We haven’t heard a peep about the mysterious new building rising next to Fuzzy’s Taco Shop on Race Street (technically, the new building is on Blandin just off Race), and even now as it nears completion there has been pretty much no indication of what the building is for. There have been no signs, no announcements (that we’ve seen), no nothing as to what the new three-story pink building was all about.

Finally, we’ve figured it out, thanks to a perusal of building permits. The building is being developed by (as far as we can tell) Race Street Properties, who have been involved with a number of other projects along the street, such as Fuzzy’s and the historic McAdams Building at Race & Belknap that houses Mamma Mia. According to building permits, the building is a mixed-use structure featuring office space and either two or three residential units. From looking at the building, it appears to feature fairly large rooftop decks on the upper levels.

The pink stucco & tile roof, combined with the palm tree landscaping, certainly fits in with the sort of South Beach Miami feel that many of the Race Street developments have gone for. If we can find out more about the building, we’ll update more – perhaps we can even take a tour of the finished development.