Mandala Proposes BLUR Workshop-Designed Courtyard By Marriott in Downtown Miami

Mandala Holdings has submitted new plans to Miami’s Urban Development Review Board for a 31-story Courtyard By Marriott hotel tower in Downtown Miami’s Omni district at 511 NE 15th Street. The proposal will be reviewed at a meeting by the UDRB on November 20. The hotel tower is designed by the Atlanta-based BLUR Workshop and will feature 269 hotel rooms, 16,131 SF of office space and 28,261 SF of entertainment space split between conference rooms, ballrooms and restaurant space. No parking component will be built as part of the development and will be provided offsite.

Blue Jay Capital Gearing Up To Break Ground On Virgin Hotels Brickell Tower With Co-Living

Blue Jay Capital is getting ready to break ground on a 40-story hotel project at 1040 S. Miami Ave. which will be Miami’s first Virgin Hotels location with a second location planned for South Beach. Virgin Hotels Brickell Tower is designed by the Atlanta-based BLUR Workshop. The Brickell property will feature 250 hotel rooms, 150 residential units, a 3-story terraced rooftop lounge with pool, library, coffee shop, beer garden, live music venue, spa, restaurant, bar, social club and 15,000 SF of meeting and event space. The residential component will offer micro units, some of which will be under 400 SF, as well as co-living units with 3-4 bedrooms. The hotel and residential components will share the amenities. Groundbreaking is expected for 2020 with an expected completion date in 2023.