The Department of Physical Planning in the Ministry of Works and Urban Development is presently reviewing the site plan presented by Neworld One Bay Street Ltd. for the construction of a "multi-storey parking garage" on the 6.1 acre tract of land immediately west of the British Colonial Hilton on Marlborough Street.
An inspection of the plans reveals that what the department describes in the notice as a "multi-storey parking garage" is in fact an 11-level structure referred to as "The Pointe Parking, Office and Retail Building". The proposed building is part of the redevelopment of the site by Neworld One Bay Street Ltd., which was incorporated by McKinney Bancroft and Hughes Corporate Services on October 20, 2014. Neworld One is owned by China State Construction Engineering Corporation, which also owns China Construction America (CCA). CCA also owns the British Colonial Hilton hotel.
Yesterday, Guardian Business examined the plans at the Department of Physical Planning, and they show a multi-use structure with space for retail, a lobby and space for offices as well as parking slips. The entrance to the building will be off West Bay Street, and the exit will be back onto West Bay. The project team is headed by China Construction America (CCA) - the owner - and includes Miami-based ADD Inc., now with Stantec as design consultant, Island Site Developments as civil works contractor, Kevin Sweeting and Associates as architect of record and Turell, Hall and Associates out of Naples, Florida, for marina design. The Pointe is a $250 million project, featuring a 200-room residential component and an 80-slip marina next to the Hilton.
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The Department of Physical Planning explained that the plans for the proposed building are available for viewing at the department's office on John F. Kennedy Drive in the Aventura Plaza.
"Interested persons and organizations are invited to review the information on file and provide written comments to the acting director of physical planning within 21 days of this notice," wrote Acting Director Charles Zonicle.
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