Plans Submitted To FAA For 587-Foot Downtown 6th

Plans have just been filed with the Federal Aviation Administration for a new tower called Downtown 6th.

The filing was received by the FAA on January 26.

Downtown 6th is planned to rise 574 feet above ground, or 587 feet above sea level, the filing states.

The work schedule for the building is estimated to run from July 1, 2023 through December 30, 2024.

Last June, developer Melo Group said that Downtown 6th would rise 6o stories.

A total of 824 units were planned in the new tower, the developer said at the time.

Next door to the Downtown 6th site, the developer completed the twin 53-story Downtown 5th towers, with 1,042 apartments that quickly reached 100% leased after opening in 2021.

Melo also just opened its 58-story, 560-unit Downtown 1st, a few blocks away, which is said to be 85% leased a few weeks after opening.

Another Melo project called Urban22 with 441 apartments is now nearing completion in Edgewater.

The developer is also building Aria Reserve with twin 62-story towers in Edgewater. Construction is underway.

Okan Tower is also under construction on the same block as Downtown 5th and Downtown 6th.

 

Downtown 6th is planned on a vacant lot next to Downtown 5th (shown below):

 

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Calling on the UDRB to Require Quality Design
1 month ago

This looks like infill, like the Empire Brickell renderings for Brickell, yet this is in a much less visible or desirable area. Hopefully the UDRB leans into its true purpose and elevates future Brickell and Downtown development.

Anon
1 month ago

There’s no renderings? What are you referring to…?

Anons
1 month ago

The ones shown on this site a few days ago. Hoping those were the old renderings and we will see a more luxury gateway design fitting with the neighborhood for Brickell Empire.

Anon
1 month ago

No renderings for this building have been released.

Anonymous
1 month ago

It’s not the gateway. It’s a block away facing I-95.

Anon
1 month ago

Anything facing i95 is the gateway. It is what people see first!

Anonymous
1 month ago

No designs or plans for this building have been released. Nor sure what you’re looking at to arrive at this opinion.

anonymous
1 month ago

the tulip will be next door…not all buildings can be “iconic” and there’s a serious need for affordable units (relatively speaking I understand these will be market rate)

Anonymous
1 month ago

Right. On this very same block is a Historic church, Okan Tower, and Downtown 6th. I don’t need a crazy unique design here – lets keep it simple…

Anonymous
1 month ago

The UDRB approved Downtown 5th. Any faith I had fizzled a long time ago.

Anons
1 month ago

Reform th UDRB and add actual design experts to the board, not basic bros who just want to protect their own property.

Anonymous
1 month ago

Can’t wait to see the renderings. I hope it will be all glass and unique

Anon
1 month ago

I hope it will be simple and not unique.

Anonymous
1 month ago

I mean, downtown 1st is simple, nice, and not unique. What is so wrong with wanting something similar here?

Anonymous
1 month ago

You should ask the guy above – he’s seen them and has determined it looks like the Empire Brickell project.

Anonymous
1 month ago

At least Empire has lined up windows, unlike the double middle fingers to good architecture of Downtown 5th.

Anonymous
1 month ago

yes because “lined up windows” automatically = good architecture. LOL

Anonymous
1 month ago

Are you sure it wasn’t the other way around with Downtown 5th OnlyFans residents harassing inmates only trying to do their time?

Azarius
1 month ago

Go Melo Go!! This guy really is doing a great service to Miami at the rate he’s providing housing options!

DJ Khalid
1 month ago

Another one

Anonymous
1 month ago

You’re a genius fatboy

Rozay
1 month ago

GOD DID

Anonymous
1 month ago

Downtown is going to be amazing real soon!! I already see so many people walking around and just a couple of stores have opened yet at Worldcenter.

Anonymous
1 month ago

Worldcenter needs to expedite the lot with the soccer field. We were promised a building there, not what we got so far!!!

BUDA
1 month ago

It seems like a bait and switch from stakeholders downtown, promoting it as “the next Brickell.” The real next Brickell is actually in Brickell with all the ultra luxury buildings going up around the Underline. New investors should get a piece of the Brickell luxury expansion developments going up now and in the works this year…

Anon
1 month ago

Between the arena, museums, cultural centers, the cities largest park, immediate access to south beach, Miami central station, and more, i think they’ll be OK.

Thanks for the concern!

Avid reader
1 month ago

Hmmm – may want to look read TNM more: Okan, Aston Martin, 1000 Museum (yes, already built), Legacy, Paramount – all are Downtown and that’s just a few.

Get Real
1 month ago

It’s an ego thing. People that live in Brickell take it as a personal ego hit when you so much as mention development progressing in another part of the city. It’s pathetic, to be honest.

Anonymous
1 month ago

People should be rooting for the city as a whole. It’s weird to watch Brickell people actively root against other neighborhoods.

Anonymous
1 month ago

Also, this BUDA clown has found a way to upvote his own posts multiple times.

Anonymous
1 month ago

There’s a little gang of Brickell Buddies that downvote anything associated with downtown. It’s embarrassing. Says more about the type of fragile ego they have than anything to do with development in this part of the city.

Brickell Buddies
1 month ago

It started when Downtowners began smearing new developing Brickell blocks by calling them something separate or trying to devalue them. Brickell is largely funding the PR for Downtown, so it shouldn’t turn around and bite the hand that feeding it.

Maybe if Downtowners help Brickell continue to develop luxury buildings, Brickell will help support new development in Downtown…

Anonymous
1 month ago

People agree with BUDA a lot 🤡 maybe you don’t realize how many full time residents live in Brickell. They have a lot of money in Brickell and want to see their neighborhood complete…

Why is the city not actively promoting it or doing more to help? There’s so much “talk” to boost other areas in Miami….

Anonymous
1 month ago

^and they ALL come on here and give 20-30 upvotes to BUDA posts. 🤡There aren’t even 20 different posters TOTAL on this site.

For Real
1 month ago

I’ve seen 100 on some posts. When someone says what others are thinking, it get more votes. This is a huge resource probably monitored by the City, Developers, Residents, Businesses and those looking to relocate to Miami.

Anonymous
1 month ago

You people are crazy! No one in brickell cares what happens downtown. They only care that it’s grows so it gives more places and options to go that can be reached without having to drive a car. Majority of the people who comment most likely don’t live in the metro.

Anons of Brickell
1 month ago

Everyone in Brickell cares more about whether the streets in its own neighborhood are finished with high-end designs and infrastructure, as promised, in immediately walkable areas. This is THE primary concern. Seeing downtown re-emerge would be nice but it’s secondary for Brickell.

Anonimato
1 month ago

Okan ? When’s that going vertical ?!

Anonymous
1 month ago

Waldorf Astoria

Croqueta Cowboys
1 month ago

I heard it’s already topped off since this article was published.

Melo, the true giga chad
1 month ago

They are going to copy the design from downtown 5th.

Anonymous
1 month ago

Please God, NO!

Melo, the true giga chad
1 month ago

🙂

Peanuts
1 month ago

If they’re allowed to build their third dense tower without any sort of driveway/pickup drop off zone again I might loose it

Anonymous
1 month ago

Let’s hope this one doesn’t look anything like Downtown 5th! That thing is awful.

Anonymous
1 month ago

What a shame.