Florida Construction News staff writer
The Miami Beach Office of Housing and Community Services in partnership with the Housing Authority of the City of Miami Beach and Atlantic Pacific Companies held a groundbreaking Monday, to mark the start of construction on the island’s largest affordable housing community for seniors to be built in 45 years.
Located in the Normandy Isles neighborhood of the city’s North Beach area, the development includes two four-story buildings being constructed on vacant land with courtyard style housing. One building will be called Vista and the other Breeze.
In 2023, Miami Beach broke ground on the first-of-its kind Collins Park Artist Workforce Housing Project in the Collins Park Cultural District at 23 Street and Collins Avenue — steps away from the Miami City Ballet School and performance studio. The eight-story building will include six dormitories on the second floor that can house as many as 30 ballet dancers and 80 apartments on higher floors that will be prioritized for Miami Beach artists, educators and employees who meet the building’s financial eligibility requirements at 120% area median income.
“The city has allocated more than $1 million of our federal entitlement funds to alleviate a critical affordable housing shortage for seniors through the HOME Investment Partnerships Program,” explained Miami Beach City Manager Alina Hudak.