A historic villa is turning into an exclusive abode by 2023 in this Surfside project
BY REBECCA SAN JUAN
MARCH 19, 2021 07:00 AM, UPDATED MARCH 19, 2120 08:00 PM
A historic Surfside villa is a getting a new lease on life, thanks to a $200 million development project.
Fort Partners is moving forward with its plan for Seaway Villas, located at 9149 Collins Ave., according to the firm´s founder, Nadim Ashi. Built in 1936, the two-story beachfront Seaway Villas is the first apartament house in Surfside and was deemed historically significant in 2014 by Miami-Dade County.
The firm will preverse the building´s facade as part of its extension of the Surf Club Four Seasons Residences.
After buying out unit owners in 2015, Fort Partners is tearing down the walls between the 28 units in Seaway Villas and creating two beachfront residential units, each with five bedrooms and six bathrooms. The units will be listed for $20 million. A restaurant will span most of the first floor and face Collins Avenue.
The project includes a new luxury condominium, sandwiched between the Four Seasons and Seaway Villas. The 11-story high-rise will replace the existing four-story Surf Club Apartaments at 9133 Collins Ave. The condominium will have a total of 25 units, ranging from a two-bedroom, two-bathroom unit listed for $8 million to a seven-bedroom, eight-bathroom penthouse listed for $50 million.
Residents at Seaway Villas and Surf Club Residences will have a gym, spa, pool, shared work spaces, and staff and guest suites in the new building. They will also have access to The Surf Club.
Construction starts in April; the project is slated for completion in 2023.
"We are strong believers of what historic preservation can provide for the community," Ashi said. "I don't know if we would have reached millions in sales [at the Surf Club Four Seasons Residences] if it wasn't for the historic Surf Club building and being able to bring in the restaurand and open it up to the public. We're replicating that at Seaway Villas."
The developer hierd French architect Joseph Dirand to design the new building and the Belgian firm Wirtz International for landscaping.