South Florida real estate and neighborhoods news:

• All this rain may be ending the drought we were having, but it’s bad news at the airports [Miami New Times]
• The Related Group is building a ridiculously expensive building on Fisher Island, and just got a $400 million loan for it [Commercial Observer]
• Beloved Miami bar broken shaker sold to boutique hotel brand [Miami New Times]
• Construction tops off at Selene Oceanfront Residences on Fort Lauderdale Beach [FL YIMBY]
• These are some of the best hotel pools in Fort Lauderdale Beach [Miami New Times]
• Amazon robotaxi fleet Zoox to be cruising Miami streets by this summer [Miami Today]
• Coral Gables is installing free Jolt EV charging stations [Miami Today]
• An update on the construction of Downtown Miami’s signature bridge, which has finished its first arch [Miami Today]
• A Fort Lauderdale version of Monopoly is in the works [Sun Sentinel]
• The Balloon Museum, a pop-up art thing, is coming to Wynwood later this month [Ocean Drive]
• A sneak peek inside the Mai-Kai’s $15 million renovation, and when it will reopen [Sun Sentinel]
• Some fabulous upgrades are coming to the ocean end of Lincoln Road [Florida of TMW]

And other South Florida real estate news:

• New exhibit showcases the importance of Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood [Miami Herald]
• Last night, Florida storm chasers got a rare glimpse of the northern lights, we shit you not [Miami New Times]
• It looks like more glimpses of the northern lights are coming to Florida tonight [Miami New Times]
• The legacy of the lost de la Cruz collection is celebrated in auctions and exhibitions [Biscayne Times]
• Boca Raton mansion sells for a whopping $40 million, but buyer is just going to tear it down and replace it [Sun Sentinel]
• MIA is moving forward with the expansion of its South Terminal, including a new Concourse K [The Next Miami]
• Coral Gables is hosting a big national symposium on the conservation of modernist architecture [Gables Insider]
• Construction at Fort Lauderdale’s iconic Pier 66 gets back on track after the pandemic for a reopening this year [Miami Herald]
• F1 driver Charles Leclarc buys waterfront Miami condo [Miami New Times]
• The Brightline has jacked up fares due to overwhelming popularity and seat shortages, and some people are pissed. [NBC 6]
• Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix has attracted F1’s largest U.S. TV audience in history [ESPN]

Feature image is Wilton Manors, FL street scene.

And other South Florida real estate and neighborhood news:

• A restaurant from L.A. called Mother Wolf is opening in the Miami Design District [Commercial Observer]
• Developer Tibor Hollo, downtown Miami and Edgewater real estate pioneer, has died at 93 [Miami Herald]
• Here are 17 local South Florida gems to check out, like the Bonnet House and Peanut Island [Fort Lauderdale Mag]
• Perricone’s Marketplace & Cafe, a local landmark, is closing after nearly thirty years in Miami [Miami New Times]
• Check out the art-deco-ish interiors of Catch, a seafood restaurant making its grand return to Miami Beach [Eater Miami]
• Legendary Club Space will close this summer for renovations [Miami New Times]
• The current most expensive house for sale in the U.S. is in Miami, on the market for $70 million [Miami New Times]
• Miami is the 7th most expensive city in the world for fine dining. Take that South of France! [Miami New Times]
• A billionaire’s heir just bought at $15 million Hibiscus Island house. No wonder eating out in Miami costs so damn much. [Miami Herald]
• Check out these five fascinating historic buildings in Southwest Florida [Gulfshore Life]

Featured image is a scene from Aventura Mall.

South Florida real estate news, etc:

• Related Companies is building two condo towers and a church in Downtown West Palm Beach [Florida of TMW]
• They’ve also just won the bid to build West Palm’s new convention center hotel [RDM]

Ahem…

• When Miamians call each other “Bro,” this is what it means, bro [Miami Creation Myth]
• For the superstitious types, a new North Beach condo tower called Palma is coming to 666 71st Street [FL YIMBY]
• Lots of residents of high-end rentals in low-end Hialeah are getting evicted [RDM]
• Miami Uber riders leave more junk in their Ubers than any other city’s [Miami New Times]
• The big new AMLI Wynwood apartment building is now open [The Next Miami]
• Exploring the future of Fort Lauderdale’s iconic Pier 66, which reopens this fall [Fort Lauderdale Mag]
• Construction at Una Residences tops off at 47 stories [The Next Miami]
• A historic mansion that appeared in Miami Vice has hit the market for $30 million [Miami New Times]
• A history of Winston Churchill’s 1946 visit to South Florida, Part 1 [Miami History Blog]

And other South Florida real estate and neighborhood news:

• New Coral Gables Publix approved despite community pushback [Miami New Times]
• The City of Miami is building a snazzy new office building next to David Beckham’s soccer stadium [The Next Miami]
• Check out photos from the Miami Beach 2024 Gay Pride Parade [Miami New Times]
• That grand dame, Palm Beach’s Breakers Hotel, is restoring its lush Mediterranean Courtyard [Florida of Tomorrow]
• The OutShine Film Festival is screening some great LGBT movies across South Florida [Miami New Times]
• Billionaire Barry Diller has dropped a record $45 million for an empty lot on North Bay Road [Real Deal Miami]
• Hospitality king David Grutman is selling his Miami mansion in the sky for $7.2 million [Miami Herald]
• Carnival Cruise Line to downsize Miami headquarters [Commercial Observer]
• Miami Beach wants its Art Deco buildings to pop with vibrant colors again [Miami Today]

The feature image is a Miami Shores canal scene at night. The lower image is a rendering of the renovated Breakers Hotel Mediterranean Courtyard.

And other South Florida real estate and neighborhood news:

• Starchitect Rem Koolhaas’s condo tower The Perigon has broken ground in Miami Beach [TNM]
• Plans for Midtown Miami’s tallest-ever tower have been submitted to the FAA [TNM]
• This is your last chance to visit the de la Cruz Collection before all the art is auctioned off [Miami Herald]
• These are the ten best pickleball courts in South Florida [Miami New Times]
• Coral Gables is getting a big fancy new Publix [Coral Gables Insider]

Here’s an architectural argument that’s relevant for lots of South Florida neighborhoods:

• Mediterranean Revival is our city’s foundational heritage but its preservation should not mean homogeneity in architectural styles [Coral Gables Insider]

• “Cloud One Hotel” proposed for Washington Avenue in South Beach [FL YIMBY]
• New South Beach Whole Foods gets green light [Real Deal Miami]
• Phase II of the Underline will be opening in a few weeks [Miami Bike Scene]
• Battle with developer may slow new Miami-Dade Courthouse [Miami Today]

Feature image is a rendering of the Perigon. Second photo is the historic studio building of Architect H. George Fink  Photo: City of Coral Gables Historical Resources Department