Revealed: 65-Story Tower Proposed At Miami Worldcenter

Developer Naftali Group has formally filed plans to build a 65-story tower at Miami Worldcenter’s Block A.

Nafatali purchased the property at 1016 Northeast Second Avenue last year for $40.5 million.

The developer requested height approval for a new tower on the property from the FAA in September. Approval by the FAA for a 691-foot tower was issued in January.

According to the plans filed with the city, the new tower will include:

  • 786 residential units
  • 3,611 sq. ft. of retail
  • 591 parking spaces in an 8-story garage

Beneath and adjacent to the Metromover area next to the proposed tower, “The project proposes significant landscaping and hardscaping improvements,” a letter from an attorney states.

Arquitectonica is the architect.

Miami’s Urban Development Review Board is scheduled to have a hearing on the proposal on April 19.

 

 

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George Jetson
7 months ago

Miami leaving other cities in the rearview mirror.

Anonymous
7 months ago

Thanks to vertical building yes! We need that in every neighborhood, spreading west form downtown instead of just north to Edgewater.

Not Anonymous
7 months ago

Great to see that there are still new projects being proposed at Worldcenter! The area keeps on growing with more and more projects. I would’ve liked to see more retail, but beggars can’t be choosers.

Anonymous
7 months ago

soon there will be more restaurants and bars than you could go to!!!!…retail and grocery are needed as well …but this area will be in very high demand

Anonymous
7 months ago

Looks like it was inspired by newly released Sentral Brickell. I like this type of design.

Melo is sigma and Chad
7 months ago

Glad the northern part of MWC is being planned now. Also wish MWC would get another office tower.

anonymous
7 months ago

Hard to see a tower 100% being dedicated to office here with 830 Brickell, Swire’s new 1000 ft office tower, and Citadel’s office plans being built out – mixed use could work, but developers are surely aware of all this planned office inventory coming online and planning accordingly.

Anonymous
7 months ago

This is stunning. I hope it gets approved and built quickly!

Anonymous
7 months ago

When will Paramount build that other amenities podium?!?

Anonymous
7 months ago

Shortly

Anonymous
7 months ago

I have a feeling that they want to build a taller building there. Otherwise I don’t see why wait

Anonymous
7 months ago

Hopefully this one is condos!

Anonymous
7 months ago

Too much parking and no office.

Jugo de pipi
7 months ago

hopefully they use more glass instead of stucco and cheap finishes like most buildings in Miami. This project looks promising.

calivalle
7 months ago

beautiful project

Anonymous
7 months ago

I have a love/hate feeling towards the design. Love how sleek it looks, but hate fatscrapers. Wish it was a more slender design.

Anonymous
7 months ago

Another beaut by Arquitectonica!

Anonymous
7 months ago

Maybe if it was proposed the other side of I-395 in Melo Mediocreland, but here it is such too.

Anonymous
7 months ago

Could do without enlarged microscopic organisms crawling on the parking podium.

Anonymous
7 months ago

I hope it doesn’t get approved.
World center continues to disappoint with standard looking buildings. Almost as bad as Edgewater.

Anonymous
7 months ago

This is standard looking to you?!?

Anonymous
7 months ago

Another meh by Arquitectonica.

For Rent banners by Melo
7 months ago

NE 2nd Ave will become the least walkable and dystopian street in Miami. How hard is it for developers to put small units around their parking podiums?

Anonymous
7 months ago

Why least walkable when Worldcenter is building very large sidewalks, with nice shading trees and tons of stores? What would small units around the parking podiums do? I don’t get it.

Anon
7 months ago

There can easily be rows of offices or micro units around the garage to bring pedestrian level activity to the block.

Anonymous
7 months ago

I’m failing to see the connection with offices pr apartment around the podium and walkability.

For Rent banners by Melo
7 months ago

failing to see, really? basic urban design states that streets should be human scale. So the first 4-6 stories should have windows, balconies, etc to create a sense of human scale. That’s the only way to create an immersive experience for a pedestrian.

Anonymous
7 months ago

Pedestrians immerse themselves in the ground floor and not the first 5 floors. As long as there are stores, coffee shops and large sidewalks, that is very pedestrian friendly.

MM305
7 months ago

The “human scale”? That’s kind of subjective based on the location don’t you think? It’s that same thinking that is keeping the city from expanding west and also prevents the metro from having a westward arm off nw7th or Flagler. If you have the density, the city has no choice but to upgrade the infrastructure. So long as the first floor is pedestrian friendly the next ten floors can be self-storage, and the building will still engage with the surrounding area.

For Rent banners by Melo
7 months ago

exactly, but noticed how my comment got 12 dislikes, which makes you wonder how many people actually live downtown and actually walk down these streets. As a true resident you wouldn’t want a street full of parking murals

Anonymous
7 months ago

These streets will be full of stores and coffee shops though

Anonymous
7 months ago

Probably as hard as it is for developers to sell those units, which is why they decided not to offer them.