Dadeland North PICS!! - Page 7

Aessotariq · January 4th, 2005, 12:14 AM

Thanks for the compliments... I'll have more stuff up as soon as I pull out the good ones.

Aessotariq · January 4th, 2005, 01:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MIAballinboi

woow metropolis really dominates the skyline, i remember when marriott was the tallest kid on the block, but metropolis really dwarfs it. and the funny part is that all these buildings are only like 300 feet tall lol, great mini skyline

I like the setback on Metropolis' top... in effect it creates a crown, drawing your eyes toward the center of the picture, and it happens to be the dominant building (currently) in the skyline, so even better.

Bobdreamz · January 4th, 2005, 03:23 AM

incredible shots tivo, especially the night time ones!

streetscapeer · January 4th, 2005, 03:26 AM

awesometastic!

The Mad Hatter!! · January 5th, 2005, 11:26 PM

miami today news
Construction of Kendall project delayed by lawsuit

By Sherri C. Ranta
Construction of the planned 160-acre Kendall Town Center, to include Baptist Health South Florida hospital and a 24-screen Muvico movie theater, is on hold because of legal challenges.
Developer Jeff Berkowitz filed an appeal and a lawsuit citing flawed traffic studies and government procedures to reverse the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners' June decision to approve the project that would front Kendall Drive between Southwest 158th and 162nd avenues.
The action will prevent General Growth Properties from moving forward with construction, said company executive Edward A. Ely, but the company will continue preliminary engineering work necessary to widen Kendall Drive from Southwest 150th to 162nd avenues. The county also has required the company to make improvements to several other streets in the area.
General Properties bought Rouse Co., the original developer of Kendall Town Center, and most of its properties in November.
The suit questions the county's standards for plan changes and inconsistencies with the comprehensive plan. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Feb. 24 on a request to dismiss most claims in the lawsuit, said Craig Coller, assistant county attorney.
The appeal and lawsuit contain similar challenges, he said, with regard to traffic concurrency requirements, changes to the comprehensive plan and variances granted. He said it isn't known when a court will rule on the actions.
Mr. Berkowitz, president of commercial developer Berkowitz Development Co., and West Kendall resident Valentine Fisher initiated the legal actions.
"Our primary issue is traffic-related," Mr. Berkowitz said. "Rouse did two things - they used 5-year-old traffic studies and only studied morning and evening traffic, when the theater and entertainment center would not be doing any business."
He said the county approved a bus stop with 24 parking spaces rather than require Rouse to fully comply with traffic regulations.
"A Muvico theater will compete with my business," he said, "but this is not about competition. It's about everybody playing by the same set of rules. Let them study it properly."
Mr. Berkowitz is a key developer in Kendall Village Center, a retail-commercial center on Kendall Drive at Florida's Turnpike, where he is developing a 16-screen Regal Cinema. Kendall Village Center is about 4 miles from the Kendall Town Center project.
Mr. Fisher is a resident of Southwest 96th Street, Mr. Berkowitz said, who objects to the hospital being built near his home. Originally, the hospital was to front Kendall Avenue and a smaller movie theater was planned, Mr. Berkowitz said.
Kendall Town Center is expected to include a 120-room Hampton Inn hotel, a 125-unit apartment building for seniors and several retail, restaurant and office components.
Recent studies have suggested that a planned rapid-transit line to western Kendall probably will not be built due to a shortage of funds from the county's half-cent sales tax, said Miles Moss of the Citizens' Independent Transportation Trust, the group that oversees spending of the tax, and a member of an area homeowners association. That means new development would only worsen traffic congestion in the area, he said.
"The sentiment of the community is that everyone wants to see a hospital," he said, "but there is also the sentiment that traffic is just becoming horrendous."

streetscapeer · January 6th, 2005, 12:32 AM

So many Cranes

Snapper Creek

The Huge site of the massive Colonnade project

Another cool shot

renner01 · January 18th, 2005, 04:49 PM

When is the colonade project supposed to go vertical? It seems like it is taking a long time

SkyDiveJunkee · February 14th, 2005, 02:08 AM

Is Downtown Dadeland under construction already?

south florida dave · February 14th, 2005, 02:51 AM

^yeah, they've been working on the foundation forever now. supposedly they're using an uncommon method to dig out the below ground parking area & i think they've had some problems in the process.

i haven't gone by it in a while but it can't be much longer til it starts going vertical. hopefully.

SkyDiveJunkee · February 14th, 2005, 05:14 AM

It really shouldn't take that long, considering the height.

nimbyhater · February 14th, 2005, 05:29 AM

like dave said, theyre using some unconventional technique, which, again, like he said, got them into some problems, but ive seen some progress on the site lately, theyll get past this, and this great project will ive on...

streetscapeer · February 14th, 2005, 06:03 AM

well...right before I left Miami in early January, they had apparently finished one of the garages and the rebars were peeking above ground (for the building fronting Kendall Drive), so I'm sure they've progressed since then!

I'll try to upload some pics (tonight or tomm.) I took from the first week of Jan showing what I mean!!

ChuckScraperMiami#1 · February 15th, 2005, 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by renner01

When is the colonade project supposed to go vertical? It seems like it is taking a long time

LOL RENNER

, So true,

IT should go Vertical by This time NEXT YEAR !!!, lol. The SALES at this SITE are Bad

, its Slow

,
More Stray Cats hanging around the Sales Trailer there Then Buyers, and the Tractors are just shifting the dirt from one lot to the Other, and then Back again. This is Going to hang around for at least 5 years

, OR MORE !!!

Aessotariq · February 15th, 2005, 06:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by streetscapeer

well...right before I left Miami in early January, they had apparently finished one of the garages and the rebars were peeking above ground (for the building fronting Kendall Drive), so I'm sure they've progressed since then!

I was down there just a few days ago, and the front part facing Kendall Drive has reached ground level. Won't be too long before we start seeing some floors get built.

streetscapeer · February 16th, 2005, 12:50 AM

this is from the metrorail.....if you look closely, you can see rebars sticking out of the ground level, and these was taken first week of Jan!!

MIAballinboi · February 16th, 2005, 02:36 AM

great pics man, thats a huge site!

nimbyhater · February 16th, 2005, 02:51 AM

tru, its huge, theyre building six ten story buildings there arent they? crazy, and should see some above ground construction soon

dave8721 · February 16th, 2005, 04:39 PM

Its seven 7-story buildings, the collanade is four 10-story buildings.

SkyDiveJunkee · February 16th, 2005, 07:21 PM

Cool, nice pics. That gives you a better idea of the whole area. I didn't realize it was directly across the street from the mall.

dave8721 · April 4th, 2005, 06:07 PM

Not much has been posted in the Dadeland area recently. Metropolis 1 is topped out, Metroplis 2 is about 20-stories up. The Dadeland North tower is topped out. Fairfield is still working on the midrise section of the building fronting Kendall and doesn't seem to have started yet on the high-rise portion. Downtown Dadeland is above ground (which is a big step considerring the amount of work that went into the underground garage). The Collanade is still an empty field.

Here is an interesting development: FEC is selling their strip of land just to the east of Dadeland mall.

http://index.loopnet.com/xNet/MainSi...ofile/14147747

January 4th, 2005, 03:23 AM	#123
Bobdreamz Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Miami/Orlando, Florida Posts: 1,846 Likes (Received): 3	incredible shots tivo, especially the night time ones! __________________ Metro Miami...1000+ highrises completed & under construction.

January 5th, 2005, 11:26 PM	#125
The Mad Hatter!! P.E.C.K CREW Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: miami Posts: 3,061 Likes (Received): 0	miami today news Construction of Kendall project delayed by lawsuit By Sherri C. Ranta Construction of the planned 160-acre Kendall Town Center, to include Baptist Health South Florida hospital and a 24-screen Muvico movie theater, is on hold because of legal challenges. Developer Jeff Berkowitz filed an appeal and a lawsuit citing flawed traffic studies and government procedures to reverse the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners' June decision to approve the project that would front Kendall Drive between Southwest 158th and 162nd avenues. The action will prevent General Growth Properties from moving forward with construction, said company executive Edward A. Ely, but the company will continue preliminary engineering work necessary to widen Kendall Drive from Southwest 150th to 162nd avenues. The county also has required the company to make improvements to several other streets in the area. General Properties bought Rouse Co., the original developer of Kendall Town Center, and most of its properties in November. The suit questions the county's standards for plan changes and inconsistencies with the comprehensive plan. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Feb. 24 on a request to dismiss most claims in the lawsuit, said Craig Coller, assistant county attorney. The appeal and lawsuit contain similar challenges, he said, with regard to traffic concurrency requirements, changes to the comprehensive plan and variances granted. He said it isn't known when a court will rule on the actions. Mr. Berkowitz, president of commercial developer Berkowitz Development Co., and West Kendall resident Valentine Fisher initiated the legal actions. "Our primary issue is traffic-related," Mr. Berkowitz said. "Rouse did two things - they used 5-year-old traffic studies and only studied morning and evening traffic, when the theater and entertainment center would not be doing any business." He said the county approved a bus stop with 24 parking spaces rather than require Rouse to fully comply with traffic regulations. "A Muvico theater will compete with my business," he said, "but this is not about competition. It's about everybody playing by the same set of rules. Let them study it properly." Mr. Berkowitz is a key developer in Kendall Village Center, a retail-commercial center on Kendall Drive at Florida's Turnpike, where he is developing a 16-screen Regal Cinema. Kendall Village Center is about 4 miles from the Kendall Town Center project. Mr. Fisher is a resident of Southwest 96th Street, Mr. Berkowitz said, who objects to the hospital being built near his home. Originally, the hospital was to front Kendall Avenue and a smaller movie theater was planned, Mr. Berkowitz said. Kendall Town Center is expected to include a 120-room Hampton Inn hotel, a 125-unit apartment building for seniors and several retail, restaurant and office components. Recent studies have suggested that a planned rapid-transit line to western Kendall probably will not be built due to a shortage of funds from the county's half-cent sales tax, said Miles Moss of the Citizens' Independent Transportation Trust, the group that oversees spending of the tax, and a member of an area homeowners association. That means new development would only worsen traffic congestion in the area, he said. "The sentiment of the community is that everyone wants to see a hospital," he said, "but there is also the sentiment that traffic is just becoming horrendous." __________________ "Architects are pretty much high-class whores. We can turn down projects the way they can turn down some clients, but we've both got to say yes to someone if we want to stay in business"Philip Johnson Boycott the La forum-Worse forum in SSC

January 6th, 2005, 12:32 AM	#126
streetscapeer hmmm...... Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: New York Posts: 2,377 Likes (Received): 18	More Dadeland anyone?? So many Cranes Snapper Creek The Huge site of the massive Colonnade project Another cool shot

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January 4th, 2005, 12:14 AM	#121
Aessotariq esoteric to the max! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Miami Posts: 143 Likes (Received): 0	Thanks for the compliments... I'll have more stuff up as soon as I pull out the good ones.

January 4th, 2005, 03:26 AM	#124
streetscapeer hmmm...... Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: New York Posts: 2,377 Likes (Received): 18	awesometastic!

January 18th, 2005, 04:49 PM	#127
renner01 Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 512 Likes (Received): 0	When is the colonade project supposed to go vertical? It seems like it is taking a long time

February 14th, 2005, 02:08 AM	#128
SkyDiveJunkee Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,493 Likes (Received): 10	Is Downtown Dadeland under construction already?

February 14th, 2005, 02:51 AM	#129
south florida dave Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Miami Posts: 623 Likes (Received): 0	^yeah, they've been working on the foundation forever now. supposedly they're using an uncommon method to dig out the below ground parking area & i think they've had some problems in the process. i haven't gone by it in a while but it can't be much longer til it starts going vertical. hopefully.

February 14th, 2005, 05:14 AM	#130
SkyDiveJunkee Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,493 Likes (Received): 10	It really shouldn't take that long, considering the height.

February 14th, 2005, 05:29 AM	#131
nimbyhater Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Miami Posts: 1,311 Likes (Received): 0	like dave said, theyre using some unconventional technique, which, again, like he said, got them into some problems, but ive seen some progress on the site lately, theyll get past this, and this great project will ive on...

February 14th, 2005, 06:03 AM	#132
streetscapeer hmmm...... Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: New York Posts: 2,377 Likes (Received): 18	well...right before I left Miami in early January, they had apparently finished one of the garages and the rebars were peeking above ground (for the building fronting Kendall Drive), so I'm sure they've progressed since then! I'll try to upload some pics (tonight or tomm.) I took from the first week of Jan showing what I mean!!

February 16th, 2005, 12:50 AM	#135
streetscapeer hmmm...... Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: New York Posts: 2,377 Likes (Received): 18	this is from the metrorail.....if you look closely, you can see rebars sticking out of the ground level, and these was taken first week of Jan!!

February 16th, 2005, 02:36 AM	#136
MIAballinboi Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,784 Likes (Received): 0	great pics man, thats a huge site!

February 16th, 2005, 02:51 AM	#137
nimbyhater Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Miami Posts: 1,311 Likes (Received): 0	tru, its huge, theyre building six ten story buildings there arent they? crazy, and should see some above ground construction soon

February 16th, 2005, 04:39 PM	#138
dave8721 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Miami and Boston Posts: 4,726 Likes (Received): 21	Its seven 7-story buildings, the collanade is four 10-story buildings.

February 16th, 2005, 07:21 PM	#139
SkyDiveJunkee Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,493 Likes (Received): 10	Cool, nice pics. That gives you a better idea of the whole area. I didn't realize it was directly across the street from the mall.

April 4th, 2005, 06:07 PM	#140
dave8721 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Miami and Boston Posts: 4,726 Likes (Received): 21	Not much has been posted in the Dadeland area recently. Metropolis 1 is topped out, Metroplis 2 is about 20-stories up. The Dadeland North tower is topped out. Fairfield is still working on the midrise section of the building fronting Kendall and doesn't seem to have started yet on the high-rise portion. Downtown Dadeland is above ground (which is a big step considerring the amount of work that went into the underground garage). The Collanade is still an empty field. Here is an interesting development: FEC is selling their strip of land just to the east of Dadeland mall. http://index.loopnet.com/xNet/MainSi...ofile/14147747