The upcoming Little River District is set to become the first fully integrated smart home city in Florida, according to an announcement by a technology company. SKYX Platforms Corp said it would be supplying smart home tech for the development. Each unit will be equipped with the smart home technology, along with free internet, the announcement said. Little River District is planned to include 5,700 affordable and workforce housing units, and is said to be the largest affordable housing development[...]
Read MoreA push by South Florida builders to expand future growth onto Miami-Dade County farm fields survived a critical vote Monday night. The county’s Planning Advisory Council, which recommends changes to the county’s master growth plan, sided with builders and agreed not to endorse a report that would have protected land west of Kendall. The area is also targeted for the expansion of the 836/Dolphin Expressway. Instead, council members said they want to keep the land in play. “I saw some[...]
Read MoreSection 163.3184, Florida Statutes, requires local governments to evaluate and propose amendments to their Comprehensive Plans every seven (7) years through a process known as the Evaluation and Appraisal Review (EAR). The City of Miami Beach recently completed its EAR and has proposed several significant amendments to its Comprehensive Plan. We have summarized the major proposed changes to the Miami Beach Comprehensive Plan that we believe will likely impact development in the City. This update is only meant to be[...]
Read MoreDeveloper Rishi Kapoor is betting on co-living, starting with three projects in Miami-Dade. Kapoor, CEO of Location Ventures, is moving forward with a $50 million co-living project at 1234 to 1260 Washington Avenue, now that the Miami Beach City Commission passed co-living legislation for a portion of Washington Avenue from Sixth to 16th streets. Urbin, a co-living, co-working and wellness real estate platform led by Kapoor, has three Miami-Dade sites in the works, and Kapoor hopes to expand to 100 locations[...]
Read MoreBercow Radell Fernandez & Larkin is pleased to announce that Michael Larkin has been elected to the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce Board of Governors. The Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce was formed in 1921 to promote the economic well-being of Miami Beach's citizens, to improve the quality of life for the entire community, and to communicate the view of the business community on major issues of public policy. Larkin, who specializes in land use and zoning law, previously served[...]
Read MoreMore than four years after he began buying up property in downtown Miami, Moishe Mana’s Mana Group this week finally broke ground on its Mana Common project in downtown Miami’s Flagler District. “This is a crucial first step as we work to reinvigorate the historic downtown and transform it into an economically vibrant commercial neighborhood, blending the best in art, entertainment, fashion, technology and more,” said arts mogul and entrepreneur Moishe Mana in a release. Over the years, Mana has[...]
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