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Twin 52-story Miami Residential Development Tops Out

ENR Construction

In November, residential developer Melo Group topped out the 52-story East Tower on its Downtown 5th development in Miami, followed shortly after by its twin 52-story West Tower.

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COVID-conscious, pandemic-ready skyscraper breaks ground in Miami

BD+C

Legacy Tower at Miami Worldcenter, designed by Kobi Karp, has officially broken ground. The project is described as a COVID-conscious, pandemic-ready, all-in-one, residential, hotel, and medical center skyscraper. It will create a one-of-a-kind residential, hospitality, health, and well-being urban ecosystem. .

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South Miami Poised to Mandate Solar Panels

Green Building Law Update

The City of South Miami, Florida City Commission is scheduled to take a final vote on July 18 on an ordinance that will require rooftop photovoltaic panels on new construction and major renovations. The ordinance is likely to pass given that at its July 12 meeting the second reader version of this ordinance passed with a 4 to 1 vote.

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Miami-Dade Building Officials Suspect Poor Maintenance In Surfside Collapse

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Building officials of Miami-Dade County suspect deferred maintenance rather than weak building codes or an inadequate 40-year recertification process required by the county was the likely reason for the June 24 building failure in Surfside, Fla.

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Best Residential/Hospitality - Aston Martin Residences

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The greatest hurdles for the project team on the Aston Martin Residences came from perennial issues faced by all tall buildings in Miami—soft soils and high winds.

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Best Residential/Hospitality - Aston Martin Residences

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million-sq-ft Aston Martin Residences rises 69 stories and 817 ft above the Miami River and Biscayne Bay with a glass, steel and concrete tower resembling a wind-filled sail and creating a distinctive visual statement in Miami.

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Studio Gang Architects designs residential tower with exoskeleton-like exterior for Miami

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Studio Gang Architects has released plans for a 14-story residential high-rise in the Miami Design District, ArchDaily reports. “[The The building will] demonstrate Studio Gang’s principle of exo-spatial high-rise design in which the inside extends to the outside in a dynamic spatial arrangement,” the architects describe.

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