Four-Story Time Century Jewelry Center Nears Completion

The Time Century Jewelry Center in downtown Miami is nearing completion, new photos show.

The New York Times ran a report on the project in January, which said that more than 60 leases have already been signed in the new complex.

Opening was expected to begin last month, phased over a 12 month period, the report said.

The former Metro Mall building, which dates to the 1920s, is undergoing a gut renovation to accommodate the new 225,000-square-foot jewelry mall.

Once completed, Time Century will include four floors of luxury jewelry retail and wholesale space as well as four additional floors of offices.

The mall will have glass storefronts, soaring ceilings, a large three-story atrium, new escalators and elevators, and computerized directories. Time Century will be the first luxury high street retail property in Miami’s jewelry & diamond district, its developer has said.

The $50 million renovation is being overseen by architect Kobi Karp, with Yair Levy’s Time Century Holdings LLC the developer.

 

(photos: Phillip Pessar)

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Anon
8 months ago

I give a lot of credit to these guys – this project is badly needed in Downtown!

Anonymous
8 months ago

This will be amazing for tourism and local fashion and jewelry industry! I remember coming to downtown Miami to get fabrics and details for garments, and it was a one of a kind experience, like the garment district in NYC. Miami has such an amazing fashion industry and this can help elevate it to one of the top in the world.

anon
8 months ago

lots of great vendors with authentic jewelry and fashion inspired by the vibrant colors of the caribbean and colombia

Anonymous
8 months ago

this is going to bring some improvement to NE 1st street, one of the most neglected streets in Downtown Miami

Anon
8 months ago

Makes me so sad to see the historic heart of Miami in such a state.

Anonymous
8 months ago

I remember the late 1950’s when this was Richard’s department store. Burdines was on Flagler and Miami Avenue. This was the center of Miami and had a large amount of pedestrian traffic.

Anonymous
8 months ago

Loved Burdines and Jacobson’s. Downtown, bring back the golden era.

Anonymous
8 months ago

What happened to the proposed restoration of the Dade Commonwealth Building into a boutique hotel, with it’s original height prior to the 1926 hurricane?

Professional Engineer
8 months ago

Now this is what I’m talking about when I say street presence and human scale. More of this please. Even with the ugly stucco finish in the upper floors, it looks very elegant just by the choice of materials and grand opening of the entrance.

Anonymous
8 months ago

It’s certainly light years better than before, but too bad little to nothing was changed for the upper floors. The building used to have an elegant classical facade when it opened as the Cromer Cassel department store in the 1920s, and then Art Deco when Richard’s took over in the 1930s, but unfortunately stripped in the 1950s. The same happened with the original section of Burdines, where the faded whale mural is presently.

Anon
8 months ago

Yes. Unfortunately during that time period we ripped out the city’s streetcar system, demolished almost 50% of downtown for parking lots and parking garages, built and interstate down the center of the city, and stripped detailed architecture of it’s character.

It truly was a magic city.

Anonymous
8 months ago

ohh jeepers creepers! you don’t say!

Azarius
8 months ago

Moving along pretty slowly I almost forgot about the whole jewelry district lol would be nice to have a Jacob and Co condo Miami 😝

Melo is sigma and Chad
8 months ago

I’m sure alot of the jeweler’s across the street will relocate, that place even has vendors in a basement.

N, N
8 months ago

I pass it every day and they’re working on the facade and doesn’t look like the lettering is coming down so idk about shutting it down unless you got some more info

Archinerd
8 months ago

Great intervention!

Rip history
8 months ago

Good bye Seybolds!

daboySW
8 months ago

but will it have competative prices?

Mr T
8 months ago

I pity the fool that buys jewelry on price not quality

N, N
8 months ago

I pity the fool who pities someone for living within their brand

N, N
8 months ago

*means