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CLIENT NEWS: Swerdlow proposes replacing Miami public housing complexes with 5,000-plus apartments with affordable, workforce units

March 12, 2025

Developer Michael Swerdlow wants to develop 5,730 multifamily units with some affordable and workforce apartments, replacing five public housing complexes across Miami. Coconut Grove-based Swerdlow Group’s project also will include 370,000 square feet of commercial space such as offices and a school; 250,000 square feet of open space and amenities and a new Tri-Rail passenger train station, according to Miami-Dade records. The project would replace the existing public housing complexes of Victory Homes at 520 Northwest 75th Street, Newberg at[...]

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CLIENT NEWS: D.R. Horton has Homestead Farmland Under Contract

February 3, 2022

D.R. Horton is seeking development approval for a swath of farmland in Homestead that it has under contract. The city’s Development Review Committee will consider the land use amendment, rezoning and site plan approval for the 8.6-acre site at the southwest corner of Southwest 320th Street/East Mowry Drive and Southwest 162nd Avenue on Feb. 15. It’s just west of Florida’s Turnpike. The Arlington, Texas-based homebuilder (NYSE: DHI) has the property under contract from the Jose L. Machado Jr. Trust in[...]

CLIENT NEWS: 3.4M-square-foot tower could rise at former Miami Arena site

February 3, 2022

The former home of the Miami Arena in downtown Miami could be developed into a 3.38 million-square-foot project with residential, offices and retail uses. WG 700 North Miami LLC, a partnership between New York-based Witkoff Organization and Chicago-based Monroe Capital, filed a municipal pre-application with Miami-Dade County officials for the 4.7-acre site at 700 N. Miami Ave. The developers are seeking feedback from county officials on several code variances before asking the city for approval. The project would have three[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Former Miami Arena Site Getting Three Towers Up To 57 Stories With ‘Vertical Greenery’

January 27, 2022

New details of a massive redevelopment of the former Miami Arena site in downtown Miami have been revealed. Developer Witkoff filed a municipal pre-application with Miami-Dade County planners for the project earlier this month. Yesterday, attorneys for the developer sent a Letter of Intent to the county with details on both the plans and waivers being requested. There will be a total of three separate tower structures rising above the eighth floor amenity level, rising a maximum of 57 stories[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Long-stalled, controversial Little Haiti project heads to Miami commission vote

January 26, 2022

A long-stalled, controversial mixed-use project that would replace a 512-unit multifamily community in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood is headed for a commission vote. Sabal Palm Village at Flagler Trail is proposed to span 5.9 million square feet across 22 acres, on the current site of the garden-style Design Place apartment complex at 5045 Northeast Second Avenue. Developer SPV Realty is tied to Justin Podolsky. His family members are longtime hoteliers and multifamily owners in New York, with Jay and Stuart[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Developer proposes assisted living facility near Pinecrest

January 21, 2022

A developer is seeking to change the land use of a property near Pinecrest, where it wants to build an assisted living facility. South Dixie and 112 LLC filed a comprehensive land-use amendment with Miami-Dade County for the 1.72-acre site at 8315 S.W. 122nd St., on the west side of Dixie Highway. The vacant property was approved in 2015 for 12 residential units in six buildings. The developer wants to change the land use to “mixed-use corridor” so it can[...]