couldn't think of a better title so i just named this 22 pictures,its just so nice scenic pics of dt,and brickell mixed in with some construction update pics.hope you enjoy theres some nice ones some funny ones.... :)

start of with a nice skyline pic from the metromover
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/enyers/AOL_5830.jpg
brickell skyline
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/enyers/AOL_5688.jpg
marinablue--about to put up cranes,as you can see from the platfrom in the top right hand corner
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/enyers/AOL_5835.jpg
10 museum and 900 biscayne
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/enyers/AOL_5836.jpg
a look at brickell ave.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/enyers/AOL_5852.jpg

more to come but since i took some many pictures its been hard to sort them.w/e some news new wave which is close to onyx1 put up there crane today and infinty is going to planning board on wed. to get approval to construct a 65story 737ft tower.and also like i said marinablue is going to put up there crane real soon but the same can't be said for 900.

back to the pictures
my three fav. brickell scrapers
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/enyers/NewImage.jpg
800 brickell a nice small black box scraper
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/enyers/AOL_5856.jpg
1221,or brickell bay tower,or aon center,or the blue monster-i love the blue glass
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/enyers/AOL_5870.jpg
park place--new color
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/enyers/12.jpg

Good stuff, Shorty... :)

protestors "canada don't kill the seals'kill the sharks" that was there slogan i offered to improve it they declined
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/enyers/AOL_5845.jpg
neovert
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/enyers/AOL_5887.jpg
plaza
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/enyers/AOL_5871.jpg
mbv
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/enyers/AOL_5890.jpg
four season
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/enyers/AOL_5864.jpg
grovenor house i think
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/enyers/AOL_5892.jpg
now back to dt,wachovia
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/enyers/AOL_5855.jpg
inter,one,citi
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/enyers/AOL_5844.jpg
dizzy boa
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/enyers/AOL_5849.jpg
met 3
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/enyers/AOL_5843.jpg
transit village
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/enyers/AOL_5837.jpg
quantum
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/enyers/AOL_5814.jpg

guys my mistake the project going to planning and zoning board on wed. is infinity2 i misread the address on the paper,i knew something was wrong because infinity 1 isn't that big and it was already approved,but i can't wait to see the renderings of infinity 2 which is 736ft,65 stories,645 units,41,000 sq feet of office space,10,000 retail.and it was designed by borges and assoc. i wonder what kind of roof structre its going to have because as you can see its 65 stories but yet 700 feet meaning it probably has some sort of roof thing.

Great pictures man. That Greenberg Traurig tower is awesome.

i also have these renderings,but don't know much about the projects
this is gables station,its suppose to be where the ford of coral gables is at on us-1
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/enyers/gablesstation-render6.jpg
this is one village place,right beside merrick park,and the collection in gables by lejuene.i've been to the site and there currently demolishing an exsistent bldg.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/enyers/coralgables-onevillageplace.jpg
this is 5 and alton in miami beach
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/enyers/5altonf3gde.jpg

this is 5 and alton in miami beach
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/enyers/5altonf3gde.jpg

Five and Alton looks great, though the original design, that wasn't approved, was AMAZING.

awesome shorty,

great pics and updates,

man cant wait til i catch that borges guy @ my church, to attack him with questions about whats up with infinity 1, and about infinity 2, but he prolly wont talk or give me renderings,
hell just say what we already know!

beautiful, marina blues gonna b goin vert soon, and transit village is alot farther along than i thought...

first i see of gables statiion, i pass that lot every day... thats gonn b nice

great pics....5th and alton looks HOTT...can't wait till that gets out of ground, I didn't know it was gonna be that big...what a great entrance (and exit) it'll be for Miami BEach:)...I reallly like it:D

Five and Alton looks great, though the original design, that wasn't approved, was AMAZING.

i wish i could've seen the original design because i know you've said before that you really liked it.

this design is pretty cool, although it's still weird to me that the big box stores are invading the beach. i guess it shouldn't be since areas like lincoln road have had stores like victoria's secret & banana republic for a while now. but to see a bed, bath & beyond first thing as i drive onto the beach is gonna be strange.

i guess if they can open up some of these places in manhattan than they can open them anywhere.

btw, nice pics, shorts.

you're not related to uptown-midtown by chance, are you?

does anyone know when 5th and Alton plans on starting???

btw, nice pics, shorts.

you're not related to uptown-midtown by chance, are you?

nope not that i know of.. but i did use some of the same locations uptown used on his last picture thread.

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http://berkowitzdevelopment.com/img/5altonf1gde.jpg
http://berkowitzdevelopment.com/img/macarthur-sta-big.jpg
http://berkowitzdevelopment.com/img/5altonf2gde.jpg


http://berkowitzdevelopment.com/img/garage-lenox-big.jpg

Location aerial:
http://berkowitzdevelopment.com/img/5altonf4gde.jpg

great set of pics EMS, looks like you were able to get some interesting shots from the Metromover!
10 Museum Park looks to be at around the fifth level now & I'm glad to see the foundation work being done on MarinaBlue.
Were you able to see any kind of construction activity at the MET site at all?
Thanks for the pics.

Whats with 900? When are they going to start working on that?

Gables Station: one of the most beautiful bldg. i've seen in a while

5th & Alton: what is this going to be? a transit station? It's awesome-- its across from ICON and will transform that intersection incredibly.

This gables station thing is going to be huge. I'm suprised I haven't heard anything of it before. Any one know any details? Included is an image of one of the properties but it will include the whole block north of US-1 down to the intersection with Ponce De Leon. It will be a good neighbor to Merrick Park.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y19/dave8721/gablesstation.jpg

Also, here is an article I found about it:

http://www.sunherald.com/mld/miamiherald/business/9567474.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp

DEVELOPMENT
Coral Gables retail project planned
Coral Gables may swap a Le Jeune Road auto-dealer parking lot for a new multiuse retail project aimed at stimulating the area.
BY ELAINE WALKER
ewalker@herald.com

Coral Gables is the latest area of urban Miami-Dade County where developers hope a new project will attract big-box retailers, who until now have been unable to find space in the market.

Developers Jeff Berkowitz and Ralph Sanchez are working on plans for a multistory retail project similar to Dadeland Station on the site of the overflow parking lot now used by Ford of Coral Gables. Berkowitz and Sanchez have the property under contract and have been showing retailers preliminary plans for a mixed-use project known as Gables Station, which may also include some residential and office development.

The Gables Station project would be only one part of a major redevelopment planned for the Ford dealership site at 4811 Le Jeune Rd. Another team lead by the developers of Abacoa Town Center in Jupiter also has the remainder of the dealership under contract.

''It's an incredible location with 150,000 cars passing by every day and spectacular demographics,'' Berkowitz said. ``We think it's a major opportunity. This is the gateway site at the entrance to Coral Gables.''

Current city regulations would allow development up to 96-feet high and 500,000-square-feet, Berkowitz said.

But the details of the plan have not been finalized.

''We have to make sure what we put in is going to be a financially viable investment,'' Sanchez said.

He has been working to secure the parcel for much of the past year and recently recruited Berkowitz as a partner because of his retail experience developing big-box shopping centers and mixed-use retail. In recent years Berkowitz has developed Dadeland Station, Kendall Village and Aventura Commons. He is also currently working on plans to develop a multistory retail development on Miami Beach.

The idea is for both the proposed Gables Station and the development on the remainder of the Ford site to tie in with the Village of Merrick Park, making the once industrial area more pedestrian-friendly.

''Merrick Park is an island unto itself,'' said George de Guardiola, owner of de Guardiola Development in Jupiter, who is partnering on the Coral Gables project with GC Homes and developer Jose Garcia. ``It needs a supporting cast. By the time we get through with the plan we'll transform this unfriendly area into a vibrant mixed-use environment.''

The owners of the Ford dealership did not return calls seeking comment about the potential sale.

The project is still in the early stages of development. The car dealership would likely remain open for at least another year, all the developers said. A Coral Gables Station would be unlikely to open before late 2007, Berkowitz said.

Local retail brokers like what they have seen so far about the plans for Gables Station.

''I think it's for real,'' said Mark Gilbert, senior director at Cushman & Wakefield. ``There's certainly a demand for retail space in that area.''

They have a webpage too:

http://www.berkowitzdevelopment.com/gablesstation.htm

damn...that would be hott, that thing is massive, indeed...let's hope they move fast on this:)

thanks dave:)

i hadn't heard anything about it either, dave. you'd think a huge project like this would get more pub, but apparently not.

i like the design & location of the project, but do we really need anymore big box stores? i know people love 'em, & i shop at them from time to time too, but i'd really rather see smaller, local stores fill up developments like this.

it's also interesting that the people who are building this project seem to specialize in big box stores. they're the ones who are responsible for dadeland station, for example. no real point here, just thought it was interesting.

You do have to love renderings though, it looks like its on a quiet little street in the rendering. In reality that street is US-1!!!

project#1 bayview marketplace
description-600,000sq ft of big box retail in an urban location,with loft units incorperated on exterior.130ft high
location-park west,infront of filling station and parc lofts

approved
opinion-a little confused about this project,not really located by a major street,except north miami avenue,this area has been showing growth not as much as would support a 600,000 square foot shopping mall,but its close to performing arts center.also the market is becoming oversaturated with retail located about five minutes away from this project are shops at midtown,five minutes south bayside,10 minutes southwest mary brickell village.other than this its a beautiful project which should help this area which is in need of about 20 more projects like this. :jk:

renderings
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/enyers/AOL_5902.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/enyers/AOL_5899.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/enyers/AOL_5897.jpg


project#2 brickell first
18story residential project behind brickel metrorail station on coral way
location-coral way next to a park

status-continued towards next meeting 3/28[COLOR=DarkRed]

opinion-nice project will make area nicer because at the moment its rundown and just has a bunch of duplexes and apartment buildings

rendering
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/enyers/AOL_5896.jpg

damn..these things just keep on rollin in



Bayview sure does look massive and modern:D:D

You do have to love renderings though, it looks like its on a quiet little street in the rendering. In reality that street is US-1!!!

i know, that cracked me up to!

i do think it will look really nice fronting us-1, especially since it looks to be built right out to the street.

wow, another project for the area just north of 395 & west of biscayne. that area definitely needs more development so i'll take it.

but why more big box stores so close to where the midtown miami shops are gonna be? i guess there's that much demand for this sort of thing downtown?

holy shit!
aite, mayb im just jumping to conclusions... but lukin at the pictures on the gables station site that dave so wonderfully provided (way to go bro)... it luks like this is being built over the metro rail tracks... which would b the fukin coolest thing ever! mayb im just seeing things... and im sure that architectural designs arent anywhere near finished... but just something to dream about:

http://img236.exs.cx/img236/78/gablesstationrender52xh.jpg

http://img236.exs.cx/img236/9668/gablesstationrender67gs.jpg


the plans for the third level, with space made for the metrorail tracks to pass through the building!
http://img236.exs.cx/img236/9613/levelthree6ae.jpg


again, these were taken off the gables station site (http://www.berkowitzdevelopment.com/gablesstation.htm)... i suggest u guys check it out, this would b really cool if it hapns

i finally saw it on the last picture,at first i was like wtf are you talking about nimby but now i see the metrorail track cutting through the second level,that looks awesome

Damn you guys have good eyes...that looks really cool!!

project#1 bayview marketplace
description-600,000sq ft of big box retail in an urban location,with loft units incorperated on exterior.130ft high
location-park west,infront of filling station and parc lofts

approved
opinion-a little confused about this project,not really located by a major street,except north miami avenue,this area has been showing growth not as much as would support a 600,000 square foot shopping mall,but its close to performing arts center.also the market is becoming oversaturated with retail located about five minutes away from this project are shops at midtown,five minutes south bayside,10 minutes southwest mary brickell village.other than this its a beautiful project which should help this area which is in need of about 20 more projects like this. :jk:

renderings
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/enyers/AOL_5902.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/enyers/AOL_5899.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/enyers/AOL_5897.jpg


project#2 brickell first
18story residential project behind brickel metrorail station on coral way
location-coral way next to a park

status-continued towards next meeting 3/28[COLOR=DarkRed]

opinion-nice project will make area nicer because at the moment its rundown and just has a bunch of duplexes and apartment buildings

rendering
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/enyers/AOL_5896.jpg

DAVE:) , my friend,
please check this out,
It's NOW under construction,
I drove down N.E. 2nd ave near 17th street, and
the construction trailers and workers are digging on site,
backhoe's and Dozers are moving the dirt.
Your INFO on the Gables Station back then , Under Construction Today and going Up quickly near the Merrick Park Shops.
The Mad Hatter:) was right,
also known to us back over 2 years ago as Uptown-Midtown Man :cheers: !!!