Two towers enter construction
Swire Properties announced on 1 October 2026 that construction has started on The Residences at Mandarin Oriental, Miami on Brickell Key. Kohn Pedersen Fox designed the development, which pairs a 66-storey residential South Tower with a 33-storey North Tower containing hotel rooms and residences. Completion is anticipated in 2030, rather than confirmed as an achieved milestone. [1]
The developer describes a shared, multi-level amenity podium of 100,000 square feet connecting the towers. The groundbreaking follows the controlled demolition of the former Mandarin Oriental hotel earlier in 2026. The release does not specify the foundation system or structural framing design. [1]
Engineering perspective
Editorial analysis: For a waterfront development with two towers and a connecting podium, future technical reporting on foundations, differential movement and construction sequencing would offer more useful engineering evidence than the groundbreaking milestone alone.
Sources & references
Sources reviewed 6 October 2026. Undated guidance and product pages can change. Dated research and announcements retain their original context; technical principles do not substitute for locally adopted project standards.