Amazon To Build Largest Distribution Center in South Florida After Scoring Approval From Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade commissioners have voted unanimously to sell a vacant lot located at 13200 Southwest 272nd Street near the Homestead Air Reserve Base in South Miami-Dade County to Amazon for $22,056,853, clearing the way for Amazon to build a new distribution center to service South Florida.
Miami-Dade commissioners have voted unanimously to sell a vacant lot located at 13200 Southwest 272nd Street near the Homestead Air Reserve Base in South Miami-Dade County to Amazon for $22,056,853, clearing the way for Amazon to build a new distribution center to service South Florida. Amazon will invest $80 million into the property to build out the distribution center which will be a minimum of 1 million square feet and could become the largest in the region. The distribution center would be used to distribute products including food, produce and groceries. The facility is expected to create at lease 325 permanent full-time jobs with an annual salary of $32,000. 25% of the funds paid by Amazon to acquire the site will be dedicated to the Miami-Dade Affordable Housing Trust and the remaining funds will be allocated to the Homestead Air Reserve Base Fund. The South Miami-Dade facility would be the 4th distribution center used by Amazon in the South Florida region.
Atlantic 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.
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. The county is now negotiating a 90-year ground lease and once complete the proposal requires a final commission vote. If approved construction will begin Q1 2019 and is expected to be completed Q3 2020.
The developers proposed a transit-oriented mixed-use project which would feature two 317' rental towers offering 600 rental apartments, 23,000 SF of retail, 645 parking spaces, and an entertainment component known as Overtown Laughs. 60% of the apartments would be affordable and workforce housing. Overtown Laughs would consist of a comedy club, event space and a farm-to-table restaurant known as Grown.
Mast Capital and BH Group have announced Raffles Residences Coconut Grove, the brand’s first standalone residential development, with 35 homes from $4.5 million and architecture by Brandon Haw.