The gadgets "built" by Michael are fabricated by the Special Effects Department. It is a collaborative effort by the writer, production designer, special effects and the prop master. The actual builder is Michael Doyle, the Special Effects Foreman.
The building in Miami that is supposed to be Michael's loft/apartment, seen in the "zoom" sequence through Miami that opens each episode, can be viewed in Google Earth at 25 deg 46' 44.36" North, 80 deg 12' 25.20" West.
The show was originally set in Newark, New Jersey.
The show uses the Coconut Grove Convention Center in Miami as production offices and sets for Michael's loft and Sharon's house. It had originally been slated for demolition.
The building that is supposed to be Michael's loft is located at the north-west corner of the NW 7th Ave and NW 5th St. intersection. The NW 5th St. drawbridge is the bridge often seen from the loft windows.