PROJECT: LINCOLN ROAD GAP STORE Miami Beach’s Lincoln Road Gap is expected to re-open with a new second floor and an additional 4,000 square feet of space. The San Francisco-based retailer is hosting a public re-opening celebration on June 20. Designed by Miami locals Carlos and Jackie Touzet of Touzet Studio, the new structure is now a…
PROJECT: LINCOLN ROAD COMMUNITY CHURCH COURTYARD Plans to move forward with commercial development on land currently occupied by the terrace of the Miami Beach Community Church on Lincoln Road have been given the OK by Miami Beach’s Historic Preservation Board. The controversial plan will see a three-story building go up on the historic site next door to…
PROJECT: LINCOLN ROAD COMMUNITY CHURCH COURTYARD Miami Beach’s Historic Preservation Board has approved a controversial plan to build a 2-story retail building next to the Miami Beach Community Church on Lincoln Road, according to Touzet Studio. The historic 1920 church designed by Walter De Garmo (along with a 1949 addition by Russel Pancoast) will be preserved,…
PROJECT: LINCOLN ROAD APPLE STORE Construction on a new 14,000 square foot Apple Store on Lincoln Road is now underway. Apple’s new two-level store will be located at 1021 Lincoln Road, next door to a new Gap Store. An Auburn-Duesenberg-Cord auto salon designed by Russell Pancoast was once located on the site, but that building was destroyed…
PROJECT: LINCOLN ROAD COMMUNITY CHURCH COURTYARD In December, we broke the news that the Miami Beach Community Church was strongly considering leasing its courtyard to commercial developers. Church leaders called the $100 million offer a “miracle from God.” Meanwhile, locals — and even some church members — said the church was selling its sanctuary for…
PROJECT: LINCOLN ROAD COMMUNITY CHURCH COURTYARD Miami architecture firm Touzet Studio has unveiled a plan to build a 2-story retail center on Lincoln Road in the courtyard of the historic Miami Beach Community Church. The plan includes demolishing both the raised terrace where the courtyard is located and an outer wall surrounding the courtyard. A…
PROJECT: LINCOLN ROAD CHURCH COURTYARD There was much brouhaha when news dropped that the courtyard of the Miami Beach Congregational Church, that stately old church on Lincoln Road, could soon be filled with a three-story retail project, with roof garden. Miami Beach’s oldest church, designed by Walter DeGarmo with a rectory building added later by Russell Pancoast, never…
PROJECT: CHRIS BOSH HOME Chris Bosh may not be the league’s most valuable player, but he does own the NBA’s most valuable real estate portfolio. Not only is Bosh’s North Bay Road home on Miami Beach the most expensive home owned by a current player, but he also owns a home in California that is…
PROJECT: DESIGN DISTRICT RETAIL CENTER Demolition of the Power Studios building in the Design District is nearly complete. It will be replaced by a retail center designed by local architecture firm Touzet Studio. Lyle Chariff tells exMiami that his phone has been ringing ‘off the hook’ since demolition began last week with buyers wanting to…
PROJECT: CORAL GABLES RESIDENCE The City of Coral Gables has a prescriptive zoning code that favors historical “styles” over contemporary design. This apparent conflict between our client’s fantasy of a modern home and the City’s classically-oriented design code helped to inform the design. The “City-side” façade presents itself as two restrained stone-clad volumes – a…