The interchange piece will be in place, and we will make some decisions.From arts and culture to dining, nightlife, shopping and entertainment, thereвЂ™s so much to do in Downtown Miami and Brickell. вЂњSometime in 2021вЂ“ probably by spring вЂ“ the picture should be a lot clearer. вЂњWeвЂ™re remaining flexible because there are so many imponderables,вЂќ he said. Diaz de la Portilla said, the original concept of having everything under roof may be modified to include open-air space.

вЂњRight now we are evaluating the percentage of retail space versus the percentage of entertainment space, and shifting toward more entertainment.вЂќДЄlso, Mr. вЂњWe donвЂ™t know what this stuff is going to look like in a post-Covid world,вЂќ he said. Diaz de la Portilla said may be adjusted once the post-pandemic вЂњnew normalвЂќ is established. The original site plan listed retailers, restaurants and services as well as entertainment options that included the worldвЂ™s tallest indoor ski park, a skating rink, indoor water park, aquarium, submarine rides, gardens, a multi-screen luxury theater complex, an arts center for live performances and more вЂ“ a list that Mr. Upon completion, American Dream Miami is projected to be the largest mall in the nation. Triple Five Group вЂ“ a Canadian conglomerate вЂ“ is the developer of West Edmonton Mall in Canada, Mall of America in Minnesota and American Dream Meadowlands in the Greater New York area. The project, usually referred to as a mega-mall, is technically not a mall but a family entertainment destination, a distinction that required a change in zoning from industrial & office uses to business & office.Д¬ounty commissioners voted in 2018 to rezone nearly 174 acres in unincorporated Northwest Miami-Dade to allow Triple Five to build several million square feet of retail space, a massive theme park and 2,000 hotel rooms on a vacant site between I-75 and Florida TurnpikeвЂ™s Homestead Extension. Diaz de la Portilla said, build-out is projected to take three and a half to four years.

That is the one piece that has been delayed, and it is blocking progress on the rest of the project.вЂќ вЂњWe did secure the turnpike interchange, and we have been working with Florida Department of Transportation, the Florida division of the Federal Highway Administration and the county on the interchange off Interstate 75. вЂњOur plan was to file in September for administrative site plan approval from the county,вЂќ he said вЂ“ a step that must be completed before pulling permits and getting shovels in the ground. вЂњOur development agreement stipulates that the interchanges have to be in place before we can open, so we are tied to that,вЂќ said Miguel Diaz de la Portilla, a land-use attorney at Saul Ewing Arnstein and Lehr who represents Triple Five Group, the projectвЂ™s developer. Delays in the completion of freeway interchanges that will provide access to American Dream Miami, a mammoth entertainment and retail complex to rise in Northwest Miami-Dade, could push back the opening for about a year.

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