Another big Wynwood apartment project has topped off.
Wynwood 29 actually includes two buildings, one at 12 stories (178 feet) and another at 8 stories, on opposite sides of the street
The combined project will include:
248 apartments
26,651 square feet of retail
372 parking spaces
Related Group and Metro 1 are the developers, Arquitectonica is the architect and Beauchamp Construction is the contractor.
(source: thenextmiami.com, rendering: Beauchamp Construction)
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(source: therealdeal.com, picture: Juan Carmy)
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