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Little Havana: New Homes Bring Hope for New Beginnings

Sara Morales watches son Alex Schmidt, 2, play in their new apartment in Little Havana.Amistad Apartments, which has 89 units for low-income or formerly homeless tenants, officially opened Friday, and is a 'lifesaver for 89 families,' said Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado.Said Morales: 'We were struggling really badly,' but now Alex, who has had two ...

Landmark, Carrfour Celebrate Grand Opening of $21M Redeveloped Affordable Housing Community

By Joshua Ayers

Miami—Real estate developer Landmark Development and nonprofit affordable housing developer Carrfour Supportive Housing celebrated the grand opening of a 1950s-era, 100-unit redeveloped affordable housing community in Miami’s underserved Brownsville neighborhood on June 26. The ceremony was attended by several elected and government ...

Behind Miami's Farm-to-Table Craze

By Bill Kearney

Miami’s burgeoning urban farming scene turns forsaken land into farm-to-table excellence, and offers both growers and diners more than just an exquisite meal.

Just west of Miami International Airport, planes roar overhead while cars and trucks rumble by on a nearby overpass. But wedged between two shipping warehouses is row after ...

Brownsville Eyesore Renovated into Affordable Housing

By Christopher Cameron

The long abandoned Hampton Village Apartments, built in the 1950s in Miami’s Brownsville neighborhood, has been transformed into an affordable housing complex. The multifamily project, located at 2800 Northwest 43rd Terrace, offers 100 affordable housing units for roughly 250 residents.

“Rather than being an eyesore to the neighborhood, ...

How Businesses Can Help Nonprofits

By Gene Schaefer

Look across South Florida and you will see a region that is being shaped by the mission-driven work of nonprofit organizations. Whether advancing access to education, encouraging better health, assisting the disabled or promoting the arts, these groups are not only weaving a stronger social safety net, they are enriching ...

Commercial Real Estate Stars Shine Spotlight on Thriving Industry

As you pursue the quick-hit bios that accompany this year's roster of Power Leaders in Commercial Real Estate, you'll see how they highlight many of the major deals and contributions that accentuate how much the industry has improved since the Great Recession.

Like past years, we reached out ...

Carrfour Names Torres to Affordable Housing Board

By Jennifer LeClaire

With affordable housing remaining at focal point in Miami, the competition for talent in this commercial real estate development niche is fierce. Carrfour Supportive Housing, the state’s largest nonprofit affordable housing developer, has named commercial real estate guru Charles Torres as the chairman of its board of directors.

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Fighting Homelessness in Miami

By Stephanie Berman

In 1993, a group of business and civic leaders at the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce set out to curb Miami-Dade County’s growing number of homeless individuals. Their concerns led the chamber to form a Homeless Committee with the purpose of creating a long-term solution for eliminating homelessness.

That committee ultimately evolved ...

Executive Spotlight: Stephanie Berman-Eisenberg

By Erica Rascon, Contributing Writer

Stephanie Berman-Eisenberg, president & CEO of Carrfour Supportive Housing since 2005, continues to achieve success through this non-profit organization geared toward developing supportive housing for Miami-Dade County, Fla.’s homeless population. Founded by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce in 1993, the now 20-year-old organization has applied more than ...

Students Create Blueprints for the Homeless' Future

By Wilson Sayre

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In observation of Homeless Awareness Week, students at Design and Architecture Senior High (DASH) have created models of possible living solutions for the homeless.

Each student in Eric Hankin’s architecture class designed a small apartment ...