Miami board approves multifamily project in Overtown, Block 19 by Nichols – The Real Deal

Fri Mar 17 2023

Overtown Block 19, is a building with 413 apartments, 23,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and a parking garage, designed by Nichols Architects of Coral Gables

Overtown Block 19 by Nichols Architects

Overtown Block 19 by Nichols Architects

 

A pair of mixed-use projects and a mega-condominium development scored Miami board approvals for their designs, a key step toward breaking ground.

The Miami Urban Development Review Board on Wednesday gave the green light to three condominium towers.

UDRB approved Overtown Block 19, a 413-unit multifamily project with ground-floor retail in Overtown.

The planned developments sailed through with unanimous votes. Board members offered complimentary remarks about the architectural designs for the projects.

Overtown Block 19 by Nichols Architects

Overtown Block 19 by Nichols Architects

The Block 19 mixed-use project is in Miami’s historically Black neighborhood of Overtown. An entity managed by Mitchell Newman, a Morganville, New Jersey-based investor, is proposing Overtown Block 19, a building with 413 apartments, 23,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and a parking garage. Newman’s entity has owned the 1.3-acre vacant development site at 1135 Northwest First Court since 2008, records show.

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