Wood Partners' Stantec-Designed Midtown 8 Officially Tops Off In Midtown Miami

Wood Partners, Stantec and Kast Construction have officially celebrated the topping off of Midtown 8, their new 28-story, 389,700 SF residential development in Midtown Miami. Located on a two-acre site at 2901 and 2951 NE 1st Avenue in Midtown Miami, the mixed-use development by the Atlanta-based multifamily developer Wood Partners includes residences, retail space and parking. Residential units range from studios to three-bedroom penthouses with high ceilings.

Midtown 8 features nearly 30,000 SF of commercial space, 519-car parking garage, 27 Citi Bike spots. Amenities include co-working space, a spacious hammock garden that provides a tropical feel amidst the city, a rocking chair lounge area, yoga studio, demonstration kitchen and juice bar. The outdoor amenity spaces also features lush greenery and green walls creating an inviting and relaxing oasis for residents as well as a landscaped linear outdoor space with dog walk area and a colorful mural art wall expressive of the neighborhood. 

“We’re proud to be celebrating this momentous milestone for Midtown 8, said Jennifer Llop-Noy, project manager, Stantec’s Miami office. Once completed, Midtown 8 will provide exceptional residences with sophisticated interiors and amenities for the local market in Midtown Miami, one of the most dynamic residential enclaves in the city.”

“The 28-story luxury rental tower will have 387 units and a 10-story parking structure with a rooftop amenity deck with pool, fitness center and club room to allow for beautiful views of Miami.  There will be seven bridges connecting the garage to the residential tower. The team of Kast Construction, Wood Partners and Stantec Architecture look forward to delivering this project in May 2019,” said Dave DeMay, senior vice president, Kast Construction.

Midtown 8 Close to Breaking Ground

Midtown 8 is gearing up to break ground as Midtown is slated to get another residential tower. Wood Partners of Atlanta who is developing the project applied for a demolition permit on October 13 after plans for the development were approved by the city's Planning & Zoning Department in August. Stantec will head up construction. Midtown 8 will be a 390,000 SF development featuring 387 luxury rental apartment units over 28-stories with 30,000 SF of ground-floor retail. Units will range from studio, one-bedroom, two-bedrooms and three-bedroom penthouses. It will also include 519 parking spaces, 27 bike parking spaces, a club house and an amenity deck. They will also build a landscaped linear park and dog park. The project will be built on the 2.03-acre site located at 2901 and 2951 NE 1st Ave. The site has previously served as a recreation area with a concrete slab used to erect tents for Art Basel adjacent to the future sites of Midtown 6 and Midtown 7. Midtown Opportunities Vib LLC, an entity controlled by the developers purchased the site in 2011 for about $6 million.