South Miami is burgeoning with new developments, some under construction, others on the drawing boards and others on the minds of landowners.

In the SOMIonline Spring issue we covered the approved new AvalonBay Communities South Miami Part Two with its 16 stories towering over our historic designed buildings and a reimagined Dorn Avenue. In this edition, we follow the construction of new residential units on the west side of US1 on Sunset Drive, across from the city hall campus on the site of the former Bank United building.

The Edge at Sunset

This is a 10-story, 316-unit multi-family project by Alta Developers, located at 6075 Sunset Drive. The new residential units are nestled in a high-density urban setting of SoMi’s vibrant restaurant and retail district and steps away from the South Miami Metrorail Station and U.S.1. The development will have 3,718 SF of leasable ground level retail space. Architects are MSA; Interior design is by Hebra Interiorismo of Valencia, Spain. Completion date, late summer 2027.

Under construction, June 2026

Under construction, September, 2026

Photos: SOMI Magazine

This time next year in 2027 we’ll be welcoming new residents to our South Miami community.

Architectural renderings

SOUTH MIAMI DEVELOPMENT UPDATES

In our next issue, the start of SOMI Magazine’s twenty-second year, our DEVELOPMENT feature will include the redevelopment of the commonly known “Petco Shopping Center” on 62 Avenue and US1 with the arrival of a Sprouts Farmers Market, the new “luxury student housing” under construction on the site of the former Rodeway Inn on 71 Street in a cluster of high-rise student housing units, the proposed redevelopment of the South Miami city hall campus, and an exclusive update on The Shops at Sunset Place massive redevelopment.

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