Miami’s Building Department issued a permit today for total demolition of Brickell’s Starlite Motel.
The demolition permit was first applied for on April 19, with the plans filed August 19. Approval of the permit was granted on November 7, and the contractor pulled the permit on November 10.
Red Door Construction is listed as the demolition contractor.
The Starlite Motel has 60 units, according to property records.
The building size is 32,344 square feet, with the lot size 43,500 square feet.
Optimum USA Brickell 2 LLC purchased the property in 2014 for $24.8 million. The building was later subject to a hearing before the city’s unsafe structures panel.
Next door, a 22-story hotel tower was recently completed, with 264 hotel units split between the AC Hotel by Marriott and Element by Westin brands.
(photos: Phillip Pessar)