Private lending enters construction cost equation
While construction lending interest rates remain high, more commercial developers are seeking private lenders as an alternative. Institutional commercial lending right now is a little bit harder to pinpoint given…
$2.5 million film incentives package called far too small
Miami-Dade County Commissioner René García has not abandoned his quest to increase incentives to film companies that consider the county studio one. Last March Mr. García told Miami Today he…
County looks at a North Dade Landfill twice as tall
As Miami-Dade struggles to dispose of solid waste after a fire closed its resource recovery facility in Doral that handled more than half the county’s total, a committee this week…
Grove Station transit upgrades could wipe out impact fees
County commissioners are being asked to approve transit enhancements at the Coconut Grove Metrorail Station in lieu of road impact fees that would have been paid by Grove Metro Station…
New team could oversee future mental health center
County commissioners are to vote this week on creation of a Miami-Dade County Mental Health Advisory Board that would develop a needs assessment of mental health services in the county…
Miami-Dade wages soar far faster than nation’s
Wages in Miami-Dade rose far faster than the national average in the year’s first quarter, a new report from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics shows, with an average gain…
Doral OKs new Tesla Motors center
Doral will soon be home to a new Tesla Motors electric vehicle service and sales center. Telsa will occupy and modify a 5.3-acre lot at 9950 NW 25th St. that…
Florida International University’s fall class is its largest
Florida International University welcomed its largest incoming freshman class this fall with a continuing trend towards STEM-focused disciplines. As fall classes commenced Aug. 21, FIU’s enrollment totaled 49,130 for undergraduate…
31-story Edgewater apartment tower wins backing
A developer is proposing a new tower in Miami’s Edgewater neighborhood to be home to multi-family apartments. Owner-developer Mill Creek Residential plans the new project, Modera North Bayshore, for property…
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