{"id":20567,"date":"2020-03-08T17:01:29","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T00:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/?p=20567"},"modified":"2020-03-13T11:12:10","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T18:12:10","slug":"shovels-finally-in-the-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/shovels-finally-in-the-ground\/","title":{"rendered":"SHOVELS FINALLY IN THE GROUND"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/a>\n
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After two decades mired in intrigue, delays and lawsuits a mixed use project named \u201cVOX Miami\u201d is now finally under construction on the corner of Sunset Drive and US1 at the gateway to SOMI\u2019s retail and restaurant district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VOX Miami, a mixed-use, transit-oriented development, will serve as a central point of connectivity with a major student housing component and a Class-A office building.  With Miami\u2019s commitment to funding The Underline, transit-oriented developments around Dade County are on the rise.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Perkins+Will architectural rendering of the VOX Miami student housing
component facing SW 70 Street.  The present parking garage site is being
rehabilitated with new height construction and new street scape frontage.

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Developers The TREO group, in collaboration with Miami Dade County officials, have kept the needs of the community in mind while planning VOX Miami. It is poised to become a transportation hub for the region.  VOX Miami\u2019s enhancements to the South Miami Metrorail Station are projected to increase ridership and help drive additional revenue to nearby retail destinations in the South Miami Town Center business district.  The development will also cater to the housing demands of University of Miami by providing student housing and seamless public transportation options to get to and from campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Breaking ground on this first phase of VOX Miami, the project will deliver an eight-story, off-campus student housing building with 326 beds amidst 99 units. Set for delivery August 2021, just in time for the 2021-2022 academic year, it is designed to elevate the residential experience for UM graduate and undergraduate students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SITE DEVELOPMENT BACKGROUND<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Harkening back to the mid-1990s a mixed use project called \u201cHometown Station\u201d was designed by Dover Kohl & Associates, renowned and locally established urban planners.  That project called for retail and residential uses.  However, in 2002-03, the Miami-Dade Housing Authority chose the South Miami Metrorail site for its new $27 million, 157,000 square foot office complex. Gone was the \u201chometown charm\u201d of the initial project. However infrastructure and design issues were alleged and the county ultimately cancelled the entire project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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John Henry\u2019s \u201cPaciencia\u201d (referred to as \u201cthe French Fries\u201d) and the site plan at the South Miami Metrorail Station.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

While within the City of South Miami, the parcels abutting the Metrorail right-of-way are Miami-Dade County property under the control of the transit department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the battle over Hometown Station was waged and ultimately lost, South Miami residents and visitors were left with a barren plot of county-owned land surrounded by Jersey barriers and green construction fencing. Eight long years later, the city was able to carve out 17,000 square feet for a passive park through a $1 per annum lease agreement with the county.  The park was formally opened in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on November 24, 2009, complete with John Henry\u2019s sculpture, \u201cPaciencia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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VOX Miami\u2019s Class A Office Building. Perkins+Will rendering.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The site is now being developed by the Coconut Grove based The TREO Group, a privately held real estate investment firm. As noted, this mixed use mass transit-oriented development has two components: a state-of-the-art office building and student housing.  The project has compelling  architecture designed by Perkins+Will, an internationally-renowned American architecture and design firm.  The project will complement the SOMI\u2019s live-work-play-learn environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk Score\u00ae<\/sup> has rated the project\u2019s immediate area as a \u201cWalker\u2019s Paradise.\u201d  The area enjoys multiple upscale retail shops and restaurants, and the planned redevelopment of The Shops at Sunset Place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is apparent that investors and developers are looking to this suburban neighborhood as an opportunity for growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Art in Public Places sculpture is aptly named \u201cPacienca\u201d for it speaks to the two decades it has taken to bring transit oriented development to South Miami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Edward Smith <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After two decades mired in intrigue, delays and lawsuits a mixed use project named \u201cVOX Miami\u201d is now finally under construction on the corner of Sunset Drive and US1 at the gateway to SOMI\u2019s retail and restaurant district. VOX Miami, a mixed-use, transit-oriented development, will serve as a central point of connectivity with a major<\/p>\n

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