The Swerdlow Group has proposed a significant redevelopment plan for 65 acres in Little Haiti and Little River, aiming to introduce nearly 5,000 affordable and workforce housing units. This proposal was made in response to a Miami-Dade County request to redevelop four public housing projects in the area. The project, valued at $2.6 billion and extending nearly one mile, seeks to address the urgent need for housing in a region concerned about gentrification. The development area, primarily industrial except for the existing housing projects, stretches from I-95 to Northeast Second Avenue, adjacent to the Florida East Coast Railway tracks now utilized by Tri-Rail to connect to downtown Miami. The Swerdlow Group claims this to be among the largest redevelopment initiatives in the city’s history, although it still requires county approval.
