . This Miami is going down !!!! Fast !!!

Anonymous
8 months ago

Enough with this bullshit. New York City, SF, LA and other expensive cities still manage to fill those jobs. People who work them just have to commute a little further than they would like. Stop the doomsday scare tactics.

Anonymous
8 months ago

Exactly, they will still have jobs if they want to live close in the living conditions they had before the new developments came in, so they will have more options. Take the metro mover a few stops or work close to home in an undeveloped area.

Jordan
8 months ago

Those living in Brickell with above average skills and marketable talents will experience a boost in their income. The middle class will not be “pushed out”, the middle class (like I was) will grow older, learn more, have skills that are demanded and move UP from the Middle Class to the Upper Middle Class. Then, with a few years of adulting, their skills will likely command salaries and fees to move them into the Upper class.

For those not willing to learn how to write, think, or learn, they may well have to move out. Excellent places do not make room for unexceptional people.

There are fantastic communities outside of Brickell where you can hang out with other people who can’t live in Brickell and complain about how awful the successful people are, and that is perfectly fine (for you).

Brickell is not for everyone. Moving up out of the middle class is not for everyone. One man’s ceiling is another man’s floor.

Kevin
8 months ago

The middle class in Miami is growing fast. There are new, nice developments being built throughout Miami-Dade, including in Brickell. With development, Miami sees improved infrastructure, jobs, and services, like healthcare, park maintenance, and transportation. A new metro mover car was just introduced. Improved public facing improvements are essential in new middle-class neighborhoods and we will all be able to enjoy the splendor of our prosperity.

Anonymous
8 months ago

The incomes for those people have risen fast lately in Miami as well. Y’all making more per each Y’all.