This is the vision: At the western end of downtown Miami, a dense, walkable, transit-centered and family-friendly high-rise district would bloom over eight city blocks.
Rents for thousands of apartments would fall within reach of the average Miamian. Children would walk to neighborhood schools, check out books at a new public library and explore Miami’s colorful history at an alluring new museum. Neighbors could gather at a new park, dine and shop nearby, or work out at an up-to-date wellness center.
The 17 acres up for grabs are mostly a down-at-the heels hodgepodge consisting of: parking lots and garages; a county gas station and fleet repair shop; cracked, stained sidewalks; scruffy, underused green areas; a couple of outdated county buildings, one so deteriorated that it’s already set to be demolished; and the lightly visited, fortress-like cultural center complex that houses the HistoryMiami museum and the county’s Main Library.
The old downtown district centered around Flagler Street was once the center of Miami’s business, shopping and entertainment life. But it went into a long, steep decline as Miami’s middle class decamped for the suburbs starting in the 1960s. The 1964 razing of industrialist and Miami co-founder Henry Flagler’s original FEC rail station, on the site of Brightline’s new MiamiCentral, was only one of the most notable milestones in downtown’s slide.
The financial return for participating developers is potentially huge, something the county is banking on. But so will the unusual and demanding public responsibilities that developers must accept to participate.Higgins has worked on the plan with Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and county officials for about two years, consulting with developers and land-use lawyers to make sure the idea is feasible.
The county is only at the start of what will be a long, arduous process to develop a detailed master plan for MetroCenter. County officials emphasize that nothing is yet set in stone and details are subject to change as plans evolve to ensure their feasibility.A key element in the plan is a new hub for the numerous Metrobus routes that start and end on downtown streets around the government center, but provide little in the way of shelter or amenities for users. A multilevel station that could be built at the base of a new tower would consolidate the stops in a comfortable setting for both passengers and drivers.
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