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The county tried to do so in 2018, but after three years, Miami-Dade rejected the nearly $5 billion plan the federal government had drawn up to protect the coast from storm surges, largely over concerns that the high walls along of the coast that the Corps of Engineers built could not be built suspected to be ugly and undesirable by the residents.

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The 1.24-acre site is now home to a 13-story office building, which was completed in 1981.

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Surging housing costs and a fickle labor market, which by one measure still hasn’t recovered from the pandemic are sending many locals packing. Miami-Dade lost 79,535 people through net migration to other parts of Florida or other states between 2020 and 2022. Still, there are reasons for optimism.

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The city previously appraised the property’s value at around $3.5 million, but South River Warehouse, LLC, the development firm led by Arturo Ortega that owns the property, has stated it believes the land is worth around $23 million.

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The project will include up to 2,346 rental apartments, ground floor retail, amenities, and parking for about 2,078 cars.