Closed loans, pending financing and refinancing disputes: what Mercedes-Benz Places and other Miami condo projects reveal about preconstruction buyer risk.

At 1809 Brickell, the past rose to the surface. Not metaphor. Not nostalgia. A burial site. A choice. And a city learning how to remember.

The Miami River combines residential development, Caribbean trade and marine industry. What its history and working waterfront mean for riverfront real estate.

Faena Residences Miami River isn’t starting from scratch, it’s building on the legacy of Viñoly’s original One River Point. Same silhouette, new story.

The cost is estimated between $28–32 million, and if you’re a unit owner, your share will probably land somewhere around $10K. It’s not due tomorrow — payments will start in 2026, with financing options. Still, it’s not nothing. Especially for something most people will never see, even though it’s literally what holds the island together.

April 2024 construction photographs of Mercedes-Benz Places in Brickell, with a look at the excavation, project plans and earlier 1 Southside Park design.

In 2021, Treehouse Hotels announced its first United States location at 1 Southside Park in Brickell. The proposal combined a 191 room hotel with residences, offices, a rebuilt fire station, Southside Park improvements and a direct connection to The Underline.

For more than two decades, Perricone's Marketplace was part of everyday life in Brickell. These photographs document the restaurant's final days as demolition begins, marking the end of one of the neighborhood's most recognizable gathering places.

Crescent Heights’ Alton Road site in October 2017, with photographs of the former South Shore Hospital and plans for the Made in South Beach development.