To restore the 100-year-old structure will cost $29 million paid for with proceeds from the sale of 70 condos in twin 18-story towers built behind it. By Andrew Warfield Historic preservation isn’t for the faint of heart, especially for those paying for it. Having been denied permission to demolish the Mira Mar building at 49 S. Palm Ave. in 2022, Seaward Development still purchased the century-old building in 2023 as it set about an 18-month effort to determine how it could…

By Sarasota Surroundings On Tuesday evening, Seaward Development and its team of consultants presented their plans for Mira Mar Plaza during a Comprehensive Plan Amendment & Rezone Community Workshop. The event drew a full house of stakeholders, neighbors, business owners, and community members. By the end of the meeting, many attendees left more informed and satisfied with the revised proposal than when they arrived. The presentation opened with Patrick DiPinto, Principal of Seaward Development, who shared a brief history of…

Nichols Architects and Seaward Development are collaborating once again, following the success of Epoch Sarasota, the record-breaking luxury condominium. This time, the team is focused on a mixed-use property in the city’s downtown. The new plans include the rehabilitation of Mira Mar Plaza, restoring some of the unique features the original building had in 1922, while also adding two 18-story towers. The architecture is designed in a layered Mediterranean style to ensure harmony with neighboring properties. The proposed footprint is…

By Francisco Alvarado The Pompano Beach Architectural Appearance Committee on Tuesday approved a site plan for a 24-story tower with a parking podium that would include 77 condominiums and 303 hotel rooms at 1 North Ocean Boulevard, city records show. Designed by Coral Gables-based Nichols Architects, the unnamed building would also feature three pools, a 12,011-square-foot spa, two restaurants spanning 11,141 square feet and 4,224 square feet of retail. The planned condo-hotel is among a slate of South Florida projects…

It’s still only a teaser, but the South Florida Business Journal and Florida YIMBY have both picked up the news that The Related Group and BH Group are planning a new building in Pompano Beach. The project is led by Nichols Architects in collaboration with KORA, and while the official announcement is yet to be made, the city’s Development Review Committee has received and revised plans for the project on August 7th.  This is the second collaboration between Nichols Architects, KORA…