A proposed Miami mixed-use tower sidelined by the Great Recession is back on the drawing boards, this time re-imagined as a residential project and supported by a $7 million government subsidy.

Max Miami, a 31-story tower on 1.07 acres proposed for the northwest corner of Northeast 16th Street and First Avenue was first floated in 2006 and received a major special-use permit in 2007 that allowed 26 residences, a hotel, at least two restaurants, 10 floors of office space and ground-level retail.