Keyah Real Estate unveils plan for 262-key hotel

March 11, 2025 - Outside The Region

Miami, FL Keyah Real Estate Group, a hospitality developer based in Miami and New York, has unveiled plans for a 262-key multi-structure boutique hotel, that is set to become the city’s next hotel, wellness, and F&B destination. The project has just secured unanimous approvals from both the city of Miami Beach planning board and the Historic Preservation board.

The project will transform the assemblage of Haddon Hall at 1500 Collins and new construction at 1509-1515 Washington Ave.

Of the assemblage and plans, land use and zoning attorney Michael Larkin, partner at Bercow, Radell, Fernandez, Larkin + Tapanes, said, “Despite all of the complexities and challenges of assembling and integrating various historic sites in Miami Beach, the principals were able to create a masterful multi-use plan and design. The focus on quality and detail helped Keyah achieve unanimous consent from both PB and HPB, and should be seen as a model for future developers and large-scale projects in Miami,” he said. “The investment and beauty of this project will help pave the way for the future vision of the Washington and Collins corridor. ”

Serving the area’s enhanced hotel movement and evolving residential growth, the property will feature a refined rooftop pool and restaurant with sweeping ocean views, in addition to a ground-floor Garden Oasis Pool area and restaurant. The project will also boast an elevated restaurant concept led by a high-profile chef on the Washington Ave. side of the property, 6,500 s/f ballroom, event, and meeting spaces on Collins Ave., along with a 10,000 s/f cutting-edge spa and wellness concept – each designed to stand as a destination in and of itself.

The architecture firm, Rottet Studio, has been tapped for the project. Rottet is globally recognized for the design of landmarks like the New York Stock Exchange and the Beverly Hills Hotel – and the hotel’s architecture will blend elements of Streamline Moderne, Spanish Mediterranean Regionalism, and Miami Modern (MiMo).