MIAMI | Echo Brickell | 750 FT | 60 FLOORS

[dave8721]

Another tall condo building for Brickell:

Echo Miami:

Address: 1451 Brickell Ave (next door to the Four Seasons, Miami's current tallest)
Architect: Carlos Ott
Developer: PMG

http://i.imgur.com/RRyuYgT.jpg

[dave8721]

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/12/3339116_p2/super-tall-condo-coming-to-brickell.html

CONDOMINIUMS
Super tall condo coming to Brickell

BY MARTHA BRANNIGAN
MBRANNIGAN@MIAMIHERALD.COM
A New York developer who made headlines in Manhattan with plans to erect a super skyscraper is now planning to launch a very tall condominium on Brickell Avenue.

Kevin Maloney, founder and CEO of Property Markets Group, said the developer will start taking reservations next week for Echo Brickell, a luxury condominium at 1451 Brickell that will rise about 750 feet — or 60 stories — and include up to 250 units.

Maloney and Ryan Shear, managing partner of PMG in South Florida, held a focus group Thursday at International Sales Group, which will market the pre-construction project. They gathered some of Miami’s top real-estate brokers to sound out what the market wants in what would become the tallest residential building in Miami to date.

“The caché of this building is certainly the height and the view,” said Maloney, who separately expects to break ground in July on Echo Aventura, a 190-unit bayfront condo that launched sales last fall.

Uruguayan architect Carlos Ott is handling the conceptual design of the Echo Brickell building, which will feature larger units than typically seen on Brickell. Penthouses will likely span more than 7,000 square feet.

With Miami’s latest condominium boom gaining steam, Maloney said competition was keen for the 1451 Brickell site, which sits on the east side of the avenue and currently houses the sales center for the Brickell House project. Newgard Development Group is building the 46-story Brickell House at 1330 Brickell Bay Drive a few blocks away.

PMG recently signed a contract to purchase the Echo Brickell land from an investor who holds it through a corporation, 1451 Brickell Inc.


Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/12/3339116_p2/super-tall-condo-coming-to-brickell.html#storylink=cpy

[dave8721]

Project website: http://echobrickell.com/

Fact sheet: http://echobrickell.com/assets/fact-sheet/EchoBrickell_FactSheetUnbranded_4_15.pdf

[dave8721]

from langbro@exmiami

http://i.imgur.com/2viBv4Q.jpg

[UrbanImpact]

Love it!

[N830MH]

Wow! Very nice. I am really like it lots. It does look awesome!

[Dale]

Hehe, like the way it TOWERS over the 789' Four Seasons in the renderings I've seen.

[jd3189]

We're up to the next level. After this, Miami will have its first 1,000 footer.

[Busy Bee]

Looks very nice. But they should call it the Beer Gut or the Prego instead.

[Surrealplaces]

Funky looking! Looks very...Miami.

[dave8721]

Detailed renderings are supposed to be out in a few days. Final height hasn't been set yet. Supposedly first 30 units went on sale and sold out in a day (upper floor units went for $1750 per square foot at 5,000+ feet per unit)

[dave8721]

This could end up being Miami's new tallest. The final height is still not out yet but it was reported on exMiami that Carlos Ott stated the Penthouse is 769 feet above the ground and then there are those glass fin things extending up from that. Will be close but I would think that if you are a few feet away from being the tallest in the city, why not just add a couple of feet for the extra publicity? Doesn't seem like they will need it for sales though, supposedly they have only 30 of 190 units remaining after only a couple of days of sales.

[Rail>Auto]

That is sharp!

[dave8721]

Looks like this one will sell out quickly and get built:

http://therealdeal.com/miami/blog/2013/05/09/miamis-tallest-condo-tower-to-be-nearly-sold-out/

Miami’s tallest condo tower to-be nearly sold out
May 09, 2013 02:00PM
By Emily Schmall

Although Echo Brickell is not set to be completed until 2017, all but the priciest units in the planned 60-story condo tower have been snapped up.
A month after the condos went on sale, only about 50 units on the tower’s top floors of a total 190 units remain, and these will be sold in a second, exclusive release, Ryan Shear, developer Property Markets Group’s managing partner in South Florida, told The Real Deal.
“We’ve sold out everything that was on the market,” Shear said.
The 750-foot tower, conceptually designed by renowned Uruguayan architect Carlos Ott, will be Miami’s tallest residential building.
Miami condo prices are soaring as demand, particularly from foreign buyers, far outstrips supply.
Much of the new inventory — including at Echo Brickell — is being financed by what has been dubbed the Latin American model, where buyers pay much of the construction costs up front, along with high initial deposits.

[N830MH]

Wow! Unbelievable!!!

Let the construction begin!

[dave8721]

QuantumX@ssc post this nice pic showing how small the site for this building is (at the bottom of the image, next door to the Four Seasons)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4052/4349484813_299b2f49c0_b.jpg

[Zapatan]

Hehe, like the way it TOWERS over the 789' Four Seasons in the renderings I've seen.

That's because 750 feet is not the final, actual height

Quoted this from SSC

Apparently, Carlos Ott says it's 769 ft. at the uppermost penthouse so with the flaired peak, it will exceed 800 ft.


From Langbro at exmiami:

Quote:
The 'Carlos Ott Penthouse at Echo Brickell:

-On the 61st Floor, or 769' above ground

-Famed architect Carlos Ott will meet with the owner to design the ultimate "residence of dreams."

-4000 Sq. ft (entire floor) plus 1330 sq. ft balcony

-Private rooftop garden (1500 sf)

http://echobrickell.com/floor-plans/#61

[Dale]

^ I got that much. It just looks like it soars above Four Seasons in the rendering.

[wpolom]

Sharp looking tower!

[phillyskyline]

Such a sexy design!

[jd3189]

Bump. Wondering if there's more news of this tower.

[dave8721]

Some more renderings from exmiami.org

http://exmiami.org/index.php/echo-brickell-new-renderings/
http://i.imgur.com/XXDQIS6.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/jg3iYGD.jpg

[dave8721]

http://exmiami.org/index.php/pmg-set-to-close-on-echo-brickell-land-for-25-million/

PMG Set To Close On Echo Brickell Land For $25 Million

By exMiami Staff on July 16, 2013

Echo Brickell developer PMG is set to close on a $25 million purchase of the land at 1451 Brickell Avenue where the tower will be built. The sale is expected to close on Wednesday, according to a press release issued by the broker. A $25 million sale values the property at about $955 per square foot.

The seller is a corporation which lists Jorge Hernandez as director. The land was last sold in 2008 for $22 million.

Construction of Echo Brickell is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2014.

http://i.imgur.com/brUgG1V.jpg

[dave8721]

Oh well. Don't know if the FAA or economics are behind the downscaling:

http://exmiami.org/index.php/echo-brickell-shrinks-shorter-and-fewer-units/

Echo Brickell is now to be 57-stories and 635 feet with 166-units.

[chris08876]

This tower was recently FAA approved, and is coming back from the recession. The height is 637 feet since it was downsized. The mayor also expects this one to be fully approved and ready for construction as well. Good thing all these projects are coming back from the grave. :cheers:

[UTEPman]

Sad because the height reduction will likely mean a change in design to one of the cooler proposals on this forum. It seriously is a sweet looking tower in those renders.

[chris08876]

Some information on the project:


Location: 1451 Brickell Avenue,

Completion Date: December 2016

190 Units, 30 Penthouses

ECHO Brickell is located on the coveted East side of Brickell Avenue, the epicenter of Miami’s fastest growing and most metropolitan neighborhood, This elegant boutique development will consist of 190 luxury residential units, featuring a cutting-edge robotic parking system, prime ground floor retail space, a full floor pool suspended over 250’ in the air, a 4,000 square feet state-of-the-art sky fitness center and spa, and 30 penthouse residences, all in a new Conceptual Design by Carlos Ott.

ECHO Brickell Preconstruction Condos in Miami – Building Features
The building is flanked by twin glass atriums housing the works of contemporary artists. The impressive Grand Lobby is modeled by a critically acclaimed design house in a limited collaboration with Carlos Ott. ECHO Brickell’s most notable exterior feature is the awe-inspiring “Open Space”. This futuristic gap in the building’s facade spans the entire width of the tower, rising three stories in height. The Open Space will house the full-floor pool deck, allowing residents to swim from one side of the property to another in the astounding infinity-edge pool. Suspended above the pool deck, fitness center and spa offers breathtaking panoramic views of Biscayne Bay, the Atlantic Ocean, Downtown Miami’s full cityscape, and the surrounding islands. The 190-unit mix is comprised of one and two bedroom units on the lower floors, two and thee bedroom units on the middle floors directly above the Open Space and 16 exclusive penthouse units residing in the building’s pinnacle.

ECHO Brickell Preconstruction Project in Miami – Building Amenities
190 luxury residences with a Brickell address, east of Brickell Avenue

Conceptual Design by Carlos Ott

Limited Edition interior design featuring Carlos Ott and a World-Class Design House

Full-floor pool deck with panoramic views of Biscayne Bay and Downtown Miami

Resort-style poolside service

Food & beverage services exclusive to residents

Private cooled storage spaces

Exceptional concierges services

ECHO Brickell Preconstruction Luxury Apartments - in Brickell - Residences Features:
Delivered furniture ready

Semi-private elevator lobby

Custom interiors inpired by Carlos Ott

Apple® home technology included in all residences :)

Residences feature panoramic water and city views

8’ deep terraces with outdoor barbeque area

10’ – 12’ ceilings with floor to ceiling windows

Wolf stoves and custom hood

Side by side paneled SubZero/Wolf appliances

SubZero Duel Temperature Wine Storage Built-in coffee and espresso machine :slob:

Oversized soaking tub

Developer: PMG – Property Markets Group

Team Conceptual Design: Carlos Ott

Interior Designer: Carlos Ott + World Class Design House

Architect of Record: Cohen Feedman Encinosa
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http://miami-new-construction.com/portfolio/echo-brickell/
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http://miami-new-construction.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/echo-brickell-MNC-pool.jpg
http://miami-new-construction.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/echobrickell-balconies.jpg
http://miami-new-construction.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/echo-brickell-2MNC.jpg
http://miami-new-construction.com/portfolio/echo-brickell/

[bobdreamz]

^ Thanks for the info but I'm wondering when this tower is going to break ground? This project was announced just a about a year ago and the site is still empty.

[chris08876]

^ Thanks for the info but I'm wondering when this tower is going to break ground? This project was announced just a about a year ago and the site is still empty.

The official data from PMG said the first quarter of 2014. But I'm sure by the summer it will speed up. Maybe a slight delay as of this moment.

[chris08876]

Renderings:

http://www.cfearchitects.com/wp-content/uploads/echo-brickell-1.jpg
http://www.cfearchitects.com/wp-content/uploads/echo-brickell-3.jpg
Credit: www.cfearchitects.com

[dave8721]

Set to break ground in 45-60 days
http://www.exmiami.org/index.php/echo-brickell-break-ground-next-month/

[chris08876]

Echo Brickell Moved Their Sales Center To Make Way For Groundbreaking

http://i.imgur.com/upbtVbG.jpg

Echo Brickell’s sales center has moved in order to make way for construction of the tower.

A demolition permit was recently approved, along with a construction permit for the foundation of the building.

The 57-story condo tower will include 180 residential units.
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http://www.exmiami.org/index.php/echo-brickell-moved-their-sales-center-to-make-way-for-groundbreaking/

[Surrealplaces]

Glad to see this one progressing. Even with the downscaled height, still a great looking tower.

[dave8721]

Site work has begun on the project.

http://www.globest.com/news/12_972/miami/finance/Echo-Brickell-Wins-124M-Construction-Loan-351751.html

Echo Brickell Wins $124M Construction Loan
By Jennifer LeClaire

MIAMI—Property Markets Group just won a $123.6 million senior construction loan for Echo Brickell, a 57-story luxury residential condo development in the heart of Downtown Miami’s Brickell Financial District. Canyon Capital Realty Advisors offered the funds.

Ronald Muzii, Jr., South Florida-based senior director with Canyon, called the condo development an “iconic addition to the Brickell skyline." Echo Brickell is currently over 80% presold, and groundbreaking will begin immediately with delivery set for 2017.

“We expect the developer will deliver the highest quality residential experience available in Brickell today and look forward to working with them and their team,” says Muzii. “As the 12th investment in Florida in the last four years and the third major debt transaction in the Brickell submarket, the Echo Brickell transaction demonstrates Canyon Realty’s commitment to invest in this community.”

[dave8721]

goldendusk photo update on the site work
http://www.goldenduskphotography.com/blog/2014/10/26/echo-brickell-to-begin-construction-this-week

[chris08876]

Crane is up. :cheers:

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7555/15846167452_a497ca40d5_b.jpg
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Credit: Gaston Lauge @ https://www.flickr.com/people/114638314@N04/

[dave8721]

Echo's 10,000 square foot penthouse gets $37 million offer.
http://www.thenextmiami.com/index.php/claim-37m-offer-echo-brickell-penthouse/

[Ploppalopp]

I walked by this site on the 28th and it didn't look too different than it did in the picture that Chris posted.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7505/15549192264_0733b464e1_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/pG2F8N)IMG_0517 (https://flic.kr/p/pG2F8N) by Duluth13 (https://www.flickr.com/people/127276128@N03/), on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7554/16170797362_d269c818e0_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qCXyF5)IMG_0516 (https://flic.kr/p/qCXyF5) by Duluth13 (https://www.flickr.com/people/127276128@N03/), on Flickr

[N830MH]

Wow! Very nice!! Haven't already begin construction?

[chris08876]

Wow! Very nice!! Haven't already begin construction?

Yea it began construction. I believe right now its not up to the SSP version of construction, but in relative terms, it is u/c.

I checked the website, and they did update it. Here are some very nice renderings (interior).

http://www.echobrickell.com/gallery/

It will pick up in the next couple of months. Many developers have a timeline of steel rising for q1 of 2015. Most of this tower is sold btw (85%>).

[dave8721]

There is a live camera. Will be interesting to watch once the tower gets going:
http://www.echobrickell.com/live-camera/

[dave8721]

An excavator is now digging on site. (see web cam below)
http://www.echobrickell.com/live-camera/

[dave8721]

Big yellow pile driver drilling on site
https://www.flickr.com/photos/floridaimages/15864834553
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7378/15864834553_db89d2450d_b.jpg

[chris08876]

Shark tank will greet luxe Florida condo owners

Large Rendering: https://cmgpbprealtime.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/pmg-echo_brickell-06-lobby_cam3-02.jpg

Large Rendering #2 (Tower): https://cmgpbprealtime.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/pmg-echo_brickell-01-aerial_view-cityplan-14.jpg

Buyers at the luxury Echo Brickell condominium will be welcomed home by a greeter not usually known for its hospitality.

The 180-unit Miami building will feature a 12,000-gallon shark tank in its opulent lobby.

While the rendering appears to show two very large sharks circling a center column, it’s more of a guideline than a picture of exactly what the aquarium will look like.

Planned for completion in mid-2017, the unique Echo Brickell building designed in collaboration with Carlos Ott, already has more than 85 percent of its units under contract.

And what’s left isn’t cheap. Most of the remaining units are penthouses, the most expensive of which runs upwards of $18 million.

In comparison to Echo Brickell’s 12,000-gallon tank, the largest residential aquarium in the U.S. is a 20,0000-gallon tank in Wisconsin, according to Aquanerd.com.
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http://realtime.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2015/02/13/unusual-and-toothy-concierge-will-greet-luxe-florida-condo-owners/

[Ploppalopp]

from the live camera

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8707/16918892819_a94343ff0e_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/rM4KoB)Echo Brickell Cam (https://flic.kr/p/rM4KoB) by ploppalopp (https://www.flickr.com/people/130732617@N03/), on Flickr

[chris08876]

Thanks plopplop for the update. Looks like in a few weeks this should be u/c by SSP standards. Good news for Miami; last couple of weeks have seen a flurry of projects being started metro wise. More cranes will dot the coast line. :cheers:

[bobdreamz]

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) already has this listed as under construction. Anyways I can't wait to see this skinny tower go vertical and plug in that gap in the skyline between the Chase tower & the Four Seasons.

[Ploppalopp]

Just wondering, do you guys know what those cement trucks are for?

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8708/17110954625_aa140a037e_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/s537F4)Echo Brickell (https://flic.kr/p/s537F4) by ploppalopp (https://www.flickr.com/people/130732617@N03/), on Flickr

It also looks like some new equipment was moved onto the site over the last couple of days.

[Ploppalopp]

They seem to be speeding up now. From the webcam today.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7711/17169282135_1829438f2b_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/sac4pM)Echo Brickell (https://flic.kr/p/sac4pM) by ploppalopp (https://www.flickr.com/people/130732617@N03/), on Flickr

[Ploppalopp]

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8818/16995012489_76e477b909_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/rTMT7H)Echo (https://flic.kr/p/rTMT7H) by ploppalopp (https://www.flickr.com/people/130732617@N03/), on Flickr

[Ploppalopp]

Speeding up!!

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8782/17002633848_0877be707e_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/rUsWFs)echo (https://flic.kr/p/rUsWFs) by ploppalopp (https://www.flickr.com/people/130732617@N03/), on Flickr

Edit: Could that be part of the tower crane on the bottom right? The blue thing.

[colemonkee]

Yes, that's the base for the tower crane.

[dave8721]

Tower crane up at Echo Brickell site :cheers::
http://www.goldenduskphotography.com/blog/2015/4/27/crane-installed-at-echo-brickell

[Ploppalopp]

Yup!
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7709/17299360412_76d073554b_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/smFK9G)Echo Brickell (https://flic.kr/p/smFK9G) by ploppalopp (https://www.flickr.com/people/130732617@N03/), on Flickr

[dave8721]

That makes like 11 or 12 500+ footers under construction in the greater downtown area?

[Ploppalopp]

Yeah, its a pretty crazy number of 500+ foot towers u/c in this area. I'm excited about this building in particular because it has a really smooth look that isn't chopped up by miami-style balconies. By the way, at what point can we move this to the under construction section?

[chris08876]

Nice another one u/c. This and 1000 museum are the sleekest things rising. Although I am quite a fan of SHoPs recent proposal for the Innovation Tower. A twisting design thats unlike others that tend to be dramatic. Fits in right.

[Ploppalopp]

So can we call this under construction or is it still not u/c by SSP standards?

[chris08876]

Looks like advanced shoring is occurring. I don't see any caissions, but it might be a question of image resolution. But by any real world standards this is definitely u/c. Definitely advanced foundation work.

Also CTBUH lists this as under constriction. I'd say another 2 weeks or so and we should see caissons. Looks like there getting ready to dig them in.

[bobdreamz]

That makes like 11 or 12 500+ footers under construction in the greater downtown area?

I have Sixteen 500+ footers under construction within the city of Miami now. The Edgewater district immediately northeast of downtown has four out of those sixteen towers but that depends if you consider it part of the greater downtown area though.

[dave8721]

I have Sixteen 500+ footers under construction within the city of Miami now. The Edgewater district immediately northeast of downtown has four out of those sixteen towers but that depends if you consider it part of the greater downtown area though.

And if you consider those Paraiso projects to be U/C. I think Bayviews is actual U/C but not so sure the others are yet. Brickell House is completed so it should not count anymore. I guess I forgot about Aria but thats another one that is still digging in the dirt, no verticality yet.

[chris08876]

2000 Biscayne is 643 feet. Eventually it will be u/c.

[Ploppalopp]

...

[bobdreamz]

And if you consider those Paraiso projects to be U/C. I think Bayviews is actual U/C but not so sure the others are yet. Brickell House is completed so it should not count anymore. I guess I forgot about Aria but thats another one that is still digging in the dirt, no verticality yet.

Emporis does list Brickell House as completed. I think Brickell BayView , if that is the project you mean is now Brickell Heights since it's address is the same when it was announced and sits on the land right next to the Chase tower.
Aria on the Bay is still listed as planned.
So if we remove Brickell House from the list it is Fifteen towers over 500+ Feet U/C with 4 U/C in Edgewater. Do you consider Edgewater as part of the "greater downtown area'? When all of these towers are completed Miami will have 45 skyscrapers over 500 ft.+| 152+m. It would place Miami in third place in the US after NYC & Chicago in that category and surpassing Houston by 10.

[Ploppalopp]

UNDER CONSTRUCTION!!!

https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5330/16786471703_d4bb328d75_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/rzn4cV)Echo Brickell (https://flic.kr/p/rzn4cV) by ploppalopp (https://www.flickr.com/photos/130732617@N03/), on Flickr<script async src="//widgets.flickr.com/embedr/embedr.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[dave8721]

If we are putting this in U/C status, we should update the height to 57 stories, 635 feet as well.
http://www.emporis.com/buildings/1211315/echo-brickell-miami-fl-usa

[chris08876]

If we are putting this in U/C status, we should update the height to 57 stories, 635 feet as well.
http://www.emporis.com/buildings/1211315/echo-brickell-miami-fl-usa

I believe that emporis figure is wrong. Should be the current height and floors indicated in the title. Sales office confirms it.

Neat Google Rendering:

http://echobrickell-sales.com/images/echo-brickell-sales-map.jpg

This tower has a mix of 10 and 14 ft per floor units, so its not the usual 1 floor = 10 feet ratio we tend to see with Miami-Dade developments.

[MiamiSpartan]

I believe that emporis figure is wrong. Should be the current height and floors indicated in the title. Sales office confirms it.

Neat Google Rendering:

http://echobrickell-sales.com/images/echo-brickell-sales-map.jpg

This tower has a mix of 10 and 14 ft per floor units, so its not the usual 1 floor = 10 feet ratio we tend to see with Miami-Dade developments.

Nice pic, altho it shows the building a bit taller than it is going to be....

[Ploppalopp]

https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7772/17526632401_0742014076_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/sGLzcg)Brickell (https://flic.kr/p/sGLzcg) by ploppalopp (https://www.flickr.com/photos/130732617@N03/), on Flickr

[Ploppalopp]

It's moving pretty quick in my opinion. From the construction cam:
https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7698/17695512812_755b443ab2_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/sXG8su)Echo Brickell (https://flic.kr/p/sXG8su) by ploppalopp (https://www.flickr.com/photos/130732617@N03/), on Flickr


http://www.echobrickell.com/live-camera/

[chris08876]

Some quick work in the last 5 days. :cheers:

Miami's on fire! Next to 1000 Museum, this is one of the more futuristic towers going up.

[Ploppalopp]

Yeah i'm quite excited about this one because it has a nice design and height and on top of that it will fit well with the four seasons tower. 1000 museum will be really awesome to watch rise--its gotta be one of the most unique towers set to rise in the US today.

[chris08876]

its gotta be one of the most unique towers set to rise in the US today.

IDK if the SSP community see's it. Its crazy to think that a tower such as that (1000 museum) only has 87 posts meanwhile 500 Walnut in Philly has 179, and is clearly provincial in comparison. Some fine projects in Miami but no love. A 20 floor building in Calgary gets 400 plus replies but something incredible not so. :(

This calls for a song:

Ain't No Love - Jay Z

ZDOoCZYRoFc

Just think of the song in terms of Miami not getting respect, and when you listen to it, it makes sense. Jay Z is like Miami. No one gives it respect, always hate, but guess what, its kicking everybody's ass. :)

Where's the love??? :sly:

[Ploppalopp]

Yeah, Miami and Florida in general don't seem to get too much attention. I've got to say that when I visited Miami during the winter, I was amazed at how much construction was going on there. It was just like a playground for me! Sales offices pretty much every other block and a new towers going up all over the place. My point is that Miami is a really, really exciting place for anyone interested in big buildings and skyscrapers and so it must be that not too many forumers are from that area.

[Ploppalopp]

Delete.

[Ploppalopp]

https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3721/18751996699_55e5db4f84_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/uz3TiV)Screenshot (22) (https://flic.kr/p/uz3TiV) by ploppalopp (https://www.flickr.com/photos/130732617@N03/), on Flickr

[bobdreamz]

Yeah, Miami and Florida in general don't seem to get too much attention. I've got to say that when I visited Miami during the winter, I was amazed at how much construction was going on there. It was just like a playground for me! Sales offices pretty much every other block and a new towers going up all over the place. My point is that Miami is a really, really exciting place for anyone interested in big buildings and skyscrapers and so it must be that not too many forumers are from that area.

There are plenty of forumers it's just that they fled over to SSC since nobody here seems impressed with what's going up in Miami.

[Ploppalopp]

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/259/19118413428_19d401fc3b_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/v8qSeJ)Echo (https://flic.kr/p/v8qSeJ) by ploppalopp (https://www.flickr.com/photos/130732617@N03/), on Flickr

[Ploppalopp]

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/466/19637713055_601d5dfc13_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/vVjpVz)Screenshot (24) (https://flic.kr/p/vVjpVz) by ploppalopp (https://www.flickr.com/photos/130732617@N03/), on Flickr

[Ploppalopp]

Up to the second floor already!

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/315/19732744726_8090b27da4_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/w4HtwE)Echo B (https://flic.kr/p/w4HtwE) by ploppalopp (https://www.flickr.com/photos/130732617@N03/), on Flickr

[bobdreamz]

^ Nice but this is taking a long time to rise.

[Ploppalopp]

It seems to be moving pretty quick now though. I hope someone on the ground will be able to take some pictures at some point.

[dave8721]

Update:
http://www.goldenduskphotography.com/blog/2015/7/29/echo-brickell-going-vertical

[chris08876]

Moving along. Very slowly but its expected with the type of foundation work this had to have. Although it should speed up now that the hard part is finished.

[chris08876]

Still moving slowly...

But progress nonetheless :)

Via instagram today:

http://standard-discourseorg.netdna-ssl.com/uploads/yimby/original/2X/7/724e077c11e52f8b24742c458799f65ed5cd6bab.jpg
Credit: JDS Development Group (https://instagram.com/p/8v5La0yZKe/?taken-by=jdsdevelopmentgroup)

[bobdreamz]

By TNM Staff on October 29, 2015

http://i.imgur.com/cfc2DnZ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/cfc2DnZ.jpg

Nearly a year after construction began at Echo Brickell, the first glass is now being installed around the building’s robotic garage.

When completed, the project will include about 180 units in a 57-story tower.

PMG is the developer, while Carlos Ott is the design architect.

http://i.imgur.com/Um3vDjh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Um3vDjh.jpg

[dave8721]

http://iconosquare.com/p/1110142311121686191_1739335642
https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xpf1/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/11917805_944912595598410_899859425_n.jpg

[bobdreamz]

^ This is going to be a mini-skinny on the Brickell skyline! Just look at how big the Four Seasons tower is to the left & the JP Morgan tower is to the right.
Nice pic.

[dave8721]

pic from marcvader @ ssc:
http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k637/marcpink13/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpspzko1spe.jpeg

[dave8721]

Side view from Flickr:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/97706129@N05/24367445241
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1589/24367445241_54f7b4bdeb_o.jpg

[dave8721]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/99723318@N02/24600767281
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1473/24600767281_e453ff43c3_b.jpg

[bobdreamz]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/99723318@N02/24600767281
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1473/24600767281_e453ff43c3_b.jpg

^ Brickell Avenue is stunning. How many American cities can compare?

[chris08876]

^^^^

Not many can compare. I think the people that have never visited it, who talk crap about it, will love it once they come to the sunshine city. Often is the case. They come, are amazed by how much is going on, and then they become interested.

Viva La Miami! :cheers:

Note: And this is just a portion of the skyline mass! :tup:
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1551/24512529721_9169284fdc_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Dm685M)
Miami, Florida (https://flic.kr/p/Dm685M) by Daniel Carrico (https://www.flickr.com/photos/danielcarrico/), on Flickr

[chris08876]

GoldenDusk is doing the Miami region a service with all of these updates.

Pics of Echo Brickell Status: http://www.goldenduskphotography.com/blog/2016/2/29/echo-brickell-getting-taller

[dave8721]

Echo rising on the left:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/13553852@N02/25586873906
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1519/25586873906_2100697aad_h.jpg

[MiamiSpartan]

Drove by today....nice to see it moving along so quickly.....

[chris08876]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CftHsEUUkAAvutJ.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CfS_szWWEAQZq4n.jpg
Credit: Echo Brickell (https://twitter.com/EchoBrickell)

[bobdreamz]

https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1680/26249065171_044444a63c_o.jpg
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1680/26249065171_044444a63c_o.jpg

^ A nice afternoon image of Echo rising a third of the way up next door to the Four Seasons tower as a Metrorail train heads towards Brickell.

[chris08876]

http://static1.squarespace.com/static/5567d7ade4b07d3d31ab5717/t/5718cae71bbee08525c580fa/1461242603830/?format=750w

http://static1.squarespace.com/static/5567d7ade4b07d3d31ab5717/t/5718ca4c2eeb81a760067a02/1461242450276/?format=750w

http://static1.squarespace.com/static/5567d7ade4b07d3d31ab5717/t/5718cb8e4c2f85e87c66f2f7/1461242768714/?format=750w
Credit: Tectonic (http://tectonicphoto.com/blog/2016/4/21/construction-photos-echo-brickell-miami)

[dave8721]

Nice shot
http://iconosquare.com/p/1236419564687462395_1739335642
https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/12950237_498736060317064_1270517591_n.jpg