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SOUTH MIAMI INDUSTRIAL PORTFOLIO | MARKET OVERVIEW
LOCAL DEVELOPMENTS
Urban Center District / Southland Mall Redevelopment
Southland Mall is Miami-Dade’s southernmost regional mall and enjoys an
expansive and growing trade area, up 10% since 2010 in population and
expected to grow another 10% by 2020. The mall falls within the Urban Center
District (UCD), envisioned by the Town of Cutler Bay to be a pedestrian-
friendly, mixed-use, high-density downtown.
With the assistance of international architectural firm Zyscovich,
redevelopment options have been prepared to take advantage of the UCD.
The plans envision largely maintaining the existing mall footprint, razing the
Kmart/Ross building, and adding some combination of multi-family, hotel
and restaurant/retail uses. The town is supportive of such redevelopment
proposals as consistent with their vision of a future downtown area.
Located just south of the industrial node in which 10 of the Portfolio’s
buildings are situated, the area surrounding the mall serves as a
natural choice for a future downtown for the following reasons:
• Transportation infrastructure to support a downtown is already developed
given the ease of access via Florida’s Turnpike, South Dixie Highway and
the Transitway.
• Miami-Dade County is expected to extend MetroRail to Homestead, with
a station in the vicinity of the Southland Mall.
• The mall is surrounded by multiple local institutions, including the South
Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center, South Dade Regional Library, Miami-
Dade Police Department South District Station, South Dade Government
Center, US Social Security Administration and Cutler Bay Town Hall, which
collectively would bring a cultural and civic identity to a downtown area
as well as significant daytime employment.
• Miami-Dade is considering the creation of a Cultural Arts Village on land
part of the South Dade Government Center. This village is envisioned to
include entertainment uses and artist lofts that would complement the
adjacent Cultural Arts Center.
Renderings looking down the Entertainment Plaza (left, above)
and the new Main Street (left, below), as presented in Zyscovich’s
redevelopment options.
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VIEW LOOKING NW DOWN THE ENTERTAINMENT PLAZA
09/16/2016
SOUTHLAND MALL STRATEGIC REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
20505SouthDixieHighway,Miami,FL33189
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VIEW LOOKING NE DOWN MAIN STREET
09/16/2016
SOUTHLAND MALL STRATEGIC REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
20505 South Dixie Highway, Miami, FL33189
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