Miami-Dade County has finally closed on a 0.3-acre Wynwood parcel at 2900 Northwest Fifth Avenue, buying the site from developer Moishe Mana for about $6.5 million. The deal ends a long-running dispute over a payment tied to an earlier land-swap arrangement and clears the way for a mixed-use project county officials have been eyeing for the block, including affordable housing, a Puerto Rican community center and an office for County Commissioner Keon Hardemon.
According to public records, coverage by The Real Deal and the real-estate database Vizzda, the county acquired the vacant 0.3-acre lot at 2900 Northwest Fifth Avenue and plans to bring in a private developer through a request for proposals expected later this year. Planning and zoning documents show that the county intends to structure the project as a public-private partnership, and The Real Deal reports the sales proceeds will go toward resolving the outstanding obligation tied to the earlier agreement.
County Record And The Land-Swap History
County meeting minutes trace the story back to a 2015 land-swap in which Mana would receive a larger parcel while the county would gain sites for public uses. Environmental contamination later surfaced and, in 2018, officials revised the plan so the proposed facility would move to the Northwest Fifth Avenue site instead. Commissioner Keon Hardemon requested that the project include a Puerto Rican community center to serve residents displaced by rising rents and redevelopment pressures in Allapattah and Wynwood Norte, according to county meeting materials. Miami-Dade County records show the commission amended the deal several times before directing staff in 2022 to accept a payment in place of waiting for Mana to construct the facility.
What The Purchase Does And Does Not Settle
The sale effectively wipes out the $6.6 million obligation Miami-Dade had moved to collect after Mana missed earlier development deadlines, a shift commissioners approved when they rewrote the agreement. The Real Deal's 2025 reporting details how the county replaced Mana's requirement to build the community center with a payment obligation in 2022. For now, the mixed-use project is still in preliminary design and the county has not set a construction timeline. The upcoming request for proposals will determine which private builder, if any, is selected to deliver the long-discussed Wynwood plan.
