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The second phase of what will be dual mixed-use residential towers in Miami’s southwest area cleared the city’s Urban Development Review Board with a recommended approval for Merrick Parc Phase II and a suggestion to consider replacing some palms in the landscaping plan with shade trees. This second phase will see construction of a 20-story mixed-use building with 225 residences, related amenities, about 8,000 square feet of commercial use, and parking for 263 vehicles, at 3898 Shipping Ave. Developer Merrick Parc LLC received approval for Phase I in 2023. That phase offers a 20-story building ..read more

Downtown Doral is set to welcome the new Doral Branch Library for patrons to use and enjoy. The three-story library, at 5360 NW 84th Ave., will include books, technology and a terrace. It is expected to open its doors in June 2025. The library is rising across from Doral’s City Hall, near schools and retail stores, said Ray Baker, director of the Miami-Dade Public Library System. It will be an amenity for the neighborhood. “The first floor is going to have a kind of a multipurpose room area there that we’ll be using for different events and programs throughout the year,” said Mr. Baker ..read more

Miami’s green canopy may grow by over 1,000 trees in areas with the least shade coverage as almost $2 million in federal funding will help establish an urban forest project in the city. The city commission is set to accept a $1,999,999.82 grant today (7/25) from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to create the Miami Urban Forest and Green Workforce Project. The initiative aims to stave off the sweltering summer heat by planting more trees in the southwest portion of the city, one of Miami’s most densely populated regions with the most significant canopy deficiency, and train up to 60 ..read more

Miami-Dade commissioners have approved spending $41.8 million to improve the Dadeland North Metrorail Station parking garage area. The funds are for the “comprehensive rehabilitation and modernization” of the station garage at 8300 S Dixie Hwy., including the installation of more elevators. The contract was awarded to Magnum Construction Management of Cutler Bay. The company has 84 employees, and more than 80% live in Miami-Dade County. Five firms bid on the project. Magnum was chosen after the total cost was reduced by more than $4.7 million. The project, expected to take about 3½ years, incl ..read more

Doral’s commercial real estate defies national trends and continues to showcase high demand. “Viewing commercial real estate overall, even on a national scale,” said Matthew Rotolante, president and broker at Lee and Associates South Florida, “I would say Miami, Doral included… is somewhat resilient in the face of some of the trends that are taking place on a national scale.” Doral has faced and surpassed the test of time as it has evolved over the years and maintained its prominence. “Originally it evolved more as an industrial land area,” said Mr. Rotolante, “with a lot of warehouses, but wh ..read more

A sweeping development destined to transform about 12 acres in the West Grove is finally moving forward with a city board’s unanimous approval. Grove Village, a six-block mixed-use residential and commercial project, has been in the works for more than a decade. The original Grove Village Major Use Special Permit (MUSP) was approved by the City of Miami in 2011. Each block of the development was named after an island in the Bahamas, paying homage to those people who moved from the Bahamas to Coconut Grove and who played an important role in the creation of the city. In this latest move, the de ..read more

These film permits were issued last week by the Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory & Economic Resources’ Office of Film and Entertainment, (305) 375-3288; the Miami Mayor’s Office of Film, Arts & Entertainment, (305) 860-3823; and the Miami Beach Office of Arts, Culture and Entertainment-Film and Print Division, (305) 673-7070. Discovery Education, Charlotte, NC. Documentary for Lego Night Navigators Field Trip. Miami MetroZoo. Telemundo Television Studios, Miami. Television series for Sed de Venganza. Crandon Park Marina. Netflix Productions, Los Angeles. Television series for ..read more

Cake decorating classes abound where you learn to apply frosting to make a cake look ultra-appealing and tasty no matter what’s actually inside.  If you want to know how to best put that buy-me frosting on the cake, though, look to governments. They’re the best at covering big-money deals in irresistible frosting that not only hides the quality of what’s inside but often has nothing at all to do with it. That applies equally to deals that benefit the public and deals that either need major changes or should never be made. The quality of deals, good and bad, is totally hidden under frostin ..read more

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