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Construction & Development

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Brickell's Furnished Tower Finishes in August 2027

LOFTY Brickell completes in August 2027 with 362 furnished homes licensed for short-term stays. The finish date, the $513 million facility and the sale record set the year the units enter the comp set.

Oct 26, 2026

What the Meliá Licence Binds at Handover

The Meliá Residences Miami sales sheet makes The Sol Group a franchisor only. Visions At Brickell Station LLC carries development, operation and sales, and the licence has no stated term.

Oct 24, 2026

The Assemblage Behind Anantara Miami

One Thousand Group assembled a 1.6-acre, three-parcel site at 3601 Biscayne Boulevard for its Anantara tower. The project record dates the acquisition April 2026; PROFILEmiami reported the closing in December 2024.

Oct 23, 2026

Royal Palm, Monarch and a $340M Loan on a Stopped Miami Tower

Legacy Lender Holdings, a Monarch Alternative Capital affiliate, sued Royal Palm Companies on 2 July 2025 over $31.9 million on a stopped Miami Worldcenter tower. Monarch bought the note from Silverstein, the developer countersued, and a missed $32 million bond date moved the ownership question onto a court calendar.

Oct 22, 2026

Fouquet's Design District Tower Files Permits for a 2030 Opening

A 25-floor tower at 39 NE 39th Street with 143 residences and 85 Fouquet's keys in the Miami Design District. Demolition and phased construction permits were filed in October 2026, with the vertical, site and master permits pending, and delivery corrected from 2027 to 2030.

Oct 22, 2026

Three Partners Carry a $350 Million Miami River Build

MV Real Estate Holdings, Driftwood Capital and Merrimac Ventures broke ground on Riverside Wharf in December 2025, with a 167-key Dream Miami hotel inside 58,000 square feet of venue space. Completion is set for fall 2028.

Oct 21, 2026

A $155M arts centre and the four dates that set its window

Tutor Perini's Rudolph and Sletten holds a $155 million contract for the Diego Rivera Performing Arts Center at City College of San Francisco. The building carries 78,000 square feet and a 631-seat hall, with completion set for fall 2028.

Oct 20, 2026

Suffolk and CO Architects Take the UCSF Mission Bay Dental Project

UCSF selected Suffolk and CO Architects on 7 September 2026 to deliver its Mission Bay education center and dental clinics project under progressive design-build. Early planning fixes scope, budget and schedule; contract value, floor area and a construction start date are still unfiled.

Oct 19, 2026

Powell Street Rebuild Moves From Design Into Construction

The Public Works Commission approved the Powell Street construction phase on 8 October 2026 at a not-to-exceed of $32,305,991 over 510 days, with notice to proceed 5 November and construction from 15 December 2026 to 30 November 2027. The full contract stands at $34,153,810 with $3,415,381 contingency, and the record carries three different duration figures.

Oct 19, 2026

A $17.8 Billion Seawall Plan Leaves the Funding Plan Open

The Port of San Francisco and the US Army Corps of Engineers put the Recommended Plan for the 7.5-mile waterfront at $17.8 billion in 2026 dollars, certified at 20 percent design. Congress holds the federal share and the study publishes no funding schedule.

Oct 19, 2026

Inflation Rewrites the Funding of the Golden Gate Retrofit

The Golden Gate Bridge district authorised about $1.01 billion for the final seismic phase on 24 October 2025, against a project total above $1.8 billion and an original estimate of about $880 million. Contract 1 is a $864 million, six-year award; contract 2 is a $900 million estimate with no funding attached.

Oct 18, 2026

One Oak Wins 541 Units With No Permit Issued

The Planning Commission approved 541 homes at 1500 Market Street on 19 March 2026 on a 5-1 vote. The only new-construction permit on the five lots was filed in December 2016 and reads filed status.

Oct 18, 2026