It’s about 97 percent complete, but Miami Beach celebrated its new Convention Center with a ribbon cutting and the opening of the Art Basel Miami Beach art fair. Art Basel was one of the key considerations in an unusual construction schedule which included points where the building was opened up for a limited schedule of …
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At a MidBeach Neighborhood Association meeting in September, Commissioner Mark Samuelian said the city needs the bonds because it has “a lot of pent-up needs.” “While we have had sufficient funding to operate the basics of the city, for these type of projects, capital projects, park projects, public safety projects, beachwalk projects, we have not …
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Commissioner Mark Samuelian said he supported the project because of what it could do for the City, noting that the current revenue from “a surface parking lot that generates about $100,000 a year” will convert to “$10m once we’re up and running at a steady state and that is goodness for our community.” “In the …
