Miami to get a free fire station in Brickell
Miami will get a free state-of-the-art fire station in a public-private partnership to join properties on Southwest Second Avenue in Brickell. City commissioners on July 13 directed City Manager Daniel Alfonso to cut a deal in which the city and Southside Place LLC consolidate properties to permit Southside to provide benefits that include a fire... more...

Hyatt lease tied to Brickell tunnel staging area
If the Hyatt hotel and adjacent Knight Convention Center downtown are razed for redevelopment, part of the high-profile riverfront site could become a staging area to dig a Brickell tunnel under the river. That’s just one of many possibilities considered now that city officials and Hyatt reps are renegotiating a lease extension of the... more...

Firms join in public transportation move with rides, credits
Some Miami-Dade businesses are joining efforts by residential developers and local government to help alleviate the county’s traffic woes by making it easier for their employees to use public transportation. Yet practices that cater to the city’s car culture, some say, make switching to mass transit impractical. TotalBank provides a... more...