Waterline Miami River

Waterline Miami River

Miami, FL

PROPERTY CHARACTERISTICS

  • 6.31 acre development site with over 1,000 feet of unobstructed water frontage along the Miami River
  • Site to be developed into approximately 700 apartment units in two phases
  • Located on the Miami River half a mile south of Miami's Health District and within 1.5 miles of the Downtown/Brickell CBD

ACQUISITION

  • May 2018

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

  • The Miami River is a burgeoning dining and entertainment destination that is attracting significant developer interest
  • Location near Miami’s Health District, which employs 45,000 and draws 160,000 annual visitors (2nd largest health district in the U.S.), yet which is under-supplied for quality multifamily
  • Attractive cost basis with land acquisition price per square-foot representing a significant discount to recent land transactions in Miami's urban core
  • Site’s large footprint enables development of cost-effective, 8-story wrap construction

EXECUTION

  • Mast partnered with AEW, a global real estate investment firm, to acquire and develop the site
  • Retained Coral Gables-based Corwil Architects, who have considerable for-rent residential experience and a strong track record in Miami, to design the project
  • Phase I of the project began construction in Dec 2018 and achieved TCO Oct 2020
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