Miami is becoming more and more like New York, and that’s not just due to the migration between the two cities, or the influence that New York developers have in South Florida.
No, Miami is filling out its skyline. With more than 100 new hotel, residential, office, and retail towers and buildings in the development pipeline (projects that could be considered planned, proposed, under construction, or recently completed), the Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA) launched a new interactive tool to keep track of it all.
The Downtown Miami Interactive 3-D Skyline Map displays depictions of current buildings and the buildings in development on a satellite terrain of downtown Miami and the adjacent Brickell neighborhood. Clicking on a building will bring up a window that tells the address, neighborhood, developer, status, and project description, which includes features, numbers of units, and dimensions and square footage.
Some of the most notable new developments include the Zaha Hadid-designed 1000 Museum, which is currently under construction; the hairpin-shaped Skyrise Miami entertainment and observation tower planned for the waterfront; the 4.9-acre Patricia & Phillip Frost Museum of Science that’s under construction; and the proposed One Bayfront Plaza, an 80-floor tower that will have 700 condos, 620 hotel rooms, and 650,000 sf of office space.
Users can adjust the times of day to see how sunlight and shadows hit buildings. The map also shows zoning boundaries and the routes of the Metrorail rapid transit system.
The DDA will update the map each quarter as buildings are completed and as new projects are announced. The organization has another 2D map that plots all of the projects in development.
Miami certainly has a lot of real estate activity going on. The Miami Herald, which reported in October that the downtown building boom would soon be ending, wrote in late March that the city was beginning a hotel boom. Four new hotels will be built downtown by 2018.
The Wall Street Journal, meanwhile, reported that Miami is on the verge of a condo bust as sales have slipped and inventory tanked. The leak this week of the Panama Papers, which revealed offshore financial dealings, will also hurt Miami’s luxury condo scene.
The Downtown Miami Interactive 3-D Skyline Map can be accessed here.
Miami's skyline after projects in development are completed. Click images to enlarge.
Related Stories
Intelligent Lighting | Feb 13, 2023
Exploring intelligent lighting usage in healthcare, commercial facilities
SSR's Todd Herrmann, PE, LEEP AP, explains intelligent lighting's potential use cases in healthcare facilities and more.
AEC Tech | Jan 27, 2023
Epic Games' latest foray into the AEC market and real estate industry
From architecture to real estate, the realm of computer-aided design hits new heights as more and more firms utilize the power of Epic Games’ Twinmotion and Unreal Engine.
AEC Tech | Jan 27, 2023
Key takeaways from Autodesk University 2022
Autodesk laid out its long-term vision to drive digital collaboration through cloud-based solutions and emphasized the importance of connecting people, processes and data.
BIM and Information Technology | Nov 21, 2022
An inside look at the airport industry's plan to develop a digital twin guidebook
Zoë Fisher, AIA explores how design strategies are changing the way we deliver and design projects in the post-pandemic world.
BAS and Security | Oct 19, 2022
The biggest cybersecurity threats in commercial real estate, and how to mitigate them
Coleman Wolf, Senior Security Systems Consultant with global engineering firm ESD, outlines the top-three cybersecurity threats to commercial and institutional building owners and property managers, and offers advice on how to deter and defend against hackers.
Sponsored | BIM and Information Technology | Jul 19, 2022
Why Autodesk Tandem is the best fit for your projects
Sponsored | BIM and Information Technology | Jun 24, 2022
Pave the way for better business relationships with digital twins
Sponsored | BIM and Information Technology | Jun 2, 2022
How does BIM data fit into your digital twin?
Smart Buildings | Jun 1, 2022
Taking full advantage of smart building technology
Drew Deatherage of Crux Solutions discusses where owners and AEC firms could do better at optimizing smart technology in building design and operations.
AEC Tech | Apr 19, 2022
VDC maturity and the key to driving better, more predictable outcomes
While more stakeholders across the AEC value chain embrace the concept of virtual design and construction, what is driving the vastly different results that organizations achieve? The answer lies within an assessment of VDC maturity.