I'm spooked, anyone else? Empire World Towers, LLC (Mgr. Leon Cohen, Miami Beach) dual towers are heading towards development in downtown Miami on Biscayne between NE 3rd and 4th Street. No parking problem there (joke), oh wait, they have 1,321 parking spaces planned. The towers are to be 93 stories each, 1,022 tall (The height of the Empire State Building in New York is 1250 feet at the 102 floor). There will be 1,557 residential units. Kobi Karp is the Architect and expected completion is 2010. The two acre site was purchased by Maclee Development for 31.7 million (again: Mgr. Leon Cohen).
According to Emporis.com:
“The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will perform studies on the project's heights and longitude and latitude to determine the building's potential interference with air traffic in and out of Miami International Airport.”
The project's Lobbyist, Lucia, will be asking for a major use special permit from the City Commission at meeting scheduled February 28th.
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Talk about sticking out like a sore thumb...
I'm visiting Miami in June. Is there anywhere on the bay that's not obstructed by these monstrosities anymore?
That photo was taken before 50 biscayne, everglades, ect., were developed. The FAA has already approved a height of 1010 in that height set aside subdistrict, per an interlocal agreement with the City and MDAD. In addition, downtown is where you want the highest density. This is not a seaside resort anymore...
Blogger out of sight said...
There will be 1,557 residential units and 1,321 parking spaces planned. Is there any business space in the building?
I did not major in math in college, but that those numbers are not real. Those residential units are going to have some people with 2 cars. And the developer assumes that over 300 hundred people are going to walk 4 miles to publix? Taxi service being what it is, the frozen veggies will defrost before they got picked up.
Those towers look like another reason not to fly out of Miami International.
out of sight, while your comment re the parking situation is understandable, but the code requires a certain number of spaces per housing unit and then an additional number of spaces per business. There may be a garage nearby with which the developer has a signed contract for an assigned number of spaces, or the number of spaces that is being referred to is not the entire quantity of spaces. Either way, there'll be adequate parking for folks paying upwards of half a million for a condo.
As for the supermarket, note that there is a Whole Foods in the Met towers project, so there will be a supermarket nearby. Furthermore, once the area is filled with residents, Publix will surely get in there.
I like urban living, in fact, my son lives Downtown. However, the fact still remains, there is a waiting list for spaces for his building and you just don't find affordable spaces outside of what the developer provides. His building charges him $75. a month to park on top of his rent.
Unfortunately, you cannot expect everyone who lives in an urban environment to walk to work...He works in North Dade and he has to be mobile.
I am so glad that these targets for terrorists are so far away from where I live.
How many people will work just to maintain the buildings, how many deliveries a day?
Traffic/parking studies are bogus.
“Statistics are like a bikini, what they reveal is interesting, but what they hide is essential.”
Hahahaha. Woof. Well said!
This can't be for real.
Why on Earth would anyone want to build two towers that are so reminiscent of the WTC towers? I try not to be superstitious, but this seems to be tempting fate.
And why, oh, WHY would anyone want to foist two massively overscaled lux highrises onto a market that is glutted with unsold inventory that the banks will no longer finance? Miami has, last I counted recently, a 10-year-supply of condos.
Who's financing this, anyway?
The time of giant (over 80 stories)buildings is about to pass, as our fuel supply dwindles. Buildings such as these oversized energy hogs will lose value drastically over the next 30 years.
Mensa:
That was my first reaction. A TARGET.
Will people really feel comfortable living there?
So great, we will have 3 targets: the twin towers, the County government Center and the nuclear plants. Scares the crud out of me... makes me afraid for us.
man, you'd have to be a pretty hard up terrorist to go after county hall...
what if we give them the Orange Bowl as an incentive?
man, you'd have to be a pretty hard up terrorist to go after county hall...
If you stand on the 29th floor by the elevators, and look north west, the airport runway is aimed right at the window.
But, I am sure there are other ways to get their attention there... like mass faxes sent by everyone who wants to complaint about services! :)
Lets just close MIA and turn it over to the developers like Sergio Pino. That way we will be sure to be safe from the terrorists.
To the lobbyists above. You ever see a $700,000 condo buyer walking 12 loong blocks pushing a shopping cart? In a Florida Summer? Spring, Fall or Winter? Be serious. This disaster needs more parking and less bedrooms.
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