Sea Levels Rise, Streets Rise, Taxes Rise -- where does that leave the rest of us as Miami Beach policy continues to discourage new development? By Ross Milroy | May 8th, 2017 [caption id="attachment_23390" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Source: Miami Herald[/caption] Mayor Phillip Levine largely centered his 2013 mayoral campaign on the promise of reducing...
From Swamp Land to the Ritzy Bal Harbour Mall By Ross Milroy | March 21, 2017 Founded by industrialist Robert C. Graham, Walter O. Briggs and Carl G. Fisher, Bal Harbour transformed from swampy land that stretched to the Atlantic to one of the most affluent cities in the country. After filling...
By Ross Milroy | March 21, 2017 Challenged with creating harmony and balance between the existing courtyard of the Surf Club Hotel, Richard Meier took on the task of creating a luxury private residence development to rekindle the old-Miami glamour once favored by guests from Sinatra to Churchill. Meier is known...
By Ross Milroy | March 17, 2017 Included in the prestigious list of those who proved victorious on Bravo’s Top Chef competition show, Paul Qui quickly rose to culinary stardom. Moving on to earn the coveted James Beard Award for ‘Best Chef in the Southwest,' Pao celebrates modern pan Asian cuisine and...
By Ross Milroy | March 17, 2017 What was once the famous Bal Harbour Club has become the sensational brand-new Oceana Bal Harbour condominiums - an amazing lifestyle ocean front project that combines architecture and contemporary art to create a world-class inhabited museum where artwork can interact with resident’s daily life. The Starchitect behind...
By Ross Milroy | March 17, 2017 Ross was honored to receive an invitation to participate in Avenue Magazine’s expert round-table discussion held at One Hotel and Homes alongside Miami’s top developers and real estate professionals. The group, which included Mark Zilbert, Michael Tillman, Edgardo DeFortuna, Shahab Karmely, and more, tackled...
By Ross Milroy | March 7, 2017 With each day comes new information and new policy from Trump’s White House centered on immigration reform. During the first weeks of March, Trump has revised his plan which has made exceptions for some countries, such as Iraq, as well as allowing Green Card...
By Ross Milroy | Jan 26, 2017 The Continental Restaurant at the Gates Hotel South Beach joins the ranks of other acclaimed Chef Stephen Starr favorites like Makoto, Steak 954 and the recently opened Verde. Continental Miami (which originally opened in Philadelphia) is located on the captivating peninsula where the Collins...
By Ross Milroy | Jan 26, 2017 Soon to be newest crown jewel to come out of the revitalization of Coconut Grove is sure to be the Park Grove development, now passing the 12th out of 20 floors in the Club Residences and Two Park Grove towers. The project was designed...
By Ross Milroy | Jan 26, 2017 Being the luxury automotive brand’s first foray into lending its name to a residential development, the Porsche Design Tower has broken new grounds for design, style and function. Newly opened in the rapidly changing Sunny Isles neighborhood, the Porsche Design Tower spared no expense...