DEMOLITION OF ARTHUR MAYS VILLAS PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

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

Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners considered Resolution File Number 260792 to authorize the County Mayor to submit a HUD Section 18 demolition application for 147 units of the Arthur Mays Villas public housing development site, 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, in the Goulds community of unincorporated Miami-Dade County. The resolution also authorized, subject to HUD approval, demolition of the site and award of 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 to no date certain. The document also references a related property at 11351 SW 216 Street, Miami, Florida 33170 (Folio No. 30-6007-016-0010) and another at 13924 SW 260 Street, Unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida 33032 (Folio No. 30-6927-000-0500). The estimated rehabilitation cost was $35,689,450.00, exceeding the HUD threshold of $27,884,336.00. Four of 26 buildings received unsafe structure violation notices. 13 units were occupied. The demolition cost was estimated at approximately $2,000,000.00. Public meetings with residents were held on November 28, 2018, December 4, 2018, July 29, 2020, August 5, 2022, and July 25, 2023. The Department planned additional meetings with former residents and to work with community stakeholders through the Goulds Forward Choice Neighborhoods Initiative. No specific public comment sentiment for or against the project was stated in the document.