MIAMI | Resorts World | HEIGHT ? | Multiple Towers

[chris08876]

Some recent news: Four new lobbyists registered yesterday to represent Resorts World Miami

Seems like they are pushing for this on the political side.


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http://therealdeal.com/miami/blog/20...land-and-more/

[chris08876]

Current Site:

Miami Herald Demolition Dust Storm by Phillip Pessar, on Flickr

[chris08876]

Bernardo Fort-Brescia will be the lead architect for this. Genting recently hired him.

[chris08876]

Genting: We’re Still Working On A Mixed-Use Project At Resorts World Miami

Genting continues to move forward with plans for a mixed-use project on the former Miami Herald site, the company told shareholders in a recent presentation.

In the presentation, which was released last month, Genting said that plans for the mixed-use project at Resorts World Miami and demolition of the Herald building ‘is underway.’ That is similar to what the company has been telling shareholders for at least a year.

Recently released reports revealed that Genting spent nearly $90,000 on Tallahasse lobbyists in the first quarter of 2015 in an attempt to legalize destination casino resorts, which didn’t pass in this year’s legislative session. Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands spent nearly $140,000 in the quarter, according to the reports.

Lobbyists for Genting, including land-use attorneys and Arquitectonica founder Bernardo Fort-Brescia have met with county officials in recent months, but the secretive Genting has kept plans tightly under wraps.

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http://www.thenextmiami.com/index.ph...s-world-miami/

[chris08876]

Construction Crews At The Resorts World Site Might Be Building A Seawall

Don’t get excited – those cranes on the former Miami Herald site aren’t working on a foundation for Resorts World Miami.

Instead, they are possibly rebuilding a seawall behind the property, or the site could be being used as a staging area for the Venetian Causeway construction project.

Genting, the tight-lipped owner of the property, hasn’t announced anything recently. Workers queried at the job site were unable to provide a coherent response to TNM.

Genting filed construction permits to rebuild the seawall earlier this month.

Also this month, Dade’s Property Appraiser filed a lawsuit against Genting again over the assessed value of the Resorts World property. It is the second time that the property appraiser has taken such action.

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http://www.thenextmiami.com/index.ph...ing-a-seawall/

[chris08876]

Aerial of the Site:


Credit: GoldenDusk

[N830MH]

Originally Posted by chris08876

Aerial of the Site:


Credit: GoldenDusk

Wow! I remember old Miami Herald site and now, it's gone!

Is under construction yet? Is going to be build a new resorts hotel?

[chris08876]

Resorts World Trades Land With The Florida Department of Transportation

Resorts World Miami executed a land swap with the Florida Department of Transportation last month.

As part of the deal, Resorts World turned over 4,482 square feet of property to FDOT. Also included were all rights of ingress, egress, light, air and view between Resort World’s remaining property and any facility constructed on the newly exchanged property. FDOT is working on plans for signature bridge there.

At the same time, FDOT signed over about 607 square feet of land to Resorts World.

Paperwork for the deal was signed for by Edward Farrell, president of Resorts World Bimini and Miami. Farrell was appointed to the position a year ago. At the time of his appointment, Farrell said that he would ‘focus on developing Resorts World Bimini into the most convenient integrated resort island in the Caribbean for the South Florida market.’


Newly added to Resorts World:

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[chris08876]

Florida Gov. Rick Scott signs new gambling compact with Seminole Tribe

After months of negotiations, Gov. Rick Scott quietly signed a compact with the Seminole Tribe late Monday that will generate nearly $3 billion in added revenue to the state over seven years in exchange for the exclusive right to operate blackjack and add craps and roulette.

The 20-year deal also allows the Legislature to open the door for parimutuels to operate new slots casinos in Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties and allows the existing South Florida racinos to seek voter approval to operate limited blackjack tables.

"With a $3 billion guarantee (over the first seven years) along with a cap on the tribe's gaming, it is my hope that this compact can be the foundation of a stable and predictable gaming environment for the state of Florida," Scott wrote in a letter to House Speaker Steve Crisafulli and Senate President Andy Gardiner on Monday. "My execution of this compact is the first step in the process outlined in law, and I look forward to continuing to work with you and your respective chambers this session in order to ratify this $3 billion historic agreement."

The agreement must now win approval from the House and Senate, which are required to ratify the deal. The lead negotiator for the Senate said Monday that he was optimistic.

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But the measure also opens the door to expanded gaming, especially in South Florida, where the Malaysian company Genting has said it wants to build a full casino resort on Biscayne Bay on the former site of the Miami Herald building. Under the compact, the tribe would continue to make payments even in the face of increased competition from a new Miami or Broward slots casino. The Fontainebleau in Miami Beach is also likely to compete for the slots license.

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http://www.tampabay.com/news/politic...-tribe/2256887

[dave8721]

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/loca...e73865292.html

Is Genting looking to flip former Miami Herald property?

Unable to build the luxury Miami casino and resort envisioned five years ago when they dropped $236 million for 14 acres on Biscayne Bay, gaming giant Genting Group may indeed be actively seeking to flip the property.

Rumored for years, the company’s interest in selling the former site of the Miami Herald’s headquarters was confirmed recently on condition of anonymity by a developer who said he was shown the property. The meeting came after another failed attempt to change Florida’s restrictive gambling laws during the state’s 2016 legislative session.

Even now, Genting continues to be active in Tallahassee, where its Resorts World Miami affiliate is represented on matters of “casino hotels” by Ballard Partners, and in the city of Miami, where former congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart registered to lobby for the company in January. Meanwhile, Genting was among the interested parties last year when the county sought to partner with a developer to build out the space over the Omni bus station and attached Metromover station, and the company is in the midst of renovating the historic Boulevard Shops across from the Performing Arts Center.

As for building plans, Genting hasn’t submitted any for the site since seeking comments on plans for an “as-of-right” project more than two years ago, according to the city’s planning department. Since then, Assistant Director Luciana Gonzalez said a search of the department’s files show no applications for building permits, marina or bay walk.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/loca...#storylink=cpy

[chris08876]

New 580-Foot Hotel Planned At Genting’s Resorts World Omni

Resorts World appears to be moving forward with new development at their massive Miami property.

Yesterday (February 28), an application was submitted to the FAA to build a hotel at Resorts World’s Omni property at 1501 Biscayne Boulevard.

The hotel will rise 580 feet above ground, according to the proposal.

At that height, the hotel would be about double the size of the 28-story Hilton Miami Downtown currently located at the same property. The Hilton was originally built in 1978 as an Omni hotel, and includes 527 rooms.

This is the second FAA application submitted by Resorts World in as many months. In January, the company submitted plans for three towers on the former Miami Herald site.

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[chris08876]

Senate To Vote On Bill That Could Permit Casino At Resorts World Miami

Florida lawmakers are once again considering a bill that would allow a casino to be built in Miami-Dade or Broward.

The bill was already approved by a Senate committee last week. It is scheduled for a vote by the full Senate when it convenes on March 7.

In previous years, Florida lawmakers have failed to approved bills as time ran out for a deal before the legislative session ended. This year is different though, as lawmakers have the legislation ready to go even before the session begins.

If approved, two new casinos offering slot machines would be permitted, as part of a new deal with the Seminole Tribe. One of those new casinos could be Genting’s Resorts World Miami, ( they would have to compete with other bidders for the rights.)

The Florida House is not on board with the plan yet though, and has a competing bill that doesn’t allow for gambling expansion. Negotiation between the Senate and House would be required to resolve their differences.

Even if the legislation fails, Genting is still working to use the slots permit from Gulfstream to build a casino in downtown Miami. Genting has sued Miami-Dade County in an attempt to clarify their legal right to build the casino, and the next hearing in that case is scheduled for August 2017.

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[chris08876]

Originally Posted by chris08876

New 580-Foot Hotel Planned At Genting’s Resorts World Omni

No casino yet, but Genting proposes a hotel over Omni bus terminal

A proposal by casino giant Genting to build a possible 300-room hotel on the site of Miami-Dade’s Omni bus terminal has cleared a big hurdle, winning the unanimous approval of the county commission’s transportation committee for a 90-year-lease of the public property.

Genting’s Resorts World Miami, whose efforts to build a massive casino resort in the Omni district have been stalled for years, was the sole bidder on a county request for proposals to redevelop the open-air bus terminal and refurbish the adjacent Metromover station.

The redevelopment site, totaling just under one acre, includes Northeast 14th Terrace, a one-block-long street that would be permanently closed. Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez said in a memo that the deal with Genting would generate nearly $55 million in rent and revenue-sharing for the county over the life of the lease.

The Genting tower would rise over a rebuilt and expanded ground-level bus station with air-conditioned passenger waiting rooms, a significant improvement over the existing bare-bones terminal, where only slender canopies protect users from the elements. The tower would include retail shops on the ground floor. It lies within walking distance of the highrise Hilton Miami Hotel.

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http://www.miamiherald.com/news/loca...139301033.html

[chris08876]

Larger Renderings:









Credit: NXT

[chris08876]

Resorts World Miami Approved By FAA For Three Towers At Herald Site

The FAA granted approval today to Resorts World Miami for a three-tower project on the site where the Miami Herald building once stood.

According to the proposal, each of the three towers would rise to an identical height of 642 feet above ground, or 649 feet above sea level.

FAA review took about five months. The project has not been reviewed yet by city officials or the Urban Development Review Board.

Resorts World Miami still has a separate application pending with the FAA for a 580-foot tower above the county-owned Omni transit terminal.

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[chris08876]

Title change request to: MIAMI | Resorts World Miami | 3 X 642 FT | FLOORS

Per data in above post. Floors unknown as of the moment.

[bobdreamz]

Originally Posted by chris08876

Title change request to: MIAMI | Resorts World Miami | 2 X 642 FT | FLOORS

Per data in above post. Floors unknown as of the moment.

Shouldn't it be 3 Towers x 642 Ft. ?

[chris08876]

Originally Posted by bobdreamz

Shouldn't it be 3 Towers x 642 Ft. ?

Yes. Typo on my part. OP edited.

[chris08876]

Legal Documents: https://www.scribd.com/document/3675...om_embed:dead:

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Resorts World Files Petition For Declaratory Statement To Allow Gambling At Omni

The former Omni mall could have gambling, if a petition filed by Resorts World is granted.

On December 5, Resorts World Omni filed a petition for a declaratory statement from Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

The company wants to move a quarter-horse permit from Gulfstream Park to the Omni, but wants a declaration that the permit can be used in Miami-Dade (Gulfstream straddles the county line.)

The property that has been leased for the gambling activities sits across from Edgewater’s Publix, at the corner of 17th Terrace and Biscayne Boulevard.

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[chris08876]

Genting Gambling Rights Lawsuit Against Miami-Dade Dismissed

Genting’s lawsuit against Miami-Dade County seeking to force a ruling on gambling rights has been dismissed.

In 2016, Genting filed a lawsuit that named State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle and Miami-Dade County, seeking a declaratory judgement on whether slot machines and card games would face local enforcement if a Gulfstream Park racing license was transferred to the Omni property on downtown Miami’s Biscayne Boulevard.

The company also filed a Petition for a Declaratory Statement with the Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation on whether the state would allow the permit itself to be moved from Gulfstream.

In April, the DBPR ruled that the permit could not be moved, rendering the lawsuit against Miami-Dade moot.

In a May 23 court filing, both sides agreed to the dismissal without prejudice (allowing the suit to be potentially filed again), and each side will pay for their own legal fees.

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