LEASE BETWEEN MDC AND JESSIE TRICE COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEM

Board of County Commissioners · 2026-06-16 · resolution

Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution R-559-26 (File Number 261092) on June 16, 2026, approving a 75-year ground lease with two 5-year renewal options to Jessie Trice Community Health System, Inc. for county-owned vacant land at 7440 NW 26 Avenue, Miami, Florida (Folio Number 30-3110-073-0020), approximately 1.45 acres (63,336 square feet), part of the Poinciana Industrial Center. The lease is for construction and operation of a 6,000 square foot medical facility providing pediatric medical and pediatric dental services at affordable, below-market pricing. Initial annual rent is $100.00 with three-percent annual increases. The property is declared surplus. The resolution approves a sublease of a portion of the property for $1.00 to a qualified not-for-profit entity. The resolution waives Resolution No. R-256-13 (rent in lieu of taxes), Implementing Order 8-4 and Resolution No. R-407-19 (four-week notice posting), and Implementing Order 8-4 (Commission Auditor's report). The tenant has been awarded a $3,000,000.00 federal grant for construction, and SG Poinciana Ventures, LLC will donate $1,000,000.00 upon completion of construction. Two appraisals valued the property at $4,117,000.00 and $4,350,000.00, with fair market rents of $289,000.00 and $270,965.00. A community engagement meeting was held on July 2, 2025, by the Commissioner of District 2, including residents, community and advocacy groups, the NW 79th Street Corridor Community Redevelopment Agency, and the NW 7th Avenue Corridor Community Redevelopment Agency. The document does not state any specific public comments or stakeholder sentiment for or against the project.