Foundation work is moving ahead on the first two residential buildings at Miramar Cove, the 125-acre mixed-use development rising in Miramar. The project is being developed by Sunbeam Development Corporation in partnership with Stiles, and it anchors one of the largest new development efforts underway in southwest Broward County.
Crews have started footings and initial concrete pours for the first two apartment buildings, with a third residential structure expected to follow as the opening phase advances. The first phase of Miramar Cove is planned to open in the fourth quarter of 2028, making the current foundation work an early but visible milestone for a project that will combine housing, retail, offices, hospitality, and public-space elements.
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When complete, Miramar Cove is planned to include 2,874 rental apartments, about 400,000 square feet of retail, dining, and entertainment space, and 125,000 square feet of office space. The development is located adjacent to Sunbeam’s Miramar Park of Commerce, one of Broward County’s major employment hubs. Key facts at a glance
| Project Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Project Name | Miramar Cove |
| Location | Miramar, Broward County, Florida |
| Developer | Sunbeam Development Corporation, in partnership with Stiles |
| Site Size | 125 acres |
| Planned Residential Units | 2,874 rental apartments |
| Planned Commercial Space | Approximately 400,000 square feet |
| Planned Office Space | 125,000 square feet |
| First Phase Residential Units | 1,062 apartments in three buildings |
| First Phase Retail, Dining, and Entertainment Space | Approximately 175,000 square feet |
| Planned Hotel | 185-key full-service hotel |
| Expected First Phase Opening | Fourth quarter of 2028 |
Foundation work begins on the first apartment buildings
According to Florida YIMBY, the first two apartment buildings at Miramar Cove are now in the foundation stage, with crews placing reinforced concrete footings designed to transfer structural loads into the ground below. In construction terms, footings are the base elements that help support a building’s weight and distribute it across the underlying soil.
The article said the first building will rise to 358 rental apartments above roughly 42,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, with uses planned for shops, restaurants, and quick-service dining. The second building is set to include 363 apartments above more than 60,000 square feet of retail space, which is intended to accommodate health and wellness tenants, fashion retailers, and other commercial users.
A third residential building is expected to follow, bringing all three structures in the project’s initial phase into active construction. The buildings will include multilevel parking and are being organized around a pedestrian-oriented retail district along the western portion of the site.
First phase will combine apartments, retail, a hotel, and public spaces
Miramar Cove’s opening phase is planned to deliver 1,062 rental apartments across three buildings, along with about 175,000 square feet of retail, dining, and entertainment space and a 185-key full-service hotel. The project also includes a broader mix of public amenities and open spaces, among them three water features, a waterfront restaurant district with gondola rides, Founders Park, and a private beach and beach club reserved for residents.
The development is also expected to include a pedestrian-oriented shopping street and a substantial parks-and-trails network. At full buildout, more than 40 acres of parks and trails are planned across the property, along with a boardwalk around portions of the artificial cove.
Sunbeam has said the project is intended to function as a community destination as well as a housing development. “Seeing the first buildings take shape brings us closer to a vision we’ve had for Miramar for years,” Andy Ansin, CEO of Sunbeam Properties & Sunbeam Development, said in comments published by Florida YIMBY. “As Southwest Broward grows, people need more places close to home to spend time with family, meet friends and enjoy the outdoors.”
Artificial cove and waterfront district are also under construction
Work is also progressing on Miramar Cove’s 5.5-acre artificial cove near Blue Mar Basin. Florida YIMBY reported that crews are carrying out utility and piping work and installing equipment in connection with the water feature, which will serve as the centerpiece of the project’s waterfront district.
The cove is planned to support surrounding restaurants, recreational areas, and pedestrian pathways. Its role in the development goes beyond aesthetics, as the water feature is being positioned as part of the site’s public-facing commercial and leisure environment.
That waterfront component is one of the clearest differentiators in Miramar Cove’s master plan. Rather than functioning solely as a residential complex, the development is designed as a mixed-use district with housing, shopping, dining, office space, hospitality, and parkland all integrated into the same site.
Location ties the project to a major employment corridor
Miramar Cove sits next to Miramar Park of Commerce, Sunbeam’s 500-acre business park that accommodates about 165 national and international companies and employs more than 15,000 people, according to the source article. That proximity gives the project a direct connection to a large employment base in southwest Broward County.
The site is also located within several miles of Hard Rock Stadium, the 65,000-seat venue in Miami Gardens. While the stadium is not part of the project, the location places Miramar Cove within reach of one of the region’s major entertainment and event corridors.
For Miramar, the project represents another significant infill-style expansion in a city that has seen continued residential and commercial pressure across western Broward. The development’s scale, along with its mix of apartments and commercial uses, suggests it will be one of the more prominent private-sector additions to the area over the next several years.
What comes next for Miramar Cove
With foundation work now underway on the first apartment buildings, the project appears to be advancing from early site preparation into the phase where the first vertical elements can begin to take shape. The next milestones will likely include continued concrete work, the start of structural framing, and the progression of infrastructure and site improvements across the broader development.
Because the first phase is not scheduled to open until the fourth quarter of 2028, Miramar Cove still has a long construction runway ahead. Even so, the start of foundational work marks a meaningful step for a project that was formally broken ground in May 2026 and is intended to evolve into a major mixed-use district in western Broward.
