The Mandarin Oriental. Photo by George Apostolidis
The Guide: Miami
November 1, 2005
Other developers gaining a foothold include Leviev Boymelgreen, an Israeli-backed company from New York, whose leading Miami project is Marquis, a 67-story, 306-unit development in the heart of downtown designed by the local powerhouse firm Arquitectonica. Another is Paradise, whose newest development is Park Lane, a 33-story complex in which each of the 143 condos is a corner unit with loftlike spaces and views of Biscayne Bay. The building is touted as the city’s most amenities-rich development to date, a title it may be able to retain for a while, thanks to the efforts of Chad Oppenheim, one of the city’s most dynamic and compelling architects. Only 34, he has already stamped the city with 20 buildings over the past six years. Oppenheim’s projects range from hip and affordable to high-end and exclusive, but are always on the cutting edge, continually redefining modernism. His designs for buildings such as Ten Museum Park, with its 12 rooftop pools and spalike interiors, and Cube, with its cantilevered boxy units, have dramatically changed the way people view high-rises.
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The Beach House is Richard Meier’s first project in Miami Beach. Photography by dbox. (Click image to enlarge.) Other upscale developments can be found on “millionaire’s row,” which runs along Collins Avenue in South Beach. Among the top buildings are the residences at the Setai, Canyon Ranch Living, and the Beach House by architect Richard Meier. At the southern tip of South Beach are Continuum I and II, which are set on the last pieces of untouched oceanfront land in the area. Downtown, nothing stands out more than the Four Seasons tower. At 70 stories high, it is the tallest residential building south of New York, and its penthouses offer views of the entire city.
Real Estate: The High Life
The Related Group, 305.460.9900, www.relatedgroup.com
Icon Brickell, 888.340.9367, www.iconbrickell.com
Philippe Starck, 33.1.48.07.54.54, www.philippe-starck.com
Apogee, 305.538.2468, www.apogeesouthbeach.com
Trump Towers, 305.682.2222, www.miamitrumptowers.com
Dacra, 305.531.8700, www.dacra.com
Aqua, 305.867.5700, www.aqua.net
Leviev Boymelgreen, 305.573.8830
Marquis, 305.374.9933, www.marquismiami.com
Arquitectonica, 305.372.1812, www.arquitectonica.com
Paradise & Park Lane, 305.573.8700
Chad Oppenheim, 305.576.8404, www.oppenheimarchitecture.com
Ten Museum Park, 305.573.2025, www.tenmuseumpark.com
Setai, 305.672.7900, www.setai.com
Canyon Ranch Living, 888.987.9876, www.canyonranchliving.com
The Beach House, 305.695.7823, www.beachhousemiami.com
Continuum, 305.695.1111, www.continuum-so-beach.com
Four Seasons, 305.381.8050, www.iliveat.com
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