:: Wolpert
Apartments
2500-2512 Biscayne Boulevard
Years Built: 1924, 1927 (addition)
Architect/Builder: Original architect unknown; C. C. Weber and Alexander
D. Lewis, Architects for addition/Harrison Construction Co., Builder
Date Designated: 2003
b. This restrained example of the Mediterranean Revival style was originally
constructed in the early 1920s as an apartment building. After the Biscayne
Boulevard Company developed Biscayne Boulevard, the building was expanded
through the addition of retail space facing the city's new thoroughfare.
The concept of mixed-use buildings, featuring a combination of residential
and commercial units, was among the innovations the Biscayne Boulevard
Company introduced to Miami.
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