The Southeast of Doral grows with the 25 St Viaduct

Doral has four cardinal virtues that enable the city to an unstoppable development. I would like to refer to the Southeast of the city from 33 St. to 25 St., since there exists an interesting concentration, as it is our industrial and commercial sector.

While the vast majority of these companies have been in this area long before the creation of the city, which from the historical point of view is a binding made with what has been our development from an economic  and social point of view plays a major role given its link with the Miami International Airport and all major roads surrounding Doral.

There is no doubt that the residential, commercial and industrial growth in Doral is given by having around the Turnpike in the west of the city, 836 in the South and 826 on the east side. Already having all these important ways, today the viaduct is also built in the 25th St highly frequented by trucks as they connect to the Miami Airport.

We have no doubt that the viaduct will contribute to the development of the Southeast area of ​​Doral. It will offer a better operating condition to the industrial and commercial sector. The logistics operators concentrated in the area will be able to mobilize the goods inside and outside the airport quickly and safely. Also, one of the great benefits for our residents is that will decongest the 25 St. from trucks, since they will be able to utilize a direct line to the airport.

Along with this important road alternative offered by the Transport System of Florida, new projects that have been approved as others are already under construction and have passed through our city telling us what the future will be to the Southeast area the city.

Business centers such as Jackdak with 25,000 Building sfqt office space; Riviera Point Business Park with 36,869 sqft; Doral Gateway Center with 11,276 sqtf of retail, 40,791 square feet of offices and 23,000 restaurant. Hotels like the Element with 143 beds, Residence Inn Marriott with 129 beds; the Caribean with 8,779 sqft Radiation Oncology; Mercantile Bank under construction with 6,174 sqft; and warehouse such as Transal Industrial and Continental Flowers with 184,300 and 65,000 sqft respectively.

I venture to say that we have three important periods in our city of Doral. End of 2015, 2020 and 2030. We will see a city in full development with its own strengths which makes us the most sustainable city that lead us to provide a better quality of life to our residents.

Downtown Doral boosts the local economy

As is known, Downtown Doral is raising about 120 acres of land located in the heart of our city. The vision of a businessman, as Armando Codina, gave the start a project of this size, which in ten years will show its complexity and majesty. However, this year, perhaps a few days before Christmas we will have the honor of opening the downtown, thanks to a group of men and women who are there running this work for doralinos.

Downtown Doral should mean - for everyone here - a leap to growth and economic development of the city. There about one million square feet of office and 200,000 sqtf. of commercial premises, what we referred to the creation of new jobs and great economic movement that will propel Doral.

It is important to mention, that by now – when phase I is under construction, that Codina has generated a little over 1,000 direct jobs only in the Downtown Doral; local workers whose salaries and wages are reinvested in our city consolidating significantly to a number of families of Doral.

While it may refer to the characteristics of Downtown Doral, there is another previous event to highlight, which is the social responsibility of the company to the city. I’m referring to the construction of a Charter School in the heart of the city. A social contribution that this businessman; Armando Codina is delivering to residents of this community. Currently, this school is under construction and will have a capacity for 840 students. The classes will be taught between the Spanish and Portuguese language. It is a fact, that the doors will be open during the month of August of this year.

Another contribution is fifty million dollars invested in the consolidation of internal pathways of the Downtown Doral. Here is an item of note; the sidewalks are wide double to make it friendlier to pedestrians. The walk will have exactly 50 feet long. On the other hand, all buildings will have chargers- as the retail stores for its costumers- for the use of electric cars and thus contribute to a faster and better mobilization.

When we speak of economic movement, I must refer to the 600,000 square feet of office already finished. They will rise 400,000 more and we understand that such amount, 180,000, will begin construction this year. By the way, this building is next to the City Hall and will be called Park Place.

If we talk about businesses, the first 80,000 square feet of retail are under construction. A mixed-use space where Restaurants, Cleaning, Clothing, Spa, Wine Store, Banks, UPS, cell phone companies, etc. are installed. Inside the property, will also be a supermarket of 49,000 square feet and will be located next to the City Hall.

Definitely, residents will enjoy the Downtown Doral, because it will be a place to work, live and enjoy all the amenities that will be installed soon.

I don’t want to leave out a topic that will leave footprints in Doral.  I have been talking about to the exaltation of art in Doral. With respect to the Downtown Doral, residents and visitors, will be able appreciate, sculptures right at the project’s entrance, created by the artist John Henry of 30 feet of height. We've been informed that all buildings, specifically in their lobbies, there will be a component of art. At the Charter School, there will murals painted by local artists and the garages on the connection of the four buildings, will have a walk of murals from North to South.

Codina has been building these spaces for thirty years.  Armando Codina, has built a large parte of his life in this city. It is the first time that builds condominiums and no doubt, it's one of his more ambitious projects that can leave in regards to construction in Doral.

Within the next ten years, the whole project will be finished and then will be forty years of continuously building in the city. His presence, his contribution, will be permantent in the consoidation of Doral.