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/global/transportation/home.page 2025-02-10 2025-02-10T20:30:00.000Z 03 30 pm Deborah Souverain [email protected] 786-516-3045 Miami-Dade Department of Transportation and Public Works and Terra to break ground on Upland Park Upland Park is Miami-Dade County’s largest Transit-Oriented Community On Wednesday, February 12, the Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) and Terra will join Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, along with Miami-Dade County District 12 Commissioner Juan Carlos Bermudez, and other leaders to celebrate the start of construction at Upland Park, a $1 billion mixed-use Transit-Oriented Community (TOC) rising alongside the Dolphin Park and Ride Metrobus Station in west Miami-Dade. On Wednesday, February 12, the Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) and Terra, one of South Florida’s most active residential and commercial development firms, will join Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, along with Miami-Dade County District 12 Commissioner Juan Carlos Bermudez, and other leaders to celebrate the start of construction at Upland Park, a $1 billion mixed-use <a href="https://www.miamidade.gov/global/transportation/transit-oriented-development.page" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Transit-Oriented Community (TOC)</a> rising alongside the <a href="https://www.miamidade.gov/global/transportation/metrobus-park-ride.page" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dolphin Park and Ride Metrobus Station</a> in west Miami-Dade. Designed by PPK Architects, in collaboration with master plan architect Arquitectonica and urban planner Plusurbia Design, Upland Park is a 47-acre development being built from the ground up to be a fully integrated multimodal transit hub with residential, retail and commercial uses.  Once completed, Upland Park will become the largest TOC in Miami-Dade County to date, generating over one billion dollars in revenue for Miami-Dade County from a 90-year development and land lease agreement. Once complete, the multi-phased development will include more than 2,000 mid-rise and garden-style multifamily apartments, approximately 282,000 square feet of retail, and about 414,000 square feet of commercial space.  Phase One, which is now under construction, encompasses a total of 578 multifamily apartments slated for delivery in 2026. The Dolphin Park and Ride transit hub provides direct access to the County’s East-West Corridor which is currently serving commuters with the Metrobus 836 Express Route that connects Downtown Miami to the City of Doral and other suburban areas in west Miami-Dade. no (List in Formation) Daniella Levine Cava, Miami-Dade County Mayor Juan Carlos Bermudez, Commissioner, District 12 Christi Fraga, City of Doral Mayor Jose “Pepe” Diaz, City of Sweetwater Mayor Josiel Ferrer-Diaz, Interim Director of the Department of Transportation and Public Works David Martin, Terra Chief Executive Officer Groundbreaking for Upland Park – a Transit-Oriented Community 1455 NW 121 Avenue, Miami, FL 33182 (This is the South Entrance, please follow the signs to the site’s North Entrance). 02 12 2025 10 00 a.m. 00 a.m. The groundbreaking will start at 10 a.m. promptly. Press should RSVP to [email protected]. 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Upland Park is Miami-Dade County’s largest Transit-Oriented Community

MIAMI-DADE ( February 10, 2025 )–

On Wednesday, February 12, the Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) and Terra, one of South Florida’s most active residential and commercial development firms, will join Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, along with Miami-Dade County District 12 Commissioner Juan Carlos Bermudez, and other leaders to celebrate the start of construction at Upland Park, a $1 billion mixed-use Transit-Oriented Community (TOC) rising alongside the Dolphin Park and Ride Metrobus Station in west Miami-Dade.

Designed by PPK Architects, in collaboration with master plan architect Arquitectonica and urban planner Plusurbia Design, Upland Park is a 47-acre development being built from the ground up to be a fully integrated multimodal transit hub with residential, retail and commercial uses.

Once completed, Upland Park will become the largest TOC in Miami-Dade County to date, generating over one billion dollars in revenue for Miami-Dade County from a 90-year development and land lease agreement. Once complete, the multi-phased development will include more than 2,000 mid-rise and garden-style multifamily apartments, approximately 282,000 square feet of retail, and about 414,000 square feet of commercial space. Phase One, which is now under construction, encompasses a total of 578 multifamily apartments slated for delivery in 2026.

The Dolphin Park and Ride transit hub provides direct access to the County’s East-West Corridor which is currently serving commuters with the Metrobus 836 Express Route that connects Downtown Miami to the City of Doral and other suburban areas in west Miami-Dade.

Who:

(List in Formation)
Daniella Levine Cava, Miami-Dade County Mayor
Juan Carlos Bermudez, Commissioner, District 12
Christi Fraga, City of Doral Mayor
Jose “Pepe” Diaz, City of Sweetwater Mayor
Josiel Ferrer-Diaz, Interim Director of the Department of Transportation and Public Works
David Martin, Terra Chief Executive Officer

What:

Groundbreaking for Upland Park – a Transit-Oriented Community

When:

February 12, 2025 — 10:00 a.m.

Where:

1455 NW 121 Avenue, Miami, FL 33182 (This is the South Entrance, please follow the signs to the site’s North Entrance).

Editors Note:

The groundbreaking will start at 10 a.m. promptly. Press should RSVP to [email protected]. Interviews and photos will be available upon request.

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Overtown Transit Village North
701 NW 1st Court, Miami, FL 33136