DEMOLITION OF ARTHUR MAYS VILLAS PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

Board of County Commissioners · 2026-07-21 · resolution

Miami-Dade County legislative item File Number 260792 is a Resolution to authorize the County Mayor or designee to submit a demolition application to HUD for a portion of the Arthur Mays Villas public housing development site, consisting of 147 units, and to authorize demolition subject to HUD approval. The resolution also authorizes awarding a demolition contract through the MCC 7360 Plan in an amount up to $2,000,000.00. The item was introduced on 4/30/2026, forwarded to the BCC with a favorable recommendation by the Housing Committee on 6/9/2026, and deferred by the Board of County Commissioners on 7/21/2026. The site is bounded by SW 214th Street to the north, SW 113th Avenue to the east, SW 216th Street to the south, and SW 114th Court to the west. The document states the properties are located at 11351 SW 216 Street, Miami, Florida 33170 (Folio No. 30-6007-016-0010) and 13924 SW 260 Street, Unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida 33032 (Folio No. 30-6927-000-0500), within District 9. The document states the PNA estimated rehabilitation costs at $35,689,450.00, which exceeds the HUD threshold of $27,884,336.00, and four of 26 buildings have received unsafe structure violation notices. The document states 13 units are occupied and the Department will coordinate relocation of 13 households. The document states the demolition activities will be performed by a demolition contractor competitively selected through the MCC 7360 Plan at an estimated cost of approximately $2,000,000. The document states the Department has held multiple meetings with Arthur Mays residents: in-person on November 28, 2018, December 4, 2018, August 5, 2022, and July 25, 2023, and a virtual meeting via ZOOM on July 29, 2020. The document states the Department will work with community stakeholders through the Goulds Forward Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (CNI).