{"id":372974,"date":"2026-08-16T12:38:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T12:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/372974\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T12:38:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T12:38:15","slug":"foundation-work-underway-at-1600-edgewater-in-miamis-arts-entertainment-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/372974\/","title":{"rendered":"Foundation Work Underway at 1600 Edgewater in Miami\u2019s Arts &#038; Entertainment District"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Foundation work is underway at 1600 Edgewater, a 33-story residential building at 1600 Northeast 2nd Avenue in Miami\u2019s Arts &amp; Entertainment District. Designed by Kobi Karp Architecture &amp; Interior Design and developed by Sabet Group, the approximately 384-foot-tall structure will yield 282 rental units, 9,519 square feet of commercial space, and 352 parking spaces. GT McDonald Construction is serving as general contractor.<\/p>\n<p>Recent photographs published by <a href=\"https:\/\/floridiandevelopment.com\/sabet-groups-1600-edgewater-begins-construction-as-miamis-omni-district-enters-new-development-boom\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Floridian Development<\/a> show crews working across the cleared property with drilling equipment and excavators in use. The activity follows the demolition of the former low-rise structures and marks the first major stage of construction ahead of the reinforced concrete superstructure.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5136.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"831\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Kobi Karp Architecture &amp; Interior Design.<\/p>\n<p>The tower will contain 262 market-rate residences and 20 affordable units reserved for households earning at or below 60 percent of the area median income. Apartments will range from studios to one- and two-bedroom layouts.<\/p>\n<p>Renderings depict the tower rising from a multi-story podium with a predominantly dark gray and white exterior. The residential levels feature floor-to-ceiling glass, projecting balconies, rounded corners, and dark horizontal bands extending across the elevations. The upper portion of the building incorporates additional setbacks and outdoor amenity areas, culminating in a rooftop pool and restaurant.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5134.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1141\" height=\"834\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Kobi Karp Architecture &amp; Interior Design.<\/p>\n<p>The podium will contain the majority of the building\u2019s 352 parking spaces, while commercial space will be positioned throughout portions of the development, including the rooftop restaurant. Additional amenities are planned across indoor and outdoor areas of the tower.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41601\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5135.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1328\" height=\"746\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Kobi Karp Architecture &amp; Interior Design.<\/p>\n<p>Sabet Group acquired the approximately half-acre property for $14.3 million in late 2022. The site was formerly occupied by low-rise commercial structures near the northeast corner of Northeast 16th Street and Northeast 2nd Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>The development was presented to Miami\u2019s Urban Development Review Board in March 2025. Earlier plans called for 328 parking spaces and 6,615 square feet of commercial space, figures that were subsequently increased to 352 spaces and 9,519 square feet, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41599\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5133.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1330\" height=\"871\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Kobi Karp Architecture &amp; Interior Design.<\/p>\n<p>Permitting has continued to progress since the project received its design approvals. Site preparation and foundation permits have been approved, along with a vertical construction permit, while the master building permit remains under review. The master permit covers nearly 500,000 square feet of construction with an estimated value exceeding $93 million.<\/p>\n<p>Although marketed as 1600 Edgewater, the property is located within Miami\u2019s Arts &amp; Entertainment District, historically known as Omni, immediately south of the Edgewater neighborhood. The nearest Metromover stop is the School Board station along Northeast 15th Street.<\/p>\n<p>Completion of 1600 Edgewater is currently anticipated in 2028.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/hud0UH\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe<\/a> to YIMBY\u2019s daily e-mail<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https%3A%2F%2Ffloridayimby.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/google_preferred_source_badge.png\" width=\"245\" height=\"40\" alt=\"Make YIMBY preferred on Google\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/yimbygram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Follow<\/a> YIMBYgram for real-time photo updates<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/YIMBYFB\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Like<\/a>\u00a0YIMBY on Facebook<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yimbytweets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Follow<\/a> YIMBY\u2019s Twitter for the latest in YIMBYnews<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/floridayimby.com\/category\/uncategorized\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Uncategorized<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Foundation work is underway at 1600 Edgewater, a 33-story residential building at 1600 Northeast 2nd Avenue in Miami\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":372975,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-372974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=372974"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372974\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/372975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=372974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=372974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=372974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}