The transformative development Sawyer’s Walk comprising 1.5 million square feet is now fully committed and considered one of the largest mixed-use project set to deliver in decades in the historic community of Overtown in Miami, Florida. The project will add 175,000 square feet for credit retailers, 578 housing units for predominantly low-income seniors.
Read MoreNation's Largest Women's Shelter 'Lotus House' Breaks Ground On Children's Village In Miami's Overtown Neighborhood With $1 Million Gift From Gisele Bündchen
Lotus House, the nation’s largest women’s shelter, has broken ground on their new Children’s Village that will advance the nonprofit’s mission of ending, and preventing, homelessness. Centered on the educational, wellness, and special needs of children and youth, the five-story facility will expand Lotus House’s reach into the surrounding community, complementing the organization’s 500-bed shelter, Lotus Village, located directly across the street.
Read MoreLotus House Woman's Shelter Reveals Children's Village In Miami's Overtown Neighborhood
Sixteen years after its founding, the nation’s largest women’s shelter is embarking on an ambitious expansion plan that will extend its reach deeper into the Miami community to better serve children and youth. Lotus House, a nonprofit shelter in Miami’s historic Overtown district, is growing its suite of supportive services with the creation of a “Children’s Village”.
Read MoreSwerdlow Group Breaks Ground On Sawyer's Walk Mixed-Use Development In Miami's Overtown Neighborhood
Construction has begun on the largest mixed-use development to take shape in Miami’s historic Overtown neighborhood in decades, paving the way for new shopping and dining options, affordable residences for seniors, and thousands of job opportunities.
Read MoreTarget & Aldi Coming To Block 55 In Downtown Miami
Target and Aldi have been announced as the first tenants at Block 55 in Overtown, just across the street from Virgin Train’s 3 MiamiCentral. The megaproject will feature 355,000 SF of retail space, 1,050 parking spaces and 506 apartment units designed by Arquitectonica.
Read MoreEstates Investment Group Proposes Soleste Grand Central Apartments In Overtown
Estates Investment Group has proposed a Class A apartment building in Overtown which will be built in partnership with the Overtown and Park West Community Redevelopment Agency. The property, which is located at 218 NW 8th St., will be built on 1.23 acres of CRA owned land.
Read MoreAmid Pushback At Melreese, David Beckham To Apply For Inter Miami FC Stadium Approval At Overtown Assemblage
The advancement of plans to build a stadium for Miami’s newest professional sports team, Inter Miami FC, is not going well amid pushback over the referendum to allow major developers to redevelop Melreese Golf Course into an office pack with a soccer stadium.
Read MoreBeckham Turns His Sights To Redevelop Melreese Golf Course Into Office Space Masking Proposal As "Public Park"
Be careful what you wish for. Activists who brought lawsuits against David Beckham's Overtown Soccer Stadium proposal may have derailed that initiative which would have energized the Overtown community.
Read MoreAtlantic Pacific Communities' Bermello, Ajamil & Partners-Designed Proposal Chosen For Downtown's Block 45
The Miami-Dade county-owned Block 45 is nearing redevelopment as the proposal by Atlantic Pacific Communities which was designed by Bermello, Ajamil & Partners & Corwil Architects has been chosen as the winning design by a Miami-Dade selection committee.
Read MoreDavid Beckham's Plans for MLS Stadium Not Going Smoothly
MLS has wanted a stadium in the heart of Miami since the 90s, to build its Latin and youth fan base. There have been several incarnations of professional soccer teams in South Florida, but none managed to navigate the political waters of Miami successfully.
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