A West Wall That Generates Electricity
Ytech is building The Residences at 1428 Brickell, a 70-story tower of 195 condominium residences. The photovoltaic glazing sits on the west-facing elevation. Architecture walks through Brickell gain a stop that carries a date and a delivery window.
What the Facade System Is
Five hundred solar-integrated windows form the system Ytech calls the Solar Backbone. The glazing spans nearly 20,000 square feet. On the release's figures it generates up to 175,000 kWh of clean energy a year, avoids an estimated 4,700 tons of CO2 and saves roughly 3,000 barrels of oil a year.
The panels sit inside the window units, so they share the glass lifespan. The 3 September 2026 report scopes that output to the common areas of the building. A guide who explains the system uses the common-area wording.
Dating the Stop
Ytech's news page carries the groundbreaking release under 14 November 2024, credited to Florida YIMBY. The same page links South Florida Business Journal, The Next Miami and Florida of Tomorrow under 13 November 2024 datelines.
The delivery window comes from a later report. Florida YIMBY wrote on 3 September 2026 that completion is anticipated in late 2028, with the tower at Level 25 and vertical construction continuing above Brickell Avenue. A route sheet prints both dates and the word anticipated.
What a Group Sees From the Street
The building is private, gated and resident-only. The documents reviewed publish no public observation deck, no lobby tour and no visitor programme. A group reads the tower from Brickell Avenue, where the west elevation faces the street.
The reinforced concrete superstructure extends well above the podium. Perimeter formwork, vertical reinforcing steel and wall forms advance around the active deck. A concrete placing boom sits across the upper levels.
Cranes, Slab Edges and the Wave Line
Two tower cranes sit outside the building footprint. The slab edges shift in and out along the Brickell Avenue elevation and form the tower's wave profile, while the remaining elevations stay largely flush from floor to floor. A guide can point to that edge line from the sidewalk.
Facade installation is progressing across the residential levels, and portions of the panel system still carry protective blue film. Renderings show vertically oriented ribbed paneling planned for at least two podium elevations.
The Construction Sequence on the Route
Crews completed the mat foundation in September 2025. The pour ran 33 continuous hours and placed roughly 13,000 cubic yards of concrete, with around 2,700 tons of reinforcing steel and more than 1,300 truck deliveries.
Coastal Construction leads the work, with Capform on concrete. Arquitectonica designed the tower, and ACPV ARCHITECTS Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel handled interior architecture and design.
The Sales Gallery at Nolan House
Ytech runs its sales gallery at Nolan House, 1548 Brickell Ave, and describes entry as a private introduction. The gallery is a sales room. An operator books access before adding it to a scheduled stop.
What to Confirm Before Printing
Four items stay open for a route sheet. Whether the west elevation is visible from a public sidewalk along Brickell Avenue at the hour the tour runs. Whether any guide access exists into the podium or the lobby. Whether the protective film stays on the panels through the coming tour season. Whether the sales gallery will take a group by appointment.
A route sheet that prints the anticipated wording stays accurate through the next construction update.