This week in South Florida real estate.
The freshest development, infrastructure, retail, school, and market activity across Miami-Dade County, summarized from public reporting and official sources by our team and linked to the original coverage. Updated weekly. Last updated July 17, 2026.
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- July 16, 2026DevelopmentMiami-Dade County
Miami civic center at Freedom Park tops off ahead of a spring 2028 target
Construction workers topped off the eight story, 257,000 square foot Miami civic center at Miami Freedom Park on July 10, and the city confirmed it received the construction permit on July 1. Adler Development is the developer and Moss Construction the general contractor, with completion targeted for spring 2028 and a separate 20 million dollar pedestrian bridge to the Metrorail station under construction. The building would consolidate city administrative functions now split between a downtown office building and City Hall at 3500 Pan American Drive.
Source: The Real Deal South Florida - July 16, 2026MarketMiami-Dade County
A 30 million dollar penthouse contract sets a Miami River price record
KAR Properties and Fortune International Group put a penthouse at their Faena branded Miami River project under contract for 30 million dollars, roughly 3,700 dollars per square foot, which The Real Deal reports as a record for the area on both price and price per square foot. The duplex covers 8,200 square feet of interior space plus 7,000 square feet outdoors. The 440 unit, two tower project at 90 Southwest Third Street has not started construction.
Source: The Real Deal South Florida - July 16, 2026Retail & DiningMiami-Dade County
Coconut Grove retail asking rents topped 110 dollars per square foot in the second quarter
Colliers data cited by The Real Deal put average direct asking retail rents in Coconut Grove above 110 dollars per square foot in the second quarter of 2026, among the highest of any Miami-Dade submarket and more than double the 45.50 dollar average of a decade ago. Brokers attribute the increase to limited available retail inventory against rising leasing demand. Several long running restaurant tenants have closed or relocated as leases reset at higher rates.
Source: The Real Deal South Florida - July 15, 2026CivicMiami-Dade County
County advances a same day permitting ordinance for some residential applications
Miami-Dade's Policy Council advanced an ordinance from Chairman Anthony Rodriguez that would require the county to run a same day permitting program for eligible residential applications, with financial penalties on the county itself when it misses those deadlines because of county delay. The measure would also require a performance report every six months. It is scheduled for final commission action on July 21 and has not been adopted.
Source: Miami Today - July 15, 2026Parks & AmenitiesMiami-Dade County
County committee scheduled to vote on a 3.5 million dollar purchase of 10 acres in the South Dade Wetlands
Miami-Dade is moving toward buying 10 acres inside the South Dade Wetlands Project at Southwest 344th Street and Southwest 169th Avenue for 3.5 million dollars from the estate of Rachel M. Noto. Funding would come from the Environmentally Endangered Lands Program, which held a 12.5 million dollar balance before the purchase, and the county intends to seek a 10 percent reimbursement from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The Recreation, Tourism and Resiliency Committee was scheduled to vote, so this is an agenda item rather than a completed acquisition.
Source: Miami Today - July 15, 2026DevelopmentMiami-Dade County
Foundation pour finished at Twenty Sixth & 2nd in Wynwood
PMG and LNDMRK Development completed the foundation pour for Twenty Sixth & 2nd Wynwood Residences, an eight story mixed use building at 2600 NW 2nd Avenue, and a tower crane has since been erected. The project will deliver 233 finished and furnished studio and one bedroom residences plus about 26,000 square feet of ground floor retail. Cube 3 designed it, John Moriarty & Associates is the builder, and completion is anticipated in the second quarter of 2028.
Source: Florida YIMBY - July 14, 2026DevelopmentMiami-Dade County
West Perrine apartment project lands a 43 million dollar construction loan
Perrine Estates LLC, an affiliate of Monceau Realty, secured a 43 million dollar construction loan for a 192 unit apartment project on a vacant 1.47 acre parcel at Banyan Street and Homestead Avenue in West Perrine. About 12.5 percent of the units are set aside as county workforce housing, which Miami-Dade defines as 60 to 140 percent of area median income. The plan also carries roughly 2,000 square feet of retail.
Source: Florida YIMBY - July 13, 2026DevelopmentMiami-Dade County
County zoning board clears a rezoning for 300 student beds near the university
The Miami-Dade Community Zoning Appeals Board approved a rezoning of a 2.89 acre site at 6280 SW 57th Avenue, clearing the way for Vox on Red, a six story, 117 unit project holding about 300 student beds. Treo Group affiliate TTG 57 LLC bought the site for 10.2 million dollars in 2024, and a 1930s house on the property is slated to be folded into the plan. The developer still needs permits from several agencies before work can begin.
Source: Florida YIMBY - July 12, 2026DevelopmentMiami-Dade County
Allapattah tower plan would set 40 percent of units at 120 percent of AMI
Developers Cipres and Medio Tiempo revealed plans for The Pattah, a 20 story, 280 unit building with about 310,000 square feet of construction and 9,300 square feet of ground floor retail near 1219 NW 35th Street. Of the units, 112, or 40 percent, would serve households earning up to 120 percent of area median income. The team assembled the 0.73 acre, four parcel site for 3.48 million dollars between 2019 and 2025 and had not yet filed a formal application as of publication.
Source: Florida YIMBY - July 10, 2026CivicMiami-Dade County
Miami commissioners approve the county plan to revive the Coconut Grove Playhouse
Miami city commissioners granted five zoning exceptions and four waivers for Miami-Dade County's redevelopment of the shuttered Coconut Grove Playhouse at 3498-3500 Main Highway, overruling the city's Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board, which had rejected the application in May. The plan restores the 1926 facade and adds a 310 seat theater, about 2,600 square feet of retail, 3,800 square feet of food and beverage space, 28,000 square feet of offices and a 289 space garage. The budget is 58.4 million dollars, drawn largely from county bonds and infrastructure funds.
Source: The Real Deal - July 10, 2026DevelopmentMiami-Dade County
Filled in Kendall lake site slated for a 234 apartment project
Plans have surfaced for Eurus at Kendall Apartments, a six story building of roughly 280,000 square feet with 234 apartments on the north side of Southwest 132nd Street in Kendall. Fourteen units, about 6 percent, would be designated workforce housing under the county's 60 to 140 percent of AMI standard. Of the 5.4 acre site, 3.7 acres is a lake that has been undergoing infill since 2018.
Source: Florida YIMBY - July 9, 2026MarketMiami-Dade County
Dallas investor Tabani Group revealed as the 26 million dollar Wynwood Jungle buyer
Tabani Group, a Dallas based investment firm with a portfolio of about 1 billion dollars, was identified as the buyer that paid 25.7 million dollars for the Wynwood Jungle retail complex at 43-75 Northwest 23rd Street in Miami. The firm borrowed 15.7 million dollars from Frost Bank for the purchase of the roughly 39,000 square foot plaza, which was about half vacant at closing.
Source: The Real Deal South Florida - July 9, 2026DevelopmentMiami-Dade County
Miami Freedom Park redevelopment draws a 193 million dollar construction permit
A weekly South Florida permit roundup shows a 193 million dollar new construction permit for 1822 Northwest 37th Avenue in Miami, tied to the Miami Freedom Park redevelopment near the airport. The plan includes more than 1 million square feet of retail, dining, entertainment and office space, 750 hotel rooms, a 58-acre public park and a new City of Miami administration building. The permits covered were issued between July 1 and July 7, 2026.
Source: The Real Deal South Florida - July 9, 2026MarketMiami-Dade County
Coral Gables Hospital emergency center on Bird Road sells for 32 million dollars
A Coral Gables Hospital off-campus emergency center at 8665 Bird Road in Miami traded for 32 million dollars. The seller was an affiliate of Amdur Management and the buyer was an entity managed by Supermarket Management. The nearly 8-acre site had been held for decades.
Source: The Real Deal South Florida - July 2, 2026MarketMiami-Dade County
License exchange data shows Miami-Dade leading Florida for new arrivals in early 2026
MIAMI Realtors reports out of state driver license exchanges in South Florida rose 16 percent in the first half of 2026, with Miami-Dade recording 12,769 exchanges, the most of any Florida county and up 20 percent year over year. New York, New Jersey and California were the leading origin states.
Source: MIAMI Realtors - July 2, 2026DevelopmentMiami-Dade County
Codina and MICL Global file plans for a 168-room Tribute hotel in Downtown Doral
Codina Partners and Mumbai based MICL Global filed plans with the City of Doral for an eight-story Tribute by Marriott boutique hotel designed by Arquitectonica. The roughly 100,000 square foot project at Northwest 53rd Terrace and Paseo Boulevard would hold 168 guest rooms and 1,500 square feet of commercial space. A Codina affiliate sold the nearly one-acre site in June for 14.4 million dollars to a joint venture between the two firms.
Source: The Real Deal South Florida - July 2, 2026DevelopmentMiami-Dade County
Four Seasons Private Residences Coconut Grove goes vertical on South Bayshore Drive
Vertical construction is underway on the 20-story Four Seasons Private Residences Coconut Grove, a waterfront condo tower at 2699 South Bayshore Drive in Miami. The CMC Group and Fort Partners project will hold 70 residences plus four penthouses and follows 323.8 million dollars in construction financing secured earlier this year. Completion is scheduled for 2028, and it is Florida's first standalone Four Seasons branded residential building.
Source: Florida YIMBY - July 1, 2026DevelopmentBreezewood
Southland Mall conversion up the US 1 corridor detailed in redevelopment roundup
A new mapping feature on South Florida mall redevelopments details the roughly 1 billion dollar conversion of Southland Mall in Cutler Bay into Southplace City Center, a few miles up the US 1 corridor. Electra America and BH Group plan about 4,395 residences, a 150 room hotel, medical office space, 150,000 square feet of retail outparcels and an amphitheater on the 80 acre site.
Source: The Real Deal South Florida - July 1, 2026DevelopmentMiami-Dade County
Developer plans 376 unit Live Local project near Aventura
The Faith Group filed a pre application to redevelop the two story Aventura Offices and Medical Center at 2627 and 2691 Northeast 203rd Street in unincorporated Miami-Dade into a 14 story, roughly 376 unit Live Local Act residential building on about 1.8 acres. Plans show ground floor coworking space, a parking podium and a 10th floor pool deck. The filing continues a wave of office to residential conversions in north Miami-Dade.
Source: The Real Deal - June 30, 2026InfrastructureCoral Breeze
Homestead breaks ground on Krome Avenue water, sewer and roadway upgrades
The City of Homestead held a June 30 groundbreaking for the Krome Avenue and Flagler Avenue water and sewer upgrades and the Krome Avenue transit accessibility and roadway improvement projects, one of the city's largest infrastructure investments in recent years. The work replaces aging water and sewer mains and improves drainage, roadway safety and transit access along the Krome corridor, with construction expected to run through 2027.
Source: City of Homestead - June 30, 2026CivicMiami-Dade County
DeSantis signs Live Local Act amendment into law
Governor Ron DeSantis signed Florida House Bill 1389, which broadens the land eligible for the workforce housing law and limits how local governments can restrict qualifying projects. Eligibility expands to certain county, municipal, school district and qualifying religious institution properties when at least 40 percent of units are set aside as workforce housing for 30 years, and counties can no longer use setbacks or stepbacks to cap project height. The measure takes effect July 1, 2026.
Source: The Real Deal - June 30, 2026DevelopmentMiami-Dade County
Owners seek density bonuses for 146 apartments near Kendall hospital
The Serralta Family Trust filed a pre-application for 67 apartments at 8401 Southwest 94th Street, while Cape Summit 69 Holdings proposed a nearby three story project that its attorney said would be amended to 79 units. Both sites sit within half a mile of the Kendall Drive rapid transit corridor, where the county allows 36 units per acre plus a 25 percent density boost when at least 10 percent of units are workforce housing. Nearby residents filed objections and the plans require Community Zoning Appeals Board approval.
Source: The Real Deal - June 26, 2026CivicMiami-Dade County
Miami-Dade school board revives parking-lot swap with Crescent Heights for new Omni headquarters
Miami-Dade County Public Schools approved a revived agreement to relocate its district offices into a planned 43-story mixed-use tower in Miami's Omni area developed by Crescent Heights. The district would convey its parking lot, known as Parcel 7 and valued at 27.5 million dollars last year, in exchange for district offices across two floors, an auditorium and 600 parking spaces inside the project.
Source: The Real Deal - June 2026MarketAltamira
Altamira now selling from about $368,993 into the $790,000s across several Lennar collections
Lennar's Altamira golf-course master plan in Homestead is actively selling single-family homes and townhomes across the Malaga, Granada, Andalucia, and Castellon collections, with prices reported from about $368,993 into the $790,000s and the Malaga single-family plans running to about $791,990.
Source: NewHomeSource - June 2026DevelopmentAltamira
Golf-course master plan with full amenity center near the gateway to the Keys
Altamira centers on a clubhouse with a fitness center, restaurant and bar, golf pro shop, swimming pool, tennis courts, and parks around a golf course at 2455 SE 23rd Road in Homestead, near Homestead Speedway and the route to the Florida Keys and the national parks.
Source: Lennar - June 2026MarketBreezewood
Breezewood now selling: Ashton homes from about $484,990, Lennox urban townhomes from about $504,990
Lennar's Breezewood master-planned community at SW 232nd Street and SW 112th Avenue in south Miami-Dade, addressed as Miami in the 33170 ZIP, is selling the Ashton Collection from about $484,990, with the Lennox Collection bringing urban townhomes from about $504,990.
Source: NewHomeSource - June 2026DevelopmentBreezewood
Master plan with a pool and cabana and a park, near US-1 and the Florida Turnpike
Breezewood includes a swimming pool with a cabana and a park, with easy access to US-1 and the Florida Turnpike and proximity to Black Point Park and Marina.
Source: Lennar - June 2026MarketBriarcrest
Briarcrest now selling: Everly from about $549,990, Remington from about $624,990
Lennar's Briarcrest community in south Miami-Dade is actively selling single-family homes through the Everly Collection from about $549,990 and the larger Remington Collection from about $624,990, with Remington plans to roughly 2,987 square feet.
Source: NewHomeSource - June 2026Builder ActivityBriarcrest
Single-family homes near US-1 and the Florida Turnpike
Briarcrest is built by Lennar in the 33170 ZIP of south Miami-Dade, near US-1 and the Florida Turnpike and the Cutler Bay and Princeton corridors.
Source: Lennar - June 2026MarketCoral Breeze
Coral Breeze now selling: Solea from about $531,990, Brisa from about $624,990
Lennar's Coral Breeze community in west Homestead is actively selling single-family homes through the Solea Collection from about $531,990 and the Brisa Collection from about $624,990.
Source: NewHomeSource
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