Miami is filling in its skyline at an alarming rate, and it promises to change the very character of the city. “As of April, there were 261 development projects in motion (this is to say somewhere between preliminary application and recent completion) in the city of Miami. For Miami this means a mind-boggling 69,039 residential units, which is basically the equivalent of building a medium-sized city. Not all of this is what might be considered ”prime” residential development, along the bay or in or near downtown, but a significant percentage is.”