Hello all! I am a Sales Associate for BLUE Condominium (heard of us?) :) . I recently discovered skyscrapercity.com and I am really excited about the all of the interest that Uptown Miami and BLUE are receiving. I would like to use this message thread as a forum to address any questions that you, the public, have about BLUE and Uptown Miami. I'm also a good person to talk to about some of the changes that have occured in Miami over the past 30 years (I'm one of those rare Miami natives that you read about). I look forward to have some great discussions about BLUE and what this Condominium will mean to the future of Miami.

Welcome to the forum JPR!
Do you know when construction on Uptown will begin and any of the heights on the buildings? And by the way are you a famous real estate developer?

he kinda said sales associate,sorry jpr but since blue is almost done i want to know if you know anything about midtown,ice,paramount,onyx and so on???? also can you tell me about how blue is going to look at night,is it going to have that lightbeam on top?

welcome to the forum, good to have you,

if he knows bout blue he should know bout "Marina" blue also,

and if u can help us on heights just to verify, thnx

Thanks for the warm reception folks.

Pablo63090

Thank you for having me.

I hate to break it to you, but I'm just a lowly Sales Associate :) . I work for a great sales and marketing company called International Sales Group,LLC. We were hired by Hyperion Development to represent them on their BLUE and Marina BLUE projects. My team sells BLUE and a separate team sells Marina BLUE.

Do you mean Uptown Miami or Uptown Lofts?

uptown-midtown

I know quite a bit about these other projects (one must know their competition). What specific questions do you have? According to my developer, we are currently awaiting approval from the City of Miami as to whether we will be able to attach the laser to the NE corner of BLUE adding to it's already majestic appearance.

MIAballinboi

Thanks. It's nice to be here. Marina BLUE is a 60 story building.

Feel free to ask me as many questions as you would like. You can also contact me directly at our Sales Office (305) 571 - 1818. My name is Jamie Price.

welcome aboard jamie, always great to have another well informed miamian in the thick of the boom that we all so desperatly crave info about

Jamie, do you have any idea on when Marina Blue is supposed to break ground...I know they've down some site-preparation, but when does the foundation and stuff start?

Welcome to the forums btw!:)

Welcome JPR. Thanks for the info.

Jamie, do you have any idea on when Marina Blue is supposed to break ground...I know they've down some site-preparation, but when does the foundation and stuff start?

Welcome to the forums btw!:)
STREET :) , Marina Blue CONDO TOWER is already BROKEN GROUND at 8th Street and Biscayne BLVD. I went by there Yesterday with my R.A.M. ( Running Around Miami ) Vehicle and ITS in FULL Force of putting in the FOUNDATION. :cheers:
Two Tall Knocking in Pillings CRANES were on the Site Banging :bash: AWAY and Drilling the Holes. Marina Blue and TEN MUSEUM CONDO TOWER are WELL underway, ITS Breathtaking to see ALL This Construction in DOWNTOWN MIAMI, The FUTURE CITY Under Construction for about the NEXT 5 YEARS, WOW !!! :cheers: GO CRANES !!!

ChuckScraperMiami#1 and streetscapeer

You are so right. Once Hyperion begins construction on a building, they go full throttle! Obviously, BLUE is completely "topped off" right now. While under construction, BLUE was going up an average of 1 1/2 floors per week! This was due to a combination of having a fantastic construction team (generally 300 workers on site 6 days a week) and the fact that Hyperion was able to buy most of the construction materials in advance and were not affected by todays higher prices and lack of available construction materials (concrete, steele, etc.).

This is also one of the main reasons that our remaining inventory at BLUE is still priced at an average of $365 / sq. ft. (with direct bay and ocean views on the higher floors) and most of the other comparable high rises in the area (in many cases, ones that haven't even broken ground yet) start well into the $400 and $500 price per sq. ft. range.

Sorry, I couldn't resist giving BLUE a sales plug :runaway:

^^haha thanks for the info....all we need now is 900 biscayne (and the Marquis) and the B-squad (Biscaynes tallests) is set!:):)

Hi folks. I'm trying to post some new pictures of BLUE and some of the views from inside and my posting rules say that I may NOT post attachments. Any advice?

A salesman on the forum, eh?

Well, just don't get too pluggy please. We're very anti-advertising around here. :)



Your pics must be hosted online, and then linked here.

Check out this link for our "turtorial"...
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=59844

hmm, that's weird. don't know why you wouldn't be abe to post pics. are you clicking the "post reply" button? as long as the pics you want to post are already online you should be able to link to the pics from here. if they're not already online, try uploading them to one of the free sites (i personally like imageshack (http://www.imageshack.us))& then you can link the pics
to here.

& if all else fails you can email them to me at dpaz@bellsouth.net i can put them up if you'd like.

hope that helps.

JPR, I meant Uptown Miami, sorry.

well since you guys started talking about hyperion,isn't opus 1 and 2 part of hyperion and do you have any info on them?

and what i want to know about paramount,ice,onyx,opera,and any other projects was if you knew groundbreaking dates.

and if you could give us a height estimate,right now i have listed blue around 430ft.-440ft.

Jasonhouse

Say no more. That was officially the last of my Sales pitches on this forum :) . south florida dave is going to post the pictures on my behalf. Thanks again south florida dave.

Pablo63090

Being that BLUE as well as a host of other buildings are already under construction, Uptown Miami has started (typically, the Biscayne corridor between 395 and 195 is considered Uptown Miami). Building heights:


Projects Stories
BLUE 36
Cite 16
City 24 15
Edgewater Lofts 9
Ice 100
Ice2 92
Onyx 56
Onyx 2 50
Opera Tower 56
Platinum 22
Quantum 51 / 44
Star Lofts 22
Uptown Lofts 12
Avant 20
Sky Residences 28
The Yorker 11
Baylofts 9
Bahia Biscayne 6
La Piazza Navona 7
Wynwood Lofts 4
New Wave 19

did i miss something,since when is ice and ice 2 100 and 92 stories

uptown-midtown

That's a common misconception. Paul Murphy is one of the three Developers that make up Hyperion Development. Arquitectonica is also Hyperion's Architect of choice. However, Opus is a side project for Mr. Murphy. I think that at this time, it is probably in my best interest to not talk about the status of Opus (I don't want this forum to be a breeding ground for unsubstantiated rumors...especially of my doing :bash: ).

By the way BLUE tops out at 387 feet and 4 inches, according to the architectural renderings.

uptown-midtown

Sorry. That was the number of residences in each building. Ice is 36 stories and Ice 2 is 56 stories.

can you say if opus is still alive?

also since were talking about hyperion i also wanted to ask,anything new from them. because i remember reading an article which stated that hyperion wanted to do about five or seven projects in miami.

did i miss something,since when is ice and ice 2 100 and 92 stories
LOL , Uptown-Midtown :) , That was a TYPO on ICE and ICE 2, ICE will reach 37 Stories, ICE 2 Will have 52 Stories, ALSO ONYX 1 will have only 28 Stories and ITS true ABOUT ONYX 2, It will be 56 Stories. :cheers:

what blue is below 400 feet!! that sux,

i thought it was like 430 feet or someting!

there is no way in hell blue is under 400ft.jpr you said that in the rendering blue was 380 is there anyway that could of been increased

uptown-midtown and MIAballinboi

Ouch! Don't shoot the messenger. I'm going by the measurements taken directly off of Hyperion's architectural renderings.

Opus IS still alive....that's all that I can say.

Hyperion plans to do quite a bit more. They've already proven that they can develop gorgeous buildings and build quickly. Unfortunately for me, they are more secretive with their plans for the future than the Government is with Area 51. I won't know about any of their other locations until right before they open their Sales Centers.

Hey JPR, is Hyperion working on developing any office projects in Miami or the area?
Also the height of Blue really stinks, althought it looks really great from the Julia Tuttle.

JPR -

Unfortunately, we've ruled that any building that does not reach 400 ft. must be torn down.

Sorry. :wink2:

^hahaha...That building sure looks great though...when coming back from the beach, I usually go north and take the julia tutle just to pass by it!!

Dale

*sigh* OK, I'll go let the guys know to start taking it down.... :)

Pablo63090

Hyperion, at this moment in time, plans on focusing their efforts on residential buildings.

streetscapeer

It never gets old. I take people up inside 3 days a week and I still enjoy driving by it every day.

guys i believe we have cranes at either ice 1 or onyx1 so somethings finnally going vertical

here's the the views from blue that JPR sent me.

JPR, just so you know, i didn't post the renderings you sent cause they've already been posted here before. & just so everybody knows, they're the same renderings of blue that were released a long time back with different angles of the building.

http://img127.exs.cx/img127/8206/picture0016nj.jpg

http://img127.exs.cx/img127/3707/picture0021nr.jpg

http://img127.exs.cx/img127/9858/picture0037ik.jpg

great pics jpr,

i still cant believe its not a 400 footer lol

JPR -

Unfortunately, we've ruled that any building that does not reach 400 ft. must be torn down.

Sorry. :wink2:
HAHAHA, DALE :) , your SO Funny :) !!!, But its TRUE, According to the Record Books BLUE CONDO TOWER is Under 400 FEET, its NOT EVEN Listed in the 2005 WORLD ALMANAC TALLEST Buildings which STARTS at 400 FEET and UP in every TALL CITY in the United States. SO SAD, its about 380 FEET , like " J " said. :cheers:BUT , BOTH " ONE MIAMI TOWERS are in THERE !!!

Maybe we should call it lil' BLUE. :)

wat it lacks in height, it makes up for in architecture, and that huge wall of glass, and shere (thats not how u spell it is it, well, u no wat i mean) value as a great landmark building, that well never lose view of cause of 395 and the laws passed on building heights north... this one didnt need to b huge, like espirito santo, great just as is

guys blue can't be under 400,that would mean it would be almost the size of the old miami dae courthouse,im positive its around 410-430

the intercontinental is 370 and dupont was 300 and you're seriously telling me that blue isn't alot bigger.

guys blue can't be under 400,that would mean it would be almost the size of the old miami dae courthouse,im positive its around 410-430
I know its SAD, Uptown-Midtown :) , But According to the 2005 WORLD ALMANAC Book of FACTS, THE PALACE Condo Tower at 1541 BRICKELL AVE, is Exactly at 400 FEET at 42 STORIES, Believe it or NOT :) , BLUE CONDO TOWER is LOWER than that PALACE TOWER on Brickell, BUT, :)
Think of it THIS WAY Uptown-Midtown :) , ITS THE ART and SHAPE of a TOWER that really SHOWS ITSELF off the I-195 EXPRESSWAY. ITS going to SHINE in UPTOWN-MIDTOWN. :cheers:

i know, first i thought 400 then emporis lists it at like 430 or something it gotta be !!! maybe the architect thing wasnt completely to the roof or didnt include the lobby lool, gotta b something! chuck didnt u say ur self it was over 400?

well the parking and lobby r on the side but the roof stucture is atlest 35 feet.

the thing is that i've stood in front of esp and blue and they look to be pretty close at height

jpr... the best way to "plug" here is to provide a link in your sigline.

the intercontinental is 370 and dupont was 300 and you're seriously telling me that blue isn't alot bigger.

how the hell was dupont 300 feet? it was like 15 stories?? :?

Emporis lists BLUE at 425 feet to the top of the building's structural height and they verify their data through the architects and/or contractors involved.
by the way JPR welcome to the forum!

ya i passed by blue and took pics, and it definetly looks like a 400 footer, but of course not as tall as esp which has to be @ least 50 feet taller, but close. more like around the height of club @ brickell definetly a 400 footer

btw the club @ brickell is around 411 feet tall according to emporis,

and ive stood under both and they seem the same heighT!

I really hope Blue gets the Laser thingie....I guess we'll figure it out from JPR or sometime this year!

ok i got this info directly from architectonica it stands on a 80 story pedestal which has a parking lot and a skydeck,and the building has 36 floors at 9 feet each ,plus roof structure around 20 ft-
36x9=324
80+324+20=424ft

with the laser thinggie it will definitely be over 400 :)

isn't the laser on the ground,hey trickie kid dupont was 280ft

thanks for the update Uptown...very close to what Emporis has listed in their database...they're off by 1 foot..not really a big deal though.

*Awaiting official ruling on height before moving to tear down structure*

uptown-midtown

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I don't get it? 80 story pedastal? Do you mean 80 ft? Are the 1st through 6th floors the pedastal that you're talking about? The make-up of each floors is as follows:

Lobby (1st floor) = 15 ft
Parking (2nd - 4th floor) = 9 ft each
Parking (5th floor) = 15 ft
Amenity level (6th floor) = 12 ft
Residences (7th - 36th) = 9 ft
Parapet = approx. 14 ft
Concrete between each of the floors = approx. 8 inches each

Using this logic, the building comes out to approx. 386 ft.

Of course, this wouldn't be the first time I was wrong about something...

Dale

I've got demolition crews on standby....

hey jpr, do you know if marinablue is gonna be lit blue & green at night or will it just have blue & green glass? also, do you have any detailed renderings of it? renderings of any kind seem to be in short supply.

hey jpr, do you know if marinablue is gonna be lit blue & green at night or will it just have blue & green glass? also, do you have any detailed renderings of it? renderings of any kind seem to be in short supply.

Yea we saw a model of Marina Blue from Mark Zilbert (or sumthin like that) where it was lit up blue and green. Will that happen or was that just to illustrate the blue and green paint?? Usually condo projects don't really light up because of the balconies even though Marine Blue has recessed balconies...

Also, how will Blue laser goe up? I saw one rendering where it goes straight up and one where it shoots out like six or seven in different directions.. Either one is cool I'm just really curious.

well i think condos aren't lit because they have people sleeping in them .

LOL JPR :) , Only If it was 2 FLOORS Higher with 9 Ft each, it would have made it BEFORE DALE's Team :) Explodes IT, WELL , Too Late , The Explosives :bash: Are being Placed. :jk:

uptown-midtown your thinking of the Dupont Building on Flagler street. That ones listed as 285ft on skyscrapers.com. Dupont Plaza is much lower, id say no more than 200 feet. well now its like 0 feet cause it doesnt exist anymore.

i luv the dupont building, among my top 5 favorites downtown

south florida dave

It's still too early to tell. If Hyperion elects to do the same thing at Marina BLUE that they are doing at BLUE, then the glass outside the building will be blue on one of the towers and green on the other. The residences lit up at night will light up the glass. If we had the building lit up at night, no one would be able to sleep :) .

Sleep for the residents is a secondary concern for SSC forumers. We want to see the buildings uniformly lit. :)

you know it, dale. isn't everybody aware yet that these buildings aren't built for the residents but for us forumers to admire & gawk at? geez.

seriously, though, that's what i expected jpr. the only reason i even thought to ask was because i went to the sales office a while ago & the sales rep seemed pretty sure that the building would glow blue & green like the model. wasn't sure how that was gonna work but what do i know?

thanks for the info.

In any case, since all we're building these days are residential towers, at the very least it's nice to see more and more glass, eh ?

agreed. i'll take it any way i can get it right now.

this city is seriously starved for a new signature office tower.

dave, do you think that office will eventually 'follow' residential to the CBD ?

I don't. So much residential is going up in DTs basically because developers can't find a willing tenant for new office construction. office occupants are increasingly cheaper and cheaper these days, since much of the work can get offshored now that the govt in power actually encourages this. In general, tenants simply aren't willing to pay the rents required to get a project out of the ground. The fact that the office market has been pretty flat throughout this entire "recovery" for the past 3 years exemplifies this (and has largely been flat for 15+yrs in many US markets). It isn't a blip, it's a trend.

i'm not worried about offices they'll come,but its best to fill the already vacant space and then developers will see that more space is needed.

Although I should point out that office towers are going up in DT Orlando, FTL and WPB. Not big ones, mind you, but office towers nonetheless.

yea because they're vacancy rates are down alot.

hey, as long as they keep building office parks out in doral and in homestead, theyre hope for the urban office market, once some of these building go up, the neighborhood will improve and once theyres more dense urban living in miami and along the metrorail corridor, more offices will go up in downtown, itll just be a question of wether there will be any land left that isnt occupied by condes by then

yea but the office parks are small,not enough office to fill a tall office building.

Remember there are at least three proposals for office towers in the CBD at present: a 27 story tower in Park West, a smaller proposal on Biscayne, and Park Place phase 2 on Brickell.

^^hmm...that's true

http://www.marinablue.com/images/popDeveloper_3.jpg
http://www.marinablue.com/images/popDeveloper_2.jpg

Every time I see Blue I more firmly believe that i love the front and hate the back.

are you kidding me? It's BEAUTIFUL! :-D Hardly any city in America has a tower that is able to stand out as much as BLUE. You can notice how unique it is just by looking at the buildings and also the surroundings (including the commie building). This is needed for Miami and it's very Miamense.

i have to agree with Dave on this one....they should have just wrapped the entire building in blue glass.

It wouldn't even have to be the whole thing, they could just fill in the hole with the exposed hallways with glass. They could leave the large white square.

I agree...

I wonder if they will have interesting night lighting on the exposed hallways?. I think the back of the building is a a good break from the full glass front.

those pics are hott, look so good, like its a rendering

I have seen Blue millions of times throughout construction and have always said that the exposed hallways are dissapointing. The glass side is so nice while the other side kind of looks like a regular building, nothing special. Its a shame that they did not close it all in glass.

the building is beautiful,but i feel like they cheaped out but not deciding to add the blue glass balconies on the white side.i really hope marinablue doesn't do the same.

Marina Blue will do the same. The reason for it is because according to Miami Zoning, those open hallways don't count against allowable square footage.

yea i know that marinablue will do the same,having the open hallways probably saves them over a million dollars because they would of had to pay the city for the extra FAR(floor area ratio). but what i meant was that i hope it doesn't look as ugly as blue's white side.

I don't like the white side of the building. very dissapointing.

I don't like the white side of the building. very dissapointing.
True BHK :wave: , and thanks for voting MIAMI :cool: all the way in the Florida forum thread, " which Florida city do you like overall ", only 4 More to go, for our " Magic City 100 ". Lets do it !!! :banana: :cheer: :pepper:

Yes :happy: , the all white side of Blue :happy: was not what I expected :happy: , I thought the whole tower :happy: was supposed to be blue :happy: , but one thing is for sure :happy: , all the hall lights on the white :happy: side light up like a huge christmas tree at night :happy: , Anyone notice ??? :happy:I'm adding Blue :happy: to the whits side, LOL> :happy:

what about blue of coral way?

How similar will that be in design?

Wow mileage man... great shots of Blue. And it's a great looking building taken as a whole... curved shape, blue front and yes white back ( i personally like the contrast between the blue on front and white on back... very cool). can't please everyone, but this is hands down a beautifully designed building... by the way it was recently presented in columbia university by urban design department to rave reviews.

thanks again for sharing mileageman!! hadn't seen it finished.

It wouldn't even have to be the whole thing, they could just fill in the hole with the exposed hallways with glass. They could leave the large white square.


my thought is that the garage sucks being white. It ruins the 'allure' of one side being blue, and the other being white... Drape that bitch in some plants for the tropical/lush look... Or maybe do the garage in a blue mesh...


Or, leave the garage be... leave the outer skin on the white side be... but do the 'inner' portion of the white facade (the part with doors and windows into the units) in some sort of blue... preferably glass, but blue composite panels or even stucco would work better than leaving it all white IMO. The white will soon look like shit from usage and weathering anyways.

Does anyone know if people are moving into Blue yet? Does anyone have any current photos of the project. I was wondering, if Blue has started closings? Are the purchasers happy with the product and the quality of construction? Just curious!!! :runaway: :eek2: :ohno: