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, 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 resolution also authorizes, subject to HUD approval, the demolition of the site and the competitive selection and award of a demolition contract through the Miscellaneous Construction Contracts (MCC) 7360 Plan in an amount up to $2,000,000.00. The item was introduced on 4/30/2026, forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners with a favorable recommendation by the Housing Committee on 6/9/2026, and deferred on 7/21/2026. The applicant/requester is Housing and Community Development. The sponsor is Kionne L. McGhee. The estimated rehabilitation cost for the site is $35,689,450.00, which exceeds the HUD threshold amount of $27,884,336.00. Four of the 26 buildings on the site have received unsafe structure violation notices. 13 units are currently occupied. 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), respectively, within District 9. The demolition activities are estimated to cost approximately $2,000,000. No General Funds will be used. 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 Department will work with community stakeholders through the Goulds Forward Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (CNI).